Curriculum Vitae

Sepideh Raei · Last updated January 2026

Department of Economics and Finance, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University · 3565 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 · sepideh.raei@usu.edu · 435-797-2321 · sepidehraei.com

Affiliation

Associate Professor of Economics

Utah State University, July 2025 – present

Assistant Professor of Economics

Utah State University, August 2018 – June 2025

Research Fields

Macroeconomics, Public Economics

Education

Ph.D. Economics, Arizona State University (2018)

Advisor: Gustavo Ventura

M.A. Economics, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2013)

MBA Finance, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2011)

B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Amir Kabir University, Iran (2008)

Publications

“Intergenerational Transfers in a Tractable Overlapping-Generations Setting”, with James Feigenbaum and T. Scott Findley, Mathematics, 2025, Vol. 13

“Legal Forms and Regulatory Responses: A Comparative Analysis of S and C Corporation Community Banks”, with Shi Qi, Economics of Governance, 2025, Vol. 26

“How Distortive Are Turnover Taxes? Evidence from China”, with Katarzyna Bilicka, Xipei Hou, and Jing Xing, Journal of Development Economics, 2024, Vol. 171

“Vertical Specialization, Global Expansion of Supply Chain, and Convergence”, with Hamid Beladi, Sugata Marjit, and Reza Oladi, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2024, Vol. 29

“Business Legal Status and New Firm Performance: Evidence from Kauffman Firm Survey”, with Katarzyna Bilicka, Public Finance Analysis, 2024, Vol. 80

“How the Future Shapes Consumption with Time-Inconsistent Preferences”, with James Feigenbaum, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2024, Vol. 24

“Lifecycle Consumption and Welfare with Nonexponential Discounting in Continuous Time”, with James Feigenbaum, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2023, Vol. 107

“Output Distortions and the Choice of Legal Form of Organization”, with Katarzyna Bilicka, Economic Modelling, 2023, Vol. 119

“Gradual Tax Reforms: If You Like It, You Can Keep It”, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2020, Vol. 111

“A Comparison of Heavy-Tailed VaR Estimates and Filtered Historical Simulation: Evidence from Emerging Markets”, with Mohsen Bahramgiri, Pedram Jahangiry, and Milad Nozari, International Review of Business Research, 2010, 6, 347–359

Working Papers

“Rethinking Age-based Estate Tax Rates to Improve Welfare via Intergenerational Transfers”, with James Feigenbaum and Scott Findley

“Community Banks, Relationship Banking, and Business Credit Risks”, with Khalil Esmkhani, Shi Qi, and Don Schlagenhauf

“Profit Shifting and Firm Growth”, with Katarzyna Bilicka and Khalil Esmkhani

Work in Progress

“Empirical Implications of Bequest Motives”, with James Feigenbaum and Scott Findley

“Rethinking Taxing Capital in a Segregated Economy via Estate Taxation”, with James Feigenbaum and Scott Findley

“Firm Dynamics and the Legal Form of Organization”, ongoing project in the Census research data lab, with Katarzyna Bilicka

Teaching Experience

Instructor

Introduction to Economic Institutions, History and Principles (USU)

Intermediate Macroeconomics (USU, ASU)

USU Connections Course (USU)

Teaching Assistant

Survey in Economics, online (ASU, Fall 2017)

Honors Macroeconomics (ASU, Fall 2016)

Economics of Education (ASU, Fall 2016)

Macroeconomic Analysis I & II, PhD (ASU, 2014–2016)

Microeconomic Analysis I, PhD (ASU, Fall 2014)

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (SFU, Summer 2013)

Principles of Macroeconomics (SFU, 2012–2013)

Honors, Awards & Fellowships

2023AEA Summer Fellowship, The Washington Center for Equitable Growth

2023Department Teacher of the Year, Utah State University

2022Teaching Scholar Certificate, Empowering Teaching Excellence, Utah State University

2021Department Best Undergraduate Faculty Mentor, Utah State University

2016Best Comprehensive Exam Award, Arizona State University

2016–17Graduate Travel Grant, Arizona State University

2014–16Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Arizona State University

2012Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University

Presentations

2026Equitable Growth Workshop - Solving Pass Through Puzzle (Washington, DC)
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting (Houston, TX)

2025Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting (Tampa, FL)
WEAI International Conference (San Francisco, CA)
8th International Conference on Econometrics and Statistics, EcoSta (Tokyo, Japan)

2024Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
National Tax Association Conference (Detroit, MI)
MEA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL)
WEAI International Conference (Seattle, WA)
IIPF 80th Annual Congress (Prague, Czech Republic)

2023CeMENT Workshop, AEA Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA)
Midwest Macro Meeting (Clemson, SC)
WEAI Annual Conference (San Diego, CA)
IIPF Annual Meeting (Logan, UT)
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA)
Washington Center for Equitable Growth Seminar (virtual)

2022Midwest Macro Meeting (Logan, UT)
Midwest Economic Association Annual Meeting (virtual)
CESifo Conference on Macroeconomics and Survey Data (virtual)
Utah Macro Workshop (Logan, UT)
International Conference on Public Economic Theory (virtual)
Louis-André Gérard-Varet, LAGV (virtual)
SABE 2022 (Lake Tahoe, NV)
WEAI International Conference (Portland, OR)
ASU Reunion Conference (Tempe, AZ)
National Tax Association Annual Conference (Miami, FL)

202111th ifo Conference on Macroeconomics and Survey Data (virtual)
WEAI International Conference (virtual)

2020National Tax Association (Denver, CO, virtual)

2019Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting (New York, NY)
Midwest Economic Association Annual Meeting (St. Louis, MO)
Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting (Athens, GA)

2018Midwest Economic Association Annual Meeting (Evanston, IL)
Penn Wharton Budget Model
Montclair State University
Utah State University

2017Midwest Economic Association Annual Meeting (Cincinnati, OH)
Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting (Baton Rouge, LA)
Arizona State University Reunion Conference

2016Illinois Economic Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)

Referee Service

Journal of Public Economics · Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control · Economic Modelling · European Journal of Law and Economics · Economic Analysis and Policy · Eastern Economic Journal · Public Finance Review · Health Economics Review

Conference Scientific Committee

Midwest Macro Meeting, May 2022 · Midwest Macro Meeting, May 2020 (canceled)

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