Parand AkbariEconomics · Carnegie Mellon

About

Parand Akbari

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics · Carnegie Mellon University

I am an Economics Ph.D. Candidate at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.

My research studies the economics of AI adoption and diffusion at the intersection of corporate finance, asset pricing, and labor economics. I construct disclosure-based measures of AI deployment to study firm value, financial markets, and internal labor markets.

I also develop machine-learning and deep-learning methods for scientific computing and high-dimensional economic models.

Contact

pakbari@andrew.cmu.edu

Tepper School of Business
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Recognition

Awards & honors

K&L Gates Presidential Fellowship
Carnegie Mellon University · 2026–2027
TCS-funded Presidential Fellowship
Carnegie Mellon University · 2026–2027 · Funded by Tata Consultancy Services
American Finance Association (AFA) Ph.D. Student Travel Grant
2027 AFA Annual Meeting · Awarded September 2026
Homaira Akbari Endowed Fellowship
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University · 2025–2026
William Larimer Mellon Fellowship
Carnegie Mellon University · 2022–2027
PNC Fund for Research and Innovation
PNC Center for Financial Services Innovation, Tepper School of Business · 2025
Center for Intelligent Business (CIB) Research Grant
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University · 2024–2025
Dean’s Office Research Grant
Carnegie Mellon University · 2024
CMU Libraries Research Award
Carnegie Mellon University · 2024
Professional Engagement Funding Award
2024