Homayoun Shirazi
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I received my PhD in Economics from the Department of Economics at Toronto Metropolitan University. My research interests lie in the areas of Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, and Urban Economics with a particular interest in agent heterogeneity and inequality. My current research focuses on the impact of rent price rigidity and speculative behaviour on house prices during business cycles.
Research Fields:
Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, Urban Economics with a particular focus on Housing and Rental Markets, Applied Time-series
Education:
PhD in Economics, 2018 - 2024 - Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Visiting Scholar, 2014-2015- Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research (CNetS), Indiana University, Indiana, USA
MA in Economics, 2008-2011 - Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
BA in Economics, 2004-2008 - University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran