The International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) is a private,

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

, and non-political organization of scholars interested in the study of economic issues concerning

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, in the broadest sense of the term. The objectives of the IIEA are: # Promotion of high standard economic scholarship and research on Iran's economy # Promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of IIEA # Facilitation of communication among scholars through its webpage, meetings and publications # Promotion of better understanding of Iran's economic policy challenges and opportunities.

Board of directors

The Board of Directors of the International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) consists of:

Executive Officers

Elected Board Members

Co-opted Board Members

Previous Board Members

Past Presidents

Past Executive Secretaries

Past Treasurers

Founding members

Founding members of the IIEA are:

Conferences

IIEA has held a series of conferences on the Iranian Economy: * Conference on Iran's Economy (2008), The

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

, Illinois, USA, December 11–13, 2008 * Iranian Economy at a Crossroads: Domestic and Global Challenges (2009),

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

, Los Angeles, California, USA, September 18–19, 2009 * Conference on the Iranian Economy (2010),

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

, Illinois, USA, October 15–17, 2010 * First Inaugural Conference on the Iranian Economy (2011), SOAS,

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

, London, UK, December 7–8, 2011 * Second International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2013), Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 24–25, 2013 * Third International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2014), Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 24–25 October 2014 * Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2016), Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies,

University of Marburg The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...

, Marburg (Germany), 17–18 June 2016 * Fifth International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2018),

International Institute of Social History The International Institute of Social History (IISH/IISG) is one of the largest archives of labor and social history in the world. Located in Amsterdam, its one million volumes and 2,300 archival collections include the papers of major figu ...

, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 8–9, 2018 * Sixth International Conference on the Iranian Economy (2019), Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies,

Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" University of Naples "L'Orientale" ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale") is a university located in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1732 by Matteo Ripa, it is organized in four Faculties. The oldest school of Sinology and Oriental Stu ...

, Naples, Italy, May 16–17, 2019 * Seventh International Conference on Iran’s Economy (2020), Middle Eastern Studies Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, December 15–17, 2020

References

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