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Publications

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan

Articles in Refereed Journals

Jabari, L., Salem, A.A., Zamani, O., Farzanegan, M.R. (2024). Economic sanctions and energy efficiency: Evidence from Iranian industrial sub-sectors. Energy Economics 139, 107920.

Farzanegan, M.R., Zamani, R. (2024). Oil rents shocks and corruption in Iran. Review of Development Economics (in press).

Gholipour, H. F., Farzanegan, M. R., Bassil, C., & Zhao, X. (2024). Mortgage debt and domestic and outbound travel expenditures: International evidence. Tourism Economics. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166241258796

Balali, H., Farzanegan, M. R., Zamani, O., & Baniasadi, M. (2024). Economic sanctions, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions in Iran: a system dynamics model. Policy Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2024.2358842

Asnaashary, M., Farzanegan, M. R., Feizi, M., & Gholipour, H. F. (2024). Economic determinants of child marriage: Evidence from the Iranian provinces. Children and Youth Services Review, 159, 107518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107518

Cheratian, I., Goltabar, S., Gholipour, H. F., & Farzanegan, M. R. (2024). Finance and sales growth at the firm level in Iran: Does type of spending matter? Research in International Business and Finance, 67(Part B), 102142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.102142

Farzanegan, M. R., Fischer, S., & Noack, P. (2024). Natural disaster literacy in Iran: Survey-based evidence from Tehran. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 100, 104204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104204

Farzanegan, M. R. (2023). What is the Potential Impact of Iran’s Economic Global Integration on Saudi Arabia’s Military Spending? Defence and Peace Economics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2023.2293323

Farzanegan, M. R., & Gholipour, H. F. (2023). Does satisfaction with amenities and environment influence the taste for revolt in the Middle East? Constitutional Political Economy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10602-023-09422-z

Gholipour, H. F., Farzanegan, M. R., & Abu Al-Foul, M. N. (2023). House prices and labour productivity growth: Evidence from OECD countries. Construction Management and Economics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2023.2291082

Farzanegan, M.R., 2023. Years of life lost to revolution and war in Iran. Review of Development Economics 27, 2061-2103.

Farzanegan, M.R., Batmanghelidj, E., 2023. Understanding Economic Sanctions on Iran: A Survey. The Economists’ Voice (in press).

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H.F., 2023. COVID-19 fatalities and internal conflict: Does government economic support matter? European Journal of Political Economy 78, 102368.

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H.F., 2023. Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Votes in Favor of Russia in the UN General Assembly. International Interactions 49, 454-470.

Farzanegan, M.R., Kadivar, M.A., 2023. The Effect of Islamic Revolution and War on Income Inequality in Iran. Empirical Economics 65, 1007–1026. Read a summary in German.

Gholipour, H.F., Tajaddini, R., Farzanegan, M.R., 2023. Governments’ economic support for households during the COVID-19 pandemic and consumer confidence. Empirical Economics 65, 1253–1272.

Cheratian, I., Goltabar, I., Farzanegan, M.R., 2023. Firms persistence under sanctions: Micro-level evidence from Iran. World Economy 46, 2408-2431. Read the policy note here.

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H.F. & Javadian, M., 2023. Air pollution and internal migration: evidence from an Iranian household survey. Empirical Economics 64, 223–247.

Andargoli, A.E., Gholipour, H., Farzanegan, M.R., 2023. Government’s support for adoption of digital technologies and firms’ innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Economics 55, 5518-5527.

Dizaji, S.F., Farzanegan, M.R., 2023. Democracy and Militarization in Developing Countries: A Panel Vector Autoregressive Analysis. Defence and Peace Economics 34, 272-292.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2022. The Effects of International Sanctions on Iran’s military spending: A Synthetic Control Analysis. Defence and Peace Economics 33, 767-778.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2022. The Economic Cost of the Islamic Revolution and War for Iran: Synthetic Counterfactual Evidence. Defence and Peace Economics 33, 129-149.

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S., 2022. Is It Right to Fight? Evidence from Russia and Ukraine. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 28, 287-303.

Farzanegan, M.R., Zamani, R., 2022. The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran using Newspaper Coverage . Defence and Peace Economics (forthcoming). Read the policy note here.

