Mohammad Reza Farzanegan

University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)

Deutschhausstraße 12

Marburg, 35037

Germany

http://www.uni-marburg.de/cnms/wirtschaft

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Scholarly Papers (40)

1.

The Effect of Public Corruption on COVID-19 Fatality Rate: A Cross-Country Examination

CESifo Working Paper No. 8938
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 16 Mar 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
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Socio-Economic Determinants of Child Marriage: Evidence from the Iranian Provinces

CESifo Working Paper No. 8073
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Feb 2020
Mozhgan Asna-ashary, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Mehdi Feizi and Hassan F. Gholipour
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran and Swinburne University of Technology - Faculty of Business and Enterprise
Downloads 514 (118,889)
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child marriage, Iran, poverty, panel regression

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The Impact of Economic Globalization on the Shadow Economy in Egypt

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6424
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 May 2017
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Mai Hassan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 478 (129,668)
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shadow economy, globalization, VAR model, impulse responses, Egypt

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Corruption and Political Stability: Does the Youth Bulge Matter?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5890
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jun 2016
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Stefan Witthuhn
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg
Downloads 343 (189,474)
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demographic transition, youth bulge, political stability, corruption

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Demographic Transition and Political Stability: Does Corruption Matter?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5133
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 16 Jan 2015
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Stefan Witthuhn
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg
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demographic transition, youth population, political stability, corruption

Political Institutions and Government Spending Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Iran

Quaderni - Working Paper DSE N° 986
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Jan 2015
Sajjad Dizaji, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Alireza Naghavi
Tarbiat Modares University, University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Bologna - Department of Economics
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political institutions, military spending, Iran, VAR modelling

Political Institutions and Government Spending Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Iran

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5505
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Oct 2015
Sajjad Dizaji, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Alireza Naghavi
Tarbiat Modares University, University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Bologna - Department of Economics
Downloads 74 (703,541)
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political institutions, military spending, education spending, Iran, VAR modeling

Political Institutions and Government Spending Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Iran

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 381
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Jun 2015
Sajjad Dizaji, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Alireza Naghavi
Tarbiat Modares University, University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Bologna - Department of Economics
Downloads 64 (763,188)
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political institutions, military spending, Iran, VAR modelling

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The Effect of the “Woman Life Freedom” Protests on Life Satisfaction in Iran: Evidence from Survey Data

CESifo Working Paper No. 10643
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Sep 2023
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Sven Fischer
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 251 (262,932)

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protest, violence. life satisfaction, well-being, Woman Life Freedom, survey, Iran

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Pollution, Shadow Economy and Corruption: Theory and Evidence

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3630
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Nov 2011
Amit K. Biswas, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Marcel P. Thum
Visva-Bharati University - Department of Economics and Politics, University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management
Downloads 241 (273,728)
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environmental pollution, shadow economy, corruption, panel data

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Natural-Resource Rents and Internal Conflicts - Can Decentralization Lift the Curse?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4180
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Apr 2013
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Christian Lessmann and Gunther Markwardt
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Technology University of BraunschweigDresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management and Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management
Downloads 229 (287,846)
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natural resources, risk of conflict, decentralization

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Survival Strategies Under Sanctions: Firm-Level Evidence from Iran

CESifo Working Paper No. 9568
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Feb 2022
Iman Cheratian, Saleh Goltabar and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research (ACECR), Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research (ACECR), Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
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crisis, recession, sanction, survival strategies, firm, Iran

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Illegal Trade in the Iranian Economy: Evidence from a Structural Model

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2397
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Sep 2008
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 213 (308,534)
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smuggling, structural equation model, Iran, illegal trade

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A Matter of Trust? Political Trust and the COVID-19 Pandemic

CESifo Working Paper No. 9121
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Jun 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Hans Philipp Hofmann
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg
Downloads 199 (328,878)
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The Effect of International Sanctions on the Size of the Middle Class in Iran

CESifo Working Paper No. 11175
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Jul 2024
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Nader Habibi
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Brandeis University
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sanctions, Iran, middle class, poverty, inequality, synthetic control method, counterfactual

How Does the Flow of Remittances Affect the Trade Balance of the Middle East and North Africa?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6172
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Dec 2016
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Sherif Maher Hassan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and M&S Research Hub
Downloads 172 (375,018)

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remittances, Middle East and North Africa, trade balance, panel regression

How Does the Flow of Remittances Affect the Trade Balance of the Middle East and North Africa?

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Sherif Maher Hassan (2019) How does the flow of remittances affect the trade balance of the Middle East and North Africa?, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2019.1609357
Posted: 03 Jun 2019
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Sherif Maher Hassan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and M&S Research Hub

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Remittances, Middle East and North Africa, trade balance, panel fixed effects

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The Impact of Us Trade Sanctions on the Global Trade of Target Countries: Do the Political Institutions of the Targets Matter?

