# International Iranian Economic Association

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