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Winter Weather Announcement

All classes and activities at Kean Ocean will continue to be conducted remotely through Sunday, March 1, due to ongoing power issues.

This remote schedule applies only to Kean Ocean. Kean’s main campus in Union and Kean Skylands will operate as normal. 

Only essential personnel should report in person for work at Kean Ocean during this time. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor.

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, ABS-3), 254, 112444. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112444.

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, ABS-3), 353, 120284. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120284.

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, ABS-3), 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, ABS-2), 103681. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.103681.

Alam, A. W., Farjana, A., & Houston, R. (2023). State-level economic policy uncertainty and firm financial stability: Is there any political insurance? Economics Letters (ABDC-A, Scimago-Q2, ABS-3), 111027. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111027.