New York University | United States
Dr. Yahya Alshamy is a culturally attuned economist and policy analyst with extensive experience in higher education and research across Saudi Arabia and the United States. Currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer at New York University, he enhances NYU’s teaching portfolio in law, macroeconomics, and political economy by integrating cutting-edge research in behavioural and development economics into graduate instruction, mentoring teaching and research assistants, and leading independent studies such as “Legitimacy by Consumption,” which examines economic welfare and authority in transitioning rentier states. Concurrently, he serves as an Associate Research Fellow at the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS), where he oversees research, authors flagship reports, and positions KFCRIS as a thought leader through publications analyzing non-oil revenue growth, subsidy reform, and intellectual history, including cross-disciplinary works on Yemen and comparative studies of Western conservative critiques of intellectuals. Previously, as a Graduate Lecturer at George Mason University, Dr. Alshamy redesigned large macroeconomics survey courses, employing interactive problem sets, real-time polling, policy simulations, and discussion labs to boost student engagement and evaluations. His Ph.D. research at the Mercatus Centre examined institutional failures in conflict zones and the governance of defence technologies, resulting in nine peer-reviewed journal articles, multiple book chapters, and high-impact policy briefs, including pioneering frameworks for evaluating “noxious government markets” in international arms trade. Dr. Alshamy has also executed large-scale data analytics projects, including NLP pipelines tracking U.S. and EU investor sentiment on Saudi Vision 2030, and designed behavioral interventions that informed financial literacy programs for young Saudi investors. With over ten peer-reviewed and policy publications, certifications in human-subjects research and executive communication, and board appointments on research advisory and scientific boards, he exemplifies a blend of rigorous scholarship, innovative pedagogy, and policy-relevant impact in economics and governance.
Featured Publications
Alshamy, Y., Callais, J. T., & Ammons, J. (2024). Nonviolent regime change and economic freedom. SSRN, 4877262.
Alshamy, Y., Goodman, N. P., & Novak, M. (2025). Polycentric peace. Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence, 1(aop), 1–29.
Alshamy, Y. (2025). Mind the cultural gap: Cultural contingency of behavioral interventions. SSRN, 5316905.
Alshamy, Y. (2024). Monocentric governance and the rise of sectarian conflict in Yemen. In Conflicts and challenges in the Middle East: Religious, political and …
Alshamy, Y. (2024). Essays on institutional analysis and development in war-torn countries. George Mason University.