College / Department
Teaching areas
Urban Economics, Economics of Real Estate, Microeconomics (Principles, Intermediate, and Advanced), Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization
Research areas
Urban Economics, Location Decisions, Migration, Discrete Choice Models, Economics of Advertising and Marketing, Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, 2005
A.M. in Economics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, 2001
M.A. in Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA, 1998
B.S. in Telecommunication Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 1991
Professional experience
Researcher at U.S. Census Bureau, Boston Census Research Data Center (BRDC), conducting academic research with Economic Census microdata, such as SSEL, BES, ASM, LRD, LBD, 2000-2013
Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Belfer Center, Dubai Initiative, Cambridge, MA, 2007-2008
Visiting Assistant Professor, Brown University, Population Studies and Training Center, Providence, RI, 2005-2006
Memberships
American Economic Association,Canadian Economic Association,Regional Science Association International,Economic Research Forum - Urban Economics Association,Visiting Researcher at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 2007-2012,Researcher at U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
Contact
+971 6 515 2730