Volume 11 (2022)
Volume 10 (2021)
Volume 9 (2020)
Volume 8 (2019)
Volume 7 (2018)
Volume 6 (2017)
Volume 5 (2016)
Volume 4 (2015)
Volume 3 (2014)
Volume 2 (2013)
Volume 1 (2012)

Opportunity Inequality and its Effects on Economic Growth and Per Capita GDP

Hosein Mohammadi; Abdol-Hamid Moarefi- Mohammadi; Hananeh Aghasafari

Volume 6, Issue 2 , December 2017, , Pages 203-225

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2018.24959.1322

Abstract
  Opportunity inequality and its relationship with economic growth is a concept to which not enough attention has been paid in the previous studies. This study attempts to investigate the effects of opportunity inequality index on economic growth in 15 developing and 15 developed countries over the years ...  Read More

Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policies for a Non-Inflationary Exit from Stagnation in Iran: A DSGE Approach

Iman Rousta; Ebrahim Hadian; Ali Hussein Samadi; Parviz Rostamzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , December 2019, , Pages 283-314

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2020.35291.1620

Abstract
  The purpose of this paper is to investigate the optimal monetary and fiscal policies with emphasis on a non-inflationary exit from economic stagnation in Iran. In the first stage, Iran’s economy has been modeled in the form of a New Keynesian Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model (NK-DSGE). ...  Read More

Other
Subsidies Reform and the Efficiency of Dairy Farms in Iran: A Comprehensive Evaluation

zeinab shokoohi; Mohammad Bakhshoudeh; Mahdi Asgari

Volume 10, Issue 2 , December 2021, , Pages 391-410

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2022.40872.1757

Abstract
  Subsidies reform in Iran started in 2010 after the implementation of the Targeted Subsidies Plan. Increasing the efficiency and productivity of production units through price realization was a main objective of this policy. However, the resulting spike in input and output prices challenged the achievement ...  Read More

Environmental Economics
Virtual Water Trade between Iran and the European Union (EU28) – A Sectoral-Country Analysis Using the Input-Output Model

Mehran Zarei; Zahra Nasrollahi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , December 2020, , Pages 413-436

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2021.38632.1714

Abstract
  The article is grounded on the rapid demand growth and supply constraints, which have imposed unprecedented pressure on water resources in Iran. Virtual water import has been recently discussed as a policy to tackle water scarcity and so the study calculates (with input-output technique) virtual water ...  Read More

Public Economics
Covid-19 and Inflation Rate: An Evidence for OECD Countries

Ramin Amani; Saman Ghaderi; Khaled Ahmadzadeh

Volume 11, Issue 1 , March 2022

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2023.43481.1825

Abstract
  Covid-19 has affected the world’s economy since 2019. The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most severe and dangerous problems that humanity has faced in the last century. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on the inflation rate in the 36 OECD member countries. Monthly ...  Read More

Optimal Cyclical Behavior of Monetary Policy of Iran: Using a DSGE Model

Neda Kasaipour; Alireza Erfani

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2018, , Pages 61-79

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2018.28984.1443

Abstract
  The countercyclical monetary policy is a policy that economists recommend to adopt in order to slow down the economic fluctuations. The aim of this study is to address the question that, in the presence of fiscal dominance and considering institutional quality (IQL), what the optimal monetary policy ...  Read More

Economic valuation: Is the society willing to pay for conservation of Hoor-al-Azim Wetland?

Amir Hossein Montazer Hojjat; Behzad Mansouri

Volume 5, Issue 1 , June 2016, , Pages 79-100

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2017.24565.1311

Abstract
  Examining society’s preferences for any change in the status of wetlands, can translate their direct and indirect benefits into monetary values and provide useful information for the policy makers and planners. Hoor-al-Azim Wetland (also Hoor-al-Hoveizeh) is one of the four large wetlands with ...  Read More

Identifying the adopted Monetary Policy Rule by the Central Bank of Iran

Raha Pourahmadi Haghighi; Ebrahim Hadian; Ahmad Sadraei Javaheri; Rouhollah Shahnazi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2017, , Pages 87-107

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2018.27577.1402

Abstract
  It is obvious that an optimal policy should consider main dimensions of the phenomenon that can affect the transmission mechanism of that policy. In an open economy, it is expected that variables of the foreign sector play important role in its economic behavior. Therefore, it needs that any optimal ...  Read More

