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Dr. Ahmed M. Hussen
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EDUCATION:

1975 - 1978  Ph.D., Natural Resource Economics, Oregon State University
1973 - 1975  M.S., Natural Resource Economics, Oregon State University
1970 - 1973  B.A., Economics and Business, Lewis & Clark College, Oregon

Fields of Specialization: Environmental & Resource Economics and Applied Microeconomics

ACADEMIC AND ADMINSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:

Primary:
Sept. 1985 - present  Professor of Economics, Kalamazoo College, MI
June 1988 - March 2000  Chair, Department of Economics, Kalamazoo College, MI
Sept. 1979 - June 1985  Assistant Professor of Economics, Allegheny College, PA.

Others:
Sept. 1987 - present  Founder & Co-Chair of the Environmental Studies Program
Aug. 1999 - Dec. 1999  Visiting Scholar, Africa University, Zimbabwe
July 1990 - Aug. 1991  Visiting Professor, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Sept. 1996 - Aug. 1998  Chair of the Faculty Executive (Senate) Committee

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

* Over the past two decades, on the average, I have taught six classes a year requiring at least four different preparations.
* Courses taught includes: Introductory and intermediate microeconomics, introductory macroeconomics, applied statistics, calculus for economics, managerial economics, Japanese economy, cost-benefit analysis, environmental and resource economics, and senior seminars on contemporary global environmental issues.
* Academic advisor of 35 to 40 students a year.
* Senior thesis supervisor of 7 to 8 students annually.

TEACHING AWARD:

The recipient of the 1996 Florence J. Lucasse Lectureship award for excellence in teaching; Kalamazoo College's highest faculty award.

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

"Valuing the Environment:  A critical Appraisal from an Ecological Economic Perspective," Ecological Economics, Forthcoming

 Principles of Environmental Economics: Economics, Ecology and Public Policy, Routledge Publishing, London, 2000.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION:  American Economic Assoc., the Assoc. for Environmental and Resource Economics, and International Assoc. for Ecological Economics.