Arsham Reisinezhad

Arsham Reisinezhad is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in the Department of Economics at the University of Essex since October 2021, and a Visiting Fellow. Previously, he served as an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Paris1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne) from 2020 to 2021.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Economics from Paris School of Economics & University of Paris 1 (2020)
• M.Sc. in Economics from Paris School of Economics & University of Paris 1 (2015)
• M.Sc. in Offshore Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (2009)
• B.Sc. in Marine Engineering from Persian Gulf University (2006)

Dr. Reisinezhad specializes in environmental and resource economics, with research interests spanning Dutch disease phenomena, natural resource curse dynamics, carbon emissions analysis, deindustrialization processes, and income inequality impacts. His work integrates rigorous theoretical modeling with empirical validation to address critical policy challenges in resource-dependent economies.

His recent publications demonstrate a cohesive research trajectory examining how resource extraction drives environmental degradation and economic structural change. Key themes include the empirical validation of Dutch disease theory, the carbon curse mechanism linking extraction to emissions, and the distributional consequences of resource rents through luxury goods consumption. This body of work establishes significant connections between resource abundance, economic diversification failures, and sustainability challenges.