The Gains of Economic Integration: Substantive Evidence for an Australia-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Tran Van Hoa

Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, , Pages 91-110

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2012.590

Abstract
  Abstract On 6 December 2006, Australia and Korea announced a joint study on a possible Australia-Korea free trade agreement (AKFTA) to promote trade and economic relations between the two countries. The paper provides empirical evidence on the possible gains and their transmission mechanism from this ...  Read More

The Modeling and Comparison of GMDH and RBF Artificial Neural Networks in Forecasting Consumption of Petroleum Products in the Agricultural Sector

Mojtaba Abbasian; Ali Sardar Shahraki; Javad shahraki

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2019, , Pages 91-105

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2018.29049.1444

Abstract
  Energy plays a significant role in today's developing societies. The role of energy demands to make decisions and policy with regard to its production, distribution, and supply. The vital importance of energy, especially fossil fuels, is a factor affecting agricultural production. This factor has a great ...  Read More

Effects of R&D and Technology Imports on Employment: The Case of Iran

Masoud Sadeghi; Iman Keyfarokhi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 99-123

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2014.3672

Abstract
  Domestic innovations and technology imports play important roles in boosting relative demand for skilled labor force. These factors are in turn influenced by domestic R&D investments and international trade. Using a translog cost function, this paper studies the effect of technology imports and other ...  Read More

Energy Economics
Economic Analysis of Feed-in Tariff Policy in Iran’s Electricity Generation: Fresh Results from a Real Options Model for Solar Energy Promotion

Mohammad Sayadi

Volume 10, Issue 1 , March 2021, , Pages 103-124

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2021.41043.1764

Abstract
  Given the 95% share of electricity generation from non-renewable energies, implementing effective policies to motivate electricity generation from sustainable energy resources is essential. Since the current Feed-in Tariff (FiT) policy increases the government’s expenditures to support renewable ...  Read More

Calibration of Fair Social Discount Rate in Utilizing Iran Oil Resources: An Islamic View Point

Mohammad Hadi Zahedivafa; Mahdi Sadeghi Shahdani; Abolghasem Tohidinia

Volume 1, Issue 2 , December 2012, , Pages 107-124

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2014.1564

Abstract
  There is a long tradition in economics about the question of whether intergenerational discounting is fair or not. Ramsey (1928) was the first economist that criticized the discounting and mentioned that the just rate of discounting is zero.  In this paper it was tried to calculate the just rate ...  Read More

Studying the Effects of Non-Oil Exports on Targeted Economic Growth in Iranian 5th Development Plan:A Computable General Equilibrium Approach

Somayeh Jafari; Rasul Bakhshi Dastjerdi; Reza Moosavi Mohseni

Volume 3, Issue 1 , April 2014, , Pages 111-130

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2014.3114

Abstract
  This paper estimates the effects of increase in Iran’s non-oil exports on its economic growth as well as sectoral outputs, using a single country, comparative static, exogenous policy Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. The paper also investigates the share of tradable sectors in reaching ...  Read More

Optimal Amount of Government Expenditure Components with the Goal of Reducing Income Inequality (The Case of Iran)

Mohammad Hassan Fotros; Mohammad Alizadeh; Narges Ahmadvand

Volume 9, Issue 1 , March 2020, , Pages 117-146

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2021.38897.1721

Abstract
  Government expense is an important financial tool for empowering the poor. In such a way that the government provides a suitable environment for the business of people by investing in the fields of defense, judiciary, legislation, order and security. In addition, by providing social services such as ...  Read More

Cost- Benefit Analysis of Gas to Liquids Project for the South-Pars Gas Field of Iran

Mansour Khalili Araghi; Zeinab Kasraei; Ameneh Haji Heidari

Volume 2, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 119-136

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2013.2722

Abstract
  This paper presents an economic evaluation of gas to liquids (GTL) project using “South-Pars” gas field of Iran based on the latest actual performing GTL projects. Iran has the world’s largest reserves of natural gas and can satisfy the projected long-term market demand of GTL products ...  Read More

The Effect of Economic Freedom on Bank Performance
Volume 2, Issue 1 , April 2013, , Pages 123-142

