Mehdi Ben Braham hold Economics from Paris-Dauphine University (2005). He is currently Associate Professor at ESSEC (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques de Tunisie) and an associate researcher at LEGI (Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie). He is a member of the Euromed network for economic and social rights. He also acts as a consultant to national and international institutions on subjects related to economic and social rights (retirement, health and education), the informal sector, job creation, regional development, the social economy and solidarity and targeting policies.