Farzanegan, M.R., Hofmann, H., 2022. A matter of trust? Political trust and the COVID-19 pandemic . International Journal of Sociology 52, 476-499.

Ishak, P., Farzanegan, M.R., 2022: Oil price shocks, protest, and the shadow economy: is there a mitigation effect? . Economics and Politics 34, 298-321.

Gholipour, H., Arjomandi, A., Farzanegan, M.R., Yam, S., 2022. Global and Local Economic Uncertainties and Office Vacancy in Australia: A Sub-class Analysis. Applied Economics 54, 5393-5411. Read the policy note here.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2022. The economic cost of the Islamic revolution and war for Iran: synthetic counterfactual evidence. Defence and Peace Economics 33, 129-149.

Cheratian, I., Farzanegan, M.R., Goltabar, S., 2021. The Asymmetric Impact of Oil Prices on Unemployment in the MENA Region. Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 17(3): 175–204.

Farzanegan, M.R., Hofmann, H.P., 2021. Effect of public corruption on the COVID-19 immunization progress. Scientific Reports volume 11, 23423.

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S., 2021. Lifting of International Sanctions and the Shadow Economy in Iran—A View from Outer Space. Remote Sens., 13(22), 4620.

Dizaji, S.F., Farzanegan, M.R., 2021. Democracy and Militarization in Developing Countries: A Panel Vector Autoregressive Analysis. Defence and Peace Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2021.1957191 (in press).

Farzanegan, M. R., Gholipour, H. F. 2021. Growing up in the Iran–Iraq war and preferences for strong defense. Review of Development Economics, 25, 1945– 1968. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12806

Gholipour, H.F., Tajaddini, R., Farzanegan, M.R., Yam, S., 2021. Responses of REITs Index and Commercial Property Prices to Economic Uncertainties: A VAR Analysis. Research in International Business and Finance 58, 101457.

Farzanegan, M.R., Alaedini, P., Azizimehr, K., Habibpour, M., 2021. Effect of Oil Revenues on Size and Income of Iranian Middle Class. Middle East Development Journal 13, 27-58.

Zamani, O., Farzanegan, M.R., Loy, J.P., Einian, M., 2021. The Impacts of Energy Sanctions on the Black-Market Premium: Evidence from Iran. Economics Bulletin 41 (2), 432-443.

Farzanegan, M. R., Gholipour, H. F., Feizi, M., Nunkoo, R., & Andargoli, A. E., 2021. International Tourism and Outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Cross-Country Analysis. Journal of Travel Research 60, 687–692.

Farzanegan, M.R., Feizi, M., Gholipour, Hassan F., 2021. Globalization and the Outbreak of COVID-19: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14 (3), 105.

Dizaji, S.F., Farzanegan, M.R., 2021. Do Sanctions Constrain Military Spending of Iran? Defence and Peace Economics 32, 125-150.

Farzanegan, M.R., Feizi, M., Gholipour, H.F., 2021. Drought and Property Prices: Empirical Evidence from Provinces of Iran. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change 5, 203–221.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2020. Ageing Society and SARS-CoV-2 Mortality: Does the Healthcare Absorptive Capacity Matter? Journal of Risk and Financial Management 13 (11), 277.

Ishak, P.W., Farzanegan, M.R., 2020. The Impact of Declining Oil Rents on Tax Revenues: Does the Shadow Economy Matter? Energy Economics 92, 104925.

Farzanegan, M.R., Hassan, M., Badreldin, A., 2020. Economic Liberalization in Egypt: a way to reduce of the shadow economy? Journal of Policy Modeling 42, 307-327.

Farzanegan, M.R., Thum, M., 2020. Does oil rents dependency reduce the quality of education? Empirical Economics 58, 1863–1911.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2020. Cognitive ability and corruption: rule of law (still) matters. Empirical Economics 59, 1723–1743.

Farzanegan, M.R., Hassan, S. M., 2020. How does the flow of remittances affect the trade balance of the Middle East and North Africa? Journal of Economic Policy Reform 23, 248-266.

