Business and Local Governance
Hasan Rahimli
Lecturer
Political economy, Philosophy of Economics, Political Philosophy
+994 12 565 39 77
hesen.rehimli@wcu.edu.az
He was born in Lankaran in 1993. He graduated from UNEC with honors and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in economics at LSU. He has received additional education in political economy, philosophy, and psychology at local and foreign universities. He holds an international certificate in behavioral economics (Istanbul University) and economic (political) philosophy (Harvard (online) University). He has worked as a lecturer at several universities (Lankaran State University, Khazar University, Academy of the State Customs Committee, Azerbaijan University, Western University, UNEC). His main scientific interests include political economy, behavioral economics (economic psychology), institutional economics, political, philosophical, and ethical (moral) problems of international economics. He was an expert on “economic analysis and anti-corruption” at the Small and Medium Business Development Center (SMED) of the Ministry of Economy. He currently works as a scientific researcher at several universities and at the ESRI of the Ministry of Economy. Since 2017, he has worked as a professional trainer on economic, philosophical and psychological topics in various government and non-governmental organizations. He has completed international advanced training courses on political economy (Leiden University), political philosophy (Yale University), behavioral finance (Yale University), neuroeconomics (National Research University "Higher School of Economics"), macroeconomic analysis (IMF), universities and higher education policy (ADB Institute), anti-money laundering (AR MMX), anti-corruption (UNMCI), poverty and inequality (UN SDG Academy), combating human trafficking (Polaris Project), social psychology (Logos PNIM), business ethics and moral philosophy (University of Geneva), mainly in a distance format. He has been an expert on various projects of the Ministry of Science and Education, the Ministry of Economy, the State Customs Committee, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Youth Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Employment Agency and the Youth Development and Career Centers. He has given scientific presentations at more than a hundred scientific seminars and conferences. He is the author of more than 10 scientific articles and theses published in local and international scientific journals. He is a member of the World Banks working group on Azerbaijan. He is also a researcher and deputy chairman of the Institute for Economic Analysis, an economic and political think tank.