Diesem Band liegt eine Weiterbildungsveranstaltung der Deutschen Statistischen Gesellschaft zugrunde, die von der Projektgruppe "Das Sozio-oekonomische Panel" (SOEP) (DIW Berlin) und dem Institut für Statistik und Mathematik der Universität Frankfurt am Main geplant und durchgeführt wurde....

Over the last decade, the Iranian government budget on military has been higher than the average of the world. The current increasing international sanctions aim to reduce the military capabilities and capacities of the Iranian government. We analyze the response of the Iranian economy to shocks...

There is an increasing tension between the Iranian Government and the west on an increasingly likely European oil embargo and the Iranian threat to close the Strait of Hormuz. The main question is: What will happen to the international oil prices in the case of shocks in the flow of Iranian oil...