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2013.2035

Abstract
  The banking sector is one of the important financial intermediaries in an economic system. Improvement in the banking sector can achieve optimal allocation of financial resources. The performance of banks and other financial service providers has direct effect on economic growth. One of the factors that ...  Read More

The Impact of Targeted Subsidies plan on Combination of Energy Consumption in Iran: The Case of Non-Metal Mineral Manufacturing Industries

Mohammad Ali Feizpour; Mohammad Khayyat Sarkar

Volume 4, Issue 1 , April 2015, , Pages 127-146

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2015.3778

Abstract
  Although the implementation of targeted energy subsidies plan has been considered by policymakers since the First 5-year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan in Iran, it is only partially implemented in 2010. This issue has great importance for industry sector that has benefited from subsidized ...  Read More

RETRACTED:The Role of Foreign Direct Investment, Technology Transfer and Spillover Effects on Economic Growth: A GTAP model

Hossein-Ali Fakher; Zahra Abedi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , October 2015, , Pages 135-158

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2015.4125

Abstract
  The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of technology transfer through the imports of intermediate goods by developing countries developed countries with the emphasis on Iran economy. For this purpose, we used multi-sectoral and multi–regional computable general equilibrium ...  Read More

The Role of ICT indices in Tourism Demand of Iran (The FMOLS Co-integrating Approach)

Majid Feshari

Volume 5, Issue 2 , August 2016, , Pages 209-221

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2017.22823.1280

Abstract
  The ICT is one of the main determinant factors of e-commerce industry such as tourism industry in developing countries like Iran. For this purpose, the main objective of this paper is to investigate the long-run relationship between ICT indices such as internet users, government expenditures on ICT to ...  Read More

The Effects of Iran's Reallocating its Oil and Gas Sales Revenues to Developing its Upstream Affairs

Fardin Farahnak; Majid Maddah; Abbas Shakeri

Volume 7, Issue 2 , December 2018, , Pages 219-237

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2018.28032.1460

Abstract
  Oil and Gas sector, with notable participation in national product and funding public expenditures, plays a seminal role in Iran's economy. Although there is a relative lag in providing proportionate supply, Iran stands at the highest rank of owning world's related proven reserves. Using a Computable ...  Read More

Notability of Substantive Elements of Economics, in Groundwork of Evolution of Economic Thought

Yadollah Dadgar

Volume 6, Issue 2 , December 2017, , Pages 227-249

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2018.27401.1386

Abstract
  This paper is investigating that:" resurging evolution of economic thought, EET, is brilliantly in direction with eminence of substantive elements of economics itself". It presupposes that the substantive elements of economics embraces the following package: 1- maintaining on some epistemic doctrines, ...  Read More

Strategic Export Subsidies under Product Differentiation

Younes Brumand; Kiumars Shahbazi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , December 2019, , Pages 315-334

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2020.35423.1623

Abstract
  This paper focuses on strategic trade policy in the form of export subsidies in Cournot duopoly structure for differentiated goods. Export subsidies affect social welfare in both static and dynamic situations , and the aim of this paper is to analyze and compare the welfare effects of export subsidies ...  Read More

Environmental Economics
Economic-environmental consequences of reforming fossil fuel subsidies using RICE model in the MENA region countries by 2100 horizon;

Marzieh Haghshenas; Rozita Moayedfar; Alimorad Sharifi; Shekoofeh Farahmand

Volume 10, Issue 2 , December 2021, , Pages 411-439

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2022.40911.1759

Abstract
  The Earth's temperature has climbed by 0.7 degrees Celsius (°C) during the last 100 years, and the worldwide average temperature is expected to rise between 1.8 and 6.4 degrees °C by 2100. Climate change, particularly rising temperatures, according to IPCC , the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...  Read More

Institutional Economics
Investigating the Effect of Different Institutional Arrangements in a Behavioral Irrigation Experiment with Power Asymmetries

Maliheh Pourali; Hadi Amiri; Vahid Moghadam; Alireza Kamalian

Volume 9, Issue 2 , December 2020, , Pages 437-458

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2021.38395.1706

Abstract
  The economy is full of opportunities through which individuals have to decide under different rules. Modeling individuals' behaviors under these additional rules are pursued in experimental economics. The present paper addresses some of the critical institutional questions in governance in the Iranian ...  Read More