abstract the current study aims to investigate the relationship between iran’s targeted subsidies plan and the stock returns of listed companies on the tehran stock exchange (tse). stock returns is obtained from the indices of three industries: pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and machinery and equipment. moreover, the present research uses gold price and dollar price as control variables. the targe...

Abstract The current study aims to investigate the relationship between Iran’s Targeted Subsidies Plan and the stock returns of listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Stock returns is obtained from the indices of three industries: pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and machinery and equipment. Moreover, the present research uses gold price and dollar price as control variables. The Targe...

BACKGROUND Although most community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes are voluntary, problem of adverse selection is hardly studied. Evidence on the impact of targeted subsidies on adverse selection is completely missing. This paper investigates adverse selection in a CBHI scheme in Burkina Faso. First, we studied the change in adverse selection over a period of 4 years. Second, we studied t...

Although the implementation of targeted energy subsidies plan has been considered by policymakers since the First 5-year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan in Iran, it is only partially implemented in 2010. This issue has great importance for industry sector that has benefited from subsidized energy prices. This research attempts to investigate the possible impact of implementing Su...

this study aimed to explore the effects of national targeted subsidies policy on health behavior of iranian households.in this qualitative study, data were collected between january 2012 and december 2013 through face-to-face interviews (23 experts in national and provincial levels of health system and 18 household heads) and through a comprehensive and purposive document analysis. the data was...

abstract this study is an attempt to investigate the influence of targeting subsidies on price transmission pattern in iran's egg market. the targeting subsidies plan was imposed by 20 december 2010. using of daily price time series data, the study was conducted during december 2009 to october 2011. using ecm model, price transmission models were estimated for the two periods (e.g. before and a...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the peripheral factors on reducing the consequences of the targeted subsidies from the view point of greenhouse owners of Semnan Province, Iran. The population of the study comprised greenhouse owners of Semnan Province. The sample size was calculated using Cochran formula and encompassed a number of 287 greenhouse owners. The main research tool used...