Usamah Alfarhan
GLMM Associate Fellow
Dr. Alfarhan is an applied microeconomist and assistant professor at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. Prior to his full-time academic engagement, he served as economic consultant for the USAID-funded Fiscal Reform Project in Jordan. At SQU, Dr. Alfarhan teaches microeconomic theory, managerial economics, labor economics, mathematical economics and cost-benefit analysis. His current research focuses on applied queries in labor and tourism economics, citable in reputable outlets such as the International Labour Review, the International Journal of Manpower, Applied Economics Letters, Economic Modelling, Gender and Education, the International Journal of Consumer Studies, Tourism Economics and Current Issues in Tourism. In addition, Dr. Alfarhan serves as associate editor at Frontiers in Sustainable Cities.