A model of the Iranian wheat market is specified and fitted to data from 1981-2008. Severaldiagnostic tests were employed in the analysis to determine the specification of the model. Despitethe simplicity of the model and data problems, an examination of the econometric model leads toseveral conclusions with possible important policy implications for the wheat economy in Iran.The general result...

In its foray into the global economy through policy led liberalization in the 1990s, the Indian economy has been able to capitalize on the opportunities for production in the Information Technology sector. Within this sector, much of the growth has been in the export oriented software and back office services production (Heeks, 1996, 1998). As estimated in 2001 -02 the share of software exports...

the main purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the export of flowers in iran. after data collection using by the index of revealed comparative advantage (rca), the condition of business of flowers in iran was compared with a number of countries exporting the product. according to the results of study, the small elasticity of the exportation price in the function of export...

The paper presents a conceptual review over the main aspects concerning the role of human capital investments and training activities within production processes, followed by empirical evidence on two local economic systems in Northern Italy, based on recent survey data. Theoretical and empirical considerations are brought together in order to provide new insights on the role of training and th...

this study aims to estimate economic capacity and, in turn the utilization rate of economic capacity in iran’s electricity generation industry during 1350-1388. aggregate time series data for thermal power plants are used. with parametric restrictions for linear homogeneity in input prices imposed, capital demand function is first derived and estimated. this allows the derivation of economic ca...

assess the ecological effects of economic activity on the water, earth and man in the iranian economy approach using input - output tablewater is a vital resource for each biological and economic phenomenon. water is considered as a production input. production is not possible without water in all economic sectors. also, the environment including air, soil, fauna and plants utilize water in the...

BACKGROUND Well-trained, well-distributed and productive health workers are crucial for access to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare. Because neither a shortage nor a surplus of health workers is wanted, policymakers use workforce planning models to get information on future labour markets and adjust policies accordingly. A neglected topic of workforce planning models is productivity growt...

using the mathematic techniques such as fuzzy approach has useful outcomes for production planning in different sources. in this paper lgp1 was used to model the objectives such as: avoidance of shortage or surplus of demand, access to maximum of income, using the normal capacity of production and organizing the inventory of warehouse, within the framework of goal constraints like balancing be...