Fadhel Kaboub
@fadhelkaboub.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Economics at Denison University, President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, Author of Global South Perspectives on Substack
https://globalsouthperspectives.substack.com
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Excited to announce that I have joined a committee of 16 experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce a Consensus Study on "Transformative Action to Achieve Health for All at Net-Zero Emissions" (to be published March 2027).
www.nationalacademies.org
www.nationalacademies.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Excited to announce that I have joined a committee of 16 experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce a Consensus Study on "Transformative Action to Achieve Health for All at Net-Zero Emissions" (to be published March 2027).
www.nationalacademies.org
www.nationalacademies.org
Excited to announce that I have joined a committee of 16 experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce a Consensus Study on "Transformative Action to Achieve Health for All at Net-Zero Emissions" (to be published March 2027).
www.nationalacademies.org
www.nationalacademies.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Excited to announce that I have joined a committee of 16 experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce a Consensus Study on "Transformative Action to Achieve Health for All at Net-Zero Emissions" (to be published March 2027).
www.nationalacademies.org
www.nationalacademies.org
Straight from the horse's mouth - the horse being the mighty CATO Institute - immigrants, both documented and undocumented, have essentially been an economic lifeline for the US economy over the last 30 years. You're welcome!
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
February 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Straight from the horse's mouth - the horse being the mighty CATO Institute - immigrants, both documented and undocumented, have essentially been an economic lifeline for the US economy over the last 30 years. You're welcome!
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
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Modern Money Lab U.S. is live – and now on Bluesky!
Check out the resources and offerings on our website, and join our mailing list to stay updated. We have big plans! www.modernmoneylab.org
Check out the resources and offerings on our website, and join our mailing list to stay updated. We have big plans! www.modernmoneylab.org
Modern Money Lab U.S. | Anything we can do, we can afford.
Our mission at Modern Money Lab U.S. is to educate people about what is possible with a basic understanding of how modern public money systems work.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Modern Money Lab U.S. is live – and now on Bluesky!
Check out the resources and offerings on our website, and join our mailing list to stay updated. We have big plans! www.modernmoneylab.org
Check out the resources and offerings on our website, and join our mailing list to stay updated. We have big plans! www.modernmoneylab.org
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"Precarity so defines the human experience... I think it is absolutely essential that we have a decency floor." - @ptcherneva.bsky.social
We need a decency floor in America. We need a Federal Job Guarantee as a *standard feature* of the U.S. labor system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDq...
We need a decency floor in America. We need a Federal Job Guarantee as a *standard feature* of the U.S. labor system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDq...
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
"Precarity so defines the human experience... I think it is absolutely essential that we have a decency floor." - @ptcherneva.bsky.social
We need a decency floor in America. We need a Federal Job Guarantee as a *standard feature* of the U.S. labor system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDq...
We need a decency floor in America. We need a Federal Job Guarantee as a *standard feature* of the U.S. labor system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDq...
It was a pleasure to contribute to this recent report "Navigating Food System Governance in the Arab Region: Policies, Institutions and Power," published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia - ESCWA.
English: www.unescwa.org/publications...
Arabic: shorturl.at/jKrvv
English: www.unescwa.org/publications...
Arabic: shorturl.at/jKrvv
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It was a pleasure to contribute to this recent report "Navigating Food System Governance in the Arab Region: Policies, Institutions and Power," published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia - ESCWA.
English: www.unescwa.org/publications...
Arabic: shorturl.at/jKrvv
English: www.unescwa.org/publications...
Arabic: shorturl.at/jKrvv
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"A Government that issues its own currency, as Sri Lanka does with the rupee, is never financially constrained in the same way that a household, firm, or local Government is. It can always make payments in its own currency."
Check out our op-ed in the Daily FT about the ongoing climate-debt crisis facing Sri Lanka (co-authored with Charith Gunawardena and Richard Tye): www.ft.lk/opinion/Not-...
Not a moment to lose: Why Sri Lanka must mobilise its monetary and fiscal capacity | Daily FT
Sri Lanka is confronting a moment of profound national crisis. The devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, marked by widespread flooding, landslides, and the displacement of more than a million people, ...
www.ft.lk
December 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"A Government that issues its own currency, as Sri Lanka does with the rupee, is never financially constrained in the same way that a household, firm, or local Government is. It can always make payments in its own currency."
