Iranian Disease: Why a Developing Country's Government Did Not Listen to Economists' Advices.

Why did the Iranian government push its economy towards Dutch disease, even when the consensus of Iranian economists and the majority of the media warned about the consequences of the adopted policies and the symptoms of economic illness? This study shows that Iranian Dutch disease occurred between...

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Published in:	American Journal of Economics & Sociology Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 732 - 761
Main Author:	Atashbar, Tohid
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Jul2013
Subjects:	Iran Economists Business cycles Social services Social problems Political participation Economic policy Dutch disease (Economics) Balance of trade Economic conditions in Iran, 1997-
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost