Pouya Arab

Ph.D. Student in Economics and Public Policy

Carnegie Mellon University

Biography

I am a first-year PhD student in Economics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University (a joint program at Heinz College and Tepper School of Business), focusing on environmental economics. My research explores the intersection of economics, public policy, and climate change. I received my M.Sc. in Economics from the Graduate School of Management and Economics at Sharif University of Technology. During my master’s studies, I examined the effects of rising temperatures on mortality in Iran. My career goal is to advance interdisciplinary research in sustainable development, contributing to policy solutions for environmental challenges.

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Interests

Environmental Economics
Natural Resource Economics
Urban Economics
Experimental Economics
Behavioral Economics

Education

Ph.D. in Economics and Public Policy, 2024 -- Present

Carnegie Mellon University
M.Sc. in Economics, 2020 -- 2023

Sharif University of Technology
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Economics, 2015 -- 2020

Sharif University of Technology

Skills

R

Python

Stata

Julia

SPSS

Latex

Research Experience

Climate Change and Mortality: Evidence from Iran

Joint work with M. Vesal, Available here

Sep 2021 – Present

Research Assistant, Data Analysis Center of the GSME

Supervisors: Dr. M. Vesal

Jun 2022 – Present

Collecting, analysis, and visualization of climate data to provide reports on climate change in Iran

Research Assistant: Digitization to Enhance Tax Compliance in Iran

Supervisor: Dr. M. Vesal

Nov 2021 – Sep 2022

B.Sc. Project: Regulatory Focus’ Role in Health-Related Advertisement

Supervisor: Dr. A. Nourani, Dr. R. Hendijani

Feb 2019 – Jun 2021

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, Environmental Economics

Instructor: Prof. M. Vesal

Feb 2023 – Present Graduate Course

Teaching Assistant, Climate change Economics

Instructors: Prof. F. Fatemi, Prof. M. R. Hesamzadeh

Sep 2022 – Feb 2023 Graduate Course

Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomics

Instructor: Prof. A. Mahmoodzadeh

Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 Undergraduate Course

Teaching Assistant, Principles Of Economics

Instructor: Prof. M. Nili

Feb 2021 – Jun 2021 Undergraduate Course

Teaching Assistant, System Dynamics

Instructor: Prof. A. N. Mashayekhi

Sep 2019 – Jan 2020 Graduate Course

Teaching Assistant, Microeconomics

Instructor: Prof. F. Nili

Sep 2019 – Jan 2020 Undergraduate Course

Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomics

Instructor: Prof. M. Zamanian

Feb 2019 – Jun 2020 Undergraduate Course

Teaching Assistant, Statistics and Probability

Instructor: Prof. H. Salarieh

Feb 2019 – Jun 2020 Undergraduate Course

Work Experience

Project Analyst

Rahbord Danesh Pouya Institute (RDPI)

Feb 2018 – Jan 2020 Tehran, Iran

Responsibilities include:

Facilitated several Value Engineering (VE) study workshops.
Supporting various tasks in the national master planning of Iran’s development project focused on the environment, water resources, and social welfare

Accomplishments

International Trade Summer School

Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies Jul 2019

Introduction to behavioral research workshop

Business Research Lab of Tehran University Feb 2019 – Mar 2019

Value Engineering Master (Level 3) Expert Designation

Rahbord Danesh Pouya Institute (RDPI) Jan 2019

Big Data Economics Summer School

Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies Aug 2018

Economics of Cryptocurrencies Summer School

Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies Jul 2018

Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Summer School

Research Institute for Science, Technology and Industrial Policy (RISTIP) of the Sharif University of Technology Jul 2018 – Aug 2018

Level C1 on the Common Scale of Language Proficiency

Eurocentres Cape Town in South Africa Aug 2016 – Sep 2016