NHDr. Nizar Hariri

Research axis A

Labor Economics, Precariousness & Employment Transitions

How Lebanese households earn, lose and improvise their living — from the erosion of productive wages to the informal arrangements that fill the gap after 2019.

Illustrative Beirut repair workshop and neighborhood livelihoods
  1. Vendor at a street market stall
    01

    Structural dynamics of the Lebanese labor market, informal employment, and the erosion of productive wages.

  2. Community discussion during field research
    02

    Multi-dimensional precariousness in Lebanon: co-author of the landmark national representative survey Étude transversale des précarités au Liban (2022–2023), covering 7 dimensions — employment, housing, social protection, mobility, electricity/energy access, subsistence strategies, and solidarity networks.

  3. Agricultural fields under cultivation
    03

    Forced migration and Syrian refugee labor in Lebanon: working conditions, informalization, and child labor in agricultural and urban sectors.

  4. Workers demonstrating in the street
    04

    Labor movements, trade unions, and social mobilization in post-October 17 (2019) Lebanon.

Other axes

Illustrative ceramic artisan workspace and creative production
B

Cultural & Creative Industries

Illustrative rooftop water tanks and urban access to public goods
C

Poverty & Social Protection

Illustrative community discussion about shared concerns
D

Social Capital & Governance