Galal A. Amin earned an L.L.B. in 1955 and two post-graduate diplomas in 1956 and 1957 from the Faculty of Law, Cairo University, an M.Sc. in 1961 and a Ph.D. in 1964, both in Economics from The London School of Economics.

Amin was an Associate Professor of Economics at Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University, a visiting professor at UCLA twice, and Economic Advisor to Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, all before he joined AUC in 1979.

Research Interests:

• Microeconomics
• Economics of Egypt
• Economic philosophy
• Economic development and the history of economic thought.

Recent Courses Taught:

• Econ 201: Introduction to Microeconomics
• Econ 312: Economic Development
• Econ 411: Philosophy of Economics
• Econ 405: History of Economic Thought