International Iranian Economic Association

International Iranian Economic Association
Abbreviation IIEA
Formation 2010 (2010)
Type Research and Academics
Legal status U.S. Public charity
under 501(c)(3)
Headquarters London, UK
Website iraneconomics.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.

Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee of the "International Iranian Economic Association" (IIEA) consists of:

Name Title Affiliation
Hassan Hakimian Director, London Middle East Institute, and Reader in Economics SOAS, University of London
Massoud Karshenas Professor of Economics SOAS, University of London
Hashem Pesaran Professor of Economics University of Cambridge and USC
Hadi Salehi Esfahani Professor of Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Professor of Economics Virginia Tech

Founding Members

Founding members of the IIEA are:

Name Title Affiliation
Parvin Alizadeh Principal Lecturer in Economics London Metropolitan University
Jahangir Amuzegar International Economic Consultant
Mehdi Asali Energy Economist OPEC Secretariat, Vienna and International Institute for Energy Studies (IIES), Tehran
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee Wilmeth Professor and UWM Distinguished Professor in Economics University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Sohrab Behdad Professor and John E. Harris Chair in Economics Denison University
Gholamali Farjadi Labour Economist Managing Director, Taban Kherad Consulting, Tehran
Hossein Farzin Professor of Economics University of California-Davis
Fereidun Fesharaki Chairman and CEO FACTS Global Energy
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
Hassan Hakimian Director, London Middle East Institute, and Reader in Economics SOAS, University of London
Ahmad Reza Jalali Naini Chairman, Department of Economics Institute for Research in Planning & Management, Tehran
Massoud Karshenas Professor of Economics SOAS, University of London
Esfandiar Maasoumi Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Economics Emory University
Fatemeh Moghadam Professor of Economics Hofstra University
Hamid Mohtadi Professor of Economics University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Farhad Nomani Professor of Economics American University of Paris
Vahid Nowshirvani Emeritus Professor of Economics Columbia University
Jamshid Pazhooyan Professor of Economics Allameh Tabatabai University
Hashem Pesaran Professor of Economics University of Cambridge and USC
Hadi Salehi Esfahani Professor of Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Professor of Economics Virginia Tech
Hossein Samiei Mission Chief for Portugal International Monetary Fund
Gholam Reza Soltani Professor of Economics Department of Agricultural Economics, Shiraz University
Mohammad Tabibian Emeritus Professor of Economics Emeritus Professor, Former Director of The School of Banking, Tehran

Controversy

According to PressTV, IIEA is "a trap for Iranian economists [...] and used as a venue to attract Iranian students, seeking to transfer the center of Iran’s economic studies from inside to outside of the country by deceiving and cooperating with some domestic economic figures." [3] Yet, Iran's government, the IMF or WEF collaborate openly.[4][5][6]

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. "UK security services set trap for Iranian economists". PressTV. May 11, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. IMF (February 13, 2014). "Statement at the Conclusion of the 2014 Article IV Consultation Mission to Islamic Republic of Iran" (PDF). Central Bank of Iran. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  5. IMF Staff Report (April 2014). "Islamic Republic of Iran" (PDF). International Monetary Fund. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  6. The Global Competitiveness Report (2014–2015). World Economic Forum, August 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.


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