Teaching
My teaching spans microeconomic theory, public finance, development and behavioral economics, and introductory microeconomics at both the undergraduate and Master's levels. My main teaching investment is Public Finance, which I have taught at LUMS since 2020 and am now teaching from draft chapters of a textbook I am writing, Public Economics for Developing Countries. For a detailed overview of my teaching philosophy, please see my Teaching Statement.
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
At LUMS I have taught public finance, behavioral economics, microeconomics, and game theory to undergraduate and graduate students, often integrating examples from tax administration and policy design.
ECON 4602: Public Finance
Public economics with the developing-country state as its home ground: what the state should provide, whom it should support, what it should tax, and how it should collect, when most incomes are unobserved, administrative capacity is scarce, and the citizen–state relationship is itself at stake. Students learn welfare tools (incidence, deadweight loss, MVPF), read modern empirical work on taxation and public spending in low- and middle-income countries, and write a research proposal in graded milestones. From Fall 2026 the course is taught from draft chapters of my textbook-in-progress, Public Economics for Developing Countries.
ECON 419: Advanced Behavioral Economics
Advanced course covering models of bounded rationality, social preferences, and behavioral contract theory, with applications to taxation, development, and policy design.
ECON 211: Intermediate Microeconomics
Core microeconomics sequence dealing with consumer and producer theory, market equilibrium, and welfare, providing the analytical backbone for upper-level electives.
ECON 233: Introduction to Game Theory
Introduction to strategic interaction, Nash equilibrium, and dynamic games, with examples drawn from markets, bargaining, and public policy.
ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics
Introductory course focused on market behavior, incentives, and basic policy questions, designed for students with diverse backgrounds and interests.
Iowa State University
At Iowa State University I taught graduate and undergraduate microeconomics, including a core Master's micro theory sequence and large-enrollment principles courses.
ECON 5010: Microeconomic Theory
Graduate micro theory covering consumer and producer theory, choice under uncertainty, and game theory, with emphasis on rigorous foundations and applications relevant for applied work.
ECON 3010: Intermediate Microeconomics
Core intermediate micro course emphasizing individual decision-making, markets, and welfare analysis, with graphical and analytical tools preparing students for advanced field courses.
ECON 1010: Principles of Microeconomics
Introductory course for a broad audience, focusing on basic economic principles, markets, and policy, with an emphasis on real-world examples and economic reasoning.
HON 321A: Understanding Misbehavior
Honors seminar on behavioral economics and policy, using experiments and case studies to understand systematic deviations from standard rationality.