Farzanegan, M.R., Krieger, T., 2019. Oil booms and inequality in Iran. Review of Development Economics 23, 830-859

Farzanegan, M.R., Hayo. B., 2019. Sanctions and the shadow economy: empirical evidence from Iranian provinces. Applied Economics Letters 26, 501-505.

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H.F., 2018. Does gold price matter for divorce rate in Iran? Journal of Family and Economic Issues 39, 588–599.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2018. The impact of oil rents on military spending in the GCC region: does corruption matter? Journal of Arabian Studies 8, 87-109.

Farzanegan, M.R., Markwardt, G., 2018. Development and air pollution in the Middle East and North Africa: Democracy matters. Journal of Policy Modeling 40, 350-374.

Farzanegan, M.R., Lessmann, C., Markwardt, G., 2018. Natural resource rents and internal conflicts: Can decentralization lift the curse? Economic Systems 42, 186-205.

Gholipour, H.F., Farzanegan, M.R., 2018. Institutions and the effectiveness of expenditures on environmental protection: Evidence from Middle Eastern Countries. Constitutional Political Economy 29, 20-39.

Farzanegan, M.R., Habibpour, M. M., 2017. Resource rents distribution, income inequality and poverty in Iran. Energy Economics 66, 35–42.

Farzanegan, M.R., Krieger, T., Meierrieks, D., 2017. Does terrorism reduce life satisfaction? Applied Economics Letters 24, 893-896.

Farzanegan, M.R., Witthuhn, S., 2017. Corruption and Political Stability: Does the Youth Bulge Matter? European Journal of Political Economy 49, 47-70. (Related policy note in The Conversation).

Dizaji, S.F., Farzanegan, M.R., Naghavi, A. 2016. Political institutions and government spending behavior: theory and evidence from Iran. International Tax and Public Finance 23, 522–549.

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H.F., 2016. Divorce and the cost of housing: Evidence from Iran. Review of Economics of the Household 14, 1029–1054.

Bjorvatn, K., Farzanegan, M.R., 2015. Resource rents, balance of power, and political stability. Journal of Peace Research 52, 758-773.

Gholipour, H.F., Farzanegan, M.R., 2015. Marriage crisis and housing costs: Empirical evidence from provinces of Iran. Journal of Policy Modeling 37, 107–123.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2014. Can oil-rich countries encourage entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 26, 706-725. Replication EViews File.

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H. F., 2014. Does real estate transparency matter for foreign real estate investments? International Journal of Strategic Property Management 18, 317-331.

Farzanegan, M.R, Raeisian Parvari, M., 2014. Iranian-Oil-Free Zone and international oil prices. Energy Economics 45, 364–372.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2014. Military spending and economic growth: The case of Iran. Defence and Peace Economics 25, 247-269.

Buehn, A., Farzanegan, M.R., 2013. Impact of education on the shadow economy: Institutions matter. Economics Bulletin 33, 2052-2063.

Bjorvatn, K., Farzanegan, M.R., Schneider, F., 2013. Resource curse and power balance: evidence from Iran. Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 9, 133–158.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2013. Effects of International Financial and Energy Sanctions on Iran’s Informal Economy. The SAIS Review of International Affair 33, 13-36.

Bjorvatn, K., Farzanegan, M.R., 2013. Demographic transition in resource rich countries: a bonus or a curse? World Development 45, 337–351.

Buehn, A., Farzanegan, M.R., 2013. Hold your breath: a new index of air quality. Energy Economics 37, 104-113.

Nasrollahi, Z., Farzanegan, M.R., Talei, S., 2012. Shadow economy trends in Iran: A Comparative Study Using Amos and Lisrel (in Farsi). Quarterly Journal of the Economic Research 12, 61-92.

Bjorvatn, K., Farzanegan, M.R., Schneider, F. 2012. Resource curse and power balance: evidence from oil rich countries. World Development 40, 1308–1316.

Biswas, A., Farzanegan, M.R., Thum, M., 2012. Pollution, shadow economy and corruption: theory and evidence. Ecological Economics 75, 114–125.

