Kamran Dadkhah Associate Professor of Economics k.dadkhah@neu.edu 617.373.2297 Expertise econometrics, international economics, macroeconomics, Middle Eastern economies Kamran Dadkhah in the Press Iran could increase oil output to 6 mln bpd [Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan] Iran with having adequate investment could increase its oil production to 6 million barrels a day (bpd) and export 4.5 million bpd, a professor of economics at U.S. Northeastern University Kamran Dadkhah believes. Dadkhah told Trend that Iran could increase its oil production after the sanctions are lifted but the addition volumes cannot be substantial. […] Breitbart Nuclear deal with Iran could lower gas prices An economist from Northeastern University, Dr. Kamran Dadkhah, stated that if sanctions were lifted, Iran could export 1 million more barrels daily. Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), whose credentials include being a part of the noted anti-Israel leftist group J Street’s National […] Boston.com How a nuclear deal with Iran could affect gas prices While Iran’s current oil production is about 2.8 million barrels per day, Middle Eastern economies expert Dr. Kamran Dadkhah said only about 1 million barrels per day are exported. But a nuclear deal with the country would most likely ease Western sanctions, allowing Iran to increase oil exports. “Right now if the sanctions were removed, […] PRI In oil-producing Iran, a slight hike in gas prices could cause a jump in discontent Until Thursday, Iranians could purchase up to 16 gallons of gas for just $0.45 per gallon. Now, they are paying $0.83 and, after the first 16 gallons, they’ll pay $1.17 a gallon. That’s because the government is cutting part of the subsidy it provided for gas in an attempt to improve the economy. While the […] Iranian government urges public to give up cash handouts Iran has enlisted celebrities, from actors to politicians to athletes, in a campaign to help the government save the ailing economy. The campaign called “No to Subsidies” is a brainchild of a key adviser to President Hasan Rouhani and encourages Iranians to turn down government cash handouts that replaced energy and food subsidies a few […] Trend All international companies don’t want to lose opportunity to do business with Iran – expert Iran has great oil and gas resources, therefore Western and indeed all international companies do not want to lose the opportunity to do business with Iran, professor of economics at U.S. Northeastern University, Kamran Dadkhah told Trend. “This is of course, if the country’s nuclear issue is resolved and sanctions are lifted,” he added. Iran […] Bloomberg Businessweek Global recession from West to East There seems to be pessimism in the air regarding the economic prospects of the West and by extension the world. In its recent report, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revised downward its estimates of growth for many countries. It lowered the overall growth rate forecast of the Euro Zone for 2013 and […] Foreign Policy There Could Be an Iran Deal This Weekend, But Don’t Expect Oil Prices to Plummet Kamran Dadkhah, an associate professor at Northeastern University who has studied the Iranian economy, said Iran’s oil industry has been left behind as technology has improved because there’s been no real investment in Iran’s oil fields in decades. For instance, he said, the lack of investment means Iran’s oil wells aren’t well maintained. “If the […] Trend Expert: IRGC may object to having foreign companies revenue from Iran’s oil and gas IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards) may object to any type of arrangement that entails ownership of the oil and gas fields or their revenues by a foreign company, professor of economics at U.S. Northeastern University, Kamran Dadkhah told Trend. He was commenting on the possibility of foreign companies coming back to Iran, for investing in country’s […] Trend Expert: Iran Government’s way of paying off debts Central Bank is more like stage magic Pr.Kamran Dadkhah’s exclusive article for Trend. Iranian origin economist Dadkhah is associate professor in the department of economics at Northeastern University, Boston. Finding reliable data on the Iranian economy has become increasingly more difficult. The data on government debt to Bank Markazi (the central bank) is reported in the annual balance sheet and economic report […] Kamran Dadkhah for Northeastern Global News So the US has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. What does that mean to me? So the US has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. What does that mean to me? President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the landmark international nuclear deal with Iran, announcing that stringent economic sanctions against Tehran will be reinstated. “How we’re better off in terms of U.S. national security, I’m not entirely clear,” said political science professor and terrorism theorist Max Abrahms. 3Qs: IMF names Chinese yuan one of world’s elite currencies 3Qs: IMF names Chinese yuan one of world’s elite currencies Kamran Dadkhah, associate professor of economics, discusses the inclusion of the Chinese yuan as a world reserve currency, and the implications this decision might have for the international economy going forward. US impact of China’s devalued currency US impact of China’s devalued currency How will the devaluation of China’s currency affect the United States and the global economy? Here, associate professor of economics Kamran Dadkhah holds forth on China’s surprise financial decision last week. 3Qs: Analyzing Greece’s latest bailout 3Qs: Analyzing Greece’s latest bailout On Monday evening, Greece agreed to a last-minute economic bailout deal – its second – which may have warded off an all-out financial calamity in Europe. While it may fix short-term problems, the deal has left economists doubting the country’s ability to fully recover and avoid default down the line. We asked Kamran Dadkhah, an […] 3Qs: Is the gold rush over? 3Qs: Is the gold rush over? Economics professor Kamran Dadkhah analyzes why the price of gold plunged earlier this week and what international factors affect its value. Faculty Reads, Volume Three Faculty Reads, Volume Three Northeastern faculty members have written at length on a wide range of topics. Here, we highlight the third batch of published works in a feature on recent faculty books. 