Mehdi Shiva is an experienced economist and Research Leader at RAND Europe, where he leads strategic, large-scale projects in quantitative and economic analysis, including high-profile studies applying causal inference and economic evaluation. Prior to joining RAND, he led the economics research and policy agenda at the Government Outcomes Lab at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, applying econometric methods across projects with universities, government bodies, and public finance institutions. Earlier, he worked as an economist at the University of Dundee and Ninewells Hospital, and as a quantitative research lead in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology. Shiva has also done some fellowship and consultancy work in the international development sector with NGOs.
Shiva holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Dundee, an M.Sc. in empirical and theoretical economics from the Paris School of Economics, an M.Sc. in models and methods of quantitive economics from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, and a B.Sc. in economics from the University of Tehran.
Ph.D. in economics, University of Dundee; M.Sc. in empirical and theoretical economics, Paris School of Economics; M.Sc. in models and methods of quantitative economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; B.Sc. in economics, University of Tehran