Buehn, A., Farzanegan, M.R., 2012. Smuggling around the World: Evidence from Structural Equation Modeling. Applied Economics 44 (23), 3047-3064.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2011. Oil revenues shocks and government spending behavior in Iran. Energy Economics 33 (6), 1055-1069.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2009. Illegal Trade in the Iranian Economy: Evidence from Structural Equation Model. European Journal of Political Economy 25(4), 489-507.

Farzanegan, M.R., Markwardt, G., 2009. The Effects of Oil Price Shocks on the Iranian Economy. Energy Economics 31(1), 134-151.
Articles in Journals

Farzanegan, M.R., Alaedini, P., 2021. Oil rents and Iran’s middle class. The Forum ERF Policy Portal. Cairo.

Ishak, P., Farzanegan, M.R., 2020. Oil Rents, Tax Revenues and the Shadow Economy: New Insights. ERF Policy Brief No. 54, Economic Research Forum, Cairo.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2020. Irans Außenhandel: über Handelspartner, die Bedeutung von Erdöl und internationale Sanktionen. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn.

Farzanegan, M.R., Thum, M., 2018. The Curse of oil: Why quality of education in oil economies is low? Tejarat-e-Farda (in Persian).

Dizaji, S., Farzanegan, M.R., 2018. Do sanctions really constrain Iran’s military spending? Bourse & Bazaar.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2017. Can we predict political uprisings? The Conversation. (16 June, 2017).

Gholipour, H., Nguyen, J., Farzanegan, M.R., 2016. Higher property prices linked to income inequality: study. The Conversation. (21 Nov. 2016).

Bjorvatn, K., Farzanegan, M.R., 2015. Natural-Resource Rents and Political Stability in the Middle East and North Africa. CESifo DICE Report 13 (3), 33-37.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2005. Cement industry in Iran (in Persian). Bourse Financial & Economical Monthly Magazin (Mahname Bours), No. 49, 23-29.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2004. Economic evaluation of the Caspian Oil transit to International markets (in Persian). Quarterly Energy Economics Review (Faslnameh Motaleate Eghtesad Energy), First year, 3-24.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2003. Opportunities for Iran commodity transit routes after the Iraqi war (in Persian). Political & Economical Ettelat Journal. No.9-10, 224-229.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2003. Economics of oil pipelines in the Caspian Sea region (in English), Energy Economics (Eghtessad-e-Energy) 2 (47), April 2003. ISSN: 1563-1133.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2003. Iranian options most economically viable for exporting Caspian Sea Oil. Oil & Gas Journal 101 (11), 22-26. ISSN (printed): 0030-1388.
Monographs

Farzanegan, M.R., Alaedini, P. (Eds), (2016). Economic Welfare and Inequality in Iran: Developments since the Revolution. Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature, New York, NY.

This book examines economic inequality and social disparity in Iran, together with their drivers, over the past four decades. During this period, income distribution and economic welfare were affected by the 1979 Revolution, the eight-year war with Iraq, post-war privatization and economic liberalization initiatives carried out under the Rafsanjani and Khatami administrations, the ascendance of a populist economic platform under the Ahmadinejad administration, and the lifting of energy and financial sanctions under the Rouhani administration. Featuring a mix of scholars, including Iranian academics who experienced these changes and are publishing in English for the first time, this collection offers quantitative and descriptive studies of the country's post-revolutionary economic development and disparities. In most chapters, a hypothesis is developed from existing theories or observations, which is then tested using available data. This unique combination of new voices, academic as well as personal experiences, and scientific methods will be a valuable addition to the library of the scholars of modern Iran’s economy and society.

Farzanegan, M.R. 2009. Political Economy of Natural Resources and Governance in Iran: An Empirical Investigation, Qucosa, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.
Chapter in Edited Volume

Rahimzadeh, F., Pirpour, H., Farzanegan, M.R. (2024). The scale efficiency of US bilateral exports and the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Nikolaos Apergis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking, Elsevier.

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S. (2024). Nighttime light development after the 2001 flood in Iran: A synthetic control analysis (with. S. Fischer). In: Nikolaos Apergis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking, Elsevier.

Farzanegan, M.R., Badreldin, A. (2024). Islam and entrepreneurship: The role of Islamic banking (with. A. Badreldin). In: Nikolaos Apergis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking, Elsevier.

