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Mahdi Ghodsi
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Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw);
External lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU);
Head Economy Unit Center for Middle East and Global Order (CMEG).
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Europe’s move to revive UN sanctions against #Iran comes amid growing economic strain for a country already buckling under war damage, domestic crises and a plunging currency, analyses our economist @mghodsi.bsky.social.
Old sanctions, new risks: Iran’s economy hampered by war fallout, China reliance
Europe’s move to revive UN sanctions against Iran comes amid growing economic strain for a country already buckling under war damage, domestic crises and a plunging currency.
www.al-monitor.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Während sich #Israel den Krieg mit dem #Iran locker leisten kann und daher auch fortführen könnte, steuert der Iran auf einen ökonomischen Kollaps zu, analysiert Iran-Experte @mghodsi.bsky.social ausführlich in der Tageszeitung @diepressecom.bsky.social.
➡️ www.diepresse.com/19826903/isr...
June 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Die Eskalation im Krieg zwischen #Israel und #Iran setzt Irans maroder Wirtschaft stark zu und könnte zu ihrem Kollaps führen, analysiert unser Iran-Experte @mghodsi.bsky.social in der ORF "Zeit im Bild". 📺 on.orf.at/video/142804...
June 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Ausführliches Gespräch mit unserem Ökonomen @mghodsi.bsky.social im Ö1 Morgenjournal über den wirtschaftlichen Niedergang im #Iran.
🎧 oe1.orf.at/player/20250...
June 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Warum Irans Wirtschaft vor dem Kollaps steht und was Israels Plan sein dürfte, erklärt Ökonom @mghodsi.bsky.social in @diepressecom.bsky.social: „Israel will einen Regimewechsel im Iran herbeiführen und wichtige Infrastruktur für ein nächstes Regime beibehalten“
www.diepresse.com/19798932/ira...
Irans Wirtschaft steuert auf den Kollaps zu
Isolation, marode Infrastruktur, schwache Währung: Irans Wirtschaft lag schon vor Israels Angriff am Boden. Nun steht sie vor dem Kollaps.
www.diepresse.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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New op-ed with Behrooz Bayat published in @iraninternational.bsky.social:

Uranium enrichment has cost Iran its economy, global standing, and future.

We assess its true price—economically, politically, and socially.

www.iranintl.com/en/202505296...
What has Iran gained from enrichment beyond symbolism—and at what cost?
After five rounds of talks, Tehran and Washington project cautious optimism while persisting on their shared red line: Uranium enrichment inside Iran. But is the program worth the price it has exacted...
www.iranintl.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Our #Iran expert, @mghodsi.bsky.social, told Deutsche Welle, why Europe isn't buying gas from Iran and whether that could change in the future.
Blocked pipelines: Why Iran's gas stays off Europe's map – DW – 04/29/2025
The EU buys gas from Russia, Libya and Qatar — despite sanctions and clashes of interests and values. So why is Iran, with the world's second-largest gas reserves, left out of the equation?
www.dw.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Peril and possibility: What a US-Iran deal needs to give it any chance at success.
My latest piece published by @wiiw.ac.at
wiiw.ac.at/n-679.html
Peril and possibility: What a US-Iran deal needs to give it any chance at success (news article)
Economic hardship and military pressure have brought Iran to the negotiating table. Though only a comprehensive agreement addressing all problems...
wiiw.ac.at
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Peril and possibility: What a US-Iran deal needs to give it any chance at success.
My latest piece published by @wiiw.ac.at
wiiw.ac.at/n-679.html
Peril and possibility: What a US-Iran deal needs to give it any chance at success (news article)
Economic hardship and military pressure have brought Iran to the negotiating table. Though only a comprehensive agreement addressing all problems...
wiiw.ac.at
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Trump stürzt die marode Wirtschaft des #Iran noch tiefer in die Krise. Dabei wäre das sanktionierte Land mehr als nur ein Ölproduzent. Die Potenziale sind groß. Die Chancen, dass sie genutzt werden können, aber verschwindend, so unser Ökonom @mghodsi.bsky.social in @diepressecom.bsky.social.
Von einem Militärschlag würde sich Irans Wirtschaft kaum mehr erholen
Trump ist Albtraum und Hoffnung des Iran. Dass der oberste Führer die Wirtschaft zur Priorität erhebt, zeigt, wie schlecht es um Irans Ökonomie steht.
www.diepresse.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Unser Iran-Experte @mghodsi.bsky.social analysiert im Ö1
Morgenjournal den desolaten Zustand der iranischen Wirtschaft, die unter Sanktionen und Missmanagement leidet.
📻 🎧
oe1.orf.at/player/20250...
#Iran #economy #sanctions
April 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Protection for Sale in Action:
NVIDIA’s AI billions buy tariff relief, and Trump’s love.
April 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Today, I had the opportunity to discuss the recent US tariff exemptions on ICT goods on BBC Farsi.

