Faculty

College / Department

Teaching areas

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Industrial Organization, International Trade, Environmental Economics, Ecological Economics, Managerial Economics.

Research areas

Ecological, Energy, and Environmental Economics, International Trade, Industrial Organization.

Education

BA Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, United States, 1996

M.S., Economics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, USA, 2000

Ph.D., Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, 2004

Master of Liberal Arts, Sustainability and Environmental Management, Harvard University Cambridge, MA, United States, 2016

Professional experience

American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2008-Current

Assistant Professor and Researcher, Economic & Policy Research Unit, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE 08, 2005 - 08, 2008

Assistant Professor, American University in Dubai, Dubai, UAE 08, 2004 - 08, 2005

Assistant Professor, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco 08, 2003 - 08, 2004

Instructor, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 08, 2000 - 08, 2003

Memberships

American Economic Association - Eastern Economic Association - Middle East Economic Association

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2318

Dr. Jay Squalli

Professor

PhD in Economics, University of Delaware, USA

Jay Squalli has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in economics in Delaware, Morocco and the UAE. His research interests are in sustainability and environmental management, energy, environmental and ecological economics, international trade, and industrial organization. He is particularly interested in addressing topics that draw on research across various disciplines such as environmental science, economics, psychology, and public health, among others.

Publications

Squalli, J., Adamkiewicz, G. "Organic Farming and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Longitudinal U.S. State-Level Study." Journal of Cleaner Production 192 (August, 2018): 30-42. 08, 2018

Squalli, J. "The environmental impact of obesity: longitudinal evidence from the United States." Public Health 149 (August, 2017): 89-98. 08, 2017

Squalli, J. "Renewable Energy, Coal as a Baseload Power Source, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Evidence from U.S. State-Level Data." Energy 127 (May, 2017): 479-488. 05, 2017

Arzaghi, M., Squalli, J. "How price inelastic is demand for gasoline in fuel-subsidizing economies?" Energy Economics 50 (July, 2015): 117-124.

Squalli, J.. "Is obesity associated with global warming?" Public Health 128, no. 12 (December, 2014): 1087-1093.

Squalli, J., Wilson, K. "Intelligence, Creativity, and Innovation." Intelligence 46 (October, 2014): 250-257.

Squalli, J.. "Intelligence and Environmental Emissions." Intelligence 44 (May, 2014): 33-39.

Squalli, J.. "Airline Passenger Traffic Openness and the Performance of Emirates Airline." Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 54, no. 1 (January, 2014): 138-145.

Elmorchid, B., Samy, N., Sekkat, K. and Squalli, J. "Arab Passengers' airlines framework and performance: A cross-countries analysis." Middle East Development Journal 5, no. 2 (June, 2013):

Squalli, J. "Expected Returns to Education and Experience in the United Arab Emirates." Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 8, no. 2 (October, 2012): 1-17.

Squalli, J. "Is the Dollar Peg Suitable for the Largest Economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council?" Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 21, no. 4 (October, 2011): 496-512.

Squalli, J., Wilson, K. "A New Measure of Trade Openness." The World Economy 34, no. 10 (October, 2011): 1745-1770.

Squalli, J. "Advertising Expenditure, Enplanement and Market Concentration." International Journal of the Economics of Business (July, 2010): 147-166.

Squalli, J. "Mutual Forbearance, the Representativeness Heuristic, and Airline Safety." Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour (May, 2010): 143-152.

Squalli, J. "Do Consumers Have Imperfect Recollection about Airline Accidents?" Applied Economics Letters (February, 2005): 169-176.

Squalli, J. "A Nonparametric Assessment of Weak-Form Efficiency in the UAE Financial Markets." Applied Financial Economics (December, 2006): 1365-1373.

Squalli, J. "Optimal Fares under Uncertainty about Airline Safety." Applied Economics Letters (March, 2005): 223-226.

Squalli, J., Saad, M. "Accidents, Airline Safety Perceptions, and Consumer Demand." Journal of Economics and Finance (December, 2006): 297-305.

Squalli, J., Wilson, K. Hugo, S. "An Examination of European Growth Competitiveness." Economic and Business Review: for Central and South-Eastern Europe (June, 2007): 127-146.

Squalli, J., Wilson, K. Hugo, S. "An Analysis of Market Access." Applied Economics (May, 2010): 1833-1844.

Squalli, J. "An Empirical Assessment of U.S. State-level Emissions and Environmental Emissions." Ecological Economics (March, 2010): 1170-1175.

Squalli, J. "Measuring the Safety Elasticity of Advertising." Applied Economics Letters (November, 2009): 1773-1776.

Squalli, J. "Immigration and Environmental Emissions: A U.S. County-Level Analysis." Population and Environment (July, 2009): 247-260.

Squalli, J., Wilson, K. "Openness and Access." Applied Economics (February, 2009): 363-379.

Squalli, J. "Restorative Advertising in the Airline Sector." Journal of Air Transport Management (January, 2009): 47-51.

Benjelloun, H., Squalli, J. "Do General Indexes Mask Sectoral Efficiencies? A Multiple Variance Ratio Assessment of Middle Eastern Equity Markets." International Journal of Managerial Finance (June, 2008): 136-151.

Squalli, J., Wilson, K. Hugo, S. "An Analysis of Growth Competitiveness." International Review of Applied Economics (January, 2008): 105-126.

Squalli, J. "Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: Bounds and Causality Analyses of OPEC Members." Energy Economics (November, 2007): 1192-1205.

Awards and Honors

Director's Prize for the Best ALM Thesis in Sustainability, Harvard University, 2017

Dean's List Academic Achievement Award, Harvard University, 2015-2016

Best Paper Award, NBEA, 2007

Omicro Delta Epsilon (The International Economics Honor Society), University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, 2000

Other creative/research

Frank, R, Squalli, J Bernanke, B. Principles of Economics (Second Middle East Edition). London, UK: McGraw-Hill, 2015.

Baye, M, Prince, J. Squalli, J. (Contributor). Managerial Economics and Business Strategy (Global Edition). London, UK: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

Frank, R, Bernanke, B. Squalli, J. Principles of Economics (Middle East Edition). Berkshire, UK: McGraw-Hill, 2012.