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.

The objectives of the IIEA are:

Promotion of high standard economic scholarship and research on Iran's economy Promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of IIEA Facilitation of communication among scholars through its webpage, meetings and publications 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 Massoud Karshenas SOAS, University of London Executive Secretary Kamiar Mohaddes University of Cambridge and King's College, Cambridge Treasurer Ramin Nassehi University College London

Elected Board Members

Name Affiliation Nadereh Chamlou Ida Mirzaei Ohio State University Hamed Ghodousi Stevens Institute of Technology Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Virginia Tech

Co-opted Board Members

Name Affiliation Mohammad R. Farzanegan Philipps-Universität Marburg

Previous Board Members

Name Affiliation Parvin Alizadeh London Metropolitan University Sohrab Behdad Denison University Hadi Salehi Esfahani University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Fatemeh Moghadam Hofstra University

Past Presidents

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

Past Executive Secretaries

Name Affiliation Hassan Hakimian SOAS, University of London Kamiar Mohaddes University of Cambridge and King's College, Cambridge

Past Treasurers

Name Affiliation Parvin Alizadeh London Metropolitan University

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 Management and Planning Studies, 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

Conferences IIEA has held a series of conferences on the Iranian Economy: 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), Istanbul 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

Economy of Iran

References