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Omar Al-Ubaydli
Assistant Professor of Economicsoalubayd@gmu.edu
Biography
Omar Al-Ubaydli is an assistant professor of economics at George Mason University and a research fellow at the Mercatus Center. His primary research fields are economic development, political economy, and experimental economics. He also does work in environmental/resource economics and applied microeconomics. His dissertation is entitled "Diamonds are a dictator's best friend: natural resources and the tradeoff between authoritarianism and development." His personal Web page may be found at http://www.omar.ec/.
Dr. Al-Ubaydli holds a BA in economics from the University of Cambridge, Queens' College, and earned his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.
