Profile
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College / Department
Teaching areas
Urban Economics, Economics of Real Estate, Microeconomics (Principles, Intermediate, and Advanced), Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization
Research areas
Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics, Political Economy, Migration, Economic Geography, Location Decisions, Migration
Education
PhD, Economics, Brown University - Providence, United States, 2005
MA, Economics, Brown University - Providence, United States, 2001
MA, Economics, Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, United States, 1998
BS, Telecommunication Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 1991
Professional experience
Associate Professor, Economics, American University of Sharjah, 2014 - Present
Assistant Professor, Economics, American University of Sharjah, 2005 - 2014
Visiting Research Scholar, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), MA, United States, 2007 - 2012
Visiting Researcher/professor, Kennedy School Of Government, Harvard University, MA, United States, 2007 - 2008
Research Assistant, Brown University, RI, United States, 1999 - 2005
Teaching Assistant, Brown University, RI, United States, 1999 - 2001
Research Consultant, The World Bank, DC, United States, 1999 - 2000
Long-term Consultant, The World Bank, DC, United States, 1998 - 1999
Teaching And Research Assistant, Virginia Tech, VA, United States, 1996 - 1998
Memberships
Dubai Land Department Economic Council, DLD-EC, National, 2019
Canadian Economic Association, CEA, International, 2011
Economics Research Forum, ERF, International, Research Fellow, 2006
Regional Science Association International, RSAI, International, 2003
American Economic Association, International, 2001
Urban Economics Association, International, 2005 - 2015
National Bureau of Economic Research, NBER, International, 2007 - 2013
Contact
+971 6 515 2730