Marion Dovis Maître de Conférences - Assistant Professor Aix-Marseille University (Aix-Marseille Scholl of Economics), CNRS & EHESS Professional address : GREQAM - Aix-Marseille University Château La Farge - Route des Milles 13290 Aix-en-Provence Les Milles (FRANCE) Tel. +33 (0)4 42 93 59 93 E-mail : marion.dovis@univ-amu.fr Education 2007 : Phd thesis, (University of Aix-Marseille II ): International trade openness and total factor productivity: a firm level analysis, supervised by Pr. J-L. Reiffers and P. Augier. Defended on December 11 th, summa cum laude. Committee: Patricia Augier, Marcel Fafchamps, Philippe Gilles, Jean-Luc Gaffard, Jean-Louis Reiffers, Khalid Sekkat. 2003 : DEA (Master 2), International and Industrial Economics, University of Aix-Marseille II, with honours. 2002 : Master 1, International Economics, University of Aix-Marseille II, with honours. 2001 : Licence, International Economics, University of Aix-Marseille II, with honours. Positions 2011-... : Assistant Professor, Aix-Marseille University 2009-2011 : Assistant Professor, Euromed Management 2006-2009 : Assistant lecturer (ATER), University of Sud Toulon - Var 2003-2006 : Research scholar and teaching assistant, University of Aix-Marseille II Other Experiences 2013 : Short Term Consultant, Impact of NTM harmonization on firms performance and dynamics in Morocco, January-June, World Bank, Washington DC 2011 : Short Term Consultant, Enhancing the Benefits from Natural Assets in the Mediterranean, January-April, World Bank, Marseille 2010 : Short Term Consultant, Impact Evaluation of Trade-Related Projects, May-June, World Bank, Washington DC
Research Activities Topics Firm, Household, International Trade, Total Factor Productivity, MENA Publications 2013 Imports and TFP at the firm level: the role of absorptive capacity, co-authored with Augier P. and Cadot O., Canadian Journal of Economics, 46(3), pp.1059-1087. 2013 Does Export-Market Participation Improve Productivity? Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms, co-authored with Augier P., Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 2(7), pp.956-981. 2012 The business environment and Moroccan firm productivity, co-authored with Augier P. and Gasiorek M., The Economics of Transition, vol.2, 2, pp.369-399 2009 Formulation et estimation des modèles de mesure de la productivité totale des facteurs : une étude sur un panel d entreprises turques, Revue d Economie Politique, vol.119, 6, pp.945-982 2009 Trade, tariffs and total factor productivity: the case of Spanish firms, coauthored with Milgram-Baleix J., The World Economy, vol. 32, 4, pp.575-605 2009 Le processus de sélection des entreprises espagnoles sur le marché des exportations, Région et Développement, 29, pp.181-202 2008 Do sunk exporting costs differ among markets? Evidence from Spanish manufacturing firms, co-authored with Blanes Cristobal J.V., Milgram-Baleix J. and Moro-Egido A.I., Economics Letters, vol. 101, 2, pp.110-112 Working Papers Submitted for Publications Firm-level Evidence from Mo- NTM Harmonization, Profits, and Productivity: rocco?, co-authored with Augier P. and Cadot O. Better access to water, better children s health: A mirage?, co-authored with Augier P. and Lai Tong C. - under revision Do MNEs use expatriates to contain host-country risk? Evidence from Japanese micro surveys, co-authored with Bassino J-P. and van der Eng P. - under revision Work in Progress Biological wellbeing in late 19th century Philippines: data, co-authored with Bassino J. and Komlos J. evidence from individual Firms under shocks: analyzing how African exporters respond to exchange rate shocks?, co-authored with Iacovone L. Standard harmonization as export promotion, co-authored with Jaud M.
Conferences/Workshops 2014 CEPII-PSE Workshop: Non-tariff measures : economic analysis and policy appraisal, Paris, France, (30 June - 1 July) Policy Seminar on Firm-level Export Diversification in the ERF Region, Cairo, Egypt, (21 March) CSAE Conference: Economic Development in Africa, Oxford, UK, (17-19 March) 2013 Exporters in MENA Workshop, World Bank, Washington DC, (11-12 December) 8th ISGEP (International Study Group Export and Productivity) workshop, Trento, Italy, (25-27 September) Fifteenth annual conference of the European Trade Study Group, Birmingham, UK, (12-14 September) Twelfth Journées Louis-André Gérard Varet (LAGV), Aix-en-Provence, France, (24-28 June) Economic development and the rise of islamist parties, ERF 19th Annual Conference, Kuwait, (3-5 March) 2011 International workshop on Institutional, Corporate, and Individual Behaviours in Emerging and Subsistence Marketplaces, Aix-en-Provence, France, (1-2 September) Second international worshop on Firm, Trade and Development, Aix-en-Provence, France, (4-5 July) Annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, Nagoya, Japon, (24-28 juin) 2010 Twelfth annual conference of the European Trade Study Group, Lausanne, Switzerland, (9-11 September) International DIME Workshop on Firm Selection and Country Competitiveness, Nice, France, (24-26 March) FEMISE Annual Conference on Convergence of the Mediterranean Countries, Brussels, Belgium (14-15 November) 2009 Workshop on Firm, Trade and Development, Aix-en-Provence, France (2-3 July) 2008 Conference on Les Perspectives Economiques de l Union Méditerranéenne : entre Intégration Régionale et Réformes Institutionnelles, Toulon, France (13-14 November) GDR CNRS 2989, Economie du Développement et de la Transition, Clermont- Ferrand, France (3-4 July) 2007 FEMISE Conference, Marseille (22-23 November) AFSE, University Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France (20-21 september) 9th annual conference of the European Trade Study Group, University of Athens, Greece (13-15 september) Workshop on Foreign Competition and Productivity - Evidence from Spanish and Turkish Manufacturing Plants, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey (25-26 June)
