Reza Hamzaee's Summarized Vita
EDUCATION:
Graduate: Arizona State University, Ph.D., Economics,
1985;
University of California, Santa Barbara, M. A., Economics, 1977;
Undergraduate: National University of Iran, B. S., Economics, 1973
Undergraduate: National University of Iran
B. S., Economics, 1973
EXPERIENCE:
Post -professorial promotion earned within the MWSU Faculty Active Career Program,
Department of Economics, Missouri Western State University, 2003 and thereafter.
Professor of Business & Economics (Core Faculty Mentor), Walden University (a Distance Doctoral Program), Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1992 - present. This has been my second affiliation since 1992
Visiting Professor, Bordeaux University of France, Ph.D. program (taught Quantitative Methods Applied to Management Sciences in Tehran, Iran), July-August 2005
Visiting Professor, Uppsala University of Sweden, EMBA program (taught Financial and Cost Management in Tehran, Iran), July-August 2005.
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Missouri Western State University (Economics Depart. was separated from Dept. of Business and Economics), 2001-present.
Business Consultant, 1987 - present (refer to some examples of Professional Consulting Services in my complete vita).
Senior Associate (for airport and airline financial and economic consulting projects), the Aviation Consultant Group, Inc. (ACG) of Daytona Beach, Florida 2001-present.
Visiting Professor, Industrial Management Institute of Iran, 1999 - present (serving during my U.S. holidays)
Chair, Department of Business and Economics, Missouri Western State University, June 1, 1990 to July 15, 1991.
Associate Professor of Economics, Missouri Western State University, June 1988 - June 1992
Assistant Professor of Economics, Tenure Track, Missouri Western State University, August 1984 - June 1988
Instructor of Economics (Graduate Associate), Arizona State University, January 1981-August 1984
Part-Time Teaching Faculty Member, University of Phoenix, October 1982-January 1984.
Research Assistant, Arizona State University, The Bureau of Economics and Business Administration, Summer 1982
Work-Study, University of California, Santa Barbara, Student Loan Accounting, Financial Aid Office, Summer 1975, Winter 1976, Fall 1977
Accountant, Mandatory Military Service for the Department of Health, checking the Health Department's international accounts at Central Bank of Iran, Tehran, Iran, June 1973-November 1974
Accounting Staff, Pars Industrial Group, Tehran, Iran, September 1972-July 1974
Part-time Teacher of Mathematics and Science, Varjavand High School, Tehran, Iran, September 1971-June 1972.
MY TEACHING/RESEARCH FIELDS:
Money & Banking - teaching constantly since 1984 every semester
Macroeconomics - Applied and Theory
Microeconomics - Applied and Theory
Applied Econometrics
Financial Engineering
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Investment and Financial Markets
International Economics
Managerial Economics
Forensic Economics
Research Methods
Management and Marketing
Sciences (MIS)
Applied Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Business
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
Received the 2006 MWSU "Dr. James V. Mehl Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award." Missouri Western
State University, May 2006
Received the 2005-2006 Board of Governors' "Distinguished Professor Award" for excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, and Professional Service at Missouri Western State University, October 27, 2005
Received a $3,500 competitive grant on Applied Learning from the State of Missouri involving a teaching course, entitled Business & Economic Forecasting, three best students, and two-three businesses, for which two-three business forecasting projects along with the corresponding reports will be provided free of charges, 2005.
Post-professorial promotion: Distinguished Professor, within the MWSU Faculty Active Career Program, 2003.
My article, "The Iranian Economy," was accepted for publication in one of the 50 volumes of The Brown Reference Group's encyclopedia, London, U. K., 2005
Earned a research grant of $7,600 from Walden University, which was approved to conduct the proposed research on "Building a Testable Model of Distinct & Successful Distance-Education Program," effective April 2003. The final research paper was published (see publications section).
Received the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement (Research) Award for 1991, Missouri Western State University.
Received the Jesse Lee Myers Excellence in Teaching Award for 1990, Missouri Western State University.
Earned the Ambassadors' Choice Award, 1988 "for Outstanding Student Motivation and Enthusiasm in Education," Missouri Western State University, March 10, 1988.
Earned 6-month research sabbatical leaves for Fall 1997 and Fall 2003.
Earned Undergraduate Research Summer Institute's Faculty-Student Research funding, in Summers of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 through which four research papers were co-authored, presented at refereed conferences (by 6 of my students in the corresponding years) and 3 were also published.
Served in Iran Economics, as an Editorial Board member, 1999-2000, and Guest Editorial Board, 2001.
Selected by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (as a Business Program Evaluator), 1990-1992.
Earned 65.50 merit points above the (100) expected level determined for all faculty members at Missouri Western State University, April 2004. Received merit points for all other previous years in which merit-pay system was adopted: April 2003 (29.50 points), April 2002 (60), April 2001 (54.50), April 2000 (50 points), April 1999 (67.50 points), April 1998 (65.50 points), April 1997 (70.50 points), March 1996 (50 points), March 1995 (51 points), March 1994 (60.50 points), March 1993 (71 points), March 1991 (106 points), March 1990 (114 points), and March 1989 (48 points). Merit pay policy was not maintained after 2004.
Received a $1000 Funds for Results grant (Fall 1995, and Spring 96) for my newly adopted study-skill project used in one of my Economics Principles classes in Spring 1996.
