Nader Habibi

Nader Habibi is the Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in the Economics of the Middle East at Brandeis University’s Crown Center for Middle East Studies. Before joining Brandeis University in June 2007, he served as managing director of economic forecasting and risk analysis for Middle East and North Africa in Global Insight Ltd. Mr. Habibi has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research and management positions; including vice-president for research in Iran Banking Institute (Tehran), assistant professor of economics in Bilkent University (Ankara), research fellow and lecturer on political economy of Middle East at Yale University. The author of one book on bureaucratic corruption and several articles in refereed journals; he earned his Masters Degree in Systems Engineering and Ph.D. in economics at Michigan State University. His most recent research projects include a) an analysis of the excess supply of college graduates in Middle Eastern countries, b) impact of economic sanctions on Iranian economy and the impact of Arab Spring uprisings on economic conditions of the affected countries, c) China Middle East economic relations.