Focussing on the prime example of CO2 emissions, we discuss several important theoretical and econometric problems that arise when studying environmental Kuznets curves (EKCs). The dominant theoretical approach is given by integrated assessment modelling, which consists of economic models that are combined with environmental impactmodels. We critically evaluate the aggregation, model dynamics a...

This paper proposes a Bayesian nonparametric regression model of panel data for sequential pattern classification. The proposed method provides a flexible and parsimonious model that allows both time-independent spatial variables and time-dependent exogenous variables to be predictors. Not only this method improves the accuracy of parameter estimation for limited data, but also it facilitates m...

he main purpose of this research is to answer the question that "How neighborhood of Iran's trading partners will have an effect on Iran intra-industry trade? For this purpose, the impact of spatial neighborhood effects of 23 major trade partners on Iran’s intra-industry trade for the period of 1995-2014, has been investigated through Spatial Panel Econometric and Maximum Likelihood Estimator (...

this paper studies the factors influencing divorce rate across the provinces of iran with an emphasis on economic factors, particularly unemployment and inflation. in the literature review, economic as well as psychology literature has been dealt with. to measure the impact of economic factors on divorce rate, unemployment and inflation variables have been examined. the rates of urbanization an...

the increase of healthcare costs improved as a rule the health of the population. sometimes the positive effects of this expense are shaded off. on one hand, this expense improves the offer of the medical care. other influential factors on the health of population, we quote as example the training, the lifestyle, the hygiene and the distribution of income. on the other hand the increase of thes...