The primary goal of any economic policy in the production front is, as far as possible to enhance the degree of sectoral interrelatedness (henceforh SI) within the home economy. The focal objective of such policy is not only to increase the sectoral value added of the economy but also to improve the position of the trade balance in the commodity trade front. Iran, being characterized a sole mon...

In this chapter, we highlight some important aspects of biofuels development and policies from partial and general equilibrium perspectives. We first examine US biofuel policy backgrounds to determine factors which caused the boom in the ethanol industry in recent years. Then, we use a partial equilibrium model to investigate the economic consequences of further expansion in the ethanol industr...

The aim of the study is to analyze the oil spill pattern from various types of incidents and contaminants to determine the extent that incident data can be used as a baseline to prevent hazardous material releases and improve response activities at a state level. This study addresses the importance of collecting and sharing oil spill incidents as well as analytics using the data. Temporal, spat...

This paper examines the Dutch disease in a global sample of 36 oil-rich developed and developing countries for period 1970 to 2016. It also theory comprehensively by considering two intermediate effects: spending resource movement. Using panel data fixed effect with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors estimation approach, our results show that an oil boom causes appreciation real exchange rate fall ...

Basilicata is a region of Southern Italy where the expansion oil operations in 1990s was promoted as an opportunity to foster economic development. Flash-forward 2020, one poorest regions despite exploitation some largest onshore hydrocarbon reserves within European Union. The coincidence high poverty rates with abundant natural resources suggests that experiencing ‘resource curse’; however, so...