UPDATED: JANUARY, 2014

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAKE M. KAMRANY, Ph. D., J.D.

(213) 740-6997; (213) 740-8335

Home Office: (310)740-2022;

Home address: 1106 Kagawast., Pacific Palisades, Ca.

OFFICE ADDRESS: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

University of Southern California

Building KAP Room 300

Los Angeles, CA.90089-0253

EDUCATION:

Ph. D. ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ECONIMICS, 1962

J.D. LAW, UNIVERSITY OF WEST

LOS ANGELES, 1993

M.A. ECONOMICS. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 1962

B.S. AGRICULTURE ECONOMCIS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, UCLA, 1959

LANGUAGES:Fluent – English, Farsi (Afghani), Pashtu (Afghani)

Not Fluent – Urdu, Arabic, Farsi (Iranian).French

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, AUGUST 29, 1934

Citizen of the United States and Afghanistan

Occupation:1976 – Present, SENIOR LECURER/ProfessorOF ECONOMICS, UNIVRSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH:

RECENT BOOKS, PAPERS, OPEDs, AND CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:

Chapter in Book, Kamrany et al.. ”Columbia: Seeking Prosperity Through Peace,”Rooney, Robert (editor), Handbook of Emerging Economies,

First edition published 2014, U.K., Routledge

Kamrany, N.M., Andreas Mueller, Yusuf ErtasGeorgyVassilev, “Turkey’s Per Capita Income Conversion to Southern European Countries,” Global Business and Economic Anthology, Vol.1 No. 1, March, 2013.

KAMRANY, N.M. AND GEORGI VASSILEV,INCOME CONVERGENCE AMONG NATIONS IN THE 21ST CNTUREY, (2013), Second Edition forthcoming - 2014, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CUSTOM PRESS

The World Economy’s Convergence of Per Capita Income (2011)) San Diego: University Readers.

Global Economic Convergence in the 21st Century: Developing Countries Catching Up. San Diego: University Readers, 2007, SECOND EDITION , EDITION – 2009...

A Developing World Economy: Unlimited Growth with Limited Population. Carson, Ca. Mozena Publishing, 2004.

Energy Alternatives for the United States, Lexington Books, 1982, revised 2004, 2005. 2009, 2011.

The Energy Problem. San Diego: University Readers, 2006.

“Cultural Imperatives of Afghanistan,” Washington, D.C.: The Middle East Institute, August 7, 2012, By Nake Kamrany
MEI Contributor

RECDENT POLICY PAPERS (OP ED) PUBLISHED IN HUFFINGTON POST (REVIEWED ARTICLES:

  1. Kamrany, N.M., JessicaGreenhalgh,DemitriBeshkov, RohiniChugani, “Obamacare vs. the French Health Care System, Huffington Post, 01/10. 2014.
  2. Kamrany, Nake M., “ Peace Options for Afghanistan,” Huffington Post, 01/09/2014.
  1. Time to Get Out of Afghanistan,* 11/23/2010
  2. Estimating War Damages Sustained by Iraq (2003- 2010)*, 1/3/2/011
  3. The Essene of Our Current Economic Problems and the Solution, *2/23/11
  4. A Road Map to Peace in Afghanistan*1/24/2011
  5. China’s Rapid Recovery in the Great Recession, 2/18/2011
  6. Job & Wars: DNC’s Prodigious Resolution to Expanding U.S. Jobs and Winding Down Wars is Admirable, 3/2/2011
  7. Pakistan’s Duplicity Is the Cause of American Casualties, 5/17/2011
  8. Ghana’s Recent Economic Surge, 5/26/2011
  9. Columbia’s Economic Problems and Prospects,* 6/24/2011
  1. Energy Independence for the United Sates, How?*7/14/201
  2. The Current Budget Gridlock, 7/20/2011
  3. Re-construction of Post-War Afghanistan, 9/1/2011
  4. A New Approach to U.S. Economic Policy*, 9/9/2011
  5. Bonn’s Second Conference on Afghanistan: What Should Be Expected*, 9/15/2011
  6. Germany is Forced to be Europe’s Sole Savior, Oct. 27, 2011
  7. Estimating Iraq War Damages Sustained by the United States, (2003 – 2011), Nov. 8, 2011
  8. China’s Growing Economic Strength in the 21st Century, 11/7/2011
  9. Afghanistan’s Grand Assembly Gambit in Favor of Alliance with the U.S., Nov. 28, 2011
  10. .The Great Recession of 2007-2008 Could be Ruinous if not Resolved, 12./2/2011
  11. The Emerging Brazilian Economic Convergence,* 1/12/2012
  12. Afghanistan: What Explains Taliban Staying Power, 2/13/2012
  13. The Growing Problem of Gender Inequality,* 4/11/2012
  14. U.S. Incarceration Rate Is A National Disgrace* 4/13/2012
  1. Bangladesh’s Rising Income Potential,* 4/18/12
  1. An Optimal solution to U.S. Health Care,* 4/28/2012
  1. A Road Map to Implementing U.S. Healthcare, * 7/25/2012
  1. The U.S. Health Care Solution: Both Sides Have it Wrong – TRY MEDICARE. 10/8/12*

