Nader Habibi

At a Glance

Henry J. Leir Professor of the Economics of the Middle East Ph.D., Michigan State University

Contact Information

nhabibi@brandeis.edu

Profile

Nader Habibi has a joint appointment with the department of economics and the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. His main research focus is the political economy of Middle East. Prior to joining the faculty of Brandeis University in July 2007 he served as the Middle East regional director for forecasting and country analysis at Global Insight. He is a former research fellow at Middle East Council of Yale University. He has also been on the faculty of economic departments in several universities in Iran and Turkey. He holds a PhD in Economics from Michigan State University.

Select Publications

"Budget Cuts and the Vulnerability of Expenditure Categories: A Cross-sectional Analysis”, Economics and Politics, Vol. 12, No. 11, March 2000. (Co-author: M. Fardmanesh)

"An Economic Analysis of Prenuptial Agreement (Mahrieh) in Contemporary Iran", Economic Development and Cultural Change, January 1997

"Budgetary Policy and Political Liberty: A Cross-sectional Analysis", World Development, April 1994

"Employment and Educational Policies in Islamic Republic of Iran", Iranian Studies, Fall 1991, Colombia University

"Cultural Conflict and Economic Development in Traditional Societies." Journal of Comparative Economics, March 1989