PhD, FHEA, MEI
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- y.abdul-salam@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273722
- Office Address
- School/Department
- Business School
Biography
I am a senior lecturer (associate professor) in economics and finance. My research involves applied economic analysis, with long-standing interest in energy and development economics. A significant aspect of my work comprises economic modelling using constrained optimisation and empirical analysis techniques. I am an expert in GAMS (General Algebraic Modelling Systems) for constrained optimisation modelling involving linear programming, non-linear programming, mixed integer programming, computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, etc.; Python for machine learning and data science; MATLAB for graphical analysis, genetic algorithm applications, software development, etc.; STATA for econometric analysis and high dimensional data analytics; ArcGIS for GIS analysis, and so on.
At the University of Aberdeen Business School, I am the Director of Online and programme director for the MSc Energy Economics and Finance programme. Prior to joining the University of Aberdeen, I worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy (CEERP) at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK. Within CEERP, I was involved in high dimensional data analytics and database management towards the publication of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy and the BP Energy Outlook. I am an Honorary Research Fellow at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen and an Affiliated Member of CEERP. I am also a professional member of the Energy Institute (MEI), a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a member of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). I have published in, and refereed for several high quality international journals including Energy Economics (ABS 3*), The Energy Journal (ABS 3*), Journal of Environmental Management (ABS 3*), World Development (ABS 3*), Energy Policy (ABS 2*), Resources Policy (ABS 2*), Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (ABS 2*) and so on. I serve as external PhD examiner for the University of Dundee.
Qualifications
- PhD Economics2014 - University of Aberdeen
- MSc Economics2010 - University of Aberdeen
- BSc Chemical Engineering2008 - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Director of Online, University of Aberdeen Business School
Programme Director: MSc Energy Economics and Finance
Convenor/Editor: Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance
Member: Education Quality Assurance Sub-Committe of the Business School, University of Aberdeen
- External Memberships
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Member of the Energy Institute (MEI), UK
Member; International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE)
External PhD Examiner, University of Dundee, Dundee
Honorary Research Fellow, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen
Associate Member, Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Latest Publications
Evaluating the Impact of a 24-Hour Economy on Ghana’s Economic Landscape: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 95, 102017Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNuclear Decommissioning in Scotland: Economic Benefits and Policy Recommendations
Commissioned by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. 30 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsUnder-Investment in Scotland’s Oil and Gas Sector:: Employment, Economic and Energy Transition Implications through CGE Modelling
Working Papers: Discussion Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4881188
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24039/1/DP_24-3.pdf
Examining the Effect of the UK Oil and Gas Windfall Tax on the Economics of New Fields in the UKCS Province
Resources Policy , vol. 88, 104447Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEconomic Impact of Nuclear Decommissioning in Scotland
Commissioned by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and National Decommissioning Centre (NDC). 20 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports
- Research
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Research Overview
1. Oil and Gas Economics; Financial Modelling; Decommissioning; UK Continential Shelf; Access to Energy; Developing Countries
2. Software Development: Download my software; Stochastic Anaerobic Digestion Economic Assessment Tool (SADEAT). See associated SADEAT software publication; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235271101830058X
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Economics
- Econometrics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Working Papers in 2022
1. Examining the Effect of the UK Oil and Gas Windfall Tax on the Economics of New Fields in the UKCS Province (under peer review)
2. An Economic and Policy Case for Development of the Controversial Cambo Field in the UK Continental Shelf (under peer review)
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 2 stage, January start
- Postgraduate, 1 stage, January start
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Courses
- EC50C5 Petroleum Economics and Policy EC5005
Teaching Responsibilities
Petroleum and Energy Economics (Course Coordinator)
Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning (Course Developer and Coordinator)
Quantitative Methods for Energy Economics (Course Coordinator)
Quantitative Methods (Course Coordinator)
Business Economics
- Publications
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Evaluating the Impact of a 24-Hour Economy on Ghana’s Economic Landscape: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 95, 102017Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNuclear Decommissioning in Scotland: Economic Benefits and Policy Recommendations
Commissioned by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. 30 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsUnder-Investment in Scotland’s Oil and Gas Sector:: Employment, Economic and Energy Transition Implications through CGE Modelling
Working Papers: Discussion Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4881188
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24039/1/DP_24-3.pdf
Examining the Effect of the UK Oil and Gas Windfall Tax on the Economics of New Fields in the UKCS Province
Resources Policy , vol. 88, 104447Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEconomic Impact of Nuclear Decommissioning in Scotland
Commissioned by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and National Decommissioning Centre (NDC). 20 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsAn Economic and Policy Case for Development of the Controversial Cambo Field in the UK Continental Shelf
Resources Policy , vol. 79, 103070Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEnergy Transition in the UKCS: Modelling the Effects of Carbon Emission Charges on Upstream Petroleum Operations
Energy Economics, vol. 108, 105898Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUnderstanding the economic barriers to the adoption of agroforestry: A Real Options analysis
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 302, no. Part A, 113955Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Real Options Analysis of the Effects of Oil Price Uncertainty and Carbon Taxes on the Optimal Timing of Oil Field Decommissioning
The Energy Journal, vol. 43, no. 6Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.43.6.yabd
Modelling offshore oil and gas decommissioning decision under oil price uncertainty and financial security obligations: a case study of the UKCS
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] https://www.iaee.org/proceedings/article/17044
- [ONLINE] Article at conference site
- [ONLINE] IAEE 2021 Programme
Unlocking the Economic Viability of Marginal UKCS Discoveries: Optimising Cluster Developments
Energy Economics, vol. 97, 105233Contributions to Journals: ArticlesModelling the impact of market imperfections on farm household investment in stand-alone solar PV systems
World Development , vol. 116, pp. 66-76Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe economics of alternative crop production systems in the context of farmer participation in carbon trading markets
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 67-91Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIncome elasticities for food, calories and nutrients across Africa: A meta-analysis
Food Policy, vol. 77, pp. 116-132Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Stochastic Anaerobic Digestion Economic Assessment Tool (SADEAT)
SoftwareX, vol. 7, pp. 190-197Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAnaerobic digestion of feedstock grown on marginal land: Break-even electricity prices
Energies, vol. 10, no. 9, 1416Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEfficiency Effects of Access to Information on Small-scale Agriculture: Empirical Evidence from Uganda using Stochastic Frontier and IRT Models
Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 494-517Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA tool for cost-effectiveness analysis of field scale sediment-bound phosphorus mitigation measures and application to analysis of spatial and temporal targeting in the Lunan Water catchment, Scotland
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 586, pp. 631-641Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow effective are heuristic solutions for electricity planning in developing countries
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 55, pp. 14-24Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Politico-Economics of Electricity Planning in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ghana
Energy Policy, vol. 88, pp. 299-309Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSustainable use of organic resources for bioenergy, food and water provision in rural Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 50, pp. 903-917Contributions to Journals: Articles
