Okba Abdelaoui works as a teacher-researcher at El-Oued University. In 2014, he earned a Sc.D. in international trade from the University of Kassdi Merbah. In December 2020, he was promoted to the rank of Professor in the field of management at the University of El Oued. His research project is titled “The Impact of Participation in Global Value Chains on Economic Development in Developing Countries.”