Dr. Gazi J. Uddin

About Me: 

I am a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Dartmouth College. I received my Ph.D. in Resource Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

My research lies at the intersection of environmental economics and environmental justice. I study how carbon dioxide (CO₂) control policies—particularly market-based mechanisms such as cap-and-trade—affect the distribution of pollution across communities. Using both theoretical and empirical methods, my work examines whether environmental markets can unintentionally exacerbate inequities among disadvantaged populations.

My job market paper, Leaking Environmental Justice: Evidence from the RGGI CO₂ Cap-and-Trade Program, investigates how regional carbon markets may shift pollution burdens across heterogeneous communities, including effects that extend beyond regulated regions through trade. This research contributes to the environmental justice literature by evaluating the distributional consequences of emissions markets in interconnected regions.

At Dartmouth, I teach ECON 01: The Price System, the department’s introductory microeconomics course. I previously taught the course in Fall 2025 and am teaching it again in Winter 2026. In Spring 2026, I will teach ECON 35: Games and Economic Behavior, an upper-level game theory course.

Prior to Dartmouth, I taught RES-ECON 107: Hunger in the Global Economy and RES-ECON 312: Introductory Econometrics at UMass Amherst, and also served as a teaching assistant for several graduate and undergraduate courses. I am deeply committed to rigorous, inclusive, and policy-relevant economics education.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Resource Economics University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA. 2025

• M.A. in Applied Economics University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA. 2017

• M.Sc. in Economics Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2011

Awards & Fellowships

• Summer 2024 Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellow, UMass, MA.

• Research Engagement and Leadership Fellow, UMass, MA.

• Award for Excellence in Economics, UMB, MA.