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International Iranian Economic Association
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Third International Conference on the
Iranian Economy |
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Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA |
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October 24-25, 2014 |
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Conference Program |
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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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Corcoran Building, Boston College |
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration |
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9:00-9:15 |
Introductory Remarks |
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Ali Banuazizi
(Boston College, Conference Organizing Committee Co-Chair) |
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Hassan Hakimian (SOAS,
IIEA Executive Secretary and Conference Program Committee Co-Chair) |
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Hadi Salehi Esfahani (UIUC, Conference Program
Committee Co-Chair) |
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Nader Habibi (Brandeis, Conference Organizing
Committee Co-Chair) |
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Session 1: |
Performance of Iran’s Economy under International
Sanctions |
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Chair: |
Hassanali
Mehran (Former Governor of the Central Bank of Iran) |
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9:15-9:55 |
Oil Sanctions and Iran’s Output Growth: A
Global Perspective |
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Kamiar Mohaddes (University of Cambridge) |
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M. Hashem Pesaran (University of Southern California) |
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Discussant: |
Robert Blotevogel (International Monetary Fund) |
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9:55-10:35 |
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Sajjad Faraji Dizaji (Tarbiat Modares University) |
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Discussant: |
Hadi Salehi Esfahani
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) |
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10:35-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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Session 2: |
International
Sanctions, Trade, and Fiscal Reform |
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Chair: |
Sohrab Behdad (Denison
University) |
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11:00-11:40 |
Sanctions Backfire: Did Exports Deflection Help Iranian
Exporters? |
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Jamal Ibrahim Haidar (Paris School of
Economics) |
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Discussant: |
Vahid Nowshirvani (The
Persian Heritage Foundation) |
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11:40-12:20 |
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Firouz Gahvari (University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign) |
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Seyed Mohammad Karimi (University of
Washington, Tacoma) |
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Discussant: |
Sajjad Faraji Dizaji (Tarbiat Modares University) |
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12:20-13:20 |
Lunch |
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Session 3: |
Panel on the Economic History of Iran |
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Chair: |
Vahid Nowshirvani (The
Persian Heritage Foundation) |
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13:20-13:45 |
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Hassanali Mehran (Former Governor of the Central Bank
of Iran) |
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13:45-14:10 |
Income Inequality & Social Mobility in
Prerevolutionary Iran |
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Ali Banuazizi
(Boston College) |
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14:10-14:35 |
The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policymaking in
Iran and Indonesia after the 1973 Oil Shock |
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Ramin Nassehi (Queen Mary University of
London) |
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14:35-15:00 |
Iranian Economy and the Contradictions of the Islamic
Republic in Historical Perspective |
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Massoud Karshenas (SOAS) |
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15:00-15:25 |
Floor Discussion and Q&A |
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15:25-15:50 |
Coffee break |
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Session 4: |
Wellbeing and Welfare
Distribution in Iran |
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Chair: |
Parvin Alizadeh
(Boston University, London Internship Program) |
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15:50-16:30 |
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Ali Mazyaki (Institute for Management and
Planning Studies) |
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Pedram Davoodi
(Institute for Management and Planning Studies) |
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Discussant: |
Sohrab Behdad (Denison
University) |
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16:30-17:10 |
Exploring
Economic Wellbeing of Households Using Indirect Assessment Methods |
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Moaven Razavi (Brandeis University) |
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Discussant: |
Firouz Gahvari
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) |
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17:30-19:30 |
IIEA Board Meeting (By invitation) |
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19:30-22:00 |
Dinner (Boston College) |
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Corcoran Building, Boston College |
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Session 5: |
Economic Policies and Educational Outcomes in
Iran |
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Chair: |
Nadereh Chamlou (The
World Bank) |
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9:00- 9:40 |
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Ali Hashemi (Ashland University) |
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Mahdi Majbouri
(Babson College) |
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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Virginia Tech) |
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Discussant: |
Moaven Razavi
(Brandeis University) |
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9:40-10:20 |
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Nader Habibi (Brandeis University) |
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Gholamreza Keshavarz Haddad (Sharif University
of Technology) |
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Discussant: |
Hassan Hakimian (SOAS) |
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10:20-11:00 |