Selected by the local ABC television station as a subject of a special program: "One Day of Our Lives," in which short stories of 5 professionals from the community were covered; the program was taped July 22, 1991.
Selected by the National Social Science Association to serve as a member of the Board of Referees for the National Social Science Journal, February 1989-1994.
Selected by the National Social Science Association to serve as a member of its National Governing Board and of the editorial board of National Social Science Journal, April 1991-94.
Selected by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) to serve as an Evaluator of the business programs at the academic institutions seeking ABSP's accreditation.
Earned Alumni Annual Fund Award, Missouri Western State University, 1986 and 1989.
Earned a graduate scholarship from Department of Economics, Arizona State University, April 6, 1984.
Earned a doctoral scholarship ($200/month) from Iranian government, 1977-1979.
Ranked in "the top 20% of all teaching faculty of Economics Department," Arizona State University, 1983.
Selected as a member of the College Honors Program Committee at the Missouri Western State University for the period of 1988-91; chaired the Honors Curriculum Committee, 1990-92.
Selected by the Graduate School of Banking at University of Wisconsin-Madison to participate in a 3-day banking seminar held for University professors.
Received The Missouri Western State University Outstanding Faculty Implementation of Critical Thinking Award, April 2008.
Received the 2006 MWSU "Dr. James V. Mehl Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award." Missouri Western State University, May 2006.
RECOGNIZED AS A SUBJECT OF BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD PUBLISHED IN DIFFERENT EDITIONS OF:
Who's Who in the World, 1991-2006,
Who's Who in America, 2001, 2006 ,
Who's Who in American Education, 1991, 2006,
Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1995-2006,
Who's Who in the Midwest, 1990-2006,
International Leaders in Achievement, 1991-99,
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders of America, 1991-99,
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1995-2006,
SAMPLE OF PUBLICATIONS:
1. "Economics of Freedom: An Emirical Analysis", The Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER), coauthored by G Rod Erfani (2nd author), an upcoming edition, 2008.
2. Financial Challenges & Productivity at an Institution of Higher Education: "Measuring Something of Value or Valuing Something Measurable?" The International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, Vol 5, No. 3, January 2008, pp. 31-64.
3. Minimum wage hike works: Conservatives Can Embrace Missouri's New Minimum Wage Law", St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press, December 17, 2006, p. A6.
4. "Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: An Empirial Analysis", The International Journal of Applied Management and Technology , coauthored by G. Rod Erfani (first author), volume 5, No. 1, November 2006, pp.
5. Steve "Forbes Missed Several Key Points", St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press, October 4, 2006, P. A6.
6. "Modern Banking & Strategic Portfolio Management", The Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER), coauthored by Bob Hughs (2nd author), volume 4, No. 11, November 2006, pp. 85-95.
7. "A Collective Airport - Airline Efficiency Strategic Model", 2nd author: Bijan Vasigh, The International Journal of Airport Management and Technology, volume 4, No. 1, May 2006, pp. 67-78.
8. "The Interest Rate Reduction, Inflation, and an Independent Central Bank", Sarmayeh (Capital), August 14, 2006, Tehran, Iran, p.1.
9. "The Environmental-Economic Effects of Landfill Expansion on a Nearby Community", The Scholar-Practitioner, May 2006, USA>
10. "The Iranian Legislators and the Capital Market", Sarmayeh (Capital), January 15, 2006, Tehran, Iran, p.1.
11. "A Survey & a Theoretical Model of Distance Education Program", International Advances in Economic Research, volume 11, No. 2, May 2005, pp. 215-229.
12. "Testing Sensitivity of Student Enrollment with Respect to Tuition at an Institution of Higher Education", International Advances in Economic Research, Volume 10, No. 2, May 2004, pp. 133-149
13. "Rising Costs and Rising Enrollment?", a published interview with St. Joseph News-Press, October 5, 2004, p. E7
14. "Iranian Economy", World & Its Peoples Encyclopedia (in one of the 50 volumes), Brown Publishing Group, London, U. K., the upcoming edition, 2004-2005.
15. "The Optimal Decision to Fight the Stock-Price Bubbles Development", Donyayeh Eghtesad (an Iranian economic newspaper), translated as: The World of Economics, August 10, 2003, p.5.
16. Published interview: "The 15-Day Grace Period for the Price Bubbles of Tehran Stock Exchange", Eghtesade Sabz (an Iranian economic newspaper), translated as: The Green Economy, August 2003, p.4.
17. "Total Factor Productivity Index (TFP) for Airport Efficiency", (2nd author: Bijan Vasigh), Handbook of Airline Economics, McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 2nd edition, May 2002, pp. 469-476.
18. "Airport Efficiency", (2nd author: Bijan Vasigh), AVMARK Aviation Economist Journal. March 2001 edition, pp. 10-12.
19. "The Terror in America: A Day for Not Being Born", condemning any terrorist actions, and analyzing the global adverse financial as well as economic effects of the recent tragic events in the U.S., Hamshahri, September 14, 2001.
20. "A Civil Society's Criteria: Our Country's Records on Economic, Civil, and Political Freedom are Worrisome", Iran Economics, (the exclusive affiliate of London's Economist in Iran), No. 24, the January/February 2001 edition, pp. 19-21.
