This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life…
This study examines the common wisdom of “natural resource curse” in rentier economy of Iran. Contrary to existing believe that higher oil rents are harmful for economic growth, we instead show that increasing…
This paper uses the Dornbusch and Edwards (1990) analytical framework to investigate the macroeconomic populism in Iran under the Ahmadinejad government. My thesis endeavours to place the government of…