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Volume 1 (2012)
Number of Articles: 7
Using Hedonic Prices to Estimate Quality Changes concerning Iranian Automobile Market
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, Pages 1-12
Abstract
Abstract This paper sketches a model of product differentiation according to the hedonic hypothesis that is based on the theory of consumer behavior of Lancaster (1971). Lancaster suggested that utility is derived from the characteristics of the good and not the good itself. Thus, from the perception ... Read MoreWhich OIC countries are catching up? Time Series Evidences with Multiple Structural Breaks
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, Pages 13-28
Abstract
Abstract In this paper, income per capita convergence hypothesis is tested in selected OIC countries. For this purpose, we use the time series model and univariate KPSS stationary test with multiple structural breaks (Carrion-i-Silvestre et al. (2005)) over the period 1950-2008. The results show that ... Read MoreThe Effects of Openness and Globalization on Inflation: An ARDL Bounds Test Approach
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, Pages 29-54
Abstract
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis first proposed by Romer (1993); suggesting that inflation is lower in more open economies. According to this hypothesis, central banks have a lower incentive to engineer surprise inflations in more-open economies because the Phillips curve ... Read MoreAn Optimal Tax Relief Policy with Aligning Markov Chain and Dynamic Programming Approach
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, Pages 55-74
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Abstract In this paper, Markov chain and dynamic programming were used to represent a suitable pattern for tax relief and tax evasion decrease based on tax earnings in Iran from 2005 to 2009. Results, by applying this model, showed that tax evasion were 6714 billion Rials**. With 4% relief to tax payers ... Read MoreLiberalization Sequencing and Currency Instability: A Case Study of 20 Emerging Economies
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, Pages 75-89
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Abstract Financial crises and currency instabilities within developing and emerging economies during the last decade had a tremendous impact on the economic performance and increased vulnerability of economies against domestic and foreign shocks. The timing of capital liberalization is one of the significant ... Read MoreThe Gains of Economic Integration: Substantive Evidence for an Australia-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, Pages 91-110
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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 MoreInvestigating the Factors Affecting Energy Consumption in the Iranian Agricultural Sector Using Parametric and Nonparametric Methods
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, Pages 111-125