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The Effect of Institutions on Bilateral Trade of Selected Countries in the Middle East

Dr. Karim Azarbaijani; Neda Samiei; Homayoun Shirazi

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 1-23

Abstract
  World trade has grown remarkably quickly in the past decades. Some researchers believe that despite growing trade, the rate of world trade is less potential amount that it can be achieved. From the perspective of these researchers, in addition to transportation costs and customary transaction costs, ...  Read More

Financial Development and Trade in Developing Countries: A Causality Issue

Mohammad Rasti

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 25-47

Abstract
  The main objective of this paper is to determine the causal relationship between trade openness and financial development in non oil and oil exporting developing countries using a VAR model. The results indicate that there is a variety of causal directions in these countries. Therefore, we cannot conclude ...  Read More

Advertising, concentration and profitability in Iran Industries: Seemingly Unrelated Regression Approach

Firooz Falahi; Majid Feshari; Siab Mamipour

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 49-75

Abstract
  This paper focuses on the relationship among structure, conduct, and performance (SCP) for a sample of 141 four-digit industries during 1999-2005 in Iran. For this purpose seemingly unrelated regression estimation (SURE) method is used to estimate the parameters of the models for profitability (the ratio ...  Read More

The Impact of Domestic Currency Depreciation on the Bilateral Trade Balance of Iran with her Six Major Trading Partners

Alireza Kazerooni; Hadi Mojiri

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 77-102

Abstract
  This study empirically analyses bilateral J-curve dynamics of Iran with her six trading partners using time series data over the period 1979 - 2005.  Short and long - run impacts of the depreciation of Iranian Rial on the trade balance between Iran and her six trading partners are estimated by using ...  Read More

Herding Behavior among Institutional Investors in Tehran Stock Exchange

Gholamreza Keshavarz Haddad; Mohammad Rezaei

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 103-137

Abstract
  this paper following Lakonishok (1992) and Sias (2004), we examine the presence of herding behavior among active institutional investors, test the presence of momentum strategy (as a determiner of herding behavior) and the correlation between herding behavior and weekly, monthly and quarterly stock return, ...  Read More

Income Redistribution in IRAN’s Social Security Fund and the Effect of Inflation on it

Ali Mohammad Kimiagari; Reza Manuchehri Rad

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 139-180

Abstract
  One of the most fundamental outputs of social security systems is the redistribution mechanism. With moving from FUND to PAYG position and vice versa, the system shows intergenerational redistribuation and within-cohort redistribuation effects, depends on financial organization. According to the law, ...  Read More

Whether shadow economy threats economic growth? (case study: Iran)

Hossein Mehrabi Boshrabadi; Somayeh Kouchakzadeh; Hamid taboli

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 181-198

Abstract
  One of the main concerns that many countries of the world are encountering, is some economic activities which are usually hidden from official view. These activities could effect deviation from correct position and prescribe incorrect polices. In this study, after short review on concept and different ...  Read More

Regulations in Labor Market and its Effect on Productivity: Evidence from Iranian Industries

Vahid Mehrabani

Volume 15, Issue 45 , February 2011, Pages 199-220

Abstract
  Regulations making is one of the forms of government interventions in economy. Regulations can change business environment and hence employment, production and productivity. Labor Law is one of the important forms of regulations in Iran that was modified in 1369 in favour of labor. Some studies show ...  Read More