Hussain Hadah

Hussain Hadah

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics

University of Houston

Biography

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the University of Houston. My research interest is in Applied Microeconomics primarily in labor economics. I research topics on discrimination, race, identity, mental health, and immigration.

In my free time, I enjoy running with my two dogs, watching college and professional sports, and trying new restaurants in the Houston area.

Download my curriculum vitae.

Interests

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Labor Economics

Education

  • Economics PhD Candidate, 2023 (expected)

    University of Houston

  • M.A. Economics, 2020

    University of Houston

  • B.S. in Economics (Summa Cum Laude), 2017

    Arizona State University

Works in Progress

  1. “Endogenous Hispanic Identity and Ethnic Gaps in the U.S”

  2. “Discrimination and the Black-White Arrests Gap”, with Vikram Maheshri

  3. “Effects of Gun Control Laws on Suicide”, with Gael Compta

  4. “The Spillover Effect of Mental Illness on Risk, Academic Achievement and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Longitudinal Dataset”

Teaching

 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant, Gergely Ujhelyi

University of Houston

Aug 2022 – Present Houston
Assisting with an undergraduate Political Economy class
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant, Piruz Saboury

University of Houston

Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 Houston
Assisted with Intermediate Macroeconomics class
 
 
 
 
 

Instructor

University of Houston

May 2021 – Sep 2022 Houston
Taught Principles of Microeconomics (Summer 2021, Spring 2021, and Summer 2022) [Link to course website]
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant, Joel Melendez Lugo

University of Houston

Aug 2020 – May 2021 Houston
Assisted with an undergraduate Principles of Microeconomics class
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant, Islam Rizvanoghlu

University of Houston

Aug 2018 – Aug 2019 Houston
Assisted with Intermediate Macroeconomics and Capital Market Economics classes

Research Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

University of Houston

May 2021 – Aug 2021 Houston
Vikram Maheshri, May 2021–August 2021
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

University of Houston

Jun 2020 – May 2022 Houston
Steve Craig, June 2020 - May 2022
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

University of Houston

Aug 2019 – Aug 2020 Houston
Vegard Mokleiv Nygaard, August 2019–August 2020

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