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H., 2021. Youth unemployment and quality of education in the MENA: an empirical investigation. In: Ben Ali, M.S. (Ed.), Economic Development in the MENA region - New Perspectives/Springer.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2019. The impact of oil rents on military spending in the GCC region: does corruption matter? In: Kamrava, M. (Ed.), The "Resource Curse" in the Persian Gulf, London: Routledge.

Farzanegan, M.R., Badreldin, A., 2017. Shadow Economy and Political Stability: A Blessing or a Curse? In: Bouasria, A., Rabi, U. (Eds.), Lost in Translation: Forgotten Approaches of the Arab Spring. Sussex Academic Press.

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H., Nguyen, J., (2016). Housing Costs and Inequality in Post-Revolutionary Iran. In: Farzanegan, M.R., Alaedini, P. (Eds). Economic Welfare and Inequality in Iran: Developments since the Revolution. Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature. Coverage in Media: The Conversation

Farzanegan, M.R., Khabbazan, M., Sadeghi, H., (2016). Effects of Oil Sanctions on Iran’s Economy and Household Welfare: New Evidence from a CGE Model. In: Farzanegan, M.R., Alaedini, P. (Eds). Economic Welfare and Inequality in Iran: Developments since the Revolution. Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature.

Khabbazan, M., Farzanegan, M.R., (2016). Household Welfare in Iran under Banking Sanctions: From Open Economy toward Autarchy. In: Farzanegan, M.R., Alaedini, P. (Eds). Economic Welfare and Inequality in Iran: Developments since the Revolution. Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature.

Farzanegan, M.R. (2016). Demographic Transition, Oil and Institutions: Lessons from the Global Experience for Iran. In: Erdogdu, M., Christiansen, B. (Eds). Comparative Economic Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region. IGI Global, Hershey, PA.

Farzanegan, M.R., Habibpour, M. (2014 and 2015). Iran Economy. In: The annual regional survey, The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 61 and 62 Editions, Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group.

Farzanegan, M.R. 2012. Dark side of trade in Iran. In: Storti, C.C., de Grauwe, P. (Eds), Illicit Trade and Globalisation, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
Working Papers and Work in Progress

2024: Politicians on the Boards of Firm Directors in the MENA Countries: Do Connections Affect Confidence in Business Sales? (with H. Gholipour). Mimeo. (Under Review).

2024: The effects of international sanctions on the size of middle class in Iran (with. N. Habibi). CESifo Working Paper Nr. 11175. (Eco-Iran; Donya-e-Eghtesad, Radio Zamaneh, Tehran Chamber of Commerce (Under Review).

2024: Economic Sanctions, Energy Efficiency, and Environmental Impacts: Evidence from Iranian Industrial Sub-Sectors (with L. Jabari, A. Salem, O. Zamani).

2023: The Effect of the “Woman Life Freedom” Protests on Life Satisfaction in Iran: Evidence from Survey Data (with S. Fischer). CESifo Working Paper No. 10643. (Under Review).

2023: Does Oil Corrupt? Evidence from a Multivariate VAR in Iran (with R. Zamani). MAGKS Papers on Economics 202321, Marburg (R&R).

2023: The Impact of a Large-Scale Natural Disaster on Local Economic Activity: Evidence from the 2003 Bam Earthquake in Iran (with S. Fischer), CESifo Working Paper No. 10502, Munich. (R&R).

2021: The Effect of public corruption on Covid-19 fatality rate: a cross-country examination. CESifo Working Paper No. 8938, Munich. 2021: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3805464

2020: Google it up! a google trends-based analysis of covid-19 outbreak in Iran (with M. Feizi, S. Malek Sadati), MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series No. 17-2020, Marburg.

2020: Covid-19 outbreak and air pollution in Iran: a panel VAR analysis (with M. Asna-ashary, M. Feizi, S. Malek Sadati), MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series No 16-2020, Marburg.

Gholipour, H., Tajaddini, R., Farzanegan, M.R., Yam, S. 2020. Economic uncertainty, commercial property prices and REITS performance. (R&R).

