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Akbar E. Torbat
Economics and StatisticsOffice: SH 610
Phone: 323-343-2930
E-mail: atorbat@calstatela.edu
INTRODUCTION
Akbar Esfahani Torbat began teaching at California State University, Los Angeles, in 1989. He has also taught at the University of California - Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, and several other CSU campuses. He has taught Economic Development, Comparative Economic Systems, International Economics, International Finance, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Economics for the Citizens, Money and Banking, and a number of other courses.
TEACHING INTERESTS
He received his Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1987. His field of specialization is international political economy. Dr. Torbat’s articles have been published in scholarly journals such as the Middle East Journal and The World Economy. He has been interviewed by various international media outlets concerning his field of expertise.
PUBLICATIONS
Papers on Current Events
- Corruption in Iran, March 2, 2013,
www.informationClearingHouse.info - EU Embargoes Iran over the Nuke Issue, July 08, 2012, www.informationClearingHouse.info
- The Confrontation with Iran: A Covert War, January 20, 2012, www.InformationClearingHouse.info
- The Arab Uprisings and Iran’s Green Movement, October 19, 2011, www.InformationClearingHouse.info
- The Neocolonial Order is to Stay: The Fate of Libya, September 23, 2011, www.InformationClearingHouse.info
- The Lingering Crisis of Neoliberal Capitalism, September 10, 2011, www.InformationClearingHouse.info
Other Selected Publicatrions
- Industrialization and Dependency: the Case of Iran,ECO Economic Journal, http://www.ecosecretariat.org Economic Cooperation Organization, October, 2010.
- Iran’s Presidential Elections, Populism and Liberation Theology, published on the Centre for Research on Globalization website posted at http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14143, June 28, 2009.
- Global Financial Meltdown and the Demise of Neoliberalism, published on the Centre for Research on Globalization website posted at http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10549, October 13, 2008.
- U.S. – Iran “Game of Chicken”, published on the Centre for Research on Globalization website posted at http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=5184, March 26, 2007.
- UN Financial Sanctions on Iran published on the Centre for Research on Globalization website posted at http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=5034, March 9, 2007.
- Impacts of the U.S. Trade and Financial Sanctions on Iran, The World Economy, Vol. 28, No. 3, PP 407-434, March 2005. Available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=685179
- A Glance at US Policies toward Iran: Past and Present, Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis, Vol. 20, No. 1, PP. 85-94, April 2004.
- The Brain Drain from Iran to the United States, the Middle East Journal, Volume 56, NO. 2, PP. 272-295, Spring 2002. http://www.mideasti.org/middle-east-journal/volume-56/2/brain-drain-iran-united-states
COURSE LISTING
| Course | Course Title | Day & Time | Room | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 360-1 | Developing Countries and the Global Economy | Mon 6:10 to 10:00 pm | SH A329 | Fall 2011 |
| ECON 150-1 | Economics for the Citizens | Tues.Thu. 9:50 to 11:30 am | SH C162 | Spring 2012 |
| ECON 303-4 | Money, Banking, and the Economy | Tues. Thu. 11:40 to 1:20 am | SH C237 | Spring 2012 |
| ECON 360-1 | Developing Countries and Global Economy | Mon. 6:10 to 10:00 pm | SH C237 | Fall 2012 |
| ECON 460-1 | Economics of Developing Countries | Tues. 6:10 to 10:00 pm | SH C264 | Fall 2012 |