Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
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Dr. Djavad Salehi-Isfahani is a professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, and a visiting fellow at the Middle East Youth Initiative
at the housed in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution
. His expertise and research focus is in economics
, demographic economics, energy economics, and the economics of Iran and of the larger Middle East.
Dr. Salehi-Isfahani served as Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania
and was a visiting professor at the University of Oxford
. He has been a research fellow with the Economic Research Forum., a regional association of Middle Eastern economists based in Cairo, since 1993, and served on their Board of Trustees between 2001 and 2006. He additionally serves on the board of the Middle East Economic Association
Dr. Salehi-Isfahani holds a BSc from the University of London
, Queen Mary College
and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University
. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Development Economics, International Journal of Middle East Studies
, Iranian Studies, Economic Development and Cultural Change
, The Economic Journal, and the Journal of Economic Inequality, among others.
Middle East Youth Initiative
The Middle East Youth Initiative is a program at the , housed in the program at the Brookings Institution. It was launched in July 2006 as a joint effort between the Wolfensohn Center and the Dubai School of Government....
at the housed in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
. His expertise and research focus is in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, demographic economics, energy economics, and the economics of Iran and of the larger Middle East.
Dr. Salehi-Isfahani served as Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
and was a visiting professor at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He has been a research fellow with the Economic Research Forum., a regional association of Middle Eastern economists based in Cairo, since 1993, and served on their Board of Trustees between 2001 and 2006. He additionally serves on the board of the Middle East Economic Association
Dr. Salehi-Isfahani holds a BSc from the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, Queen Mary College
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Development Economics, International Journal of Middle East Studies
International Journal of Middle East Studies
The International Journal of Middle East Studies is a scholarly journal published by the Middle East Studies Association of North America , a learned society.-See also:* Edinburgh Middle East Report* Middle East Research and Information Project...
, Iranian Studies, Economic Development and Cultural Change
Economic Development and Cultural Change
Economic Development and Cultural Change is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press. It covers all aspects of the economics of developing countries, including education reform, immigration, debt bondage, ethnicity, land redistribution, and economic development...
, The Economic Journal, and the Journal of Economic Inequality, among others.
Selected bibliography
- Models of the Oil Market (1991) ISBN 371865072X
- The Production and Diffusion of Public Choice Political Economy: Reflections of the VPI (2004) ISBN 1405124539
- Labor and Human Capital in the Middle East: Studies of Markets and Household Behavior (2001) ISBN 0863722954
- Government subsidies and demand for petroleum products in Iran (WPM) (1996) ISBN 0948061952 download