2006 Second Fall Workshop on Economics in Granada - Heterogeneity of Firms, Productivity and Trade: Empirical and Theoretical Evidence, University of Granada, Spain (17-18 November) 2005 International Conference on Policy Modelling, Ecomod 2005, Istanbul, Turkey (29 June - 1 July) FEMISE Conference, Marseille, France (July) Conference on Productivité, Ouverture Commerciale et Compétitivité, Centre de Recherches Juridiques, Economiques et Sociales (CRJES), Casablanca, Morocco (10-11 June) International Conference on Middle East and North African Economies: Past Perspective and Future Challenges, Ecomod & Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), Brussels, Belgium (2-4 June) Attending on the Workshop on the Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Firm-level Structural Adjustment and Poverty, Sussex University, Brigthon, United-Kingdom (4-5 March) 7th annual conference of the UNIMED, Cooperation and Public Policy in the Mediterranean Basin, Aix-en-Provence, France (15-16 December) Research Contracts 2010 Technical assistance to the ITCEQ Participants : ITCEQ (Tunisie), University of Aix-Marseille II (D.E.F.I, France). Financed by the African Development Bank. 2009 Deep integration, firms and economic convergence Participants : University of Aix-Marseille II (D.E.F.I, France), University of Sussex (CARIS, UK), Al Akhawayn University (IEAPS, Morocco). Financed by the FEMISE research program. 2008 Business services and trade liberalisation. An analysis of their role as drivers of openness, innovation and productivity in Morocco, Spain and Turkey using micro-data Participants : University of Granada (Spain), INSEA (Morocco), University of Aix-Marseille II (D.E.F.I., France), Middle East Technical University (Turkey), Koc University (Turkey). Financed by the FEMISE research program. 2007 How does trade liberalisation affect entry and exit costs on export markets: A comparison of the Spanish and Turkish experiences using firm-level data Participants : University of Granada (Spain), INSEA (Morocco), University of Aix-Marseille II (D.E.F.I., France), Middle East Technical University (Turkey), Koc University (Turkey). Financed by the FEMISE 31-11 research program. 2005 Identification des effets sur la croissance et l emploi des mécanismes d ajustement micro-économique de l offre face à l ouverture Participants : University of Aix-Marseille II (C.E.F.I, France), University of Sussex (CARIS, UK), IIIS, Trinity College University of Dublin (Ireland), CREA (Luxembourg).
Financed by the FEMISE 3 research program. 2005 Firm s productivity. EGIDE project in collaboration with the INSEE (Brillet J.L.) and the Moroccan industry ministry. Research Networks ISGEP International Study Group on Export and Productivity, FEMISE Euro-Mediterranean network Organisation of a Workshop 2011 Second International Workshop on Firm, Trade and Development, University of Aix-Marseille II, Aix-en-Provence, 4-5 July 2009 First International Workshop on Firm, Trade and Development, University of Aix-Marseille II, Aix-en-Provence, 8-9 July Visiting 2007 University of Granada, Spain (1 month) 2006 University of Granada, Spain (1 month) Teaching Activities 2014-2015, Aix-Marseille University: Macroeconomics (2nd year) : 24 hours International Economics (3nd year) : 24 hours International Trade and Finance (3nd year) : 12 hours Economic Development (3nd year) : 24 hours Economic Development (Master 1) : 24 hours Development in Mediterranean Countries (Master 2) : 12 hours Health, Environment and Human Development (Master 2) : 24 hours Econometric Methods to Impact Evaluation (Master 2) : 24 hours 2013-2014, Aix-Marseille University: Macroeconomics (2nd year) : 24 hours International Economics (3nd year) : 24 hours Economic Development (3nd year) : 24 hours Economic Development (Master 1) : 24 hours Development in Mediterranean Countries (Master 2) : 12 hours Health, Environment and Human Development (Master 2) : 24 hours Econometric Methods to Impact Evaluation (Master 2) : 24 hours
2013-2014, Aix-Marseille University: Macroeconomics (2nd year) : 24 hours International Economics (3nd year) : 24 hours Economic Development (3nd year) : 24 hours Economic Development (Master 1) : 24 hours Development in Mediterranean Countries (Master 2) : 12 hours Health, Environment and Human Development (Master 2) : 24 hours 2011-2012, Aix-Marseille University: Macroeconomics (2nd year) : 36 hours + 12 hours (tutorial) Financial Management (3nd year) : 24 hours Financial Markets (Master 1) : 24 hours 2009-2011, Euromed Management: International Trade, Politics and Firms Strategy (Master ESC) : 24 hours Research Methodology (2nd year) : 30 hours Economics (1st year) : 30 hours 2006-2009, Sud Toulon-Var University: Euro-Mediterranean Entrepreneurship (Master 2) : 12 hours Microeconomics (2nd year) : 15 hours (tutorial) Macroeconomics (2nd year) : 15 hours (tutorial) 2006-2009, University of Aix-Marseille II: International Economics (3nd year) : 30 hours + 15 hours (tutorial) Macroeconomics (1st and 2nd year) : 15 hours (tutorial)