
Dr. Mehdi Arzandeh
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Academic Qualifications:
PhD (Economics), 2017, University of Manitoba
MSc (Agricultural Economics), 2010, University of Tehran, Iran
BSc (Agricultural Economics), 2007, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Selected Publications
Meng, X., Günay, H., & Arzandeh, M. (2026). Use it or save it? Idle spectrum and entry deterrence. The Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka, Discussion Paper No. 1316. https://www.iser.osaka-u.ac.jp/static/resources/docs/dp/DP1316.pdf
Arzandeh, M., Frank, J., Daniels, J., & Goswami, A. (2026). Implied matching functionality and market quality in futures markets. Preprint. SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5622396
Arzandeh, M., Frank, J., & Daniels, J. (2025). Real-time tracking of public announcements in the limit order book. The Journal of Futures Markets, 45(6), 569–599. https://doi.org/10.1002/fut.22577
Arzandeh, M., & Gunay, H. (2023). Tariffs, R&D, and two merger policies. Review of International Economics, 31(1), 81–105. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12612
Arzandeh, M., & Frank, J. (2019). Price discovery in agricultural futures markets: Should we look beyond the best bid-ask spread? American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(5), 1482–1498. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1093/ajae/aaz001
Teaching Expertise
Managerial Economics
International Finance
International Business
Business Statistics
Research Profile
Beyond the Workplace
My hobbies: Gym, Hiking, Podcasts, Travel, Coffee
My favorite book: The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
My favorite movie: The Shawshank Redemption
