Ph.D. in Economics, January 2000, George Mason University Fairfax, VA Concentration: Applied microeconomics, applied macroeconomics, public finance, public choice, and monetary theory.
MA in Public Administration, June 1999, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Cambridge, MA Concentration: Project appraisal and management, environmental economics, taxation and public finance. Certificate in Taxation, June 1999, International Tax Program, Harvard University Law School Cambridge, MA Concentration: Transfer pricing, comparative income taxation, comparative tax administration, valueadded tax, tax design and tax administration, tax analysis and revenue forecasting.
MA in Economics, 1988, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Concentration: Economic development and international trade.
BA in Economics (highest honors), 1984, Somali National University Mogadishu, Somalia
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