International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA)
Second International Conference on Iran’s Economy
Bilgi University, Istanbul
24-25 June 2013
1. Introduction
The International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) is a pioneering initiative to foster high level
academic research and scholarship on Iran’s economy. This project is initiated by twenty five senior
economists from various institutions the around the globe who act as its ‘Founding Members’. The
inaugural conference of the IIEA was held in SOAS, University of London in December 2011.
2. The Conference
IIEA’s second conference is scheduled for 24-25 June 2013 and is to be hosted by Bilgi University in
Istanbul. We have already received a keen response to the call for papers that went out in late 2012.
The Programme committee is now in the process of screening and selecting the final papers.
Program Committee Co-Chairs:
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Yeganeh H. Farzin (University of California, Davis)
Hassan Hakimian (SOAS, University of London)
Scientific Committee:
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Parvin Alizadeh (London Metropolitan University)
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Mahdi Barakchian (Sharif University, Iran)
Sohrab Behdad (Denison University)
Firouz Gahvari (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Hamed Goddusi (M.I.T.)
Nasser Khiabani (Institute for Management and Planning Studies, Iran)
Esfandiar Maassoumi (Emory University)
Hamid Mohtadi (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Farhad Nomani (American University of Paris)
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Virginia Tech)
Davood Soori (Institute of Banking Sciences, Iran)
Homa Zarghamee (Columbia University)
Organizing Committee Co-Chairs:
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Hadi Salehi Esfahani (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Esra Gürakar (Okan University)
Ege Yazgan (Bilgi University)
Admission:
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Standard rate £200;
Academic rate £70;
Students: £20
Pre-registration required. To register online please visit the SOAS Online Store.
Contact email: Valentina Zanardi: vz1@soas.ac.uk
Contact Tel: +44-20 7898 4490
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Venue:
Santral Campus of Bilgi University
Santral, Istanbul
Eski Silahtarağa Elektrik Santralı
Kazım Karabekir Cad. No: 2/13
34060 Eyüp İstanbul
Accommodation:
The conference hotel is Hilton Garden Inn Istanbul Golden Horn (Sutluce Mah. Imrahor Cad.
Dutluk So, Istanbul, 34445, Turkey. TEL: 90-212-3145000).
Those attending the conference can also make their own arrangements for accommodation
Conference participants will benefit from a limited number of special rates in the above hotel.
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International Iranian Economic Association” (IIEA)
IIEA is a new global initiative by top economists concerned with the state of research and scholarship
on Iran’s economy. It is a private, non-profit, and non-political association of scholars interested in the
study of economic issues concerning Iran, in the broadest sense of the term. Membership is open to
all individuals throughout the world with a professional interest in Iran’s economy. Membership is not
limited to Iranian economists alone, and the title of the Association and its remit have been duly
defined to draw from, and widen interest in, best academic standards to promote research and
scholarship on Iranian economy.
The specific objectives of the IIEA are:
a) Promotion of high standard economic scholarship and research on Iran’s economy
b) Promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of
IIEA
c) Facilitation of communication among scholars through its webpage, meetings and
publications
d) Promotion of better understanding of Iran’s economic policy challenges and opportunities.
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