*with co-authors

29. Cultural Imperatives of Afghanistan, Middle East Institute, August 7, 2012.

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RECENT RESEARCH PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:

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“It is Time to Reduce Poverty and Unemployment in Afghanistan,” Bakhtar Weekly Publication, October 12, 2008.

“A Non-military Approach to Solving Afghanistan’s Impasse,” fourth revision, May 2007 published in several websites including 2007

“Contrasting the Convergence Performance of China and India,” (with GeorgiVassillev) International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, November, 2006.

“The Rapid Economic Convergence Phenomenon,” International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 12, No. 3, August, 2006.

“Afghanistan Problematic Transition,” with Laura Armey, International Development Conference, KyrgyzManasUniversity, published in the proceedings of the conference, September 2004.

“Prospects of Resources Based Transition in Ex-Soviet Muslim Republics: A Lesson from the Past,” with Ghaffar A. Moghal, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, published in the proceedings of the conference, September 2004.

“China’s Economic Power in the 21st Century,” with Tiffany Stone, Published in The Proceedings of Economic Growth 2004, International Conference, Azerbaijan State Economic University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2004.

“Afghanistan: A Game Theoretic Model of Sanctions,” International Atlantic Economic Society, London, England, March, 2005 published in the Atlantic Economic Journal.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1976–present: Senior Lecturer in Economics

Department of Economics,

University of Southern California

Director, Program in Law and Economics, 1980- 2013

Director, Program in Productivity and Technology, 1976-80.

Regional Director, Far West Region, Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society in Economics, 1980-1987

Chief Economist and Advisor to the Lebanon Government for Reconstruction and Development under UNDP arrangement, 1981-1982

Senior Economic Advisor, Economic Planning Institute, Government of Jamaica, 1985

Research Advisor, Newport Foundation for the Study of Major Economic Issues, 1980 - 1992

Principal Investigator, “Inventory of Research Material on Afghanistan, National Endowment for the Humanities” 1980-1982

Visiting Appointments:

Visiting Professor of Economics, UCLA, 1982

Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution, StanfordUniversity,1984

Senior Fellow, Center for International and Strategic Studies, UCLA 1985

Summer Research, Stanford Research, Stanford Research Institute, 1976

1985 Planning Institute, Government of Jamaica, Chief of Mission (under the aegis of the World Bank) – Analysis of Structural Adjustment

1981 – 82Chief Economist and Chief of Mission, Government of Lebanon (under the aegis of UNDP) Reconstruction of Lebanon

1971Created and invested in one of the first private solar energy enterprises of its kind to substitute oil, coal and gas with solar energy for the U.S. energy independence .