21. "The Current Economy and Economic Policy", The Alliance, the Department of Business & Economics, Missouri Western State University, Spring 2001, pp. 1-3.
22. "The Future Trend of Economic-Political-Civil Democracy in Iran", The Bank of Iranian Exports Journal, January 2000, No. 11.
23. "Regional Economic Growth and Airport Operational Financing", The alliance, the Department of Business & Economics, Missouri Western State University, Spring 2000, pp 4-5.
24. "A Simple Revenue-Cost Perspective on U.S. Airport Operations", coauthored by Bijan Vasigh (2nd author), Journal of Air Transport Management, Center for Transportation, George Mason University, and Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, U. K., January 2000.
25. "The Effects of the Current Future Global Economic Trends on Iranian Economy and Business", Hessabdar, December 1999, pp. 6-7.
26. "Non-oil Economy, Its Expected Characteristics, Objectives, and Possible Policies to Reduce or Eliminate the Adverse Consequences of Oil Revenue Fluctuations", Coauthored by Nader Vargha (2nd author), Iran Economics, October 1999, pp. 13,14.
27. "An Empirical Model and Examination of Iranian Foreign Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy, and Exports", Money and Banking Report, the Eighth Conference on Monetary and Foreign Exchange Policies, Money & Banking Research Institute, Iranian Central Bank, No. COY7702, May 1999, pp. 1-32
28. "Talking to Dr. Reza Hamzaee", Accountant, May 1999, pp. 14-15.
29. "Comparative Analysis of Economic Performances of U.S. Commercial Airports", coauthored by Bijan Vasigh, Journal of Air Transport Management, Center for Transportation, George Mason University, October 1998, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 209-216.
30. "Inflation, Foreign Exchange Rates, and Their Impacts on the Iranian Non-oil Exports", Tadbir (Policy), Vol. 9, No. 84, July-August 1998, pp. 74-76.
31. "Economic Planning in Iran", an interview article, Fardaa, a daily newspaper published in Tehran, Iran, May 30, 1998, p. 2.
32. "Why the Recent Economic Stabilization Policy Failed", Fardaa, Tehran, Iran, June 13, 1998, p. 6.
33. "An Applied Model of Airline Revenue Management", coauthored by bijan Vasigh (second author), Journal of Travel Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, Spring (May) 1997, vol. xxxv, No. 4, pp. 64-68.
34. "An Empirical Examination of the Demand for Water in a Midwestern City", Regional Business Review, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, May 1997, pp. 63-80.
35. "87 market crash was time of learning", St. Joseph News-Press, October 19, 1997, pp. A1, A12.
36. "Future Investments", St. Joseph News-Press, September 8, 1997, pp. A1, A6.
37. "New Year Plans: Planning Can Help Avoid Financial Pitfalls", St. Joseph News-Press, December 29, 1997, pp. A1, A6.
38. "Airline Revenue Management: Review and Analysis", coauthored by Bijan Vasigh, Kentucky Journal of Economics and Business, Western Kentucky University, vol. 15, 1996, pp. 97-112.
39. "An Empirical Analysis of the Main Interest-Rate Indicators and Monetary Policy", Monetary and Foreign Exchange Rate Policy, Central Bank of Iran's Monetary and Banking Research Institute, May 1996, Vol. 27, pp. 159-182.
40. "Local Workers Oppose CAFTA", St. Joseph News-Press, July 9, 2005, p. B5.
41. "Beyond Extremes", St. Joseph News-Press, April 17, 2005, pp. E1, E8.
42. "Turning Point", St. Joseph News-Press, January 29, 2005, pp. C1-C3.
43. "Political and Economic Democracy", The Alliance, a newsletter published by the Department of Business and Economics, MWSU, Spring 1996, pp. 1-3.
44. "About the Autonomy of the Federal Reserve System", National Social Science Journal, 1994, pp. 192-206.
45. "Economic Jurisprudence: A Fair Compensation for a Wrongful Death", Coauthor: Bijan Vasigh, Regional Business Review, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, May 1993, pp. 73-84.
46. "The Published Information About the Economy, and the Stock Market", National Social Science Journal, 1992, pp. 152-159
47. "Teaching Effectiveness and Student Evaluations of the Faculty", Regional Business Review, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, May 1992, pp. 95-102.
48. "An Empirical Perspective of the Fed's Monetary Policy", National Social Science Journal, 1992, pp. 160-171.
49. "The Economic Conditions and the Housing Market", National Social Science Journal, 1992, pp. 172-178.
50. "Economics' past relationships with Leaders bode ill for Bush", St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press, October 18, 1992, p. 2c.
51. "The Economic Issues of the 1992 Presidential Campaign", The Business Link, MWSU, October 1992, p. 7.
52. "Current Economic Indicators", The Business Link, MWSU, July 1992, p.8.
53. "Supply of Money, the Economic Activity, and Interest Rates", Regional Business Review, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, May 1991, pp. 91-97.
54. "Effects of Domestic and Foreign budget Deficits on Interest Rates and Other Economic Activity", Regional Business Review, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, May 1990, pp. 176-180.
55. "Calculating the Value of Life and Limb", Money World, coauthor: Bijan Vasigh, Summer 1990.
56. "Gulf Crisis Leftover From Decade of War-Contributing Opinion", Griffon News, September 6, 1990.
57. "Stock Market: A Powerful Force", Regional Business Review, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, May 1989, pp. 100-112.
