Areas of Interest:

• International Economics
• Political Economy
• Globalization

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University, USA, 1993
• M.Phil., Economics, Princeton University, USA, 1978
• M.A., Economics and Econometrics, Southampton University, UK, 1976
• B.Sc., Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, London School of Economics, UK, 1975

Experience:

• Head of the Globalization Studies Group, Institute for Management and Planning Studies, Tehran, Iran, Dec.2003-present
• Member of the Academic Board, Institute for Management and Planning Studies, Tehran, Iran, Nov.1998-present
• Principal Advisor, Office of the I. R. Iran Plenipotentiary Trade Representative, Tehran, Iran, Dec.1998–Nov.2000
• World Bank Economist , Jan.1983-Jan.2001

Latest Publications:

• “The World Trade Organization and Iran”, Payame Farda (Iranian Monthly Journal), Vol. 51, 2005
• “Globalization and Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa” (with F. Roudi), in Human Capital: Population Economics in the Middle East, Ismail Sirageldin (ed.), I B Tauris & Co Publishers, Ltd, UK, 2004
• “Economic Globalization: Concept, Measurement, and Consequences for Economic Growth and Development” in The First Annual Conference on Commercial Policies and International Trade: Papers and Proceedings, Institute for Trade Studies and Research, Tehran, Iran, 2000