FARAZ FARHIDI
Department of Economics
Georgia State University
14 Marietta St, Atlanta GA, 30303
[email protected]
Phone: (470) 424-3267
researchgate.net/profile/Faraz_Farhidi
Research interest:
Growth Theory, Labor Economics, Environmental & Urban Economics, Political Economics
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Georgia State University
M.S. in Water Resources Engineering, University of Central Florida
M.A. in Economics, University of Isfahan – Iran
B.Sc. in Marine Engineering, Amir Kabir University – Iran
2017 (Expected)
2013
2010
2007
Research:
Publication
“A Game Theoretic Analysis of the Conflict over Iran’s Nuclear Program,” (with
Madani, Kaveh), Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on System, Man, and
Cybernetics, Hong Kong, Oct 2015.
“Side effects of war on the US economy.” Journal of Business and Economic Policy,
Vol. 2, No. 3, 2015
“Ideas, increasing return to scale and economic growth: An application for Iran,” with
Isfahani, Rahim D. and Emadzadeh, Mostafa, Journal of Business and Economic Policy,
Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015
“Population, human capital and economic growth,” with Isfahani Rahim D. and
Emadzadeh Mostafa, Journal of Naghsh Jahan, School of Literature and Humanities,
Isfahan University, Iran, 2010
Working papers
“Using social norms to promote energy conservation,” (with Liu, Yaqin and Verissimo,
Diogo)
“Cops, Robbers, and Urbanization: An Analysis of the Determinants of Metro Crime
Rates,” (with Qu, Tom)
“Sustainability in economic growth, and adapting socio-ecological drivers”
“Air pollution and crime rates: A mediation effect study”
“Market inefficiency: Challenges and concerns”
Work-in-progress
“Wage differences in STEM workers: Evidence from the ACS and O*net Data”, (with
Qu, Tom)
“Implication and Evidence for Labor Supply S-curve: US case study”
“Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Dynamic Growth vs. Instability”
Conferences
Southern Economic Association Conference, Atlanta, GA
IEEE SMC International Conference, Hong Kong
Southern Economic Association Conference, New Orleans, LA
Ecological Modeling, Towson University, Baltimore, MD
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
May 2016
Awards and Grants
Thesis Grant, School of Marine Engineering, Amir Kabir University
2007
Thesis Grant, Department of Economics, Isfahan University
2010
GRA Award, Department of Economics, GSU
2015
IHS PhD Scholarship
2016-2017
Professional Experience:
Academic
Teaching Experience
Guest Lecturer, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2014
Teaching Assistant, Causal Inferences (Graduate level), Fall 2014
Teaching Assistant, Environmental Economics and Policy, Fall 2013, Fall 2014
Research Experience
2013-present
Department of Economics, Georgia State University
Graduate Research Assistant, work under supervision of Prof. Paul Ferraro and Prof.
Bruce Kaufman
2012-2013
HEESA, University of central Florida
HEESA research group member, assisting in applies a range of systems engineering,
system analysis, system dynamics, simulation and optimization methods to provide
interdisciplinary, collaborative, and sustainable solution to water, environmental, and
energy resource problems at different scale under Dr. Kaveh Madani’s supervision
Service
Conference discussant for SEA, New Orleans, November 2015
Referee for the Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment
Non-academic
2014 – 2015
President of Economic Graduate Student Association (GSA)
2011 – 2012
Meam Team Company, Shiraz, Iran
Site Manager of Dalan - Shiraz 8 inches pipeline construction : Design, supply and
construction of 230km gas condensates pipeline between a gas refinery and an oil
refinery, including a pump station, to send, and a terminal to receive the gas condensates
2010 – 2011
Sanaye Varaq Iran, Tehran, Iran
Construction Manager, Insulating tunnels, industrial and agricultural tanks and pools by
installing PVC and geomembrane sheets
2008 – 2010
Meam Team Company, Assaluye, Iran
Project Manager of steel structure construction, utility of 15 & 16 Phases : Supplying
materials of steel structures, constructing and installing them in the utility area of gas
refinery
2008 (3 months)
Meam Team Company, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Site manager of Landscaping Workshop, Almahdi Aluminum : Constructing internal
streets, pavements, concrete ducts and canals
2007 – 2008
Meam Team Company, Tehran, Iran
Technical Office member : Worked as a project control engineer besides working in bids
department, estimating the projects costs
2007 (7 months)
Meam Team Company, Assaluye, Iran
Technical Office member, Construction of Incineration Plant : worked as a mechanical
engineer, installing piping and mechanical equipment in the site, following the standard
procedures and approved drawings
2003-2004
Marine school
President of student council in Amir Kabir University,
Professional Affiliations:
2014 –
2014 –
2016 –
2016 –
2016 –
Southern Economic Association
Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
American Economic Association
The Association for Evolutionary Economics
Midwest Economics Association
Skills, Languages, and Hobbies:
Software: MATLAB, STATA, MS Office and Latex
Language: Persian (native), English (fluent)
Sport: Playing Soccer, Ping-Pong
Music: Playing Iranian drums (Tonbak and Daff)
References:
Prof. Bruce E. Kaufman
Dept. of Economics
Georgia State University
[email protected]
+1 (404) 413-0152
Dr. Kaveh Madani
Centre of the Environment
Imperial College London
[email protected]
+44 (0) 2075949346