CURRICULUM VITAE Mohammad Ali Falahi November 2011 Address: Department of Economics Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad, Phone +98-511-8811240 Fax +98-511-8811243 E-mail: falahi@um.ac.ir Home Page: http://www.um.ac.ir/~falahi Education: Shahid Beheshti University (National University of ), Ph.D., Economics February 1999, Dissertation: The Interaction between Budget Deficits, Foreign Sector Deficits and Exchange Rate in ian Economy Imam Sadiq University, B.A. and M.A., Economics 1992, Academic Positions: March 2009 - Present Associate Professor, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, April 2010 - October 2010 Visiting Research Scholar, University of Kentucky, USA August 1999- March 2009 Assistant Professor, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 1996-1999 Lecturer, Shahid Beheshti University, 1994-1995 Lecturer, Imam Sadiq University, 1992-1993 Lecturer, Petroleum University of Technology, Scholarship and Award: 1993-1998 Scholarship from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of 2006 Outstanding Faculty of Year Award, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Page 2 Executive Experiences: 2002-2005 Deputy of Research Affairs at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2000-2002 Head of Economic Research Group at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Fellowships: 1999-Present Member of the Committee for Graduate Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2005-Present Member of the ian East Economic Research Center, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2000-2007 Member of the Committee for Course Planning, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2003-2005 Member of the Internship Industrial Research, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2000-2008 Member of the Research Committee, Islamic Propagation Office, Khorasan Razavi, 2002-2005 Member of the Research Committee, Technical and Vocational Training Organization, Khorasan Razavi, Fields of Interest: Applied Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Energy Economics Selected Courses Taught (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad ): Postgraduate (PhD): Advanced Econometrics, Advanced Macroeconomics and Energy Economics Graduate (Master): Econometrics, Applied Econometrics, Advanced Macroeconomics and Topics in Macroeconomics (Growth Models) Undergraduate: Intermediate Macroeconomics, International Trade and International Finance
Page 3 Publications: "Investigating the Validity of Wagner s law and Keynesian View for s Economy: A Time Series Analysis," with M. Khodaparast Mashhadi, M. Salimifar and A. Haghnejad, The Economic Research Journal, In Press. "Evaluating Effective Factors on Household Water Consumption and Forecasting its Demand: Panel Data Approach," with H. Ansari and S. Moghaddas, Journal of Water and Wastewater, In Press. "Study of the Effective Factors on Efficiency of ian Regional Electricity Companies with Emphasis on Information Technology," with M. Kazemi and M. Seyedzadeh, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, In Press. "The Study of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Relation to Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and Trade in," with M.R. Lotfalipour and M. Ashena, Journal of Tahghigat-E-Eghtesadi, Vol. 46, No.94 (2011), pp.151-173. "The Quality Effect of Earnings on Earnings Response Coefficients," with M. Moradi and M. Kami, Journal of Knowledge and Development, Vol.17, No.13 (2011), pp. 143-163. "Economic Growth, CO 2 Emissions, and Fossil Fuels Consumption in," with M.R. Lotfalipour and M. Ashena, Energy, Vol. 35 (2010), pp.5115-5120. "The Dynamic Effect of Macroeconomic Factors on Fluctuations of Housing Price in 1990-2007," with A. A. Naji Meidani and M. Zabihi, Journal of Knowledge and Development, Vol.17, No.31 (2010), pp. 158-184. "Evaluating Eco-Climatic Variables on Wheat Yield Using Panel Data Model," with N. Salehnia, Journal of Water and Soil, Vol.24, No.2 (2010), pp. 375-384. "Pricing of Urban Drinking Water Using Ramsey Model: A Case Study of Neyshabour," with H. Ansari, K. Davari and N. Salehnia, Quarterly ian Economic Research, No.38 (2009), pp. 217-241. "The Effect of Market Cycles on Investor's Reaction to Discretionary Accrual's Changes," with M. Moradi and Z. Soltanian, Journal of Knowledge and Development, Vol.15, No.25 (2009), pp. 49-66. "Evaluating Elasticity of Income and Price on Water Demand Using Pollak Wales Method," with N. Salehnia, H. Ansari and K. Davari, Journal of Water and Wastewater, Vol.20, No.69 (2009), pp.34-44.
Page 4 "The Analysis of Business Cycles in Economy Using Hodrick-Prescott Filter," with M. Hooshmand and S. Tavakoli Ghouchani, Journal of Knowledge and Development, Vol.15, No.22 (2008), pp.29-55. "Study of Municipal Drinking Water Tariffs and its Effect on Water Consumption Pattern, Case Study : City of Neyshabour," with N. Salehnia, H. Ansari and K. Davari, Journal of Water and Wastewater, Vol.18, No.63 (2007), pp.50-59. "An Investigation of Interaction between OPEC Reference Basket Price Growth Rate and Economic Growth of OECD Countries," with S. Peyghambari, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.7, No.24 (2007), pp.97-126. "Nonlinear Modeling and Forecasting of Occupational Tax Revenues in ian Economy (An Application of Artificial Neural Networks and Its Comparison with Linear Regression and Time Series Models)," with H. Khaloozadeh and S. Hamidi Alamdari, Journal of Tahghigat-E-Eghtesadi, No.77 (2007), pp.143-167. "Measuring Cost Efficiency of Electricity Distribution Companies in Khorasan Province," with V. Ahmadi, Quarterly ian Economic Research, No.28 (2006), pp.123-137. "Measuring the Efficiency of ian Electricity Distribution Companies," with V. Ahmadi, Journal of Tahghigat-E-Eghtesadi, No.71 (2006), pp.297-320. "Long-Run Relationship between Non-Oil Exports and Employment in the ian Economy," with A. khoshbakht, Quarterly Journal of Economic Review, Vol.2, No.3 (2005), pp.19-44. "Money Demand Determinants in the Economy of with Emphasis on Exchange Rate (The Application of ARDL Approach)," with E. Negahdari, Journal of Knowledge and Development, No.17 (2005), pp.147-166. "Estimation of Tobin's q Investment Function with Respect to Corporate Tax in," with A. Cheshomi, Quarterly ian Economic Research, No.19 (2004), pp.79-95. "An Investigation about the Basis of Economic Clubs Theory," Journal of Knowledge and Development, No.11 (2000), pp.45-73.
Page 5 Conferences: "A Panel Data Analysis of Export Demand for Saffron," with S. Saghaian and M. Reed, IAMA's 20th Annual World Symposium, June 19-20 2010, Boston, USA. "Saffron Supply Response: A Panel Data Approach," with S. Saghaian and M. Reed, AAEA, CAFS and WAEA Annual Meeting, July 25-27 2010, Denver, USA. Research Projects: Forecasting Long-run Energy Demand in, Ministry of Energy, 1999, Tehran, Study of Employment Plan in Khorasan Province, Management and Planning Organization, 2001, Khorasan, Economic Statistics for Khorasan Province, Management and Planning Organization, 2002, Khorasan, Planning for the Use of MTBE in Producing Gasoline without Lead, Ministry of Energy, 2004, Tehran, The Relationship between Foreign Debt and Economic-Political Independence of a Muslim Country, Islamic Propagation Office, 2007, Khorasan Razavi, Budgeting Khorasan's Electricity Company Based on Electricity Market Prices, Khorasan Razavi Electricity Company, 2008, Khorasan Razavi, Comparative Study of Islamic Banking in Islamic Countries, Islamic Propagation Office, 2009, Khorasan Razavi, The Role of Government in an Islamic Economy, School of Economic Sciences, 2009, Tehran, The Role of Equity in an Islamic Economy, School of Economic Sciences, 2010, Tehran,