The International Iranian Economic Association CALL FOR PAPERS Seventh International Conference on Iran’s Economy (2020) Middle Eastern Studies Department College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Education City – Doha, Qatar December 15-17, 2020
Deadline for Submission of Full Papers: May 31, 2020
The International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) is pleased to announce its seventh international conference on Iran’s Economy to be held at the Middle Eastern Studies Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University on December 15-17, 2020.
The event follows a series of successful international conferences organised by IIEA since its inception: SOAS (its inaugural conference, 2011), Bilgi University (2013), Boston College (2014), PhilippsUniversity of Marburg (2016), the International Institute of Social History (2018), and University of Naples 'L'Orientale' (2019).
As on previous occasions, the purpose of this conference is to showcase the best current research on Iran’s economy and to generate information and encouragement for future high-quality research in this area. The proposed topics may be in any field of economics, economic history and political economy. The Program Committee welcomes both empirical and theoretical papers that use quantitative or analytical narrative methods.
Financial support for travel and lodging costs for one presenter for each accepted paper will be available and details will be announced after the review process is completed. Conference fees will be waived for the authors of accepted papers, session chairs and discussants. Fees will be announced in due course too.
Please submit a complete draft of your paper and brief CV(s) of the author(s) to: shkhairallah@hbku.edu.qa. Note that we only consider one submission per author. Decisions will be made by 15 July, 2020.
The local Organising Committee at College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) consists of: - Hassan Hakimian (Chair), Director of Middle Eastern Studies Department - Steven Wright, Associate Dean - Shereen Khairallah, Administration Assistant.
The International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) is a private, non-profit, and non-political association of scholars interested in the study of economic issues concerning Iran, in the broadest sense of the term. The objectives of the IIEA are: (a) Promotion of high standard economic scholarship and research on Iran’s economy; (b) Promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of IIEA; (c) Facilitation of communication among scholars through its webpage, meetings and publications; (d) Promotion of better understanding of Iran’s economic policy challenges and opportunities.