I am a political-economist and public policy professional based in Washington D.C., United States.
I work at the intersection of institutions, policy and politics in economic development, energy, natural resources and the future of work.
This website aggregates my publicly accessible work on policy – commentary, analysis and research.
I gave this presentation, from a paper I am currently (still) writing, on “the politics of industrialization in Africa” at the Princeton University’s annual “Catalyzing Macroeconomic Policy for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa” conference on February 24, 2023. More to come in this space.
I recently published a paper entitled, “How Can African Countries Participate in U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chains?“, on October 4, 2023 to be precise. The paper examines the recent major pieces of U.S. climate-related legislation—the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act—and identifies three opportunities for … More How Can African Countries Participate in U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chains?
In early December 2022, the prestigious business newspaper The Financial Times, included my book in their list of the “Best Books of 2022” in the Economics category.
Zainab Usman 