Faculty Profile
Shamma Alam
Associate Professor of Economics (2014)
Contact Information
Althouse Hall Room 115
717-254-8167
https://sites.google.com/view/shamma-alam
Bio
Shamma Alam’s research focuses on different aspects of international development, such as health economics and health measurements, fertility issues, agricultural economics, public finance, and microcredit. He has worked as a Consultant with different development organizations. He served as a Consultant at the World Bank several times, including in their Economic Policy, Poverty and Gender Group, Development Data Group, and East Asia and Pacific Region group. He also previously served as a consultant in the Agriculture Policy Team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In addition to teaching at Dickinson, Shamma Alam serves as a Research Associate at the CEQ Institute at Tulane University and contributes courses at the U.S. Army War College. Shamma Alam received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington, Seattle, and B.A. in Economics from Franklin & Marshall College.
Education
- B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, 2009
- M.A., University of Washington-Seattle, 2011
- Ph.D., 2014
2023-2024 Academic Year
Fall 2023
FYSM 100 First-Year Seminar
The First-Year Seminar (FYS) introduces students to Dickinson as a "community of inquiry" by developing habits of mind essential to liberal learning. Through the study of a compelling issue or broad topic chosen by their faculty member, students will:
- Critically analyze information and ideas
- Examine issues from multiple perspectives
- Discuss, debate and defend ideas, including one's own views, with clarity and reason
- Develop discernment, facility and ethical responsibility in using information, and
- Create clear academic writing
The small group seminar format of this course promotes discussion and interaction among students and their professor. In addition, the professor serves as students' initial academic advisor. This course does not duplicate in content any other course in the curriculum and may not be used to fulfill any other graduation requirement.
INST 200 Global Economy
Cross-listed with ECON 226-01. Permission of Instructor Required.
ECON 226 Global Economy
Cross-listed with INST 200-01. Permission of Instructor Required.
ECON 560 Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch
Spring 2024
INST 200 Global Economy
Cross-listed with ECON 226-01. Permission of Instructor Required.
ECON 226 Global Economy
Cross-listed with INST 200-01. Permission of Instructor Required.
QECN 550 Independent Research
ECON 560 Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch
QECN 560 Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch