Billions of dollars worth of shares are traded in the stock market on a daily basis. Many people depend on the stock market as their primary source of income while others have their retirement funds tied to the stock market. The importance of “good” performance of the stock market is obvious. History has shown that a downturn in stock prices can cause major disturbances in the lives of many. Al...

It is an honour to be invited here tonight to deliver the Shann Lecture. As is customary when giving a memorial lecture, I have re-acquainted myself with the writings of the man whose memory we are honouring. It is noteworthy that for most of his working life he held a Chair at this University in History and Economics, as opposed to Economic History. This allowed him to range over a broad area,...

present paper is the second publication introducing the paleoparasitological findings from animal coprolites obtained from archeological site of chehrabad salt mine in northwest-ern iran. the current archeological site is located in northwest of iran , dated to the sas-sanian era (4 th /5 th century ce).in the summer 2012 the carnivore coprolite was obtained within the layers in the mine and we...

Price stability has been the foremost task of monetary policy. The information relating to the response of prices to monetary policy shocks is essential for conducting monetary policy in general and for inflation targeting of central banks in particular. Most of the published empirical studies analyze the response of an aggregate price index like CPI or a consumption deflator and their r...

Derbent has gone down in history as an outstanding monument of world fortification erected the 5th–7th centuries AD to protect against invasions nomads Eurasia. Extensivearchaeological research Derbent, under guidance author, revealed completely new stages city’s existence, and emerged not only main military political stronghold powers medieval East Caucasus but also largest economic religious ...

This study presents a new precise radiocarbon chronology for the World Heritage site of Sarvestan (SW Iran). The monument is key construction in history architecture because it typical Sasanian built during late or early Islamic period. Previous attempts to date have suggested ages ranging from middle (fifth century CE) Abbasid (ninth era. These age estimations are based on analysis architectur...