
Consumer Good Search: Theory and Evidence
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][text-with-icon icon_type=”image_icon” icon_image=”8232″]Dr. Saman Darougheh Researcher at the Danish Central Bank Overview I develop a model of the consumer good market where the individual’s search decision is consistent with balanced-growth preferences. Here, optimal…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][text-with-icon icon_type=”image_icon” icon_image=”8232″]Dr. Saman Darougheh Researcher at the Danish Central Bank Overview I develop a model of the consumer good market where the individual’s search decision is consistent with balanced-growth preferences. Here, optimal…

Size-Dependent Industrial Policies and Firm Performance: The Case of Iran’s Credit Extension Policy for Small Firms, 2005-2013
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][text-with-icon icon_type=”image_icon” icon_image=”5851″]Abstract It has been well documented that small firms often face serious credit constraints that limit their investment and production options (Beck and Demirguc-Kunt, 2006; Banerjee and Duflo, 2014). Policymakers in…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][text-with-icon icon_type=”image_icon” icon_image=”5851″]Abstract It has been well documented that small firms often face serious credit constraints that limit their investment and production options (Beck and Demirguc-Kunt, 2006; Banerjee and Duflo, 2014). Policymakers in…

The Impact of Intensified International Sanctions on Iran’s Manufacturing Sector, 2012-2013
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][text-with-icon icon_type=”image_icon” icon_image=”5851″]Abstract International sanctions are meant to curb economic activity and induce policy or political change in a target country. However, the effects of sanctions on different parts of the economy are…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][text-with-icon icon_type=”image_icon” icon_image=”5851″]Abstract International sanctions are meant to curb economic activity and induce policy or political change in a target country. However, the effects of sanctions on different parts of the economy are…

Choosing Economics for Higher Education
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][ultimate_fancytext fancytext_prefix=”Thinking about higher education? Why not consider Economics?” fancytext_suffix=”Join us on November 26th, Amirkabir University” fancytext_effect=”ticker” strings_tickerspeed=”200″ ticker_show_items=”1″ fancytext_strings=”An opportunity to learn more about Economics for higher education.”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][ultimate_fancytext fancytext_prefix=”Thinking about higher education? Why not consider Economics?” fancytext_suffix=”Join us on November 26th, Amirkabir University” fancytext_effect=”ticker” strings_tickerspeed=”200″ ticker_show_items=”1″ fancytext_strings=”An opportunity to learn more about Economics for higher education.”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Student Seminar #12: Manipulation and the Allocational Role of Prices
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Monday, October 14, 2019 (22 Mehr 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Kourosh Khansary Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “It is commonly believed that prices in secondary financial…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Monday, October 14, 2019 (22 Mehr 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Kourosh Khansary Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “It is commonly believed that prices in secondary financial…
Student Seminar #11: Anticompetitive Effects of Common Ownership
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Monday, October 07, 2019 (15 Mehr 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Esmaeil Aliabadi Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “Many natural competitors are jointly held by a small…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Monday, October 07, 2019 (15 Mehr 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Esmaeil Aliabadi Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “Many natural competitors are jointly held by a small…
Student Seminar #10: How Smart Is Smart Money?
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Monday, September 30, 2019 (08 Mehr 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Ramtin Salamat Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “I find that companies funded by more experienced VCs…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Monday, September 30, 2019 (08 Mehr 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Ramtin Salamat Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “I find that companies funded by more experienced VCs…
Group Meeting #9: Margin Requirements, Speculative Trading, and Stock Price Fluctuations: The Case of Japan
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Sunday, August 25, 2019 (03 Shahrivar 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “An increase in margin requirements in the First Section of the…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Date Time Presenter Location Sunday, August 25, 2019 (03 Shahrivar 1398) 12:30 – 13:30 Khatam University (@ 17 Daneshvar), 7th Floor, Seminar Room “An increase in margin requirements in the First Section of the…

Selected Topics in Public Finance “Short Course”
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] Dr. Ali Shourideh Assistant Professor of Economics at Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University [/heading][ultimate_fancytext fancytext_prefix=”Overview” fancytext_effect=”ticker” strings_tickerspeed=”200″ ticker_show_items=”1″ fancytext_strings=”How should governments design their tax policies optimally? What are the determinants…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] Dr. Ali Shourideh Assistant Professor of Economics at Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University [/heading][ultimate_fancytext fancytext_prefix=”Overview” fancytext_effect=”ticker” strings_tickerspeed=”200″ ticker_show_items=”1″ fancytext_strings=”How should governments design their tax policies optimally? What are the determinants…

Selected Topics in Public Finance «Short Course»
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] Dr. Ali Shourideh Assistant Professor of Economics at Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University [/heading][ultimate_fancytext fancytext_prefix=”Overview” fancytext_align=”left” strings_textspeed=”35″ strings_backspeed=”0″ fancytext_strings=”How should governments design their tax policies optimally? What are the determinants…
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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] Dr. Ali Shourideh Assistant Professor of Economics at Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University [/heading][ultimate_fancytext fancytext_prefix=”Overview” fancytext_align=”left” strings_textspeed=”35″ strings_backspeed=”0″ fancytext_strings=”How should governments design their tax policies optimally? What are the determinants…