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• Klausureinsicht/Exam Review (1. Termin) "Methods of Middle East Economics" am 10.09.2018
• Klausureinsicht/Exam Review (1. Termin) "Political Economy of Corruption and Shadow Economy" am 30.08.2018
• Klausureinsicht (1.Termin) "Islamic Finance" am 27.08.2018
• Klausureinsicht (1. Termin) "Political Economy of Islam" am 24.08.2018
• Iran after the Nuclear Deal: Which Way Forward?
• Meet Us at the German Science Day Cairo 2018 German Science Day Cairo 2018
• The preliminary program of 5th Seasonal School with Iranian partners at CNMS
• Klausureinsicht (2. Termin) "Political Economy of Islam" am 21.09.2018
• Klausureinsicht (2.Termin) "Islamic Finance" am 24.09.2018
• Klausureinsicht (2. Termin) "Political Economy of Corruption and Shadow Economy" am 02.10.2018
• Workshop Proposal zur “Anwendung von Geodaten in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften“ wird durch UMR 2027 gefördert
• Research Day at the Economics of the Middle East Working Group
• Professors of FB02 in ranking of the KOF Swiss Economic Institute
• New Publication at the Journal of Arabian Studies
• Guest Lecture by Dr. Matthew Levitt: The Utility of Sanctions to Address Iran’s Behavior (14 May 2019)
• Exercise Session of Political Economy of Corruption and Shadow Economy (29 April 2019)
• New Publication at Journal of Economic Policy Reform
• New Publication at Defence and Peace Economics
• Ausschreibung: IRAN-Exkursion (15.-23.11.2019)
• New Publication at World Development
• German Science Day 2019 in Cairo (Egypt)
• Using Geodata for Natural Resource Management: A Practical Workshop (8.-9. Nov. 2019)
• New Ranking of Economists by Forschungsmonitoring
• Neue Termine für Klausureinsichten (2. Termin) / New Dates for Re-Sitting Exam Reviews!
• Symposium on the Political Economy of Climate Change and Natural Disasters with Reference to Iran and the Arab World (1.-2. Nov. 2019)
• Research group welcomes new students (slides of presentations available here!)
• Pictures of the Symposium on the Political Economy of Climate Change and Natural Disasters with Reference to Iran and the Arab World
• Pictures of the GIS Workshop: Using Geodata for Natural Resource Management
• Pictures of Iran Excursion 2019
• International Symposium on the Political Economy of Sanctions (13-14 Dec 2019)
• New Working Papers
• New Publication at Journal of Policy Modeling
• Symposium on the Political Economy of Sanctions: Summary, Presentations, and Pictures
• Panel Discussion: A Historical Background on U.S. and Iran Conflict: Impacts of Sanctions & the Way Forward (4 Feb 2020)
• New Working Papers
• NaDiMa - Socio-Economic, Cultural and Technical Aspects of Natural Disaster Management: A Dialogue between Germany and Iran
• DEBEC - Drivers and Socio-Economic, Behavioural Effects of Climate Change in Iran: The Case of Water Resources Management
• NaDiMa Dialogue #1 | Natural Disaster Management: Lessons from Germany & Iran | 27th July 2020, 2-3:30 p.m. (CET)
• New publication on “International Tourism and Outbreak of Coronavirus”
• NaDiMa Dialogue #2 | Earthquake: Engineering meets Economics | 28 August 2020, 9-10:30 a.m. (CET)
• Interview of Prof. Farzanegan with Deutsche Welle (DW) News on Coronavirus Tourism
• New Publication in Energy Economics A new study on „The impact of declining oil rents on tax revenues: Does the shadow economy matter?” by Phoebe W. Ishak (Universität Hamburg) and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan (CNMS/FB02/Philipps-Universität Marburg) is in press in Energy Economics.
• New MAGKS working paper: "Democracy and Militarization in Developing Countries"
• Call for submission for special issue on 'Political Economy of Natural Disasters'
• Islamic Finance – Summer Semester 2021 Planned Excursion and Guest Lecture
• New Study: The Economic Cost of the Islamic Revolution and War for Iran
• Introduction Meetings for New Students (27/28 Oct 2020)
• Research group welcomes new students (slides of presentations available here!)
