Marouene Mbarek
Associate Professor at UCLy
Group 8 - Sustainable business and organizationsmmbarek@univ-catholyon.fr
Campus Lyon - Saint Paul
10 Place des archives 69002 Lyon
10 Place des archives 69002 Lyon
Function
- Faculty researcher, ESDES Lyon Business School Lyon Catholic University
- Member of the Research Group 8 - Sustainable Businesses and Organizations Lyon Catholic University
Further information
- CNU section: 06. Management science (n° CNU 05 (13/03/2026))
- ORCID: 0000-0002-3378-7730
Research areas
Sciences de GestionTeaching areas
Finance Sciences de gestionPresentation
Marouene Mbarek is an Assistant Professor of Finance at ESDES Business School, UCLy (Lyon Catholic University), and is affiliated with the CONFLUENCE: Sciences et Humanités research unit (EA 1598). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Angers, awarded in 2016.
His research focuses on sustainable finance, financial innovation, and digital assets, particularly cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets. He investigates financial market interdependencies and risk transmission across digital assets, sustainable investments, and traditional assets. His research employs financial econometric methods and has been published in international peer-reviewed academic journals.
He teaches in both French and English at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His teaching areas include financial markets, corporate finance, financial risk management, banking and insurance, as well as econometrics and quantitative methods. His teaching approach combines theoretical foundations, data analysis, and case studies to develop students' analytical and decision-making skills.
His research focuses on sustainable finance, financial innovation, and digital assets, particularly cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets. He investigates financial market interdependencies and risk transmission across digital assets, sustainable investments, and traditional assets. His research employs financial econometric methods and has been published in international peer-reviewed academic journals.
He teaches in both French and English at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His teaching areas include financial markets, corporate finance, financial risk management, banking and insurance, as well as econometrics and quantitative methods. His teaching approach combines theoretical foundations, data analysis, and case studies to develop students' analytical and decision-making skills.
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Scientific Publications & Communications
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Articles In Peer-Reviewed Journals
- MBAREK, Marouene, LABIDI, Oussama, DABBOUS, Amal, NAMMOURI, Hela (2026). «When climate change risk hits insurance stock values». International Journal of Emerging Markets, 21, 10, 3044–3072. [+]
- BENKRAIEM, Ramzi, KEDIDI, Islem, MBAREK, Marouene (2026). «Interlinkages between cryptocurrency classes and the hydrogen economy: New diversification insights from a partial correlation-based connectedness approach». International Review of Financial Analysis, 113, 105153. [+]
- MBAREK, Marouene, MSOLLI, Badreddine (2025). «Tokens and cryptocurrencies: Evidence from asymmetric frequency connectedness approach». Research in International Business and Finance, 77, 102884. [+]
- ALSHAMMARI, Saad, MBAREK, Marouene, MRAD, Fatma, MSOLLI, Badreddine (2025). «Downside risk transmission between green cryptocurrencies and carbon efficient equities: Evidence from a frequency connectedness approach». Finance Research Letters, 78, 107149. [+]
- MBAREK, Marouene (2025). «Exploring the nexus between sustainable energy tokens, electric vehicles, and the hydrogen economy». Research in International Business and Finance, 77, 102999. [+]
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Articles In Peer-Reviewed Journals
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Scientific Collaborations
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Member of research laboratories
- Since 2026, Member of the Research Group 8 - Sustainable Businesses and Organizations, UCLy, France
- 2024 - 2027, Associate Researcher, Laboratoire d'Économie et de Management Nantes-Atlantique, France
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Member of research laboratories
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Research Evaluation Activities
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Reviewer of Scientific Publications
- 2026 : Review activity, Computational Economics
- 2026 : Review activity, Finance Research Letters
- 2026 : Review activity, Future Business Journal
- 2026 : Review activity, International Review of Financial Analysis
- 2026 : Review activity, Research in International Business and Finance
- 2026 : Review activity, Risk management
- 2025 : Review activity, Eurasian economic review
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Reviewer of Scientific Publications
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Diplomas
- 2016, Doctorat (PhD), Sciences économiques, Economie, Université d'Angers, France
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Pedagogical activities and responsabilities
- Since 2026, Faculty researcher, ESDES Lyon Business School, UCLy, France
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Teaching
- 2024 - 2026, Financial Management; Fintech and Blockchain, ESPI - École Supérieure des Professions Immobilières, France
- 2022 - 2025, Corporate Finance, Quantitative Methods; Control Management, ESSCA, School of Management, France
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Languages
- English
- French