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Overview
I am currently a Teaching Associate in the Economics Department at the University of Manchester, where I teach a range of mathematics-based courses in economics and finance.
I hold a PhD in Mathematics and am in the final stages of completing a second PhD in Economics, with a focus on Mathematical Finance. My primary area of research is Evolutionary Behavioural Finance (EBF)—an interdisciplinary field that integrates evolutionary and behavioural insights into the modelling of financial markets and the behaviour of market participants.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in Mathematics (Geometry), Tarbiat Modares University
… → 2015
Master of Mathematics, MSc in Mathematics
… → 2010
Areas of expertise
- HB Economic Theory
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 9 Article
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Geodesic Completeness of some Lorentzian Simple Lie Groups
Ebrahimi, E., Kashani, S. M. B. & Vanaei, M. J., 2025, In: Journal of Lie Theory. 2, p. 239-261Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hypersurfaces in Non-Flat Lorentzian Space Forms with a Totally Geodesic Foliation of Codimension One
Vanaei, M. J., Kashani, S. M. B. & Heidari, N., 26 May 2025, In: Results in Mathematics. 80, 120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolutionary Finance: A model with endogenous asset payoffs
Evstigneev, I., Hens, T., Vanaei, M. J. & Zhitlukhin, M. V., 1 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Bioeconomics. 25, p. 117-143 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Survival strategies in an evolutionary finance model with endogenous asset payoffs
Evstigneev, I., Tokaeva, A., Vanaei, M. J. & Zhitlukhin, M. V., 27 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Operations Research. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Real Hypersurfaces in Q^m with Commuting Structure Jacobi Operator
Heidari, N., Kashani, S. M. B. & Vanaei, M. J., 2021, In: Bulletin of the Iranian Mathematical Society. 47, p. 351–370Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Behavioral Finance through the lens of Evolution: Survival of the Fittest for Portfolio Rules
Vanaei, M. J. (Speaker)
19 Jun 2024 → 21 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Behavioral Finance through the lens of Evolution: Survival of the Fittest for Portfolio Rules
Vanaei, M. J. (Speaker)
16 May 2024 → 18 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Evolutionary Behavioural Finance: A Model with Endogenous Asset Payoffs
Vanaei, M. J. (Speaker)
Jun 2023 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Evolutionary Behavioural Finance: A Model with Endogenous Asset Payoffs
Vanaei, M. J. (Speaker)
25 May 2023 → 26 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Thesis
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GAME-THEORETIC MODELS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
Vanaei, M. J. (Author), Evstigneev, I. (Main Supervisor) & Edhan, O. (Co Supervisor), 27 Nov 2025Student thesis: Phd
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