Saeed Saffari
Economics Researcher
Department of Economics
Dalhousie University
Bio
I am a graduate student in the Department of Economics at Dalhousie University, with a robust interest in economics and a passion for data and modeling. My academic and professional journey has endowed me with a strong technological background, encompassing a broad range of data analysis, quantitative methods, and project management skills.
Previously, I served as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Tehran from Fall 2020 to Spring 2023. During this period, I taught courses on Python and R programming applied to economics, fostering students' analytical abilities and programming skills. Concurrently, I worked as an economics researcher at SBTT, where I honed my research, analytical, and problem-solving skills through various projects. This role enhanced my ability to handle data, innovate strategies, and improve project processes, leading to a deeper understanding of problem-solving and report writing in academic and policy contexts.
I am currently a Research Assistant at Dalhousie University, where I engage in economic research. In addition to my research role, I have served as a Teaching Assistant for Intermediate Microeconomics, Microeconomics, and Econometrics at Dalhousie. Previously, I held Teaching Assistant positions for courses such as Macroeconomics, Planning Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Game Theory, and Public Economics at Tehran University, Sharif University of Technology, and Allameh Tabataba’i University.
My research interests lie in understanding human behavior, solving mathematical problems, and modeling real-world situations using mathematical and machine learning algorithms. I derive great satisfaction from researching various data types, dissecting economic occurrences, and selecting appropriate variables and structural elements to build models that elucidate these phenomena.
Contact
Email: Saeed.Saffari@dal.ca
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/saeed-safari
Github: Github.com/saeed-saffari/
Professional Education
M.A., Dalhousie University, Economics
M.A., Allameh Tabataba’i University, Economics
B.Sc., University of Tehran, Economics
Research Interest
Data Analysis
Quantitative Modeling
Public Economics
Financial Economics
Game Theory
Machine Learning
News
September 2024: Become a Research Assistant at the Mount Saint Vincent University.
September 2024: Become a Teaching Assistant in Microeconomics at the Dalhousie University.
July 2024: Lecturer in "Python for Economics" workshop at the University of Tehran.
May 2024: Become a Teaching Assistant in Intermediate Microeconomics at the Dalhousie University.
January 2024: Become a Research Assistant at the Dalhousie University.
January 2024: Become a Teaching Assistant in Econometrics II at the Dalhousie University.
January 2024: Become a Teaching Assistant in Econometrics I at the Dalhousie University.
September 2023: Become a Teaching Assistant in Microeconomics at the Dalhousie University.
September 2023: Recipient of the Faculty of Graduate Scholarship at the Dalhousie University.
September 2023: Accepted in M.A. Economics at the Dalhousie University.
July 2023: Lecturer in "Python for Economics" workshop at the Allameh Tabataba'i University.
December 2022: Selected as "Top Researcher" among the Economics graduate students at Allameh Tabataba’i University.
September 2022: Successfully defended my Master's thesis titled "The Role of Domestic Value-added in Gross Export with Emphasis on Vertical Specialization in the Global Market".
November 2022: I passed the GRE test with 170 in Quantitative and 162 in Verbal.
August 2022: Lecturer in "Python fo Economics" workshop at the University of Tehran.
August 2022: I passed the TOEFL iBT test with an overall score of 102.
April 2022: Become a Teaching Assistant of Public Economics at the Sharif Univesity of Technology.
October 2021: Become a Teaching Assistant in Advanced Natural Resource Economics at the University of Tehran.
September 2021: Lecturer in "Python for Economics" workshop at the University of Tehran.
June 2021: Enrolled summer school in Economic Complexity organized by the ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) in collaboration with the University of Lausanne and Harvard Growth Lab.
May 2021: Lecturer in "Python for Economics" workshop at Al-Zahra University.
May 2021: Published an Intra-university paper about "Predict COVID-19 cases with VSIRD model" with Prof. Tavakolian and etc.
April 2021: I joined the group of researchers at the Sharif Business Think Tank.
March 2021: Pre-defense of thesis for master's degree about "The Role of Domestic Value-added in Gross Export of with Emphasis on Vertical Specialization in the Global Market".
February 2021: Become a Teaching Assistant in Advanced Macroeconomics at the Allameh Tabataba'i University.
February 2021: Become a Teaching Assistant in Econometrics at the Allameh Tabataba'i University.
January 2021: Enrolled in Behavioral Development Economics full-term courses by Professor Gautam Rao from Harvard University.
January 2021: Enrolled Virtual International Programme (VIP) at the Justus Liebig University Giessen in German (Online).
October 2021: Become a Research Assistant at the Allameh Tabataba'i University.
September 2020: Become a Lecturer of Principles of Programming (Applied Python in Economics) at the University of Tehran.
September 2020: Become a Teaching Assistant in Game Theory at the Allameh Tabataba'i University.
September 2020: Become a Teaching Assistant in Advanced Macroeconomics at the University of Tehran.
October 2019: Become a Teaching Assistant in Advanced Macroeconomics at the Allameh Tabataba'i University.
September 2019: Accepted in M.A. Economics at the Allameh Tabataba'i University. (Top 3% of the nationwide university M.Sc. entrance exam)