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An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Selectivity and Endogeneity Problems on Returns to Education

Abolghasem Naderi

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 1-29

Abstract
  This articles aims at evaluating the effects of selectivity and endogeneity problems on returns to education caused by individuals' decision to attend school and to participate in the labour market. We apply conditional regression models (earnings functions) to tackle the problem of selection bias and ...  Read More

Industry Specific Determinants of Iran’s Intra Industry Trade Types

Saeed Rasekhi

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 31-55

Abstract
  The purpose of this paper is to estimate and study industry specific determinants of Iran’s intra industry trade (IIT) types. To this end, we use the data on foreign trade and industry specific for 16305 Iranian manufacturing firms in 2002 at the 4-digit aggregation level of ISIC classification. ...  Read More

Examining Environmental Kuznets Curve in Middle EAST

Mohamad Hoseyn Poor Kazemi; Ilnaz Ebrahimi

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 57-71

Abstract
  The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is an empirical inverted U-shaped relationship between pollution and income. In the early stages of economic growth, pollution increases but beyond some level of income per capita the trend reverses. In this paper, we examine the validity of EKC for a sample of 13 ...  Read More

Spatial Analysis of Urban Development in Iran

Shekoofeh Farahmand; Nematollah Akbari

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 73-98

Abstract
  Urbanization occurs when sector composition changes from agriculture to industry. Technology improvement in agriculture releases labor from this section and causes labor to immigrate from rural areas to urban areas. Population movements from rural to urban areas change spatial shape of a country. This ...  Read More

Globalization and Income Distribution in Iran

Ebrahim Gorji; Mohammad Borhanipour

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 99-124

Abstract
  The impact of globalization on income distribution is one of the most important issues among economists regardless of their views on globalization. In this study we investigate the impact of globalization on income distribution in Iran using the data for the period 1968-2004 and Johanson - Joselius co-integration ...  Read More

The Field Crops Plants in Fars Province; A Game theory Approach

Rahim Goodarzi; Masode Homaionyfar

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 125-144

Abstract
  The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first aim is to illustrate the relationship between game theory and linear programming. The other aim is to apply game theory to field crops. We have used the main field crops (wheat, barley, paddy, maize, chickpea, lentil ,cotton and potato) in Province of Fars. ...  Read More

Measuring the Market Power in the Sugar Imports Market in Iran

Seyed safdar Hoseini; Habib Shahbazi; Akram Abasifar

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 145-160

Abstract
  Iran imports more than one third of its sugar consumption. In this paper, we test for market power in the Iranian sugar imports market using NewEmpirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) theory.  We use the data for the Iranian sugar market for the period 1974-2004 to estimate the degree of the market ...  Read More

The Effects of Government Support Policy on Producers and Consumers of Wheat and Rice in Iran

Vahideh Parizan; Mohammad Bakhshoodeh

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 161-178

Abstract
  The aim of this study is to investigate the rates of supports for wheat and rice producers and consumers including input support, price support and aggregate domestic support of these products at the end years of three recent development programs (1993, 1999 and 2003). Required data were collected from ...  Read More

Regulation, Efficiency and Productivity in Electricity Distribution Companies of Iran

Fatemeh Ziba

Volume 10, Issue 34 , April 2008, Pages 179-200

Abstract
  It is argued that economic regulation of prices and conditions of public utilities improves efficiency and the quality of services. A Regulatory reform requires a regulatory body in place to set the rule of the game and to monitor the behavior of the firms engaged in the reform. The regulator's main ...  Read More