ZARRA NEZHAD, MANSOUR

     Born 1957, Khorramshahr, Khuzestan, Iran.

    Current Posts Associate prof., Economics Dept., Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Shahid Chamran University(SCU), Ahvaz, Iran, 1987-; Teaching Fell. Islamic Azad University, Khuzestan, 2000-.

    Past Post Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences, SCU, 1387-89; Vice President, SCU, 1990-94; Head, Econ. Dept., SCU; Advisor, SCU, 2001-02; Vice President, SCU,  2001-3.

     Degrees   BSc. In economics (management of economics), College of Mathematics and Economics, Karadge, Tehran, Iran, 1980; MSc. in economics (econometrics, Islamic economics), Tarbiat Moddares Univ., Tehran, Iran, PhD. In economics (human resources), Birmingham Univ., England, 2000;

     Offices and Hohours Member, Postgraduate Committee, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, SCU, 2001-; Committee of Academic Staff Evaluation, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, SCU, 2001-; Member, Islamic Economics Scientific Association of Iran, 2003-; Member, International Iranology Foundation, 2006-; Member, Employment Council, Khuzestan Province Governor Generalship, Iran, 2001-03; Member, Research Committee, Khuzestan Commerce Organization, Iran, 2001-; Member, Training and Research Council, Arvand Free Zone, Iran, 2006-; Recipient, Award for the Best Paper of the year published in Islamic economics, 2004; Recipient, Award for Excellence in Research in the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, SCU, Annual Research Committee of SCU, 2005; Recipient, Award for Excellence in Research in SCU, Annual Research Committee of SCU, 2006; Recipient, Research Grant, SCU, 2006-07;

   Editorial Duties Director, Journal of Economic Review, 2003-; Member, Editorial Board of Journal of Knowledge and Development, 2005-.

  Principal Fields of Interest Application of fuzzy logic in economics and finance, application of artificial neural networks in finance and economics, applied econometrics, applied econometrics, managerial economics, industrial economics, Islamic economics.

  Publications  Articles:

 

1. Employment of Women in Iran, SOAS Economic Digest, Issue 2, No. 2, 1995;

2. Land Tax in Islam, The Journal of Theology and Islamic Sciences, No. 3, 2002;

3. Tribute (Karaj) as a Tax on Land in Islam, International Journal of Islamic Financial Services, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2003;

4. Estimation of Consumption Function in Iran, Quarterly Iranian Economic Research, No. 16, 2003;

5. A Brief History of Money in Islam and Estimating the Value of Dirham and Dinar, Journal of Review of Islamic Economic, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2004;

6. Estimating and Analyzing Men's Labor Force Supply Function in Iran, Journal of Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2004;

7. The Role of Government in Economic System from Islamic point of View, Journal of Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2004;

8. Market in Islam and Islamic History, Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, No. 7-8, 2004;

9. Estimation of Production Function of Pipe Mill, Quarterly Iranian Economic Research, No. 19, 2004; 10. Estimating the Production Function of Cold Water Fish, The Scientific Journal of Agriculture, Vol. 27 No.1, 2004;

11. Estimation of the Value of Dirham and Dinar in History of Muslims, Quarterly Iranian Economic Research, No. 21, 2004;

12. Estimating Measuring Scales in Muslim's Economic History, Journal of Islamic Economic, No. 15, 2004;

13. Estimation of Labor Demand Function in Khuzestan, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, No. 15, 2004;

14. Estimation of Labor Productivity in Khuzestan's Manufacturing, Quarterly Iranian Economic Research, No. 24, 2005;

15. Estimation of Labor Demand in Khuzestan's Manufacturing, Quarterly Iranian Economic Research, No. 25, 2005;

16. Estimating and analyzing Labor Force Supply in Khuzestan, Iranian Journal of Economic Research and Policies Quarterly, No. 23, 2005;

17. Research on Female Economic Participation in Iran, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, No. 17, 2005;

18. The Selecting of Optimal Irrigation System for Sugar Cane Plantations in Khuzestan, Quarterly  Journal of Economic Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2005;

19. Analyzing the Causal Relationship between Export and Economic Growth in Iran, Journal of Economic Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2005;

20. Application of Panel Data in Econometrics, Journal of Economic Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2005;

21. Analysis of Relative Advantage of Export of Iranian Dried Fruits, Quarterly Journal of Economic Review, Vol.3, No. 1, 2006;

