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Freeing the Power of the Individual

 

 
Akbar Marvasti, Ph.D.

Economics Faculty
Professor
311-B Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.4484
akbar.marvasti@usm.edu


Specialty Fields

International Economics, Health Economics, Natural Resources, and Applied Microeconomics

Education
Rasht University- Business College (B.S.), Louisiana State University (M.B.A. and Ph.D.)

Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Marvasti is a recipient of grants from the United Nations Development Program and the Canadian Studies Program. He has published articles in academic journals including Economic Inquiry, Economic Letters, Applied Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, Environmental and Resource Economics, Applied Economic Letters, Journal of Economic Issues, Journal of Policy Modeling, and Pacific Economic Review, Eastern Economic Journal, Journal of Cultural Economics, The American Economist, International Journal of the Economics of Business, and has Contributed to the Macmillan’s International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences. Dr. Marvasti has been consulted by industry and been interviewed on various issues by the media such as the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, and Miami Herald. He is also a member of several academic organizations including the American Economic Association.