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Ahmed W. Alam, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Office Location
Hynes Hall 404C
Email
aalam@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 737-4225
Ahmed Alam

Dr. Ahmed W. Alam is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Kean University. He received his Ph.D. in Financial Economics and M.S. in Finance from the University of New Orleans. He also holds an M.S. in Finance from the University of North Texas. His research primarily focuses on empirical corporate finance. He has published in well reputed finance and economics journals such as Energy Economics, Economics Letters, Journal of Environmental Management, Finance Research Letters, Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Journal of Economics and Finance, and Research in International Business and Finance.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of New Orleans
  • M.S., University of New Orleans
  • M.S., University of North Texas

Courses Taught

  • FIN*3310 (Corporate Finance I)
  • FIN*3311 (Corporate Finance II)
  • FIN*3345 (Entrepreneurial Finance)
  • FIN*3350 (International Business)
  • FIN*5300 (Graduate Business Finance)

Research Interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Banks and Financial Institutions
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Energy Economics

Selected Publications

Alam, A. W. & Houston, R. (2025). Politically connected suppliers and firm financial stability. Economics Letters (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q2), 254, 112444. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112444.

Alam, A. W., Yu, Q., Bai, S., & Banna, H. (2025). Local economic uncertainty, bank efficiency, and financial risk. Finance Research Letters (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q1), 107508. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.107508.

Alam, A. W., Farjana, A., Houston, R., & Sanchez, B. (2025). Cautious or calculated? State-level policy uncertainty and corporate cash holdings. Finance Research Letters (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q1), 73, 106688. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.106688.

Alam, A. W., Xu, H., & Wu, H. (2024). Energy security risk and firm valuation: Does political connectivity matter? Energy RESEARCH LETTERS (Scimago: Q2), 5(Early View). DOI: https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.124849.

Pradhan, M., Alam, A. W., Banna, H., & Hassan, M. K. (2024). Global banking stability in light of ESG performance: New insights from climate change vulnerability. Quarterly Journal of Finance & Accounting (ABDC: B), Forthcoming.

Alam, A. W., Farjana, A., Houston, R. (2024). Geopolitical risk, CEO power, and corporate lobbying: Do powerful CEOs lobby more? Finance Research Letters (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q1), 105127. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.105127.

Nguyen, M. N., Pham, H. M., Phan, A., Alam, A. W., Tran, D. V. (2024). BHC brilliance in the fog of uncertainty: Illuminating trends in bank performance. Journal of Economics and Finance (ABDC: B, Scimago: Q2), 1-25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-024-09664-z.

Alam, A., Banna, H., Alam, A. W., Bhuiyan, B., & Mokhtar, N. B. (2024). Climate change and geopolitical conflicts: The role of ESG readiness. Journal of Environmental Management (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q1), 353, 120284. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120284.

Alam, A. W., Hassan, M. K., & Banna, H. (2024). An empirical investigation of banks’ sustainability performance under economic policy uncertainty. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment (Scimago: Q1), 1-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2024.2309499.

Alam, A. W., Farjana, A., & Houston, R. (2023). Firm investment steering through state-level policy uncertainty. Finance Research Letters (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q1), 104470. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.104470.

Banna, H., Alam, A., Chen, X. H., & Alam, A. W. (2023). Energy security and economic stability: The role of inflation and war. Energy Economics (ABDC: A*, Scimago: Q1), 106949. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106949.

Alam, A. W., Houston, R., & Farjana, A. (2023). Geopolitical risk and corporate investment: How do politically connected firms respond? Finance Research Letters (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q1), 103681. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.103681.

Alam, A. W., Farjana, A., & Houston, R. (2023). State-level economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and firm financial stability: Is there any political insurance? Economics Letters (ABDC: A, Scimago: Q2), 111027. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111027.

Tran, D. V., Hassan, M. K., Alam, A. W., & Dau, N. (2022). Banks’ financial soundness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Economics and Finance (ABDC: B, Scimago: Q2), 46, 713-735. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-022-09591-x.

Alam, A. W., Banna, H., & Hassan, M. K. (2022). ESG activities and bank efficiency: Are Islamic banks better? Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance (Scimago: Q3), 8 (1), 65-88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21098/jimf.v8i1.1428.

Tran, D. V., Hassan, M. K., Alam, A. W., Pezzo, L., & Abdul-Majid, M. (2021). Economic policy uncertainty, agency problem, and funding structure: Evidence from U.S. banking industry. Research in International Business and Finance (ABDC: B, Scimago: Q1), 58, 101470. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101470.