Batool Rafat; Saeedeh Beyk Zadeh
Volume 2, Issue 8 , December 2012, , Pages 22-9
Abstract
Economic integration is one of the most challenging issues of the countries in present time on which there are many disagreements. Investigating its effects and consequences from different views including, political, economic, social, and cultural aspects has attracted many scientists, economists, and ...
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Economic integration is one of the most challenging issues of the countries in present time on which there are many disagreements. Investigating its effects and consequences from different views including, political, economic, social, and cultural aspects has attracted many scientists, economists, and cultural workers across the world. These investigations need quantification and exertion of proper indices for measuring this phenomenon. By introducing globalization index of KOF, this paper tries to represent its effects on economic growth and employment rate among ECO, simultaneously. We use international data during 2001-2010 and gravity model was evaluated by panel data method in this paper. Also for simultaneous analysis, 2 SLS method was used. The results show that gross productions of ECO countries have had a positive and significant effect on the rate of bilateral trade among the countries . Trade effects on economic growth of their countries has been proved to be positive and significant as well. Employment had positive and significant effects on economic growth .
Komeil Tayeby; bahare Maleki
Volume 1, Issue 4 , December 2012, , Pages 36-11
Abstract
This paper has studied the effect of trade openness on income inequality in Iran and its ten major trading partners during the period 1990-2006. Following Spilimbergo and Londono (1999), the paper has specified an econometric model to explore the effect of trade openness on income inequality through ...
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This paper has studied the effect of trade openness on income inequality in Iran and its ten major trading partners during the period 1990-2006. Following Spilimbergo and Londono (1999), the paper has specified an econometric model to explore the effect of trade openness on income inequality through focusing on relative production endowments, which include capital, agricultural land and human resources, including uneducated, elementary-secondary and higher educated labor force. The specified model has been estimated by the panel data approach over 1990-2006. The empirical results reveal the fact that trade openness increases inequality in those countries which have a higher rate of uneducated labor.
morteza sameti; Homayun Ranjbar; Fazilat Mohseni
Volume 1, Issue 4 , December 2012, , Pages 223-183
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Good governance is a concept that was proposed in the development literature as a key to the development puzzle in the late 90’s. This concept is derived from the theory of institutionalization and is the product of three institutions including government, private sector and civil society. World ...
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Good governance is a concept that was proposed in the development literature as a key to the development puzzle in the late 90’s. This concept is derived from the theory of institutionalization and is the product of three institutions including government, private sector and civil society. World Bank defines good governance based on six indicators including: voice and accountability, political stability, no violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law and control of corruption. This paper has examined the effect of good governance indicators (prepared by the World Bank) on human development index (HDI) as a criterion for development, in ASEAN countries during 2000-2009 by using panel data analysis. UNDP claims that the hdi is superior to per-capita gdp for measuring development. The result finds that among six indicators of good governance, political stability, no violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law have positive and statistically significant effect on human development index.
Latin American
Seyede Zahra Shakeri; Fatemeh Kobra Bata
Volume 1, Issue 3 , January 2012, , Pages 98-73
Abstract
Globalization is a dynamic movement that is taken all aspects of the economy, or affecting them. It implies a process which, during that, gradually borders disappears, and synchronously international transactions increase. For developing countries who, are not able to enter into globalization process, ...
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Globalization is a dynamic movement that is taken all aspects of the economy, or affecting them. It implies a process which, during that, gradually borders disappears, and synchronously international transactions increase. For developing countries who, are not able to enter into globalization process, in short term, economic integration and the formation of regional trade blocks, is the most effective way to open economy and integrate into global economy. This paper deals with the economic integration among Iran and Latin American countries in the shape of trade block formation. In fact, the main purpose of this paper is to investigate the success or failure of the trade block and its effects on bilateral trade between Iran and these countries. To this need, the Generalized Gravity Model is used, also Panel Data Method is used to estimate the model.The results express that economic cooperation between Iran and Latin America, remarkably increases bilateral trade between the two sides. In other words, trade block leads a 89 percent increase in trade among member countries.