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Great to see that our Adjunct Professor (and supportive friend) Fadhel Kaboub has been (most deservedly) listed by the New African Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans in 2025 under the Thinkers & Opinion Shapers category. 100.newafricanmagazine.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Great to see that our Adjunct Professor (and supportive friend) Fadhel Kaboub has been (most deservedly) listed by the New African Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans in 2025 under the Thinkers & Opinion Shapers category. 100.newafricanmagazine.com
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An alternative “bargain of the century,” which Kaboub sketches out in a recent paper, relies on African nations banding together to forge more equitable partnerships with countries in other parts of the world.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
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December 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
An alternative “bargain of the century,” which Kaboub sketches out in a recent paper, relies on African nations banding together to forge more equitable partnerships with countries in other parts of the world.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
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Tunisian-American economist Fadhel Kaboub, however, cautions that a general push to bring “green industrialization” to African countries runs the risk of reinforcing, rather than addressing, the very structural inequalities that have kept so many Africans underpowered.
December 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Tunisian-American economist Fadhel Kaboub, however, cautions that a general push to bring “green industrialization” to African countries runs the risk of reinforcing, rather than addressing, the very structural inequalities that have kept so many Africans underpowered.
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At COP30, Brazil launched the Belém Action Mechanism to drive a just energy transition, but key details remain unclear.
Economist Fadhel Kaboub warns the shift must not deepen inequalities in the Global South — and argues it’s an opportunity to rewrite the “bargain of the century.”
Economist Fadhel Kaboub warns the shift must not deepen inequalities in the Global South — and argues it’s an opportunity to rewrite the “bargain of the century.”
‘The bargain of the century’: An economist’s vision for expanding clean energy access in Africa
Many observers see industrialization as the key to boosting clean electricity access for people living in Africa and across the Global South. They argue that building up economies with industry will…
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December 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
At COP30, Brazil launched the Belém Action Mechanism to drive a just energy transition, but key details remain unclear.
Economist Fadhel Kaboub warns the shift must not deepen inequalities in the Global South — and argues it’s an opportunity to rewrite the “bargain of the century.”
Economist Fadhel Kaboub warns the shift must not deepen inequalities in the Global South — and argues it’s an opportunity to rewrite the “bargain of the century.”
My advice to Botswana and other Global South countries is to pool their resources together in a Global Majority Buyers Club to buy the IMF and to give it a proper structural adjustment from the inside-out.
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IMF Warns Botswana Not to Buy De Beers
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Botswana government against increasing its stake in De Beers.
rapaport.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My advice to Botswana and other Global South countries is to pool their resources together in a Global Majority Buyers Club to buy the IMF and to give it a proper structural adjustment from the inside-out.
rapaport.com/news/imf-war...
rapaport.com/news/imf-war...
An alternative “bargain of the century,” which Kaboub sketches out in a recent paper, relies on African nations banding together to forge more equitable partnerships with countries in other parts of the world.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
December 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
An alternative “bargain of the century,” which Kaboub sketches out in a recent paper, relies on African nations banding together to forge more equitable partnerships with countries in other parts of the world.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
“The ultimate goal of [carbon removal] is that you can say at the end, well, we can actually continue our emissions and just recapture them with this technology,” says Kaboub, the Tunisian economist. “So there's no need to end fossil fuels...”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/22/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/22/1...
Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change
One project aims to harness local geothermal resources to pull CO2 from the air. Will it prove that carbon removal can really help our warming planet?
www.technologyreview.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“The ultimate goal of [carbon removal] is that you can say at the end, well, we can actually continue our emissions and just recapture them with this technology,” says Kaboub, the Tunisian economist. “So there's no need to end fossil fuels...”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/22/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/22/1...
C’est un honneur de représenter la Tunisie et de figurer sur cette liste aux côtés de quatre Tunisiens exceptionnels.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
C’est un honneur de représenter la Tunisie et de figurer sur cette liste aux côtés de quatre Tunisiens exceptionnels.
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I’m honored to be recognized by the New African Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Africans in 2025 under the Thinkers & Opinion Shapers category. 100.newafricanmagazine.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m honored to be recognized by the New African Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Africans in 2025 under the Thinkers & Opinion Shapers category. 100.newafricanmagazine.com
Check out our op-ed in the Daily FT about the ongoing climate-debt crisis facing Sri Lanka (co-authored with Charith Gunawardena and Richard Tye): www.ft.lk/opinion/Not-...