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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Virginia Tech) |
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Sara Taghvatalab
(Virginia Tech) |
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Discussant: |
Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam (Hofstra University) |
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11:00-11:25 |
Coffee break |
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Session 6: |
Competition Law and Corporate Performance in
Iran |
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Chair: |
Ali Banuazizi (Boston College) |
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11:25- 12:05 |
Merger
Control in Iran: Toward an Efficient Merger Control Regime in Iranian
Competition Law |
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Mohsen Nikbin
(University of Tehran) |
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Discussant: |
Kamiar Mohaddes
(University of Cambridge) |
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12:05-12:45 |
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Amir Safari (Central Insurance of Iran) |
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Discussant: |
Hamed Ghoddusi
(Stevens Institute of Technology) |
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12:45-13:45 |
Lunch |
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Session 7: |
Labor Supply and Unemployment in Iran |
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Chair: |
Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam (Hofstra University) |
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13:45-14:25 |
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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Virginia Tech) |
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Mohammad Hadi Mostafavi Dehzooei
(Virginia Tech) |
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Discussant: |
Gholamreza Keshavarz
Haddad (Sharif University of Technology) |
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14:25- 15:05 |
Child Gender and Men’s Labor Market Outcomes in Dotal Societies |
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Hossein A. Abbasi (Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania) |
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Seyed Mohammad Karimi (University of
Washington, Tacoma) |
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Discussant: |
Ali Hashemi (Ashland
University) |
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15:05- 15:45 |
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Ali Moghaddasi Kelishomi (University of
Warwick) |
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Discussant: |
Yadollah Dadgar
(Beheshti University) |
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15:45-16:10 |
Coffee break |
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Session 8: |
Plenary Panel |
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Chair: |
Hashem Pesaran
(University of Southern California) |
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16:10-17:40 |
Current Economic Policy in Iran |
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Panelists: |
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Robert Blotevogel
(International Monetary Fund) |
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Nadereh Chamlou (The World Bank) |
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Yadollah Dadgar (Beheshti University) |
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Hadi Salehi Esfahani (University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign) |
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17:40-18:40 |
IIEA Members Meeting and Closing Remarks |
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Hassan Hakimian (SOAS, IIEA Executive
Secretary) |
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M. Hashem Pesaran (University of Southern
California, IIEA President) |
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International Iranian Economic Association
(IIEA) |
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Third International Conference on the
Iranian Economy |
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Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA |
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October 24-25, 2014 |
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Program and Scientific Committee |
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Co-Chairs: |
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Hadi Salehi Esfahani (University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign) |
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Hassan Hakimian (SOAS, IIEA Executive
Secretary) |
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Massoud Karshenas (SOAS) |
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Members: |
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Sohrab Behdad (Denison University) |
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Narjess Boubakri (American University of
Sharjah) |
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Yadollah Dadgar (Beheshti University) |
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Firouz Gahvari (University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign) |
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Hamed Ghoddusi (Stevens Institute of
Technology) |
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Nader Habibi (Brandeis University) |
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Gholamreza Keshavarz Haddad (Sharif University
of Technology) |
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Nasser Khiabani (Institute for Management and
Planning Studies) |
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Essie Maassoumi
(Emory University) |
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Mahdi Majbouri
(Babson College) |
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Kamiar Mohaddes (University of Cambridge) |
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M. Hashem Pesaran (University of Southern
California, IIEA President) |
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Moaven Razavi (Brandeis University) |
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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Virginia Tech) |
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Hossein Samiei (International Monetary Fund) |
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Davood Souri (Saman Bank) |
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Mohammad Tabibian (Taban
Kherad Consultants) |
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Organizing Committee |
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Co-Chairs: |
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Ali Banuazizi
(Boston College) |
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Nader Habibi (Brandeis University) |
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Moaven Razavi (Brandeis University) |
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Mahdi Majbouri
(Babson College) |
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