Created a solar energy enterprise partnership (SOLAC) with IshaqShahryar in Los Angels.

1973 – 1976 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., Center for Policy Alternatives, Director of Research Programs on Brazil Manufacturing, M.I.T., 1973 – 76.

Director of Research – Sahel-Sudan Region of Africa Center for Policy Alternatives, M.I.T., 1973 – 76.

Co- Principal Investigator, Product System Productivity with Draper Lab. (NSF) M.I.T., 1976

Principal Investigator, Technology Transfer to the Brazilian Machine Tools Industry, M.I.T. 1975

Research Economist, Stanford Research Institute, 1976

1971- 1973 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA90089

Chief Economist, Information Sciences Institute and Associate Professor of Economics Co-Principal Investigator, The Economics of Programmable Automation, 1972-73

Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, UCLA, 1965 and 1969.

1969 – 70Country Economist, THE WORLD BANK

Debt Rescheduling of Ghana and the Philippines.

1965 – 69 Chief Economist, Corporate Planning; System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, 1965 – 69.

Principal Investigator, US and World Economic

Forecast to the year 2020, Investment Model for Allocating Corporate Discretionary Funds, Corporative Normative, Strategic, and Operational Plans

1962- 1965 Senior Economist, Regional Battelle Research Institute,

Columbus, Ohio

Co-Principal Investigator, Modeling the Long Term Options of the Susquehanna River Basin. Modeling the Long Term Options of the Grand River Basin, International Economic and Technical Feasibility Studies.

1959 – 62University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, Reader – Taught courses in introductory and intermediate micro/macro, economic development, economic systems.

EDITORSHIP:

Editor: Economic Directions (bi-annual Journal of Contemporary Economics), 1982 -92

COURSES TAUGHT AT USC, UCLA, MIT

Contemporary Economic Issues, the Global Economy, The American Economy (Graduate and Undergraduate), Economic Analysis of Law, Economic Systems (Graduate and Undergraduate) Economics of Technology; Economic Development (Undergraduate and Graduate) Soviet Economics, Micro/Macro Economics, Interdisciplinary research in economics, History of Economic Thought, (Undergraduate and Graduate), the World Economy.

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HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS

2011 – 2012Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

2010 – 2011 Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

2008 – 2009 Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

2007 – 2008 Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

2006 – 2007 Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

2005 – 2006 Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

2005 – 2004 Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

2004 – 2003 Dean’s Faculty Research Fellowship

1991-1992 Newport Foundation

1985 World Bank (Research in Jamaica)

1983/84 Department of Defense, USC

1979-82National Endowment for the Humanities, USC

1978-79National endowment for the Humanities, USC

1977-78Dean’s Grant for Contemporary Issues, USC

1976-78National Science Foundation, M.I.T.

1975-76Sloan Foundation, M.I.T.

1974-75US Agency for International Development. M.I.T.

1973-74US Agency for International Development. M.I.T.

1972-73Advanced Research Project Agency (arpa), DOD, USC

1960-62Three Graduate School grants, USC

1959Clune Fellowship, USC

1955-59Four Year Grant, University of California, Los Angeles

1978Faculty Associate – Interdisciplinary major program, USC

1978 - 82FacultyResearchAssociateCenter for Futures Research, USC

2004 – 2014 Chairman of the Board, Ocean Towers Housing Corporation, Santa Monica, California.

