I am an applied economist and do mostly empirical research. Individual behavior and choice have been a focus but have worked also with aggergate data. My main methodological approach is to depart from microeconomic theory and use econometrics to better understand individual and public choices. The areas of applications have been energy, transport and tourism demand, environmental aspects of production and consumption such as emissions, generation and management of waste and the relationship between income and health. A recent research interest has been certain public policy evaluation such as government subsidies to firms.
Publications
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Grek, Åsa, Mortazavi, Reza, Nordström, Carin. Short-Time work as a response to the COVID-19 Crisis – A study on Swedish micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) using firm-level data, SN Business & Economics, 2026, Vol. 6, No. 10. Article : refereed.
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Grek, Åsa, Mortazavi, Reza. The effect of short-time work on MSME firm survival during the Covid-19 pandemic, Journal of Industrial and Business economics, 2026. Article : refereed.
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Cialani, Catia, Mortazavi, Reza, Sarcinella, Francesca. Material Footprint and Circular Economy for a Sustainable Consumption and Production Pattern, Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2025, Vol. 5, No. 1. Article : refereed.
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Cialani, Catia, Chala, Alemu Tulu, Mortazavi, Reza. Does governance explain growth? An empirical analysis on African countries, Part of: Good Governance and Economic Growth, Routledge, 2024. Chapter of book.
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Grek, Åsa, Mortazavi, Reza, Nordström, Carin. Short-Time Work as a Response to the COVID-19 Crisis : A Study on SME Firm-Level Data in Sweden, 2024. Manuscript.