58. Book: Fiscal and Monetary Policy: An International Perspective, Copley Publishing Group, Littleton, Massachusetts, 1987.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (About 103 pieces):
1. "Has the Euro-or the U.S. Dollar-Been Recently Undervalued? An Empirical Examination and Analysis" Economics Research sectin of IABR Business & Economics Research Conference, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday, March 17, 2008.
2. "An Empirical Analysis of Airportlines: A Proposed Airports-Ailines Business Incorporation Model" (second author, G. Rod Erfani), Economics Research sectin of IABR Business & Economics Research Conference, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday, March 17, 2008.
3. "An Empirical Analysis of Student Satisfactin Influential Factors in Online Learning" (first author, Alina Payne). This was nominated and finally selected for the best conference paper, San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday, March 17, 2008.
4. "A Financial Perspective to Risk and Risk Management", an 8-hour executive training seminoar presented to 65 Iranian Executives at the House of Executives, Industrial Management Institute of Iran, on January 3, 2008.
5. "Economics of Freedom: An Empirical Analysis", (2nd author: G. Rod Erfani, and presenter), 63rd International Atlantic Economic Society's Conference, Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2007.
6. "The Methodology of Bank Valuation", 63rd International Atlantic Economic Society's Conference, Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2007.
7. "Modern Banking & Strategic Portfolio Management" at the 2006 International Applied Business Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, March 20-24, 2006.
8. "Financial Challenges & Productivity at an Institution of Higher Education: Measuring Something of Value or Valuing Something Measurable?", at the Western Economic Association International's 81st Annual Conference, July 2006, San Diego, CA, USA.
9. "Financial Engineering", presented to the managerial staff of System Group Co., Inc., Tadvin Co., and Iran Khodrow (the Iranian Auto Manufacturing Co.), July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
10. "Cost Management", presented to the managerial staff of System Group Co., Inc., Tadvin Co., and Iran Khodrow (the Iranian Auto Manufacturing Co.), July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
11. "Applied Project Management", presented to the managerial staff of System Group Co., Inc., Tadvin Co., and Iran Khodrow (the Iranian Auto Manufacturing Co.), July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
12. "Financial Strategy", Tadvin Co., July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
13. "Modern Banking and Financial Institutions," presented to the managerial staff of Bank'e Eghtesad'e Noveen (translated as the Bank of New Economy), July 2006, Tehran Iran.
14. "The Recent Chinese & Indian Economic Development, and the Implications for the Iranian Economy", presented to the managerial staff of Ghadeer Investment Co., July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
15. "The Impact of Recent Variations of the Major Foreign Exchange Rates on Iranian Economy", presented to the managerial staff of Ghadeer Investment Co., July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
16. "Interest Rate Changes & the Economy", presented to the managerial staff of Ghadeer Investment Co., July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
17. "Risk Management", presented to 200 invited bank managers, managerial staff of financial firms, stock brokers, sponsored by the Institution of Investment Industry, July 2006, Tehran, Iran.
18. "The Central Bank's Autonomy and Interest Rate Changes", Sepah Investment Company, Tehran, Iran, August 2006.
19. "Airline Revenue Management, a Review and Analysis", presented to Mahan Airlines, Tehran, Iran, July 2006.
20. "Cost Management", presented to a group of 55 financial managers of Green Energy Group, Tehran, Iran, July & August 2006.
21. "Financial Engineering", presented to a group of 55 financial managers of Green Energy Group, Tehran, Iran, July & August 2006
22. "A Collective Airport-Airline Efficiency Strategic Model", at the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) World Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 3-6, 2005.
23. "A World-Class Banking Model", at the Iranian National Conference of Bankers and the Iranian Association of Certified Accountants in Tehran, Iran on May 10, 2005.
24. "The U. S. Steel Industry: Foreign-Trade Implications", at Lingnan University of Hong Kong, sponsored by the Western Economic Associations International, January 2005.
25. "Building a Testable Model of Distinct and Successful Distance Education Program", at the 57th annual conference of the International Atlantic Economic Society in Lisbon, Portugal, March 2004.
26. "The Choice of Distance Education: A Success Factor", at the Western Regional Science Associations's 43rd Annual Conference, held in Maui, Hawaii, February 25-28, 2004.
27. "Jointly presented "The Trade Implications of the Foreign Exchange - Rate Forecasting", with my student research partner, Nicholas Limle, at the 2004 Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Symposium, at MWSC, St. Joseph, MIssouri on October 26, 2004.
28. "Invited by Walden University administration to present a plenary panel seminar, "What is Scholarship All About?", to the entire university community, met in Leesburg, VI, December 26-30, 2004.
29. "The Stock Market: The Current Economy & Some Portfolio Management Models", presented to the St. Joseph & MWSC Community, MWSC, September 24, 2003
30. Presented five 2-hour seminars on "Global Economy", "Financial Engineering & Modern Portfolio Demand Models", and "Investment Banking", at the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), August 2003.
31. Presented two full days of seminars on "Financial Project Management", "Risk Analysis & Financial Engineering", to the top management of the Post Bank of Iran, and the industrial managerial team of the Iranian Oil Industry's Research Center, August 2003.
32. "An Analysis of the Current Iranian Economy", the July 2003 - conference of the Western Economic Association-International, Denver, Colorado.
33. "Sensitivity of Student Enrollment with Respect to Tuition", (co-authored by Bijan Vasigh) the International Atlantic Economic Society, Vienna, Austria, March 12-16, 2003.
34. Some Economic and Marketing Perspectives: The Role of an Optimum Advertising in a Competitive Environment", a one-day seminar presented to a group of 50 CEO's and top corporate managers, sponsored by the Puneh International Research and Advertising Company of the Chabahar Free Zone, Seemorgh Hotel, Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2002
35. Teaching Effectiveness and Teaching Evaluations", two seminars presented to the faculty and staff at the Industrial Management Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran, May 19 and May 27, 2002.
36. "International Finance & Portfolio Management", executive specialization in International Management, Industrial Management Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2002.
37. "How to Make a Company Work - A Success Story", a one-day seminar at the Industrial Management Institute of Iran, Tehran Iran, May 22, 2002.
38. "Research for Consulting", presented to the Economics and Business Consultants and Faculty at the Industrial Management Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran, May 21, 2002.
39. "Practical Project Management", a one-day executive seminar at the Industrial Management Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2002.
40. "Student Evaluation of Teaching Quality and an Evaluation Development", International Atlantic Economic Society, Paris, France, March 14, 2002.
41. "Total Factor Productivity Index (TFP) for Airport Efficiency", Western Economic Association International, San Francisco, California, July 8, 2001.
42. "Financial and Operational Performances of the U.S. Major Hub Airports" (2nd author: Bijan Vasigh), The Western Regional Science Association Conference, Palm Springs, Ca., February 27, 2001.
43. "A Business Valuation Model: A Guide to Stock Prices, and Live (On-Line) Review of the World Stock Markets" to an audience of 1200 at the Annual Convention of Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants, January 3, 2001.
44. "Financial Engineering" to a group of corporate leaders from different parts of Iran, in three days (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.), December 31, 2000 - January 2, 2001; also delivered similar presentations in July 2001, and January 2002.
45. "Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Optimal Allocation of Resources" to the faculty and consultants of Industrial Management Institute of Iran (an Executive MBA & executive training institution), December 17, 2000.
46. "Financial Engineering, Project Financing, and Special Project Vehicles (SPVs)", to a group of 45 managers, CEOs and 2 Vice Ministers of the Iranian Defense Industries, 6 hours (2:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.), December 20, 2000.
47. "Financial Research and Consulting: A Modern Approach" to the faculty and consultants of Industrial Management Institute of Iran, December 24, 2000.
48. "Airport Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Commercial Airports", co-authored by Bijan Vasigh, at the ATRG International Aviation Research Conference, sponsored by University of Amsterdam, held in Amsterdam, Holland July 2-5, 2000.
49. "Financial Engineering" workshops in 24 hours to 40 CEOs of various Iranian corporations. This was sponsored by the Industrial Institute of Management of Iran (a graduate management training institute) July 15-17, 2000.
50. "Financial Engineering", a 3-hour seminar, to the faculty, consultants, and the president of Industrial Management Institute of Iran July 26, 2000.
51. "Distant Education, a Model Institution, Certified Instructors, and Successful Preparation" to the president, staff, and faculty of Industrial Management Institute of Iran, January 2, 2001.
52. Presented "The U.S. Presidential Campaign: How to Treat the Budget Surplus", a panel discussion (including 3 members) and presentation to the community, sponsored by the MWSC Economics Club, MWSC, MC 101, October 31, 2000.
53. Western Regional Science Association, the February 26-March 1, 2000 meetings, "A Revenue-Cost Theory and Empirical Analysis of U.S. Airport Operations",Kauai, Hawaii.
54. The Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants, the December 7-8, 1999 triennial national conference, "The Implications of the Current & Future Trends of the World Economy on the Iranian Economy & Businesses", Tehran, Iran.
55. Western Economic Association International, the July 6-10, 1999 meetings, "An International Policy Perspective to Economic Growth and Inflation", San Diego, CA.
56. The University of Oil Industry, Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants, 5 workshops, May 15-25, 1999, on "Banking in the Modern Global Economy: Money, Credit, and Capital with an emphasis on British financial system".
57. Eastern Economic Association, the March 12-14, 1999 meetings, "An Economic Analysis of Optimum Airport Operational Management", Boston, MA.
58. Western Economic Association International, the June 28-July 2, 1998 meetings, "Airport Operations: Profitability and Efficiency", Lake Tahoe, California.
59. Invited by the Industrial Management Institute, May 31, 1998, "Inflation, Foreign Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, and Their Impacts on the Iranian Non-oil Exports", Tehran, Iran.
60. International Atlantic Economic Society, the March 14-21, 1998 meetings, "About Foreign Exchange Rate and Monetary Policy to Promote Iran's Exports", Rome, Italy.
61. Western Economic Association International, the July 9-July 13, 1997 meetings, "An Evaluation of Teaching Evaluation and Teaching Quality", Seattle, Washington.
62. Eastern Economic Association, the April 4-April 6, 1997 meetings, "An Applied Model of Airline Revenue, Costs, and Profit", Washington, D.C.
63. Western Economic Association International, the June 28-July 2, 1996 meetings, "Landfills Management: An Economic-Environmental Perspective", San Francisco, CA.
64. Invited by The Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran, Monetary & Banking Research Institute, the 6th Annual Conference, May 14-15, 1996.
