Professor Djavad Salehi‐Isfahani
Djavad Salehi‐Isfahani received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Virginia Tech, where he is currently Professor of Economics.
He is the Managing Editor of the Middle East Development Journal and a Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in Cairo. His research has focused on Middle Eastern economies, the impact of sanctions, inequality, and the economics of the family. He is the coauthor of How Sanctions Work from Stanford University Press, 2024.
His opinion pieces have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Project Syndicate, Responsible Statecraft, Foreign Policy, Brookings, the Hill, Al Monitor, LA Times, and the New York Times, among others, and he blogs at djavadsalehi.com.
Listen to Dominic Bowen and Professor Djavad Salehi-Isfahani unpack how prolonged sanctions, currency collapse, and shifting social expectations are reshaping Iran’s economy, and read our analysis on why sanctions have imposed deep structural strain without producing systemic collapse, creating a landscape of stagnation, squeezed opportunity, and political resilience under pressure.
