Almas Heshmati

Almas Heshmati

Professor of Economics, Jönköping University, Sweden

Almas Heshmati is Professor of Economics at Jönköping University. He held similar positions at the Sogang University, Korea University, Seoul National University, University of Kurdistan Hawler, and the MTT Agrifood Research (Finland). He was Research Fellow at the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), The United Nations University during 2001-2004. From 1998 until 2001, he was an Associate Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. He has a Ph.D. degree from the University of Gothenburg (1994), where he held a Senior Researcher position until 1998. His research interests include applied microeconomics, globalization, efficiency, productivity and growth with application to manufacturing and services, environmental economics and well-being. In addition to more than 200 scientific journal articles he has published books on EU Lisbon Process, Global Inequality, East Asian Manufacturing, Chinese Economy, Technology Transfer, Information Technology, Water Resources, Landmines, Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Development Economics, World Values, Poverty, well-being and Economic Growth.

Areas of Interest:

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Industrial Economics
  • Applied Microeconomics

Education:

  • Doctor of Economics, Econometrics, Gothenburg University, May 1994.
  • B.Sc., Business Administration and Economics, Uppsala University, 1984.

Experience:

  • Professor of Economics, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden. Mar. 2014-Present
  • Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea. Mar. 2013-2019
  • Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Food and Resource Economics, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Mar.2010-Feb.2013
  • Professor of Economics, Technology, Management, Economics and Policy Program, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Sep.2008-Feb.2010
  • Professor of Economics, University of Kurdistan Hawler, The Federal Region of Kurdistan, Iraq, Dec.2007-Aug.2008
  • Professor of Economics, Technology, Management, Economics and Policy Program, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Sep.2004-Feb.2008

Latest Publications:

  • Yoon, H. and A. Heshmati (2020). “Do Environmental Regulations Effect FDI decisions? The Pollution Haven Hypothesis Revisited”. Science and Public Policy, forthcoming. 
  • Demir, A., T. Budur, and A. Heshmati (2020). “Antecedents of Trust, Corporate Image, and Switching Costs: A Case in Telecommunication Services in Kurdistan Region of Iraq”. International Journal of Mobile Communication, forthcoming. 
  • Han J. and A. Heshmati (2020). “Innovation and SMSs Patent Propensity in Korea”. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, forthcoming.
  • Tsoy, L. and A. Heshmati (2020). “Impact of Financial Crises on Dynamics of Capital Structure: Evidence from Korean Listed Companies”. Singapore Economic Review, 65(2), 000-000. 
  • Lee, I. and A. Heshmati (2020). “Estimating the Older People’s Labour Supply Decisions in Korea”. Society and Economy, 42, 39-58.
  • Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, Series Editor: Almas Heshmati. https://www.springer.com/series/13870
The Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labor Market

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Employment Efficiency and Production Risk in the Tunisian Manufacturing Industries

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July, 2011

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