Dizaji, S.F., Farzanegan, M.R., 2020. Democracy and Militarization in Developing Countries: A Panel Vector Autoregressive Analysis. (R&R).

Cheratian, I., Farzanegan, M.R., Goltabar, S., 2020. The Asymmetric Impact of Oil Prices on Unemployment in the MENA Region. mimeo. (Replication file: EViews and data)

Farzanegan, M.R., 2019. The Effects of International Sanctions on Military Spending of Iran: A Synthetic Control Analysis. CESifo Working Paper No. 7937, Munich. (R&R)

Farzanegan, M.R., 2019. The Opportunity Cost of the Islamic Revolution and War for Iran. MAGKS Working Paper No. 29-2019, Marburg.

Dizaji, S., Farzanegan, M.R., 2018. Do sanctions reduce the military spending in Iran? MAGKS Papers No. 31-2018, Marburg.

Farzanegan, M.R., Hassan, S.M., Abi Raad, R., 2017. Causes and impacts of remittances: household survey evidence from Egypt, MAGKS Papers on Economics 201737, Marburg.

Farzanegan, M.R., Hassan, M., 2017. The Impact of economic globalization on the shadow economy in Egypt. CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6424.

Farzanegan, M.R., Alaedini, P., Azizimehr, K., 2017. Middle class in Iran: Oil rents, modernization, and political development, MAGKS Papers on Economics 2017-56, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics.

Farzanegan, M.R., Krieger, T., 2017. The response of income inequality to positive oil rents shocks in Iran: Implications for post-sanction period. MAGKS Discussion Paper No. 33-2017, Marburg.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2017. The impact of oil rents on military spending: Does corruption matter?, Annual Conference 2017 (Vienna): Alternative Structures for Money and Banking 168157, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.

Farzanegan, M.R.,Hassan, S.M., Abi Raad, R., 2017. Causes and Impacts of Remittances: Household Survey Evidence from Egypt, MAGKS Papers on Economics 201737, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics.

Farzanegan, M.R., Thum, M., 2017. Oil dependency and quality of education: New empirical evidence, MAGKS Papers on Economics 201745, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics.

Farzanegan, M.R., Thum, M., 2017. More oil, less quality of education? New empirical evidence. CEPIE Working Paper No. 09/17, Dresden.

Farzanegan, M.R., Hassan, S.M., 2016. How does the flow of remittances affect the trade balance of the Middle East and North Africa? CESifo Working Paper No. 6172.

Dizaji, S., Farzanegan, M.R., Naghavi, A., 2015. Political Institutions and Government Spending Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Iran. Quaderni - Working Paper DSE N° 986, Bologna.

Farzanegan, M.R., Khabbazan, M., Sadeghi, H. 2015. Effect of oil sanctions on the macroeconomic and household welfare in Iran: New evidence from CGE model. MAGKS papers No. 07-2015

Bjorvatn, K., Farzanegan, M.R., 2014. Resource rents, power, and political stability. CESifo Working Papers No. 4727, Munich. (also as Featured CESifo Paper)

Farzanegan, M.R., Witthuhn, S., 2014. Demographic transition and political stability: Does corruption matter?. CESifo Working Paper No. 5133 (December 2014)- Updated version.

Farzanegan, M.R., Witthuhn, S., 2014. Demographic transition and political stability: Does corruption matter?. MAGKS Papers No. 59-2014.

Farzanegan, M.R., Habibpour, M., 2014. Direct distribution of rents, inequality and poverty: A micro-econometric analysis for the case of Iran. CESifo Working Papers No 4824.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2014. Can oil-rich countries encourage entrepreneurship? 'Yes', 'No' but not 'Perhaps'. MAGKS Papers No. 06-2014, Marburg.

Farzanegan; M.R., Gholipour Fereidoun, H., 2014. Marriage crisis and housing costs: empirical evidence from provinces in Iran. MAGKS Papers No. 01-2014, Marburg

Dizaji, S., Farzanegan, M.R., 2014. Political institutions and government spending behavior in Iran. CESifo Working Paper No. 4620.