I highlighted the crucial role these goods play in development, as well as in enhancing firms’ productivity, profitability, and growth, factors that likely underpin this latest policy shift.
April 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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How to deal with labour shortages in EU countries: automation or migration (or both)? Our new paper by @mghodsi.bsky.social & Maryna Tverdostup et al. comes to the conclusion, that automation and migration are complementary, if supported by policy makers. 1/3 🧵
➡️ wiiw.ac.at/p-7283.html
April 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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On 8.4.2025 at 14:00, we'll host Anne-Célia Disdier to present, & Kristijan Fidanovski to discuss, an excellent paper titled "Does Globalisation Reduce Maternal Education’s Health Returns?" at our IE Seminar jointly organised by @wiiw.ac.at, FIW & @eui-ggp.bsky.social.
Register
wiiw.ac.at/e-707.html
Does Globalization Reduce Maternal Education’s Health Returns? Evidence from Nutrition (event)
Join Anne-Celia Disdier as she explores the connection between globalization and the reduction of maternal education’s health returns
wiiw.ac.at
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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رنگ نوروز بر دیوار این خانه، بوی امید می‌پراکند
خانه‌ای کهنه و سوخته،
با دیوارهایی که بر تن‌های آویخته بر دار برافراشته‌اند
سقفی که دیگر بر آسایش سایه نمی‌افکند
اما امروز، فروغ هستی در این خانه از نو می‌شکفد
نوروزتان پیروز
March 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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On 25.03.25 at 15:30 CET Fabio Gaetano Santeramo and I are hosting Miet Maertens to explore how voluntary sustainability standards shape global agri-food trade.

Marcelo Dolabella will discuss the paper.

This seminar is jointly organized by @wiiw.ac.at, FIW, @eui-ggp.bsky.social.

Register here:
Trading up or down through voluntary sustainability standards in global agri-food trade? (event)
Join Miet Maertens as she explores trading through voluntary sustainability standards in global agri-food trade
wiiw.ac.at
March 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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The US policy to reimpose high tariffs signals a drift towards protectionism and economic self-isolation. The EU has two primary strategies to prepare for this, argues our economist @mghodsi.bsky.social in European Voices magazine.
➡️ www.europeanvoices.eu/en/19460487/...
March 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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The Tug of War in a Shifting Trade Landscape
Read my latest article published in European Voices.

www.europeanvoices.eu/en/19460487/...
The Tug of War in a Shifting Trade Landscape | European Voices
The most important voices on the future of Europe.
www.europeanvoices.eu
March 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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I regret to inform you that today's webinar with @cbrandi.bsky.social and @joschkawanner.bsky.social has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will be rescheduling the event soon and will update you once the new date is confirmed.
mghodsi.bsky.social Mahdi Ghodsi @mghodsi.bsky.social · Jan 27
On 4 Feb 2025 at 4 pm, Fabio Santeramo and I will host
@cbrandi.bsky.social to present her excellent work titled "Using Trade Provisions to Make Environmental Agreements More Dynamic". The presentation will be followed by a discussion with @joschkawanner.bsky.social.

wiiw.ac.at/e-701.html
Using trade provisions to make environmental agreements more dynamic (event)
Join Clara Brandi as she explores how trade provisions can enhance the adaptability and impact of environmental agreements.
wiiw.ac.at
February 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
mghodsi.bsky.social
On 4 Feb 2025 at 4 pm, Fabio Santeramo and I will host
@cbrandi.bsky.social to present her excellent work titled "Using Trade Provisions to Make Environmental Agreements More Dynamic". The presentation will be followed by a discussion with @joschkawanner.bsky.social.

wiiw.ac.at/e-701.html
Using trade provisions to make environmental agreements more dynamic (event)
Join Clara Brandi as she explores how trade provisions can enhance the adaptability and impact of environmental agreements.
wiiw.ac.at
January 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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#Trump & #Iran: "In reality, Trump has only two options vis-à-vis the Islamic Republic," says economist @mghodsi.bsky.social: "Deal or kill: either come to an agreement with the regime, or kill it. But Khamenei won't give up so easily," he told @lexpress.bsky.social.
www.lexpress.fr/monde/proche...
Un deal ou la guerre : le tournant de l’Iran face à Donald Trump
Acculée par les pertes de la Syrie et du Liban, asphyxiée économiquement, la République islamique se prépare à une année 2025 décisive. Avec le retour de son pire ennemi à la Maison-Blanche.
www.lexpress.fr
January 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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How can #Europe fortify its #economic #security? Amid increased geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions, the continent must increase its focus on ensuring that it has access to critical raw materials, argues @mghodsi.bsky.social in European Voices magazine.
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December 20, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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#Iran: Misswirtschaft, Sanktionen und ein aufgeblähter Staatsapparat belasten die iranische Wirtschaft. Sollte #Trump den 🇮🇷 von seinen Öleinnahmen abschneiden, könnte die Situation kritisch werden, meint unser Iran-Experte @mghodsi.bsky.social in seinem #Gastbeitrag für die @faznet.bsky.social.
Mullah-Herrschaft: Irans Wirtschaft wird mit Trump ums Überleben kämpfen
Jahrzehntelange Misswirtschaft, Sanktionen und ein aufgeblähter Staatsapparat belasten die iranische Wirtschaft. Sollte der neue US-Präsident das Land von seinen Öleinnahmen abschneiden, könnte die Si...
www.faz.net
December 19, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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🎧 #Podcast with our economist @mghodsi.bsky.social on the role of skills shortages in migration aspirations in the Western Balkans.
www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
CMR Podcast - GS4S mini-series #1: Mahdi Ghodsi on the role of skills shortages in migration aspirations in the Western Balkans | Radboud University
In the first episode of the GS4S mini-series, Colleen Boland and Ksenija Ivanović have a conversation with Mahdi Ghodsi, an Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw),...
www.ru.nl
December 4, 2024 at 4:52 PM