Mahdi Khesali

You can reach me at:
khesali.mahdi@gmail.com

You can see my CV here.

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About Me

I earned my Bachelor's degree in Law in my home country and completed my Master's in Public Economics, Law, and Politics (PELP) at Leuphana University in Germany. Since 2020, I have been pursuing dual PhDs—one in Law at the University of Bonn and another in Economics at the University of Hamburg.

I have also been working as a research associate at the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE) at the University of Hamburg since 2020.

My research interests lie in cultural economics and computational social science. I use both experimental and observational data to study human behavior influenced by social and legal norms. The topics that particularly interest me include:

  • Causes and consequences of culture
  • Cultural change
  • Education and migration policies
  • Technology

Fields of Interest

  • Cultural Economics
  • Political Economy
  • Computational Social Science
  • Empirical Legal Studies