Nader Habibi

Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in the Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University

Nader Habibi is the Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in the Economics of the Middle East at Brandeis University’s Crown Center for Middle East Studies. Before joining Brandeis University in June 2007, he served as managing director of economic forecasting and risk analysis for Middle East and North Africa in Global Insight Ltd. Mr. Habibi has worked in academic and research institutions in Iran, Turkey and the United States since 1987. He earned his Master’s degree in Systems Engineering and his PhD in Economics from Michigan State University. His most recent research projects are: a) Economic relations of Middle Eastern countries with China, b) analysis of the excess supply of college graduates in Middle Eastern countries, c) Turkey’s recent economic crisis and its consequences for Turkish foreign policy. Habibi also served as director of Islamic and Middle East Studies at Brandeis University (2014-2019). Links to his publications are available at https://naderhabibi.blogspot.com/.