Mohammad Vesal
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management and Economics (GSME), Sharif University of Technology
Mohammad Vesal is an associate professor of economics at the Graduate School of Management and Economics (GSME) at Sharif University of Technology. Mohammad joined Sharif in 2014 after receiving his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Mohammad teaches graduate courses in Development Economics, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Microeconomics. His research interests are environmental and resource economics, education, and taxation. Mohammad has served as the research deputy (2021-23) and the head of the economics department (2017-2021). Mohammad also holds MSc Economics, BSc Electrical and BSc Petroleum Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.
Areas of Interest:
- Public Economics
- Development Economics
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- Taxation
Education:
- Ph.D. Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK, 2010 – 2014
- M.Res. Economics (with Distinction), LSE, London, UK, 2008 – 2010
- M.Sc. Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2005 – 2008
Experience:
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2023 – Present
- Assistant professor, Graduate School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2014 – 2023
- Lecturer, Microeconomics II (for PhD and MSc Economics) and Development Economics (for MSc Economics), Sharif University of Technology, Winter, 2015
- Lecturer, Microeconomics I and Econometrics I – MSc Economics courses, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2014
Latest Publications:
- “Large-scale Affordable Housing Construction and Public Goods Provision: Evidence from Iran”, joint with Saeed Tajrishy, 2023, Journal of Economic Geography , 2023.
- “The Double Dividend of a Joint Tariff and VAT Reform: Evidence from Iran”, joint with K. Yousefi, World Bank Economic Review, 37(2), 331-349, 2023.
- “What do one hundred million transactions tell us about demand elasticity of gasoline?”, joint with A.H. Tavakoli and M.H. Rahmati, Empirical Economics, 62, 2021.
The Sibling Penalty: Unequal Gendered Effects of Childbirth on Sibling’s Time Allocation
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperRewarding Nominal Growth: Unintended Impacts of Tax Cuts in Iran
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperThe Impact of Garden-to-Building Conversion on Residential Property Price
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperLocal Employment Effects of Affordable Housing Construction: Evidence from Iran
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
December, 2024
Working PapersFrom Flow to Fortune? The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Dams
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
August, 2024
Working PapersERF 32nd Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions on Labor Economics
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
Jun 14, 2026
ERF 32nd Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions on Microeconomics
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
Jun 14, 2026
ERF 32nd Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions on Macroeconomics
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
Jun 14, 2026
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Public Economics Development Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Taxation Education: Ph.D. Economics, London School of... Read More
Apr 21, 2024