This paper explores the relation between oil revenues and economic growth in Iran using annual data for the period 1959-2008 to check whether this relation has a structural breakpoint effect. The results indicate the threshold level of growth rate of oil revenues above which oil revenues...

This paper examines the relationship between stock market index and macroeconomic policies (Fiscal and Monetary) on Iran's economy using quarterly data in the period 1999-2013. This study employed cointegration test and vector autoregressive models (VAR) to examine relationships between the...

Given the importance and role of high-tech exports in economic growth, it is necessary to identify variables affecting export. Accordingly, in this article we studied the determinants of export for 24 developing countries during the period 1996 to 2013 based on Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) and...

Water scarcity in Iran has reached a level that calls for the attention of all stakeholders including water consumers. While government as water distributor has made significant efforts in managing water at the supply side, an annual average rainfall of 251 mm (Iran Meteorological Organization,...

This paper uses recently developed econometric techniques such as panel unit roots tests, panel cointegration, and panel generalized method of moment (GMM) to investigate the existence and the nature of the dynamic causal relationships among GDP, exports, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)...