Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi
William L. Ford Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences
Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
 
                Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi joined the Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences Department at the Kellogg School of Management in 2017. Prior to joining Kellogg, he was the Daniel W. Stanton Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. His research focuses on the implications of network economies for information aggregation, business cycle fluctuations, and financial stability.
- Macroeconomics
- Economic Theory
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                            PhD, 2009, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
 MA, 2008, Economics, University of Pennsylvania
 MSE, 2006, Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
 Bsc, 2004, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
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                            Professor, Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2019-present
 Associate Professor, Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2017-2019
 Daniel W. Stanton Associate Professor of Business, Columbia University, Columbia University, 2015-2017
 Associate Professor, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, 2015
 Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, 2011-2015
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                            Excellence in Refereeing Award for The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies, 2021
 Excellence in Refereeing Award for The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies, 2020
 Excellence in Refereeing Award for the American Economic Review, American Economic Association, 2018
 Pew Presidential Prize, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
 International Economic Review Fellowship, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2007-2008
 Judith Rodin Fellowship, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2009
 Best Student Paper Award Finalist, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
 Joseph, D'16 and Rosaline Wolf Award for Best Dissertation, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
 Outstanding Referee Award, Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control
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                            Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Theory, 2021
 Associate Editor, American Economic Review, 2019
Research in Economics (MECS-560-3)
This course introduces first-year PhD students to the economics research environment. With an emphasis on breadth, and minimal prerequisite knowledge at the graduate level, students are exposed to the process of forming and answering research questions. The course involves multiple faculty providing their perspective on successful approaches to research by highlighting significant recent works in their respective fields of interest.
Economic Theory II: Production Networks (MECS-550-2)
This course focuses on how microeconomic interactions between economic units (in particular firms and industries) shape macroeconomic outcomes. While the primary applications are mostly from macroeconomics, the theoretical frameworks and insights are drawn from micro, macro, and network theory.
Analytical Approach to Uncertainty (MECNX-433-0)
Business Analytics I (DECS-430-5)
This course was formerly known as DECS 430-A/DECS 430-B
 Analytics is the discovery and communication of meaningful patterns in data.  This course will provide students with an analytics toolkit, reinforcing basic probability and statistics while throughout emphasizing the value and pitfalls of reasoning with data.  Applications will focus on connections among analytical tools, data, and business decision-making.