PUBLICATIONS:

Policy Papers – 30 OP EDs in Huffington Post duriong 2011-1013.:

Energy Independence for the United States – How? (with Vincent Viruni), Huffington Post, 7/14/11

I. Books

  1. United States Options for Energy Independence (Authored and Edited), Lexington Books, D.C. Heath and Company, 1982.
  1. Energy Independence for the Unites States (Authored and Edited) Fundamental books, Santa Monica, CA 1981
  1. Economic Issues of the Eighties (Authored and Edited with Richard H. Day), JohnHopkinsUniversity Press, 1979
  1. Contemporary Issues in World Economics (Authored and Edited), Fundamental Books, Santa Monica, CA 1978
  1. The New Economics for less Developed Countries: Changing perceptions in the North South Dialogue, Boulder: West View Press, 1978
  1. International Economic Reform: Issues and Policies ( authored and Edited) University Press of America, 1977
  1. Peaceful Competition in Afghanistan: American and Soviet Models for Economic Aid, CSE Press, WashingtonD.C. 1969
  1. The Potential of Afghanistan’s Society and Institutions to Resist Soviet Penetration and Domination (with L. Poullada) Fundamental Books, 1985
  1. Bibliography of Afghanistan (With L Poullada) in Seven volumes, Fundamental books, 1985
  1. The Convergence Theory: World Economic Growth in the 21st Century. Santa Monica, Ca.: Fundamental Books, 2005.
  1. Global Economic Convergence in the 21st Century: Developing Countries Catching Up. San Diego: University Readers,, 2006, 2007, SECOND EDITION , THIRD EDITION – 2009...
  1. The Convergence Theory: World Economic Growth in the 21st Century. Santa Monica, Ca. Fundamental Books, 2005.
  1. A Developing World Economy: Unlimited Growth with Limited Population. Carson, Ca. Mozena Publishing, 2004.
  1. Energy Alternatives for the United States, Lexington Books, 1982, revised 2004, 2005. 2009, 2011.

II. Chapters in Books

  1. “International Food Fund Concept” in GerhartBruchman, MOIRA: Food and Agricultural Models, International Institute for Applied System Analysis, 1977.
  1. “Introduction to contemporary Economic Issues” In Contemporary Issues in World Economics, 1978
  1. “Technology productivity and Economic Performance” with David M. Chereb, In Contemporary Issue in World Economics, 1978.
  1. “Poor Nations vs. Rich Nation: The North South Dialogue” in contemporary Issues in world Economics, 1978
  1. “A Holistic Approach to Economic Growth and Environment Impact” In Quantitative Approaches to Economic Analysis, R Bandyopadhyay and Datta, Editors, Bombay, 1979.
  1. “The North South-Dialogue”, (with John E. Elliott) in The New Economics of the Less Developed Countries, 1978.
  1. “The Case of the Least Developed Countries” in The New Economics of the New Economics of the less Developed Countries., 1978.
  1. “Major International Issues in Perspective” in International Economic Reform,1977.
  1. “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Growth Estimation” (with Anwar Kazimi) in International Economic Reform, 1977
  1. “Basic Needs vs. Developmental Needs, The North-South Dialogue” with AureliousMorgner in Economic Issues in the Eighties. 1979
  1. “The Vicious Circle of the United States Energy Problem” In United States Options for Energy Independence, Lexington Books, 1982
  1. “Energy Independence- How? A Synthesis” (with A. Morgner) in United States Options for Energy Independence, Lexington Books, 1982
  1. “Editor’s Introduction” with Richard Day in Economic Issues of the Eighties, John Hopkins University Press, 1979.

III. Published Papers in Learned Journals

  1. “Contrasting the Convergence Performance of China and India,” International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, November, 2006.
  1. “The Rapid Economic Convergence Phenomenon,” International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 12, No. 3, August, 2006.

4.“The Impact of OPEC Price Increase in the Banana Industry,” Inter-American Economic Affairs, vol. 33. No. 3

5. “Major Economic Issues of the Sahel-Sudan Region of West Africa” Ekistics,(Athens, Greece) Vol. 43, No. 258

6.“An Evaluation of Research in the Economy of Afghanistan” Afghanistan Journal, Vol. 5, No. 6

7.“The Continuing War in Afghanistan” Current History, October, 1986.

