Dr.Aydin is a professor of economics at Alfaisal University. He received his bachelor's degree in Public Finance, master's degree in International Economics, and two doctoral degrees, one in Education and the other in Economics. He worked as a researcher at Florida State University and Florida TaxWatch Research Institute for nine years after receiving his first doctoral degree. He also taught at Florida A&M University and Tallahassee Community College for several years.
Dr.Aydin has conducted research on a variety of topics including local and state government budget analysis, economic impact studies, tourism, higher education, virtual education, information technology, and Medicaid. He has published theoretical and empirical papers on these matters. He presents his works through conferences and seminars at top universities around the world including Harvard and Cambridge. In total, Dr. Aydin has completed over forty research projects; authored seven, translated two, and co-authored three books; and published many peer-reviewed articles. Dr.Aydin currently focuses on Islamic economics, development economics, subjective well-being, and neuroeconomics. He has conducted several research projects with a total budget of 4.5 million riyals funded by KACST, SAGIA, and CMA. He is also the technical leader of a five-year project on the CG index. He has published in top academic journals including Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Social Economics, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, etc.
For my recently published book on happiness, please visit Goodreads page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52635274-3d-of-happiness
For our annual conference on Islamic Moral Economy and Finance under SASE, please visit:
https://sase.org/network-r-islamic-moral-economy-and-finance/
For the academic publication, please visit the following link:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Necati_Aydin/contributions
For more information, you are welcome to read the attached CV.