3Qs: Despite debt deal, damage done 3Qs: Despite debt deal, damage done Congress and President Obama reached a last-minute agreement on Tuesday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, and avoid default. However, the crisis has damaged the United States’ standing in the world’s economy, according to Kamran Dadkhah, an associate professor of economics at Northeastern University. 3Qs: Larger issues in debt-limit debate 3Qs: Larger issues in debt-limit debate On Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress the U.S. has reached its debt ceiling — the limit on how much money the government can borrow. Not only has raising this limit been at times a contentious political issue, it also raises larger issues related to the U.S. economy’s long-term health, says Kamran Dadkhah, associate professor of economics at Northeastern University. 3Qs: As precious metals grow more precious 3Qs: As precious metals grow more precious The value of silver soared to an all-time high last Thursday, and plunged dramatically yesterday, illustrating the constant volatility of the precious-metals market, which includes lustrous commodities like gold, silver and platinum. Here, Kamran Dadkhah, an associate professor of econometrics and macroeconomics at Northeastern, who has studied the value of silver and gold in the foreign exchange market, discusses how the declining value of the dollar relates to the ever-shifting value of precious metals and other commodities, such as oil. Professor’s perspective on turmoil in Iran Professor’s perspective on turmoil in Iran Mass protests and punishing reprisals in the wake of Iran’s June 12 presidential elections strike a chord worldwide. Kamran Dadkhah, associate professor of economics at Northeastern University, fled his native Iran for the United States 29 years ago. He believes that decades of oppression led to the current unrest, and that the opposition is directed […]
Iran could increase oil output to 6 mln bpd [Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan] Iran with having adequate investment could increase its oil production to 6 million barrels a day (bpd) and export 4.5 million bpd, a professor of economics at U.S. Northeastern University Kamran Dadkhah believes. Dadkhah told Trend that Iran could increase its oil production after the sanctions are lifted but the addition volumes cannot be substantial. […]
Breitbart Nuclear deal with Iran could lower gas prices An economist from Northeastern University, Dr. Kamran Dadkhah, stated that if sanctions were lifted, Iran could export 1 million more barrels daily. Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), whose credentials include being a part of the noted anti-Israel leftist group J Street’s National […]
Boston.com How a nuclear deal with Iran could affect gas prices While Iran’s current oil production is about 2.8 million barrels per day, Middle Eastern economies expert Dr. Kamran Dadkhah said only about 1 million barrels per day are exported. But a nuclear deal with the country would most likely ease Western sanctions, allowing Iran to increase oil exports. “Right now if the sanctions were removed, […]
PRI In oil-producing Iran, a slight hike in gas prices could cause a jump in discontent Until Thursday, Iranians could purchase up to 16 gallons of gas for just $0.45 per gallon. Now, they are paying $0.83 and, after the first 16 gallons, they’ll pay $1.17 a gallon. That’s because the government is cutting part of the subsidy it provided for gas in an attempt to improve the economy. While the […]
Iranian government urges public to give up cash handouts Iran has enlisted celebrities, from actors to politicians to athletes, in a campaign to help the government save the ailing economy. The campaign called “No to Subsidies” is a brainchild of a key adviser to President Hasan Rouhani and encourages Iranians to turn down government cash handouts that replaced energy and food subsidies a few […]
Trend All international companies don’t want to lose opportunity to do business with Iran – expert Iran has great oil and gas resources, therefore Western and indeed all international companies do not want to lose the opportunity to do business with Iran, professor of economics at U.S. Northeastern University, Kamran Dadkhah told Trend. “This is of course, if the country’s nuclear issue is resolved and sanctions are lifted,” he added. Iran […]
Bloomberg Businessweek Global recession from West to East There seems to be pessimism in the air regarding the economic prospects of the West and by extension the world. In its recent report, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revised downward its estimates of growth for many countries. It lowered the overall growth rate forecast of the Euro Zone for 2013 and […]
Foreign Policy There Could Be an Iran Deal This Weekend, But Don’t Expect Oil Prices to Plummet Kamran Dadkhah, an associate professor at Northeastern University who has studied the Iranian economy, said Iran’s oil industry has been left behind as technology has improved because there’s been no real investment in Iran’s oil fields in decades. For instance, he said, the lack of investment means Iran’s oil wells aren’t well maintained. “If the […]
Trend Expert: IRGC may object to having foreign companies revenue from Iran’s oil and gas IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards) may object to any type of arrangement that entails ownership of the oil and gas fields or their revenues by a foreign company, professor of economics at U.S. Northeastern University, Kamran Dadkhah told Trend. He was commenting on the possibility of foreign companies coming back to Iran, for investing in country’s […]
Trend Expert: Iran Government’s way of paying off debts Central Bank is more like stage magic Pr.Kamran Dadkhah’s exclusive article for Trend. Iranian origin economist Dadkhah is associate professor in the department of economics at Northeastern University, Boston. Finding reliable data on the Iranian economy has become increasingly more difficult. The data on government debt to Bank Markazi (the central bank) is reported in the annual balance sheet and economic report […]