Dizaji, S., Farzanegan, M.R., 2014. Political institutions and government spending behavior in Iran. MAGKS Papers No. 03-2014, Marburg.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2013. Oil and the future of Iran: a blessing or a curse? Legatum Institute, London.

Badreldin, A., Farzanegan, M.R., 2013. Shadow economy and political stability: a blessing or a curse? Mimeo.

Farzanegan, M.R., Lessman, C., Markwardt, G., 2013. Natural-Resource Rents and Internal Conflicts - Can Decentralization Lift the Curse? CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4180. (under review)

Farzanegan, M.R., Al Dakak, H., 2013. Can education save democracy from oil rents? Mimeo.

Farzanegan, M.R., Markwardt, G., 2012. Pollution, economic development and democracy: evidence from the MENA countries. (MAGKS Paper No. 27-2012, Marburg (under review).

Buehn, A., Farzanegan, M.R., 2011. Hold your breath: a new index of air quality. Utrecht School of Economics, Working Papers 11-24, Utrecht.

Farzanegan, M.R., Mennel, T., 2012. Fiscal decentralization and Pollution: Institutions Matter. MAGKS Paper No. 22-2012, Marburg.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2011. Education spending and productivity in Iran: where have all the education expenditures gone? ERF conference paper.No. ERF17AC_055.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2009. Macroeconomic of populism in Iran. MPRA Paper No. 15546, Munich.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2008. Illegal trade in Iran: evidence from MIMIC modeling. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper No. 409, Cairo.

Farzanegan, M.R., 2008. Illegal trade in the Iranian economy: evidence from a structural model, CESifo Working Paper No. 2397, Munich.

Farzanegan, M. R., Markwardt, G., 2008. The effects of oil price shocks on the Iranian economy: applying a VAR model. Faculty of Business Management and Economy, Dresden University of Technology Discussion Paper (No. 15/08).

Dr. Sven Fischer

Articles in Refereed Journals

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S., 2024. The impact of a large-scale natural disaster on local economic activity: evidence from the 2003 Bam earthquake in Iran. Empirical Economics. DOI: 10.1007/s00181-024-02676-y.

Fischer, S., 2024. The impact of the Trump presidency on the perception of corruption in the United States. Applied Economics Letters. DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2024.2363294.

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S., & Noack, P., 2024. Natural disaster literacy in Iran: Survey-based evidence from Tehran. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 100, 104204. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104204.

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S., 2022. Is It Right to Fight? Evidence from Russia and Ukraine. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy. DOI: 10.1515/peps-2022-0011.

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S., 2021. Lifting of International Sanctions and the Shadow Economy in Iran—A View from Outer Space. Remote Sensing, 13(22), 4620. DOI: 10.3390/rs13224620.

Fischer, S., 2021. Post-Disaster Spillovers: Evidence from Iranian Provinces. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(5), 193. DOI: 10.3390/jrfm14050193.
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Chapter in Edited Volume

Farzanegan, M.R., Fischer, S., 2024. Nighttime light development after the 2001 flood in Iran: A synthetic control analysis. In: Reference Module in Social Sciences, Elsevier.
Working Papers and Work in Progress

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza, and Sven Fischer, 2023. The Effect of the “Woman Life Freedom” Protests on Life Satisfaction in Iran: Evidence from Survey Data. CESifo Working Papers No. 10643.

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza, and Sven Fischer, 2023. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Marriage and Childbirth: Survey-based Evidence from Iran. MAGKS Papers on Economics No. 202320.

Farzanegan, M.R., and Sven Fischer, 2023. The Impact of a Large-Scale Natural Disaster on Local Economic Activity: Evidence from the 2003 Bam Earthquake in Iran. CESifo Working Papers No. 10502.

Fischer, Sven, 2023. Political Economy of Natural Disasters, Dissertation, Philipps-Universität Marburg. URL: https://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/diss/z2023/0225/pdf/dsf.pdf.

Farzanegan, M.R., and Sven Fischer, 2022. Who Supports War for Justice and Why? Evidence from Russia and Ukraine, MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 16-2022.

Fischer, S., 2015. Natural Resources and Economic Growth: Can Strong Civil Society Lift the Curse?, Master Thesis / Working Paper.