22. Investigating the Determining Role of Interest Rates: Comparing Selected Muslim and Non-Muslim Developing Countries, Review of Islamic Economics, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2006;

23. The Examination of the Effects of Sugar Cane Development Company and its Related Plans on Development in Khuzestan, Journal of Human Development, Vol. 1 No. 2, 2006;

24. Estimating the Error Correction Model of Consumption in Iran, Journal of Science and Development, No. 19, 2006; 25.  Analyzing Pipe Production and Export:

 A Case Study of Ahvaz Pipe Mill Company, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2006;

26. Estimation of Hedonic Housing Price Function for Ahvaz using Panel data Analysis, No. 28, 2006; 27. Factors Affecting Female Labor Supply in Iran, Journal of Mofid, Vol. 12, No. 54, 2006;

28. A Study of the Development of Five Year Strategic Manpower Planning in University of Shahid Chamran, Journal of Human Development, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006;

29. A Comparative Study of Agriculture Mechanization in Hamadan Province using Fuzzy Logic, Journal of Economic Review, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2006;

30. The Role of Small Industries in Employment Generation and Economic Development in Maharashtra and Khuzestan,  Journal of Economic Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2006;

31. Examining the Determinants of Occurrence of Accidents at the Construction Phase in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Projects: (A Case Study of Assaloyeh), Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 7, 2007;

32. Estimating and Analyzing Men's Labor Force Supply Function in Khuzestan, Journal of Economic Cooperation, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2007;

33.  Investigating the Causality Granger Relationship between the Rate of Interest and Inflation in Iran, Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2007;

34.  Social Capital: A Conceptual Overview and Measurement, Journal of Human Development, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2007;

35. Estimating the Error Correction Model of Consumption of Gasoline in Iran, Iranian Journal of Trade Studies, No. 42, 2007;

36. The Examination of Economic and Social Determinants of Agriculture Mechanization in Hamadan using Fuzzy Method, The Scientific Journal of Agriculture, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2007;

37. Research on Urban Poverty in Khuzestan Province, Journal of Human Development, Vol. 1 No. 3, 2007;

38. Money Supply in Iran, Iranian Journal of Trade Studies, No. 45, 2007;

39. Prediction of Iron and Steel Consumption of Iran Using Panel Data, Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2008;

40. The Legal Nature of Tribute Tax, The First Conference of Islamic Economics, Mashhad, Iran, 1991;

41. Attempt to Answer to Two Questions about Zakat, First Conference of Iranian Economics Students in UK, Iranian Embassy Glasgow, 1995;

42. Economic Activity and Employment of Women in Iran, Third Conference of Iranian Economics Student in Europe, Iranian Embassy London, 1997;

43. Development from Islamic Economic Point of View, Annual Conference on Islamic Economics, Tehran, Iran, 1999;

44. Research on Islamic Economics and its Teaching in Iranian universities, Conference of Islamic Economics Researchers, Tehran, Iran, 2001;

45. Underutilization of Human Resources in Khuzestan, Internal Conference of Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran, 2001;

46.ethodology of Islamic Economics, Internal Conference of Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran, 2001;

47. Employment and Unemployment in Khuzestan, Internal Conference of Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran, 2002;

48. Islamic Economics: Concept and Methodology, Conference of Islamic Economics Researchers, Esfahan, Iran, 2003;

49. Research on Pipe Production and Export in Iran, The First National Conference on National Production and Interracial Trade, Ahvaz, Iran, 2004;

50. Employment and Unemployment from Development Viewpoint, the First Conference on Development of Shadegan, Shadegan, Iran, 2005;

51. Tourism Industry and How to Develop it, the First Conference on Development of Shadegan, Shadegan, Iran, 2005;

52. A Comparative Study of Development Indexes in Shadegan, the First Conference on Development of Shadegan, Shadegan, Iran, 2005;

53. Using Panel Data in Methodology of Sciences: Special Focus on Social Sciences, The First International Conference of Research Methodology of Sciences, Technology and Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2006;

54. Islamic Development: Concept and Method, First Conference on Development and Islamic Economics, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran, May 2008;

55. Effects of On the Job Training on Professors of Islamic Economics in Iranian Universities, Seventh Conference on Islamic Economics, Shiraz University, Iran, May 2008.

     Working Papers:  to be added later