June 13, 2012 Curriculum Vitae Majid Einian Birth: September 21, 1985, Tabriz, Iran Tel: +989125158921 Email: einian85@gmail.com Website: http://gsme.sharif.edu/~einian Education --------- PhD in “Economics” (September 2010 – Expected September 2015) Economics Department, Graduate School of Management and Economics (GSME), Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, Iran Master of Science in “Socio-Economic Systems Engineering – Economics” (September 2007 – September 2010) Economics Department, GSME, SUT, Tehran, Iran * Thesis: Analyzing the Effects of Monetizing Energy Carriers' Subsidy on Expenditures and Welfare of Iranian Households * Ranked 3rd in Iran's 2007 Nationwide Entrance Exam to “Socio-Economic Systems Engineering” Masters Programs among almost 8000 volunteers. Bachelor of Science in “Industrial Engineering” (September 2003 – September 2007) Industrial Engineering Department, SUT, Tehran, Iran * Thesis: Change Point Detection in Process Mean Using Artificial Neural Networks Publication ----------- “Measuring and Dating Business Cycles of the Economy of Iran”, submitted to Pool va Eqtesad (in Persian) “Identification and Chronology Business Cycles in Iran”, Proceedings of 22nd Annual Conference on Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies, May 2012, Tehran, with M. Barakchian (in Persian) “Forecasting Demand for Currency in Circulation 2011 in Iran”, Proceedings of 21st Annual Conference on Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies, May 2011, Tehran, with A. Arshadi (in Persian) “Forecasting Demand for Currency in Hands of People (2011-2013)”, Taze-ha-ye Eqtesad, Vol. 131, Spring 2011, with A. Arshadi (in Persian) Analysis of Reform in Energy Subsidy System, Author: M. Nili, with A. Saedi, A. SeyedKhosroshahi, M. Einian, F. Farrokhi, Commissioned by Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines, July 2010, Tehran, Pegahan-e Andisheh (ISBN: 978-964-7748-12-4) (in Persian) “Control Limits for Changepoint Method Using Neural Networks”, 6th International Industrial Engineering Conference, February 2009, Tehran, with R. Kian Working Papers: “Analyzing the Statistical Patterns of Balance Sheet Ratios of Iranian Banks in Business Cycles” (with M. Barakchian and H. Heydari) “The Cyclical Behavior of Monetary Aggregates in Iran: Assessing the Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran's Monetary Policy” (with M. Barakchian) “In Favor of Perfect Specialization Theories for Gravity Equation in Bilateral Trade” (with F. R. Ravasan) Research Experience ------------------- Monetary and Banking Research Institute, Central Bank of Iran (November 2010 – Now) * Forecasting Demand for Banknotes in Iran * Analyzing Business Cycles in Iran Sharif Institute for Economic and Industrial Studies (SIEIS) (April 2009 – June 2010) * The Effects of Energy Price Reforms on Iranian Households Economics Dept. GSME, SUT (October 2008 – March 2009) * Financial Crisis 2008: Roots and Effects on World's and Iran's Economy Teaching Experience ------------------- Iran Banking Institute , Central Bank of Iran (Fall 2010, Fall 2011) * Instructor of “Preliminary Mathematics” for students of “Banking” Teaching Assistantship * SUT, GSME (Fall 2008 – Spring 2012): Selected Topics on Public Choice and Political Economy, Advanced Macroeconomics I & II, Advanced Econometrics I, Microeconomics for MBA, Research Methods. * Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines (TCCIM) (Spring 2011): Economics for Managers * University of MehrAlborz (Fall 2010): Management Economics * Institute for Productivity and Human Resource Development (IPHRD) (Summer 2010): Economics for Managers * Qeshm Institute of Higher Education (QIHE) (Summer 2010): Management Economics * SUT, Industrial Engineering Dept. (Spring & Fall 2006): Computer Information Systems Certificates and Courses ------------------------ Advanced Monetary Economics (20 Hours)(Jan-Feb 2012) MBRI Winter School 2012, MBRI, CBI, Tehran, Iran (Lecturer: Prof. P. Benigno, LUISS Guido Carli) International Macroeconomics (20 H)(Dec 2011) MBRI Winter School 2012, MBRI, CBI, Tehran, Iran (Lecturer: Prof. G. Benigno, London School of Economics) New Keynesian DSGE Models: Solving and Estimation (32H)(Aug 2011) MBRI Summer School 2011, MBRI, CBI, Tehran, Iran (Lecturer: Prof. F. Canova, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Mini Course in Asset Pricing Theory (15 H)(Jul – Aug 2009) Sharif Summer School 2009, GSME, SUT, Tehran, Iran (Lecturer: Dr. M. Shamloo, International Monetary Fund) Advanced Macroeconomic Theory: Monetary Theory (32 H)(Nov 2008) GSME, SUT, Tehran, Iran (Lecturer: Prof. D. Andolfatto, Simon Fraser University) Advanced Microeconomic Theory: Game Theory (32 H)(Sep – Oct 2008) GSME, SUT, Tehran, Iran (Lecturer: Prof. H. Sabourian, University of Cambridge ) Mini Course in Business Cycles (12 H)(Jun 2008) Sharif Summer School 2008 (Lecturer: Dr. Ali Shourideh, University of Pennsylvania ) Introduction to Game Theory (8 Hours) (July 2007) Sharif Summer School 2007 (Lecturer: Dr. H. Ghoddusi, Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy) Skills ------ Languages * English: Advanced Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking Skills (TOEFL 620) * French: Primary. Computer * Advanced skills on computer software and programming languages. * General: OS: Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu & other Debian based GNU/Linux. * Office & Typesetting: Microsoft Office (+VBA), Visio, OpenOffice.org, LaTeX, TikZ & BibTeX (+XePersian) * Programming: Pascal, C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, Bash, HTML, SQL * Technical: Maple, MATLAB / GNU Octave, Gretl, Eviews, Stata, GNU R