65. "An Empirical Analysis of the Main Interest-Rate Indicators and Monetary Policy", Tehran, Iran.
66. International Atlantic Economic Society, the March 12-19, 1996 meetings, "Economic-Political Democracy", Paris, France.
67. Western Economic Association International, the July 5-9, 1995 meetings, "An Empirical Examination of the Demand for Water", San Diego, CA.
68. Eastern Economic Association, the March 17-19, 1995 meetings, "Airlines' Seat Inventory Management", New York, NY.
69. "An Empirical Examination of the Demand for Water Faced by Missouri-American Water Company", a consulting project for Missouri-American Water Company, presented to its executive staffs, January 19, 1995.
70. Western Economic Association International, June 29-July 3, 1994 meetings, "The Prospects of the European Monetary Union", Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
71. Eastern Economic Association, the March 18-20, 1994 meetings, "A Theoretical Analysis of NAFTA", Boston, MA.
72. National Social Science Association, April 12-14, 1994, "Banking in the Low Interest Rate Environment", Las Vegas, Nevada.
73. National Social Science Association, November 12-14, 1993, "North American Free Trade Agreement", San Antonio, Texas.
74. Eastern Economic Association, the March 19-21, 1993 meetings, "Questions as to Government Budget Deficits", Washington, D.C.
75. Missouri Western State University, March 24, 1993, "Clinton-omics", presented with Patrick McMurry and Nader Vargha, St. Joseph, Missouri.
76. National Social Science Association, November 11-13, 1992 meetings, "Economic Issues and Challenges Faced by the U.S. Government", Orlando, Florida.
77. Missouri Western State University, October 27, 1992, "Economic and Political Issues of the '92 Presidential Election", presented with Nader Vargha and Joseph Ripple, St. Joseph, Missouri.
78. Western Economic Association International, July 9-13 1992 meetings, "The Economic Impact of Fiscal and Monetary Policies", San Francisco, California.
79. National Social Science Association, April 5-8, 1992 meetings, "About the Autonomy of the Federal Reserve System", Las Vegas, Nevada.
80. Eastern Economic Association, March 27-29, 1992 meetings, "The Federal Reserve System's Dilemma", New York, New York.
81. Missouri Western State University, December 3, 1991 "An Updated Evaluation of the Current Economic Conditions", St. Joseph, Missouri.
82. Missouri Western State University, November 13, 1991, "Student Evaluation of Faculty: Playing the Numbers Game", with Charles Perkins, St. Joseph, Missouri.
83. Western Economic Association International Meetings, 1991, "The Statistical Value of Student Evaluations of the Faculty", Seattle, Washington.
84. Missouri Western State University, 1991, "The Statistical Value of Student Evaluations of the Faculty", with Diane Mullen, St. Joseph, Missouri.
85. Eastern Economic Association Meetings, 1991, "Mortgage Rates, Consumers' Debt, and Housing Investment", Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
86. National Social Science Association, 1991, "An Empirical Perspective of the Fed's Monetary Policy", St. Louis, Missouri.
87. Missouri Western State University, 1990, "Current State of the Economy: Should We Worry or Relax?", with Patrick McMurry, St. Joseph, Missouri.
88. Association for Global Business Meetings, 1990, "An Enquiry as to the Efficiency of Stock Market", Orlando Florida.
89. Western Economic Association International Meetings, 1990, "An Aggregate Analysis of Housing Demand", San Diego, California.
90. Eastern Economic Association Meetings, 1990, "Fair Compensation for a Deceased's Family", Cincinnati, Ohio.
91. National Social Science Association Meetings, 1990, "The Economic Conditions and the Housing Market", Louisville, Kentucky.
92. Western Economic Association International Meetings, 1989, "Supply of Money, the Velocity, and Interest Rates", Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
93. Eastern Economic Association Meetings, 1989, "The U.S. Economy, the Fed's Reaction, and Interest Rates", Baltimore, Maryland.
94. Faculty Seminar, Department of Economics, University of San Francisco, California, April 26, 1989, "Interest Rates and Liquidity Factors".
95. Faculty and Graduate Student Seminar, Department of Economics, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, February 15, 1989, "The Theoretical and Empirical Methods of the Interest Rates Forecasting".
96. National Social Science Association Meetings, 1989, "The Published Information About the Economy, and the Stock Market", Kansas City, Missouri.
97. Western Economic Association Meetings, 1988, "Stock Market: A Powerful Force", Los Angeles, California.
98. Eastern Economic Association Meetings. 1988, "The Causality in the Stock Market: A Different Approach", Boston, Massachusetts.
99. Western Economic Association Meetings, 1986, "Some Economic Consequences of Government Budget Deficits", San Francisco, California.
100. Midwest Economic Association Meetings, 1986, "Interest Rate Responses to Budget Deficits", Chicago, Illinois.
101. Missouri Valley Economic Association Meetings, 1986, "Impulse Responses of Interest Rates to Domestic and Foreign Government Budget Deficits", St. Louis, Missouri.
102. Faculty and Graduate Student Seminar, Department of Economics, San Francisco State University, March 13, 1984, "The Real Interest Rate: Cross-Country Study of Deficits and Impact of Debt Monetization", San Francisco, California.
