The response of income inequality to positive oil rents shocks in Iran: Implications for the post-sanction period

We study the short and long run responses of income inequality to the positive oil and gas rents per capita shocks in Iran from 1973 to 2012. Using vector autoregression (VAR)-based impulse response functions, we find a positive and statistically significant response of income inequality to oil rent...

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Published in:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 33-2017)
Main Authors: Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza, Krieger, Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2017
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