Areas of Interest:

• Macroeconomic Theory
• Economic Development
• Political Economy
• Public choice

Educations:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Manchester, UK, 1995
• M.A. Economics, University of Manchester, UK, 1992

Experience:

• Head of Economics Department, Graduate School of Management and Economics. Sharif University of Technology, 2000-present
• Manager, The "Industrial Development Strategy of Iran" project, 2000-2004
• Advisor, the Ministry of Industry and Mine, 2000-2005

Latest Publications:

• Addressing The Growth Failure of the oil Economies: The Role of Financial Development, with M.Rastad, published in Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, February 2007, Vol.46, Issue, 5, pp. 726-40
• Estimation of the Human Capital of Iran Based on the Average Years of Education of the Labor Force, Quarterly Iranian Economic Research, Vol.25, PP1-22, 2006.
• Human Capital, Educational Distribution of Labor Force and Economic Growth: The case of Iran, with Nafisi, S., Quarterly Iranian Economic Research, Vol.17, pp1-32.2004