• New Study: Ageing Society and SARS-CoV-2 Mortality
• New Publication: Effect of oil revenues on size and income of Iranian middle class How the middle class (MC) size in Iran responds to positive oil rents shocks? What are the transmission channels of oil shocks? In a new article, Farzanegan, Alaedini, Azizimehr & Habibpour use various measures of MC to examine empirically its interactions with oil rents.
• New Publication: Globalization and the Outbreak of COVID-19 A new study by Farzanegan, Feizi and Gholipour aims to study the link between past records of countries in their level of globalization and how that can explain the variation of CFR in our global sample. In other words, is there a robust cross-country relationship between globalization and CFR? Does this association remain robust after controlling for factors that simultaneously affect both variables?
• New Publication: The Impacts of Energy Sanctions on the Black-Market Premium In a new study published in Economics Bulletin, Omid Zamani, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Jens-Peter Loy and Majid Einian show the international sanctions have (indirectly) contributed in the expansion of the shadow economy in Iran. This study extends the literature by analyzing the effects of energy sanctions on the black-market premium on the Iranian Rial – U.S. dollar exchange rate. Using a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model from 1959 to 2017, they find that falling oil revenues as a result of sanctions have an increasing impact on the black-market premium.
• Open HiWi / Student Assistant (m/w/d) Positions! To support our two projects, we are looking for three student assistants as soon as possible!
• New Publication: Democracy and Militarization in Developing Countries A new study by Professors Dizaji and Farzanegan on "Democracy and Militarization in Developing Countries: A Panel Vector Autoregressive Analysis" is online at Defence and Peace Economics.
• Panel Discussion: From Taliban to Taliban - A Review of Economic Development in Post 9/11 Afghanistan | 5th of October
• Prof. Farzanegan joined the Advisory Committee of Economic Research Forum (ERF) A nine-member Advisory Committee is appointed by the Board of Trustees to advise the Board and Managing Director on technical issues and to screen nominations for ERF affiliation. Advisory Committee members are Research Fellows with an extensive publication record, professional expertise, and strong linkages with the international community of economists.
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• poster-dialogue-15_v3.pdf
• references_website_dr_asadzadeh.pdf
• references_website_dr_asadzadeh.pdf
• New Open Access Publication: "Lifting of International Sanctions and the Shadow Economy in Iran—A View from Outer Space"
• New Study: The Effect of Islamic Revolution and War on Income Inequality in Iran In a new working paper, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Mohammad Ali Kadivar, examine and estimate the joint effect of Islamic Revolution of 1979 and subsequent war with Iraq (1980-88) on income inequality in Iran. This is the first study which estimates the impact of conflict and regime change by using synthetic control method for the case of Iran.
• New Publication: Effect of public corruption on the COVID-19 immunization progress A new study by Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Hans Philipp Hofmann (CNMS) on "Effect of public corruption on the COVID-19 immunization progress" is published at Scientific Reports from Nature.
• New Publication: Oil Prices and Unemployment in the MENA Region In a new study which is published online in the Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, Cheratian, Farzanegan and Goltabar (2021) examine the effects of oil prices on unemployment rates in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the period of 1991–2017.
• New Working Paper: The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage In a new study which is available as CESifo Working Paper No. 9536 , Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Reza Zamani examine the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using a novel measure of corruption based on newspaper coverage. In this study, authors introduce a new index of corruption based on reports from one of Iran’s main news outlets, Eṭṭelāʿāt (lit. information), which is the oldest functioning Persian daily newspaper in the world.
• Islamische Revolution, Krieg und Ungleichheit Wie wirken sich großangelegte politische Veränderungen wie Revolutionen und Kriege auf die Einkommensverteilung innerhalb eines Landes aus? Für den Iran zeigt unsere Schätzung: die Einkommensungleichheit hat durch die Revolution und den Iran-Irak-Krieg abgenommen.
• New Publication: Global and local economic uncertainties and office vacancy in Australia In a new study which is published in Applied Economics, a group of researchers from Germany and Australia examined the response of different office vacancy rates to an increasing shock in local and global uncertainties for the case of Australia. The study provides new insights on the possible effects of growing economic uncertainties especially during the COVID-19 pandemic on business activities. Overall, our findings show that local and global economic uncertainties can negatively influence occupancy rates in Australia’s office market. These findings have different implications for fund managers, investors, and developers.
