Congressional Budget Office
Nabeel Alsalam is an experienced analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, a position held since July 1997. Prior to this role, Nabeel served as Branch Chief at the National Center for Education Statistics from 1989 to 1997 and was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester from 1981 to 1986, where instruction included econometrics, micro, and labor economics. Nabeel's academic credentials include a PhD in Economics from UCLA (1977-1981), an MS in Operations Research and Statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1971-1972), and a BS in Physics from the same institution (1967-1971).
Congressional Budget Office
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