Djavad Salehi Isfahani
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani is professor of Economics at Virginia Tech and a nonresident senior fellow at the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. In 2009, Djavad became Dubai Initiative fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His expertise is in demographic economics, energy economics, and the economics of Iran and the Middle East.
Djavad was assistant professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania (1977-84) and visiting faculty at the University of Oxford (1991-92). He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Economic Research Forum (2001-2006), a network of Middle East economists based in Cairo, where he has been a research fellow since 1993, and on the board of the Middle East Economic Association.
Djavad received his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. His articles have appeared in: Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Journal of Economic Inequality, International Journal of Middle East Studies, and Iranian Studies, among others.
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Middle East Youth Initiative Publications:
Missed by the Boom, Hurt by the Bust: Making Markets Work for Young People in the Middle East
Navtej Dhillon, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Paul Dyer, Tarik Yousef, Amina Fahmy and Mary Kraetsch, May 2009
Stalled Youth Transitions in the Middle East: A Framework for Policy Reform
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Navtej Dhillon, October 2008
"Pursuing a Positive Agenda for the Middle East" in
Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President
Navtej Dhillon, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Tarik Yousef, October 2008
Youth Exclusion in Iran: The State of Education, Employment and Family Formation
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel, December 2007
Recent Events:
Adaptation and Innovation in the Middle East
Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA, May 3-4, 2010
In the Media:
Youthquake in the Middle East
The Australian, 6 April 2011
Paying for Peace
Slate, 29 March 2011
Jobless youth a ticking time bomb
Financial Chronicle, 22 February 2011
The Youth Unemployment Bomb
Business Week, 2 February 2011
Iran's hard-liners face off over cabinet
Christian Science Monitor, July 26, 2009
Iranian women take front and center
The Washington Times, July 23, 2009
Will the Economy Be Ahmadinejad's Downfall?
TIME, March 11, 2009
Global Economic Crisis: Coping Mechanisms in Oil-Exporting Economies of the Middle East
6 News (Turkey), March 5, 2009
After 30 years, talk shifts from revolution to democracy
Los Angeles Times, February 10, 2009
Letter from Tehran: The Rationalist
The New Yorker, February 2, 2009
Recent Commentary:
Iran Sanctions: Who Really Wins?
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, September 30, 2009
Political and Economic Woes Thwart Return to Normalcy in Iran
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, National Public Radio "Marketplace," July 30, 2009
After the Iranian Uprising
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Council on Foreign Relations, June 29, 2009
How the Economy Plays into Iran's Turmoil
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, National Public Radio "Marketplace," June 24, 2009
Iran's Election: Economic Fears and Discontents
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, New York Times "Room for Debate," June 23, 2009
Iran's Economy: Trouble in Tehran
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Policy, June 22, 2009
What if Ahmadinejad Really Won?
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, New York Times "Room for Debate," June 16, 2009
Iran's Presidential Elections: A Surge of Reformists in Politics
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, June 10, 2009
Tough Times Ahead for the Iranian Economy
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, April 6, 2009
Iran: Poverty and Inequality Since the Revolution
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Middle East Institute’s Viewpoints Special Edition: The Iranian Revolution at 30, January 29, 2009
Slipping Oil Prices: Is the Oil Rich Middle East Prepared?
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, October 21, 2008
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