Dr Amirreza Kazemikhasragh

Dr Amirreza Kazemikhasragh holds a PhD in Governance, Management and Economics from the University of Naples Parthenope, Italy, as well as Master's degrees in Economics and Economic Policy from the University of Bologna, Italy, and International Health and Social Management from MCI Innsbruck, Austria. He also completed a two-year postdoctoral research programme in Gender Studies and Economic Development at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Before joining the University of Central Asia (UCA), Dr Kazemikhasragh held research and teaching positions at universities in Italy, Spain, and Mexico. He has also worked as an Economic Affairs Officer and consultant for several United Nations agencies, including the WHO, UNESCAP, UNDP, UNV, UNECA, IDEP, UNESCWA. In these roles, he contributed to projects and initiatives on sustainable development, economic inclusion, gender equality, health, and public policy at national, regional, and global levels.

Dr Kazemikhasragh's academic and professional interests include Development Economics, Gender Economics, Financial Inclusion, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Health Economics, Mountain and Natural Resources Economics, Public Debt, Public Policy, Social Inclusion, and Economic Policy. His research applies quantitative and econometric methods to economic and social development issues.

His research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Economic Issues, Strategic Business Research, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Review of Development Economics, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Gender in Management: An International Journal, and Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. His recent research has examined financial inclusion, public policy, gender equality, sustainability, economic growth, financial repression, and economic policy. He serves as an editor at the Journal of Public Affairs (JPA) and has reviewed hundreds of papers for Web of Science and Scopus indexed journals.

Dr Kazemikhasragh brings an interdisciplinary, applied, and international perspective to economics, combining academic research with hands-on experience in public policy,  project implementation, research, and development at national and global levels.