8.“AfghanistanUnder Soviet Occupation” Current History, May, 1982

9. “Technology; Measuring the Socio Economic of Manufacturing Automation” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Permagon press, Oxford, England, Vol. 8, No. 5

10.“The Three Vicious Circles of Underdevelopment” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 3

11. “A Heuristic Investment Model for ‘Non-Profit Research’” (with John Elliott) Western Economic Review, Vol. V, No. 1

12. “A Systems Approach to Public Policy Estimation: Urban planning at a the Country level” System development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, SP-3289. Also published in Soco Economic planning Sciences, Vol. III, No. 3

13. “The first Five Year plan of Afghanistan (1956-61): an economic Evaluation” The American economist Vol. VIII, No.4

14. “Soviet Economic Aid Strategy in Under Developed Countries” Communist Affairs, vol. 11, No. 3

15. “Afghanistan Development and Its problem of Balance of Payment: 1952-1962” Afghanistan review, Vol. V, No. 2

16. “Social Indicators in Perspective” Socio economic Planning Sciences, Vol. IV,No. 2

17. “The Failure of Sovietization in Afghanistan” WUFA, Vol. II, No. 3, 1986.

18. “The Effects of Soviet War upon the Afghan Economy” WUFA, Volume III, No.6. 1987.

19. “Afghanistan Problematic Transition,” with Laura Armey, International Development Conference, KyrgyzManasUniversity, published in the proceedings of the conference, September 2004.

20 “Prospects of Resources Based Transition in Ex-Soviet Muslim Republics: A Lesson from the Past,” with Ghaffar A. Moghal, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, published in the proceedings of the conference, September 2004.

21. “China’s Economic Power in the 21st Century,” with Tiffany Stone, Published in the Proceedings of Economic Growth 2004, International Conference, Azerbiajan State Economic University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2004.

22. “Afghanistan: A Game Theoretic Model of Sanctions,” International Atlantic Economic Society, London, England, March, 2005, to be published in the Atlantic Economic Journal.

IV. Research Reports

1. “Socio-Economic Consideration in Technologies” in T. Williams (ed.) Research needs of the Automation technologies; the National Science foundation, 1978.

2.“Brazil: an Analysis of the Machine Tools Industry”, MI.T., 1976

3. “A Frame work for Evaluating long tem Strategies for the Development of the Sahel-Sudan Region” in 12 Volumes, Center for Policy Alternatives, M.I.T., 1974

4. “Product System Productivity Research, Executive Summary”, C.S. Draper Laboratory and M.I.T., NSF Grant (APR75- 15334), 1976

5. “Productivity, Technology and Product System Research” Draper laboratory and M.I.T., NSF Grant (APR75- 15334), ( Vol. 1 and 2, January 1976.

6. “Technology, Productivity and Public Policy: A National Needs Analysis”, M.I.T., Center for Policy Alternatives, August 15, 1975.

7. “An Analysis of the Socio economic Impact of Programmable Automation, Upon Discrete Manufacturing industries”, Proceedings of the European Conference on Electrotechnics (Eurocon ’74), “The Engineer in Society”; The Royal Institution of Engineers, Amsterdam the Netherlands; April 22-26, 1974

8. “Developing Tools for Regional Assessment: a Study Design,” The institute for Analysis, IM-121; May, 1971.

9. “Technology, Productivity and Public Policy: A National Needs Analysis”, (with John E. Elliot); Center for Policy Alternatives, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CPA/WP-75-11; August, 1975.

10. “Evaluating the Socio-Economic Aspects of Technology in the US Manufacturing of Discrete Products” Center for Policy Alternatives, M.I.T.; January, 1975.

11. “The Economic Impact of Programmable Automation upon Discrete Manufacturing Industries”, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California; Marinadel Rey, CA, (ISI/RR-73-4); October 1973.

12. “U.S. Productivity and Foreign Trade” in National Inquiry into Productivity in the Durable Goods Industry, National Science Foundation, October, 1972.

