Hamid Mohtadi

  • Professor Emeritus, Economics

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan
  • MS, Columbia University
  • BS, Miami University

Research Interests

  • Institutions & Public Policy
  • Climate Change
  • Growth
  • International Development
  • Risk
  • Financial Economics
  • Heat Waves and Droughts
  • Health Policy and Pandemics Risk
  • Taxation and Institutions
  • Corruption and Trade Protection

Selected Publications

Jarrett, U. , Miller, S. , & Mohtadi, H. (2022) Dry spells and global crop production: A multi-stressor and multi-timescale analysis. Ecological Economics , 203, 12.
Miller, S. , Chua, K. , Coggins, J. , & Mohtadi, H. (2021) Heat Waves, Climate Change and Economic Output. Journal of the European Economic Association .
Mohtadi, H. , & Weber, B. S. (2020) Catastrophe and Rational Policy: Case of National Security. Economic Inquiry , 59(1), 140-161.
Jarrett, U. , Mohaddes, K. , & Mohtadi, H. (2019) Oil price volatility, financial institutions and economic growth. ENERGY POLICY , 126, 131-144.
Mohtadi, H. , Ross, M. L., Jarrett, U. , & Ruediger, S. (2019) Kleptocracy and Tax Evasion under Resource Abundance. Economics and Politics , 31(3), 323-373.
Mohtadi, H. , & Murshid, A. P. (2009) The Risk of Catastrophic Terrorism: An Extreme Value Approach. Pesaran, M. H. (Ed). Journal of Applied Econometrics , 24(4), 537-559.
Mohtadi, H. , & Roe, T. L. (2003) Democracy, rent seeking, public spending and growth. Journal of Public Economics , 87(3-4), 445-466.
Mohtadi, H. , & (1996) Environment, Growth & Optimal Policy Design. Journal of Public Economics , 63, 119-140.

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