Economy
Ali Zahedtalaban; Mahdi Khodaparast Mashhadi; Ahmad Sabahi; Mohamadreza Lotfalipour
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 139-165
Abstract
So far, relatively a few studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of tariff rates on total imports of countries, which do not have consistent results. In this paper, we examine the actual effects of tariff and currency rates on the import demand function. For this purpose, based on the theory ...
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So far, relatively a few studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of tariff rates on total imports of countries, which do not have consistent results. In this paper, we examine the actual effects of tariff and currency rates on the import demand function. For this purpose, based on the theory of demand and by applying relevant econometric techniques, we estimated the import demand function and regressed it to gross domestic product (GDP), relative price of imported goods, tariff rates, and the price of currency through the Auto Regressive Distributed Lags (ARDL) method. The results show that the imports have a positive correlation with GDP and a negative correlation with relative prices, exchange and tariff rates which are consistent with the theory. Long-term coefficients obtained are meaningful for all variables except for tariffs, which indicate the lack of long-term effects of tariffs on import demand. This conclusion seems to be paradoxical for Iran, which has one of the most protective tariff regimes in the world. But by reviewing the bottlenecks and shortcomings of trade policy in Iran, in particular by considering inefficiency of foreign exchange policies, we can realize that the actual tariff protection is much less than what isshowon in nominal one, and therefore, the estimated result for tariff effect is justifiable. A list of reforms and recommendation policies in line with real support of the national production are proposed at the end of paper.
Economy
Ali Tousi; Ali Ghasemi; Hossein Dehghan Shourkand
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 219-245
Abstract
Trade and financial policies and instruments as a set of effective actions on the supply and demand of firms' products play a major role in stabilizing any economy and if gross domestic product, employment, imports and exports and inflation rate are considered as the most important macroeconomic variables, ...
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Trade and financial policies and instruments as a set of effective actions on the supply and demand of firms' products play a major role in stabilizing any economy and if gross domestic product, employment, imports and exports and inflation rate are considered as the most important macroeconomic variables, these instruments and policies will affect a significant portion of any economy. In this paper, it has been shown that the current trade and financial policies (in the last 20 years) have led to jobless growth. In addition, by using the latest statistical Input-Output table of I.R. of Iran, the impact of economic sanctions by reducing 30 percent of import of capital goods on key sectors has been calculated. Results show that in order to cope with sanction, if financial policies in key sectors change through 14.5 percent increase in banks' facilities and trade policies change through 9.3 increase in non-oil exports and 13.9 percent increase in imports of capital goods, more than 500.000 new jobs will be created and economic growth rate will increase more than 0.5 percent.
