• Economy
    Dec 11, 2025

    Lebanon’s Deepening Disparities: The Impact of Multiple Crises on Vulnerable Populations

    • Lina S. Maddah, Andrios Neaimeh, Wael Al Achkar
    Lebanon’s Deepening Disparities: The Impact of Multiple Crises on Vulnerable Populations

    In this report, Lina Maddah, Andrios Neaimeh, and Wael Al-Ashkar examine how Lebanon’s overlapping economic, financial, and social crises have sharply deepened inequalities and weakened access to essential services for vulnerable populations. They show how hyperinflation, currency collapse, regressive taxation, deteriorating public services, and rising informal employment have widened regional and class disparities, eroded social cohesion, and disproportionately harmed children’s access to healthcare, education, and social protection. Drawing on extensive desk research and interviews, the report highlights the structural roots of inequality and calls for comprehensive reforms in taxation, social protection, labor markets, and public service delivery to build a more equitable and resilient future.

    Lina S. Maddah is a Senior Economic Researcher at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. Her areas of work include Urban and Regional Economics, Firm Dynamics, Spatial Economic Analysis, Cultural and Creative Industries, and Local Entrepreneurship Ecosystems. Lina holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain, and is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Economics at the Lebanese American University.
    Andrios Neaimeh is an economist and researcher. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economics from the Lebanese American University and has conducted research on topics including income inequality, human capital, and the impact of global commodity prices on Lebanon’s economy. He currently teaches undergraduate economics courses at Université La Sagesse and serves as an Information Management Officer at Oxfam.
    Wael Al Achkar is a Research Economist at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. He holds an M.A. in Applied Economics and a B.S. in Economics from the Lebanese American University (LAU). His research interests include trade dynamics and firms’ export performance.
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