• Visiting Researcher from Azerbaijan The Economics of the Middle East Research Group is glad to announce their new visiting researcher from Azerbaijan, Dr. Fuzuli Aliyev, for three months (1st April to 30th June 2022).
• Application period for the study programme "M.Sc. Economics of the Middle East (EMEA)" has started! Apply now!
• New Discussion Paper: "Ukraine Invasion and Votes in favour of Russia in the UN General Assembly"
• New Discussion Paper: "Who Supports War for Justice and Why? Evidence from Russia and Ukraine"
• New Publication: "Air pollution and internal migration: evidence from an Iranian household survey"
• NaDiMa Dialogue #20 | Resilience and Spatial Planning (28 July 2022)
• The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage A new study on corruption and internal conflict by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan (CNMS) and Dr. Reza Zamani (Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran) is published in DEFENCE AND PEACE ECONOMICS.
• NaDiMa Workshop #1 | Natural Disaster Management: Lessons from Iran (10-11 October 2022)
• Economics of the Middle East Research Group welcomes new students (slides available here!)
• New Publication: The effect of Islamic revolution and war on income inequality in Iran How did the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War from 1980 to 1988 affect the levels of income inequality in Iran? Would income inequality have developed differently in Iran if the revolution and war had never occurred? How significant was the effect of the revolution and war in reducing income inequality in Iran?
• New Publication: COVID-19 fatalities and internal conflict: Does government economic support matter? This is a collaborative study that examines the association between COVID-19 mortality rates and the risk of internal conflicts worldwide, with a particular focus on the potential moderating role of government economic support. The study has been published in the European Journal of Political Economy.
• Research Brief: The Driving Factors behind UN Votes on Russia’s Ukraine Invasion This research studies the reasons behind certain countries voting in favor of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the UN General Assembly’s first emergency session. The study found that factors such as defense cooperation agreements with Russia, a history of leftist governments, receipt of Russian aid, political similarities with Russia, and lack of war with the Soviet Union all significantly impacted the probability of voting in favor of Russia.
• New Publication: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and votes in favor of Russia in the UN General Assembly A new study published in the International Interactions by Professors Farzanegan and Gholipour explores why some countries chose not to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine during the UN General Assembly's recent emergency session.
• New Publication: Economic Sanctions and Military Expenditure in Iran- A Brief Survey In the light of geopolitical conflicts and instability, sanctions play an important role in the international economic policy debate - especially against countries such as #russia , #iran and #china. #Economicsanctions are often intended to achieve foreign and security policy goals: fighting #terrorism , protecting #democracy and #humanrights, or resolving conflicts. In the current issue of #EconPol Forum, Professor Farzanegan and other authors examine the extent to which various sanctions have achieved their goals. How do they affect #economicgrowth, #trade, and prosperity?
• Exploring the Political Economy of Sanctions on Iran: Prof. Farzanegan's Talk at the Hamburg Lectures in Law and Economics Prof. Farzanegan will be delivering a talk titled "Exploring the Political Economy of Sanctions on Iran: Insights from Empirical Studies." Date: Wednesday, 31 May 2023 Time: 6.15 pm CEST Place: Room 110 at the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE), Johnsallee 35, 20148 Hamburg & Online
• New Publication: Understanding Economic Sanctions on Iran This paper surveys the literature on the economic effects of sanctions on Iran, with a principal focus on those imposed after 2006.
• Der Studiengang “M.Sc. Economics of the Middle East (EMEA)” ist re-akkreditiert
• New Publication: Years of life lost to revolution and war in Iran How was life expectancy in Iran affected by the Islamic Revolution and subsequent war with Iraq? If there had been no revolution and war in Iran, how would the life expectancy of Iranians have developed?
• Prof. Farzanegan among the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2023 The list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2023 was released by scientists at Stanford on 4 October 2023 to recognize influential scholars around the world. The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field. Database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). The c-score focuses on impact (citations) rather than productivity (number of publications) and it also incorporates information on co-authorship and author positions (single, first, last author, etc.). This version (6) is based on the October 1, 2023 snapshot from Scopus, updated to end of citation year 2022.
• The Economics of the Middle East Research Group welcomes new students
• New Publication: Finance and sales growth at the firms level in Iran In a new study, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, along with scholars from Iran (Iman Cheratian and Saleh Goltabar) and Australia (Hassan Gholipour), examine the link between access to finance and sales growth in Iranian firms. They demonstrate that the type of spending is significant for the final connection between finance and sales growth. This study, published in "Research in International Business and Finance," is based on survey data from 486 firms across 5 provinces of Iran.
