Saeed Saffari
Economist | Researcher | Data Analyst
I’m an economist, data analyst, and researcher with a second master’s in Economics and five years of experience in economic research, policy analysis, and data-driven decision-making. I enjoy working with data to uncover insights and turn complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions.
Currently, I’m a Research Assistant at Dalhousie University, focusing on finance—especially risk analysis—along with health economics and agricultural transition. My previous roles include data and policy analysis at SBTT, where I supported organizations through market research and policy evaluation. I'm always curious, enthusiastic, and eager to collaborate on projects that make a real-world impact.
Always open to new opportunities and collaborations—let’s connect!
Contact:
Email: Saeed.Saffari@dal.ca
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/saeed-saffari
Github: Github.com/saeed-saffari
Research Interest
Financial Economics
Public Economics
Policy Evaluation
Health Economics
Market Research
Business Analysis
News
January 2025: Lecturer in "R/Python in empirical research" workshop at the Atlantic Research Data Center (ARDC).
January 2025: Become a Research Assistant at the Dalhousie University under the supervision of Prof. Najah Attig.
December 2024: Become a Research Assistant at the Health Equity and Policy (HEAP) lab under the supervision of Prof. Mohammad Hajizadeh.
December 2024: Become a Research Assistant at the Dalhousie University under the supervision of Prof. Talan Iscan.
September 2024: Become a Research Assistant at the Mount Saint Vincent University under the supervision of Prof. Michael Pin-Chuan Lin.
January 2024: Become a Research Assistant at the Dalhousie University under the supervision of Prof. Daniel Rosenblum.
September 2023: Become a Teaching Assistant at the Dalhousie University.
September 2023: Recipient of the Faculty of Graduate Scholarship at the Dalhousie University.
September 2023: Accepted in M.A. Economics at the Dalhousie University.
December 2022: Selected as "Top Researcher" among the Economics graduate students at Allameh Tabataba’i University.
September 2022: Successfully defended my Master's thesis titled "The Role of Domestic Value-added in Gross Export with Emphasis on Vertical Specialization in the Global Market".
November 2022: I passed the GRE test with 170 in Quantitative and 162 in Verbal.
June 2021: Enrolled summer school in Economic Complexity organized by the ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) in collaboration with the University of Lausanne and Harvard Growth Lab.
May 2021: Published an Intra-university paper about "Predict COVID-19 cases with VSIRD model" with Prof. Tavakolian and etc.
April 2021: I joined the group of researchers at the Sharif Business Think Tank.
September 2020: Become a Lecturer of Principles of Programming (Applied Python in Economics) at the University of Tehran.
September 2019: Accepted in M.A. Economics at the Allameh Tabataba'i University. (Top 3% of the nationwide university M.Sc. entrance exam)