Biography
Dr Maryam Mirfatah is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics Education in the King’s College London Department of Political Economy and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance at the King's Business School. Prior to joining King’s, she was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Surrey School of Economics. Maryam holds a PhD (2019) in economics from Iran.
Research interests
Maryam sees herself as an open economy macroeconomist, specialised in monetary policies with specific expertise in DSGE macro-economic, multi-country modelling. She has a strong mathematics background, holding a BSc in statistics. Her current areas of interest include currency pricing issues and their implications for optimal monetary policy rules; optimal unconventional monetary policy and macro-prudential policies in open-economy NK models with financial frictions.
Teaching
- 7SSPN402: Advanced Macroeconomics (postgraduate)
- 6SSPP329: The Economics of Crime (3rd year undergraduate)
- 5SSPP217: Microeconomics (2nd year undergraduate)
- 4SSPP105: Principles of Economics (1st year undergraduate)
PhD supervision
Maryam is interested in supervising students researching on all areas of policymaking ranging from the following:
- Open Economy Macroeconomics
- Monetary Economics
- Financial Macroeconomics
- Macroprudential Policy
- Unconventional Monetary Policy
- Monetary and Fiscal Policy
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Publications
“The impact of exchange rate volatility on foreign direct investment in Iran” with Hosein Sharifi - Procedia Economics and Finance - Vol. 1, pages 365-373, July 2012.
“Analysis the Impact of Good Governance on the Non-Oil Export of Oil Exporting Countries” with Hosein Sharifi, Hassan Mollaesmaeili - Journal of Economic Policy and Research - Vol. 8(1), pages 1-14, March 2013.
“Money Growth Rules in an Emerging Small Open Economy with an informal sector” with Zahra Nasrollahi, Paul Levine, Vasco Gabriel - International Journal of Business and Development Studies - Vol. 1, pages 365-373, July 2012.
Working papers
“Monetary Growth Rules in an Emerging Open Economy” with Paul Levine, Vasco Gabriel. R&R, Economic Modelling.
“ Imperfect Exchange Rate Pass through: Empirical Evidence and Monetary Policy Implications ” with Paul Levine, Vasco Gabriel. (Job Market Paper)
Research
Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance
The Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance is a research centre dedicated to the study of central banks and the challenges they face in the global environment. It aims to develop cutting-edge research in all areas of central bank policy making, ranging from monetary policy to financial stability and regulation.
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Research
Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance
The Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance is a research centre dedicated to the study of central banks and the challenges they face in the global environment. It aims to develop cutting-edge research in all areas of central bank policy making, ranging from monetary policy to financial stability and regulation.
News
International Women's Day: 'It's crucial to have more diversity in economics'
International Women’s Day gives us all an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality.