Meet George Mason University Economics Alumni

My name is Fahad Alsubaie. I am from Saudi Arabia, and I am an Economics graduate from George Mason University (GMU). I am interested in development economics, topics in economic history, and of course, marginal economics.

Economics is all about organizing and reallocating resources in the best feasible way. When I first entered GMU, I wasn’t entirely sure which major to choose. Among all the different options I had, being an economics student was the best way to organize my resources (classes that were exchanged for my time and the opportunity cost of not choosing the second-best alternative, which was to be an engineer).

Classes are educational services that can be expressed as high-order services, which are the means of production of other goods or services. In this situation, these services, in sum, are the means of production of the economics diploma, which, by construction, is a way that enables employers to know—at least by signaling—that a person is qualified for any given job. Entering the workforce is life changing that ,all else equal, changes the behavior of individuals. For me, it shifted and changed my behavior from a person who consumes resources to a person who produces services that contribute to his nation’s GDP-a small fraction, of course. This small contribution to my economy gave me a new perspective and opened new opportunities for me. In other words, because of this diploma, my utility was maximized, which means I am indeed satisfied with the choices I made (being an Economics student at GMU).

I graduated in May 2024. My diploma from George Mason University qualified me to train at KAPSARC—a Saudi think tank that publishes peer-reviewed articles in economics and engineering—and to be part of a great group in which our team was ranked first among all teams. Now, I am an economic and financial consultant at Jacobs, and I don’t believe I would be part of this great company if I didn’t have a degree from GMU. My recommendation to you is to never give up and ask for help whenever you need it (we have wonderful advising in the Economics department). Finally, good luck!

Best,
Fahad Alsubaie