Kambiz Raffiee
MBA Faculty
University of Nevada
United States of America
Biography
Kambiz Raffiee is associate dean and director of the online Executive MBA program. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oregon. His areas of specialization are in the airline industry and economic impact of transportation systems. He has done extensive work involving cost-benefit analysis of air cargo and passenger systems at Reno/Tahoe International Airport, public opinion survey of Reno/Tahoe International Airport and economic linkages of the air transportation systems in Northern Nevada.
Research Interest
He has published more than 60 papers in nationally and internationally refereed journals that include the top-ranked journals in transportation economics. He received the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation Professor award in May 2001 in recognition of his significant contributions in research, teaching and service. He is also the recipient of the Best Researcher of the Year Award in Business Education in 1992 and 1998 from the Nevada Alpha Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the highest honor society for collegiate schools of business in the United States.
Publications
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Agthe DE, Billings RB, Dobra JL, Raffiee K. A simultaneous equation demand model for block rates. Water Resources Research. 1986 Jan 1;22(1):1-4.
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Adrangi B, Chatrath A, Dhanda KK, Raffiee K. Chaos in oil prices? Evidence from futures markets. Energy Economics. 2001 Jul 31;23(4):405-25.
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Bhattacharyya A, Harris TR, Narayanan R, Raffiee K. Specification and estimation of the effect of ownership on the economic efficiency of the water utilities. Regional science and urban Economics. 1995 Dec 31;25(6):759-84.
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Bhattacharyya A, Parker E, Raffiee K. An examination of the effect of ownership on the relative efficiency of public and private water utilities. Land Economics. 1994 May 1:197-209.
