Profile

Sarah Najm is a NUAcT Fellow in Economics of Creative Industries at Newcastle University Business School, where she explores the social value of the arts and wellbeing in lower-income households. Her broader research interests include sustainability issues and the role of institutions in generating environmental, social, and fiscal inequalities.

Sarah holds an MSc in Economics from the University of York, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Reading where she is a Visiting Fellow leading a study on inequality beliefs. Her background and publication pipeline employ global and cross-country analysis to better understand the role of institutions in shaping environmental outcomes, which broadly draw on the political economy of institutions in relation to sustainability.

• Articles

  • Najm S, Alonazi W, Alsubaie A, Alhabeeb A, Altwaijri Y. Wealth and Mental Health in Saudi Arabia. 2025. In Preparation.
  • Cardinale R, Najm S. Institutional Investors and Stringent Climate Policies. 2025. In Preparation.
  • Bosworth S, Della Guista M, Najm S. Inequality Beliefs. 2025. Submitted.
  • Najm S, Jewell S. Arts and Well-being in the UK. 2025. In Preparation.
  • Najm S, Matsumoto K. Does Renewable Energy Substitute LNG International Trade in the Energy Transition?. Energy Economics 2020.
  • Najm S. The Green Paradox and Budgetary Institutions. Energy Policy 2019.

• Book Chapter

  • Tsani S, Najm S. Green Policies and Sustainable Development in Saudi Arabia. In: Tsani, S; Overland, I, ed. The Handbook of Sustainable Politics and Economics of Natural Resources. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021, pp.123-134.