103. Faculty Seminar, Arizona State University, May 6, 1983, "Government Budget Deficits and Inflation", Tempe, Arizona.
BOOK REVIEWS:
Refereed: Publishing Contractual Project: Revised the entire book, Test Bank-Macroeconomics, William Boyes & Michael Melvin, 6th edition, for Houghton Mifflin Publishing, December 2005, which will be published soon in 2006.
Refereed: Publishing Contractual Project: Revised the entire book, Test Bank-Microeconomics, William Boyes & Michael Melvin, 6th edition, for Houghton Mifflin Publishing, December 2005, which will be published soon in 2006.
Provided my second, and third review of Macroeconomics, Oliver Blanchard (of MIT) to the publisher, Prentice Hall, April 2, 1998-1999; acknowledgment was made in 2000 edition.
Provided a comprehensive review of 6 chapters of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Roger L. Miller and D. Vanhoose, to South-Western Publishing Company, December 1998, and June-August 1999; acknowledgment was made in its next (2000) edition.
Served as a book reviewer, evaluating Economics, Ralph T. Byrns, and Gerald W. Stone, 3rd edition, Scott, Foresman and Company, 1987.
Served as a book reviewer, evaluating Principles of Economics, Richard T. Froyen, and Douglas F. Greer, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
Served as a book reviewer, evaluating Economics, Roger N. Waud, 4th edition, Harper and Row, Publishers, 1989.
Provided a comprehensive review of MACROECONOMICS, Oliver Blanchard (of MIT), Prentice Hall, 1997, November 1997
EXTERNAL (COMMUNITY) SERVICE:
Provided a one-hour live radio program on KKFI of Kansas City, discussing the Economic Issues of the Presidential Campaign on November 1, 2004.
Presented a 2-hour speech for the Missouri Western faculty, students, and St. Joseph community on "The Economic Issues of the 2004 Presidential Campaign" on the MWSC campus, October 21, 2004.
Served, as guest speaker, at the St. Joseph Runcie Club's Lunch & Seminar, presenting (through Power Point) "A View to the Middle-East Politics & International Economy", held at the Moila on October 8, 2002.
Presented "Persian Culture and History" at a multi-cultural conference, organized and sponsored by New Horizon School of Fairway, Kansas, in which a group of 150-200 teachers were invited. Along with those of other countries, live Persian music, poetry, art and lectures were given, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 (noon), Saturday, November 2, 2002. (Received many appreciation cards).
The Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants, the December 7-8, 1999 triennial national conference, "The Implications of the Current & Future Trends of the World Economy on the Iranian Economy & Businesses", Tehran, Iran.
The Association of Iranian Industries' CEO's ( a nationwide 2000-member association), December 20, 1999 "Democracy, Economic Growth, International Relations, and WTO", Tehran, Iran.
Industrial Management Institute (Executive MBA students and many CEO's) December 26, 1999, "Economic Globalizations's Impact on Iranian Economy and Businesses", Tehran Iran.
The University of Oil Industry, Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants, 5 workshops, May 15-25, 1999, on "Banking in the Modern Global Economy: Money, Credit, and Capital" with an an emphasis on British financial system.
Invited by the Central Bank of Iran, Monetary & BAnking Research Institute, to present at its 6th Annual Conference (May 1996), "An Empirical Analysis of the Main Interest-Rate Indicators and Monetary Policy", Tehran, Iran.
"The Economic-Environmental Effects of Landfill Expansion on the Nearby Community", the St. Joseph City Commissioners' hearings, November 9, 1995.
Served as a panel member in a debate on "NAFTA" sponsored by Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri, October 5, 1993.
Invited by Buchanan County Democrats Club to talk about "NAFTA", October 2, 1993.
Early morning seminar for the business leaders of St. Joseph entitled: ""Eggs & Issues", sponsored by Missouri Western State University, the topic: "Economic and Political Issues of the '92 Presidential Election", presented with Nader Vargha and Joseph Ripple, St. Joseph, Missouri, October 8, 1992.
Invited by St. Joseph Lions Club to talk about "Economic Views of the U.S. Presidential Candidates", October 29, 1992.
Invited by St. Joseph Runcie Club to talk about "International Economic Conditions", January 14, 1992.
Invited by First Lutheran Church to speak at the Resounders' Sunday School Class as "Special Speaker" about Islamic Faith and International Affairs in some of the Middle Eastern Countries, March 10, 1991.
Invited by the YWCA Investment Club to speak about: "Smart Investments for the 90's", and "How Will the Middle East Crisis Affect Our Economy?", February 7, 1991.
Spoke at a meeting held by Sunrise Optimist Club about the programs offered by the Department of Business and Economics at MWSC, St. Joseph, Missouri, October 17, 1990.
Spoke at the South Side Rotary Club's luncheon about "The Current Economic Conditions", St. Joseph, Missouri, October 11, 1990.
Spoke at the St. Joseph Sertoma club's luncheon about "The Current Economic Conditions", at the lunch meeting in St. Joseph, Missouri, November 13, 1990.
Spoke at the High Twelve International Club's luncheon about "The U.S. Economy, Stock Market, and Inflation", St. Joseph, Missouri, October 2, 1990.
Spoke at the Runcie Club's luncheon about "Middle East Affairs", St. Joseph, MIssouri, October 9, 1990.
