Tourism has become a major phenomenon after the World War II and experienced a rapid growth thereafter. A wide range of impacts such as economic, socio-political and environmental ones, therefore, have been associated with tourism development. Although these impacts were generally assumed to be...

Mobilization of national saving is an important determinant of investment and growth. It assumed greater importance in the case of the Iranian economy, given the difficult external environment. This paper discusses the recent saving performance of the Iranian economy, particularly in relation to...

Public investment is key to growth in developing oil-exporting countries and oil revenue is an important source of finance for public investment. Assessing the growth impact of public investment in Iran under various investment scaling-up (gradual, aggressive, and conservative) and oil price...

Public investment is key to growth in developing oil-exporting countries and oil revenue is an important source of finance for public investment. Assessing the growth impact of public investment in Iran under various investment scaling-up (gradual, aggressive, and conservative) and oil price...

Using the Iranian Household Expenditure and Income Survey (HEIS) for 2011/12, we apply the marginal contribution approach to determine the impact and effectiveness of each fiscal intervention, and the fiscal system as a whole, on inequality and poverty. Net direct and indirect taxes combined...

We are experiencing a new kind of commerce in the recent era, known as e-commerce, which considers Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as the main enabler of commerce. Considering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as micro elements of society and part of macro economy, ICT becomes...