• Professor Farzanegan zum Mitglied des DAAD-Ausschusses "Zukunftsperspektiven akademischer Mobilität" ernannt
• New Publication: Does satisfaction with amenities and environment influence the taste for revolt in the middle east? In a new study which is published in "Constitutional Political Economy" Professors Farzanegan and Gholipour explore the relationship between individuals’ satisfaction with amenities and environmental quality and taste for revolt in the Middle East.
• New Publication: What is the Potential Impact of Iran’s Economic Global Integration on Saudi Arabia’s Military Spending? How might Saudi Arabia respond to Iran’s re-integration into international trade and investment markets?Footnote1 Can Iran’s increasing economic globalization after the lifting of nuclear sanctions lead to a peace dividend for Saudi Arabia, thereby reducing the arms race in the Middle East? These questions have received greater attention when a significant agreement was reached between both countries on 10 March 2023 to resume their political relationship after seven years of conflict. In a recent study published in Defence and Peace Economics, Professor Farzanegan has explored these questions and provided data-based answers.
• New Publication: House prices and labour productivity growth: Evidence from OECD countries What is the effect of house price appreciation and growth in property investment on labor productivity? Theoretical debates show a mixed relationship!
• Klausureinsicht EMEA (1. Termin) "Introduction to the Economies of the Middle East" am 01.03.2024
• Klausureinsicht (1.Termin) "Empirical Development Economics with Reference to the MENA Region" am 05.03.2024
• Klausureinsicht (1. Termin) "Political Economy of the Middle East" am 06.03.2024
• New Publication: "Economic determinants of child marriage: Evidence from the Iranian provinces" A new study conducted by Farzanegan and his co-authors, published in the Children and Youth Services Review, delves into the socio-economic determinants of early marriage in Iran. The study reveals that early marriage rates decrease with higher income levels and rise with increased inflation and inequality. The research finds no significant influence of religiosity on early marriage, all other factors remaining constant.
• Application period for the Master programme "Economics of the Middle East" (EMEA) has started!
• M.Sc. Economics of the Middle East (EMEA) at Master's Info Day 2024 (Slides Available Here!)
• New Publication: "The impact of the Trump presidency on the perception of corruption in the United States"
• New Publication: "Economic sanctions, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions in Iran: a system dynamics model"
• New Publication: "Mortgage debt and domestic and outbound travel expenditures: International evidence"
• New Publication: "The scale efficiency of US bilateral exports and the COVID-19 pandemic"
• New Publication: Oil rents shocks and corruption in Iran In this new study, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Reza Zamani investigate how corruption in Iran responds to positive changes in oil rents.
• New updates to the M.Sc. Economics of the Middle East (EMEA) programme
• Neue Studie zeigt: Internationale Sanktionen gegen Iran führten zu Rückgang der Mittelschicht Eine neue Studie von Professor Farzanegan (Uni Marburg in Deutschland) und Habibi (Brandeis University in den USA) hat die Entwicklung der Mittelschicht im Iran untersucht und sich dabei auf die Auswirkungen der internationalen Wirtschaftssanktionen konzentriert, die von den Vereinigten Staaten, der Europäischen Union und ihren Verbündeten seit 2012 verhängt wurden. Die Studie beleuchtet, wie sich diese Sanktionen auf die Größe der Mittelschicht ausgewirkt haben, welche eine wesentliche wirtschaftliche und soziale Säule für nachhaltiges Wachstum und Stabilität ist.
• New Publication: Economic sanctions and energy efficiency - Evidence from Iranian industrial sub-sectors Can economic sanctions change the way industries use energy? In their latest study published in Energy Economics, Prof. Farzanegan and his colleagues investigate how sanctions have reshaped energy efficiency across Iran’s industrial landscape.
• The Economics of the Middle East Research Group welcomes new students
• Eine neue Veröffentlichung in "The Lancet": Sanktionen und Gesundheit Eine Korrespondenz der Professor/innen Farzanegan (Philipps-Universität Marburg, CNMS), Majdzadeh (University of Essex, UK), und Sajadi (University of Medical Sciences, Iran) wurde in "The Lancet" veröffentlicht.