Served the local ABC television station, KQ2, St. Joseph, Missouri:
1. As an expert on the 10:00p.m. live News, answering questions as to the drastic plunge of the Dow Jones Industrial Average - a drop of 190.58 points - on October 13, 1989.
2. As one of the four panelists on a one-hour debate abut: "Should the United States Go to War?" January 10, 1991
3. On a news program talking about Iran-Iraq war, and my general observation of economic, social, and political conditions in Iran, St. Joseph, MIssouri, August 16, 1990.
4. On a live news program, discussing "Gulf Crisis and the U.S. Economy", September, 12, 1990.
5. On a three-segment program: "Should the United States Go to War?", December 5, 1990.
6. On a project: "Economic Trends of the 1980s and the 1990s", November 13, 1991.
7. On a live news program talking about national and local economic conditions in 1992, January 3, 1992.
8. On a news program, discussing about the '92 U.S. Presidential Campaign, October 8, 1992.
9. Interviewed o the U.S.-Iraqi conflict of 1992-93, January 13, 1993.
10. Interviewed on the $0.40 price cut of cigarettes and the tax aspects for the tobacco industry, April 27, 1993.
11. Interviewed by KQTV station, February 28, 1994.
12. Interviewed by KQTV station on the sharp decline in DJIA: Stock Market, April 5, 1994.
13. Interviewed by KQTV station on Hancock-2: Missouri Constitutional Amendment 7, October 21, 1994.
14. Interviewed by KQTV station on the Minimum Wage Increase, February 3, 1995.
15. Interviewed by KQTV station on the Economic Implications of the U.S. Trade Embargo with Iran, May 1995.
16. Interviewed by KQTV station on the Oil Price Increase, April 21, 1996.
17. Interviewed by KQTV station on "The State Minimum Wage Increase", October 16, 1996 .
18. Interviewed by KQTV station on "The Mead Products' Layoffs", October 29, 1996.
19. Invited by KQ2-TV station, and interviewed on the 10 p.m. live news about "Causes and Effects of the Stock Market Crash", (512 points drop in DJIA), August 31, 1998.
Served a local television station, KTAJ, St. Joseph, Missouri, as guest speaker, on two 20-minute programs: "The Current Crisis in the Thrift Industry", and "Budget Deficits, National Debt, and Economic Conditions", November 15, 1991, and November 19, 1991.
Served as an international economist, and talked about NAFTA through a one-hour program broadcast by KGNM Radio Station, September 30, 1993, and a second one by K-JO Radio Station, October 3, 1993, St. Joseph, Missouri.
Served on a one-hour program: "Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment", broadcast by KGNM Radio Station, St. Joseph, Missouri, January 26, 1995.
Served as an expert in a radio program entitled: "Economist's View as to the Recent Bank Failures", St. Joseph, Missouri, May 1985.
Served the local radio station, KFEQ, on a live news program, discussing the economic consequences of the reduction in the population of St. Joseph during the decade of 1980-1990.
Presented a seminar entitled: "Personal Financial Management", at St. Joseph State Hospital, August 1989.
Serving, on call, as a Project Business Consultant, for the St. Joseph Junior Achievement Project, 1988-1989.
Served as a financial economist, explaining about the reasons for the stock market crash of October 19, 1987, through the financial news broadcast by KFEQ Radio Station, St. Joseph, Missouri, October 19, 1987.
Served as a member of St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1987, 1988, 1994-95.
Some Examples of Professional Consulting Services:
Provided consulting services on Bank Valuation Methodology to Ahly Bank and Tadvin Co., August 2006.
Provided consulting services on investment banking to executive staff of a private bank, Parsian Bank, Tehran, Iran, July 2006, 2003.
Provided research consultation to the Aviation Consultant Group, Inc. (ACG) of Daytona Beach, Florida, December 2002.
Commercial Bank Valuation & Investment Banking - American Bankers Association, St. Joseph, Missouri, 2001.
Provided consultation to Industrial Management Institute of Iran, May 2002.
Provided consultation to the Puneh International Research and Advertising Company of the Chabahar Free Zone, Seemorgh Hotel, Tehran, Iran, May 2002.
Provided consultation to Walden University, Industrial Management Institute of Iran, and the Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants, on plans for graduate partnership programs, 1998-2000.
Provided Consultation to the Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants, December 1998 on research and conferences.
Provided a comprehensive study and report on the viability of an MBA program to be provided by St. Mary University of Leavenworth, Kansas, ay 1996.
Provided a comprehensive economic report to one of the Coldwell Banker's staffs on a Forensic Economic project and cost analysis, November 1995-January 1996.
Provided a comprehensive study for Residents Against the St. Joseph Landfill Expansion of Agency, MO, September-November 1995. This report along with my own oral presentation was submitted to the St. Joseph City Commissioners in two sets of hearings ended successfully on November 9, 1995.
"An Empirical Examination of the Demand for Water Faced by Missouri-American Water Company", a consulting project for Missouri-American Water Company, presented to its executive staffs, January 19, 1995.
Price Waterhouse of San Francisco, 555 California Street, Suite 3600, San Francisco, California, 94104, a legal financial case, November 5-14, 1994.
Served Silgan Containers Corporation, P.O. Box 488 Stockyard Station, Lower Lake Road, St. Joseph, MO 64504, as Econometrician on a project involving statistical testing and analyses of the corporation's packaging processes, December 1988.