International Iranian Economic Association

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International Iranian Economic Association
IIEA Logo.png
AbbreviationIIEA
Formation2010 (2010)
TypeResearch and Academics
Legal statusU.S. Public charity
under 501(c)(3)
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Websiteiraneconomics.org

The International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) is a private, non-profit, and non-political organization of scholars interested in the study of economic issues concerning Iran, in the broadest sense of the term.[1]

The objectives of the IIEA are:[2]

  1. Promotion of high standard economic scholarship and research on Iran's economy
  2. Promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of IIEA
  3. Facilitation of communication among scholars through its webpage, meetings and publications
  4. Promotion of better understanding of Iran's economic policy challenges and opportunities.

Board of Directors[]

The Board of Directors of the International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) consists of:

Executive Officers[]

Post Name Affiliation
President SOAS, University of London
Executive Secretary University of Cambridge and King's College, Cambridge
Treasurer University College London

Elected Board Members[]

Name Affiliation
Ohio State University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Virginia Tech

Co-opted Board Members[]

Name Affiliation
Philipps-Universität Marburg

Previous Board Members[]

Name Affiliation
London Metropolitan University
Denison University
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Hofstra University

Past Presidents[]

Name Affiliation
Hashem Pesaran University of Cambridge and USC
SOAS, University of London

Past Executive Secretaries[]

Name Affiliation
SOAS, University of London
University of Cambridge and King's College, Cambridge

Past Treasurers[]

Name Affiliation
London Metropolitan University

Founding members[]

Founding members of the IIEA are:

Name Title Affiliation
Principal Lecturer in Economics London Metropolitan University
Jahangir Amuzegar International Economic Consultant
Energy Economist OPEC Secretariat, Vienna and (IIES), Tehran
Wilmeth Professor and UWM Distinguished Professor in Economics University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Professor and John E. Harris Chair in Economics Denison University
Labour Economist Managing Director, , Tehran
Professor of Economics University of California, Davis
Chairman and CEO
Firouz Gahvari Leiby Hall Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Nader Habibi Henry J. Leir Professor of the Economics of the Middle East Brandeis University
Director, London Middle East Institute, and Reader in Economics SOAS, University of London
Chairman, Department of Economics , Tehran
Professor of Economics SOAS, University of London
Esfandiar Maasoumi Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Economics Emory University
Professor of Economics Hofstra University
Professor of Economics University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Professor of Economics American University of Paris
Emeritus Professor of Economics Columbia University
Professor of Economics Allameh Tabatabai University
Hashem Pesaran Professor of Economics University of Cambridge and USC
Professor of Economics University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Professor of Economics Virginia Tech
Mission Chief for Portugal International Monetary Fund
Professor of Economics , Shiraz University
Mohammad Tabibian Emeritus Professor of Economics Emeritus Professor, Former Director of The School of Banking, Tehran

Conferences[]

IIEA has held a series of conferences on the Iranian Economy:[3]

  • Conference on Iran's Economy (2008), The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, December 11–13, 2008
  • Iranian Economy at a Crossroads: Domestic and Global Challenges (2009), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, September 18–19, 2009
  • Conference on the Iranian Economy (2010), University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 15–17, 2010
  • First Inaugural Conference on the Iranian Economy (2011), SOAS, University of London, London, UK, December 7–8, 2011
  • Second International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2013), Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 24–25, 2013
  • Third International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2014), Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 24–25 October 2014
  • Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2016), Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Marburg, Marburg (Germany), 17–18 June 2016
  • Fifth International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2018), International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 8–9, 2018
  • Sixth International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2019), Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Naples, Italy, May 16–17, 2019
  • Seventh International Conference on Iran’s Economy (2020), Middle Eastern Studies Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, December 15–17, 2020

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Website". IIEA. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. ^ Parvin, Alizadeh; Hakimian, Hassan (December 2013). Iran and the Global Economy: Petro Populism, Islam and Economic Sanctions. London, U.K.: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-86720-5.
  3. ^ https://www.iraneconomics.org/conferences[dead link]
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