Rate My Professor Vilayat Valiyev

Valiyev's career spans extensive research and leadership roles. From 1983 to 2003, he progressed through various positions at the Institute of Deep Oil and Gas Deposits Problems under the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, reaching Division Director. He served as Director of the Department of Economic Research of Oil and Gas Problems at the Institute of Geology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, from 2003 to 2011, and as Director of the Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms under the Ministry of Economy from 2009 to 2019. Since 2012, he has been an Associate Professor at Azerbaijan National Aviation Academy. His research interests include exploration, development, and transportation of oil and gas reserves; energy policy and regulation; modeling of socio-economic development; strategic planning and forecasting; and university-industry collaboration. He is the author of 112 scientific works, including more than 40 published abroad, one monograph, and one textbook. Awarded the honorary title of Distinguished Scientist by presidential decree in 2014, Valiyev is a member of the International Association for Energy Economics since 1994, Vice President for Regional Affairs in 2018, Chairman of the Expert Council on Economic Sciences at the Supreme Attestation Commission, Editor-in-Chief of the “İqtisadiyyat” journal, and serves on several editorial boards. He has conducted joint research in the United States on transition economies dependent on single-product exports and energy sectors.