Not a moment to lose: Why Sri Lanka must mobilise its monetary and fiscal capacity | Daily FT
Sri Lanka is confronting a moment of profound national crisis. The devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, marked by widespread flooding, landslides, and the displacement of more than a million people, ...
www.ft.lk
December 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Check out our op-ed in the Daily FT about the ongoing climate-debt crisis facing Sri Lanka (co-authored with Charith Gunawardena and Richard Tye): www.ft.lk/opinion/Not-...
وبحسب الدكتور فاضل قابوب "يجب أن يكون هناك إجماع وتصويت للغالبية في أي عملية متعددة الأطراف. وهذا يعني أن الدول التي تتمتع بأكبر وزن اقتصادي وجيوسياسي، مثل الولايات المتحدة والاتحاد الأوروبي، تميل إلى التأثير على هذه العملية، وهي الدول المسؤولة عن دفع التكاليف...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
وبحسب الدكتور فاضل قابوب "يجب أن يكون هناك إجماع وتصويت للغالبية في أي عملية متعددة الأطراف. وهذا يعني أن الدول التي تتمتع بأكبر وزن اقتصادي وجيوسياسي، مثل الولايات المتحدة والاتحاد الأوروبي، تميل إلى التأثير على هذه العملية، وهي الدول المسؤولة عن دفع التكاليف...
tinyurl.com/5xjn4bax
tinyurl.com/5xjn4bax
Fadhel Kaboub presents "Towards a New International Economic & Geopolitical Order: The Opportunity for Global South Repositioning," at a hybrid seminar hosted by Le Laboratoire ThEMA (Théories économiques, Modélisations, Applications) at l'École Supérieure de Commerce de Tunis youtu.be/fHE7OLBFfPs
Towards a New International Economic & Geopolitical Order~ Fadhel Kaboub
YouTube video by Fadhel Kaboub
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December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Fadhel Kaboub presents "Towards a New International Economic & Geopolitical Order: The Opportunity for Global South Repositioning," at a hybrid seminar hosted by Le Laboratoire ThEMA (Théories économiques, Modélisations, Applications) at l'École Supérieure de Commerce de Tunis youtu.be/fHE7OLBFfPs
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Addis Ababa, May 31, 2025 (ENA)—African countries should leverage their abundant resources to focus on food sovereignty, energy, and developing a robust industry, Fadhel Kaboub, associate professor of economics at Denison University underscored.
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June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Addis Ababa, May 31, 2025 (ENA)—African countries should leverage their abundant resources to focus on food sovereignty, energy, and developing a robust industry, Fadhel Kaboub, associate professor of economics at Denison University underscored.
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"If we got rid of the billionaires tomorrow, I can guarantee we’d have a new class of billionaires by the following week." My full comment on Aljazeera:
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
What if…. we abolished billionaires?
Experts tell Al Jazeera what would happen if the world decided to downgrade its richest residents.
www.aljazeera.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"If we got rid of the billionaires tomorrow, I can guarantee we’d have a new class of billionaires by the following week." My full comment on Aljazeera:
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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Warm old man in a cool t-shirt on a hot early (southern hemisphere) summer's day.
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Warm old man in a cool t-shirt on a hot early (southern hemisphere) summer's day.
"If we got rid of the billionaires tomorrow, I can guarantee we’d have a new class of billionaires by the following week." My full comment on Aljazeera:
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
What if…. we abolished billionaires?
Experts tell Al Jazeera what would happen if the world decided to downgrade its richest residents.
www.aljazeera.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"If we got rid of the billionaires tomorrow, I can guarantee we’d have a new class of billionaires by the following week." My full comment on Aljazeera:
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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Sri Lanka recently reported a “fish rain,” where fish were found far from water bodies after heavy rains; but rather than falling from the sky, experts say these were amphibious fish that “walked” overland after the rains, making a rare but real phenomenon appear mysterious.
Behind Sri Lanka’s ‘fish rain’ lies a web of migrations now blocked by rising dams
COLOMBO — From time to time, curious tales of “fish rain” grab media attention: fish seemingly fall from the sky, far from any bodies of water, following heavy downpours. The most recent incident…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Sri Lanka recently reported a “fish rain,” where fish were found far from water bodies after heavy rains; but rather than falling from the sky, experts say these were amphibious fish that “walked” overland after the rains, making a rare but real phenomenon appear mysterious.