Abbas A. Taheri
Title
Professor
Educational Background
- B.S. Economics, Iranian National University, Tehran 1977
- M.B.A. Roosevelt University, Chicago 1980
- Ph.D. University of Illinois, Chicago 1987
Teaching Awards
- Koplan Fellowship Award, 1995
- United Nations Teaching Consultant Award, 1996
- Appleton Rotary Cutting Edge Teaching Excellence Award, 1999
Areas of Expertise
- Energy Economy Interactions
- Impact of Environmental Regulation on Industry
- Fossil Fuel Consumption and Ambient Air Pollution
- Modeling/Estimation of Inter-Related Factor Demands, Technology, Scale, and Compliance Effects
- Recent Publications:
- Abbas A. Taheri, and Rodney Stevenson "Energy Price, Environmental Policy, and Technological Bias," The Energy Journal, 23 (4), pp. 85-107, October 2002 .
- Presentation:
- Abbas A. Taheri, and Rodney Stevenson "Environmental Compliance and U.S. Industrial Productivity," paper presented at the 77th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, Seattle, WA, June 29-July 3, 2002.
Membership
- Econometric Society
- International Association for Energy Economics
- American Economic Association
- Western Economic Association
Other Interests
- Outdoors
- Hiking
- Walking
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Soccer
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Economics
- Principles of Economics-Macro
- Principles of Economics-Micro
- Money and Banking
- Basic Economic Theory (Graduate MBA-UW-Oshkosh)
- Business & Economics Statistics
Business links
UW-Colleges
UWC-Department of Business and Economics
U.S. International Trade Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics