Expertise
Demographic economics; energy economics; economics of the Middle East
- Language Fluency:
- Persian
Background
Current Positions
Professor of Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2001-present); Research Fellow, Economic Research Forum (1993 – present); Dubai Initiative fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government (2009)
Past Positions
Member, Board of Trustees, Economic Research Forum, Cairo (2001-2006); Member, Board of Directors, Middle East Economics Association (1996-1997); Visiting Professor, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, and Senior Associate Member, St. Anthony's College, the University of Oxford (1991-92); Assistant Professor of Economics, the University of Pennsylvania (1977-84)
Education
Ph.D. (1977), Harvard University; M.A. (1974), Harvard University; B.Sc. (1971), University of London (Queen Mary College)