V. Published Papers in learned Journals

1.“The Political Economy of the New World Order” Journal of Econometric Directions, Vol. 4. No. 1, 1992

2. “East-West Competition in the Persian Gulf”, Economic Directions Vol. 3, No. 4, Spring 1990.

3. “Why have U.S. wages Declined?” Economic Directions, Vol. 3, No. 4, Spring, 1990

4.“Soviet War Liabilities; Measuring Economic Dampes in Afghanistan” The Afghanistan Study Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1991

5. “The Soviet Decision, Invade Afghanistan,: A Legal basis for Soviet Liability” With David Killian, The Afghanistan Study Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1991

6. “The Impact of OPEC Price Increase in the Banana Industry”, Inter-American Economic Affairs, Vol. 33, No. 3

7. “Major Economic Issues of the Sahel-Sudan Region of West Africa”, Ekistics, Vol. 43, No. 258.

8. “An Evaluation of Research in the Economy of Afghanistan” Afghanistan Journal, Vol. 5 No. 6

9. “The Continuing War in Afghanistan” Current History October, 1986

10. “Afghanistan under Soviet Occupation” Current History, May 1982

11.“Technology: Measuring the Socio-Economic Impact of Manufacturing Automation” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Permagon Press, Oxford, England, Vol. 8, No. 5

12. “The Three Vicious Circles of Underdevelopment” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 3

13. “A Heuristic Investment Model for ‘Non- Profit Research’” (with John Elliot Western Economic Review Vol. V, No. 1

14. “A Systems Approach to Public policy Estimation: Urban Planning at Country Level” System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, SP-3289. Also published in Socio Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. III, No. 3

15. “The first Five Year Plan of Afghanistan (1956-61): An Economic Evaluation The American Economist, Vol. VIII, No. 4.

16.“Soviet Economic Aid Strategy in Underdeveloped Countries”, Communist Affairs”, Vol.11, No. 3

17. “Afghanistan Development and its Problem of Balance of Payments: 1952-1962” Afghanistan Review, Vol. V No. 2

18.“Social Indicators in Perspective” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. IV, No. 2

19.“The failure of Sovetization in Afghanistan”, WUFA, Vol. 2 No. 3, 1986

  1. “The Effects of Soviet War Upon the Afghan Economy” WUFA, Vol.3 No. 6
  1. “Contrasting the Convergence Performance of China and India,” International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, November, 2006.
  1. “The Rapid Economic Convergence Phenomenon,” International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 12, No. 3, August, 2006.

VI. Research Reports

1.Socio-Economic Consideration in Technologies” in T. Williams (ed.). Research Needs of the Automation technologies; Research report to the National Science Foundation, 1978.

2.“Brazil: An Analysis of the Machine Tools Industry” M.I.T 1976.

3.“A Framework for Evaluating Long Term Strategies for the Development of the Shael-Sudan Region” in 12 volumes, Center for Policy Alternatives, M.I.T. 1974.

4.“Product System productivity Research, executive Summary” C.S. Draper Laboratory and M.I.T., and NSF Grant (APR75-15334), 1976.

5.“Productivity, technology and Product System Research” Draper Laboratory and M.I.T, NSF Grant, Vol. 1 and 2, January, 1976.

6.“Technology, Productivity, and Public Policy: A National Needs Analysis,” M.I.T, Center for Policy Alternatives, August 15, 1975.

7.“An Analysis of the Socio-Economic Impact of Programmable Automation Upon Discrete Manufacturing Industries”; Proceedings of the European Conference on Electrotechnics (Eurocon ’74), “The Engineer in Society”; The Royal Institution of Engineers, Amsterdam the Netherlands; April 22-26, 1974.

8.“Developing Tools for Regional Assessment; A Study Design”, The Institute for Analysis, IM-121; May, 1971

VII. Technology, Productivity and Policy Analysis:

9.Technology, Productivity and Public Policy: A National needs Analysis (with John E. Elliot); Center for Policy Alternatives, Massachusetts Institute Technology, CPA/WP-75-11; August, 1975,