On 8 February 2022, Zahra Zarepour successfully defended her PhD thesis on 'Cash instead of Subsidy: Essays on the impact of the 2010 Iranian energy subsidy reform'
In a series of essays, Zahra Zarepour examined the impact of the 2010 Iranian energy subsidy removal and cash transfer (SRCT) on the country’s macro and micro-economy.
Her thesis provided a comprehensive inquiry on the impact of the 2010 energy subsidy reform on the macro as well as the micro-economy of Iran. It highlighted not only the effects of the reform on the economy but also the empirical challenges faced when assessing a universal reform.
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