Associate Professor of Economics

  Department of Commerce

  Niagara University

  Niagara University, NY 14109

  Phone: 716-286-8179

  Fax: 716-286-8206

  Email: amali@niagara.edu

  Office location: Bisgrove Hall, Room 254H
  Office Hours

Dr. Ali joined the faculty in August 2003. He has a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, a Certificate of Taxation from Harvard Law School, and a Master of Economics from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Ali completed his Ph.D. in Economics at George Mason University. In 1998 and 1999, Dr. Ali was a Joel Leff Fellow of Political Economy at Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. Before coming to Niagara, Dr. Ali was a Research and Forecast Manager for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Dr. Ali’s primary research and teaching interests include economic growth and development, international trade, public finance and public choice. His current research focuses on the effect of institutions on economic growth. One of his articles “Political stability, stable economic policies and growth: An empirical investigation” was published in that Atlantic Economic Journal on March 2001, and won the Best Article Award for the year 2001. He has publications in numerous peer reviewed journals including Atlantic Economic Journal, International Advances in Economic Research, Journal of Public Choice and Public Finance, and the Journal of Business and Economics Research.   

He is a member of the American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, and the International Atlantic Economic Society. Dr. Ali did consulting work for international institutions including the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program.

Courses taught by Dr. Ali

ECO 250- Money and Financial Markets

ECO 350- Economic Growth and Development

ECO 305- Intermediate Microeconomics

FIN 360 – Global Economics and Finance

MBA Classes

ECO 525- Economics for Managers

ECO 621- Global Economic Perspective

MGT 611- Advanced Quantitative Methods

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