CESifo Working Paper No. 10910
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Feb 2024
Sajjad Faraji Dizaji and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Tarbiat Modares University and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
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sanctions, trade, import, export, democracy, political institutions, gravity model

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Political Institutions and Government Spending Behavior in Iran

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4620
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Feb 2014
Sajjad Dizaji and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Tarbiat Modares University and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
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political institutions, government spending, Iran, VAR modelling, sanctions

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The Effect of Islamic Revolution and War on Income Inequality in Iran

CESifo Working Paper No. 9428
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Nov 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Mohammad Ali Kadivar
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Boston College
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income inequality, war, revolution, Iran, synthetic control, counterfactual

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The Effects of International Sanctions on Military Spending of Iran: A Synthetic Control Analysis

CESifo Working Paper No. 7937
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Nov 2019
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 152 (417,400)
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sanctions, military spending, Iran, synthetic control methodology

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Causes and Impacts of Remittances: Household Survey Evidence from Egypt

MAGKS Discussion Paper No. 37/2017
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Sep 2017
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Sherif Maher Hassan and Ribal Abi Raad
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), M&S Research Hub and Concordia University, Quebec
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remittances, Egypt, altruistic, self-interest, Tobit

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Sanctions and the Shadow Economy: Empirical Evidence from Iranian Provinces

MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper No. 07-2018
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 27 Jun 2018
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Bernd Hayo
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 141 (443,598)
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Shadow Economy, Sanctions, Iran

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Air Pollution and Internal Migration: Evidence from Iranian Household Survey

CESifo Working Paper No. 8107
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Feb 2020
Hassan F. Gholipour, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Mostafa Javadian
Swinburne University of Technology - Faculty of Business and Enterprise, University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Arizona
Downloads 139 (448,654)
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air pollution, migration, Iran

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Resource Rents, Power, and Political Stability

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4727
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 25 Apr 2014
Kjetil Bjorvatn and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 125 (488,459)
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resource rent, political power, political stability, conflict

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Divorce and Gold Coins: A Case Study of Iran

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6873
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Mar 2018
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Independent
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Divorce, Gold Price, Cointegrating Regression, Iran

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Attitudes Toward Women's Education in Afghanistan: Empirical Evidence from a Nationwide Survey

CESifo Working Paper No. 11244
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Aug 2024
Mohammad Haroon Asadi and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
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education, gender gap, attitudes, education inequality, security, Afghanistan, survey

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COVID-19 Fatalities and Internal Conflict: Does Government Economic Support Matter?

CESifo Working Paper No. 9352
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Oct 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Hassan F. Gholipour
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Western Sydney University
Downloads 114 (524,119)
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Covid-19, conflict, political stability, fatality, fiscal measures

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An Old Plug and a New Virus: Effect of Public Corruption on the COVID-19 Immunization Progress

CESifo Working Paper No. 9307
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Sep 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Hans Philipp Hofmann
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg
Downloads 105 (557,233)
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Covid-19, pandemic, immunization, vaccination, health sector, corruption, cross-country regression

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Years of Life Lost to Revolution and War in Iran

CESifo Working Paper No. 9063
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 May 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 105 (557,233)
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The Impact of a Large-Scale Natural Disaster on Local Economic Activity: Evidence from the 2003 Bam Earthquake in Iran

CESifo Working Paper No. 10502
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Jun 2023
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Sven Fischer
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 102 (569,172)
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natural disaster, natural hazard, synthetic control, earthquake, economic development, nighttime light, Iran, Bam

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Oil Rents Shocks and Inequality in Iran

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6876
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Apr 2018
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Tim Krieger
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Freiburg - Department of Economics
Downloads 97 (588,929)
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oil rents, inequality, VAR, ARDL, sanctions, Iran

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Direct Distribution of Rents and the Resource Curse in Iran: A Micro-Econometric Analysis

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4824
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 03 Jul 2014
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Mohammad Habibpour
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Philipps-University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
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resource curse, direct rents distribution, poverty, inequality, household survey, Iran.

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The Impact of Declining Oil Rents on Tax Revenues: Does the Shadow Economy Matter?

CESifo Working Paper No. 8132
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Mar 2020
Phoebe W. Ishak and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
University of Hamburg and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 91 (613,233)
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shadow economy, tax revenues, oil rents, resource curse

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The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage

CESifo Working Paper No. 9536
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Jan 2022
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Reza Zamani
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Allameh Tabataba'i University
Downloads 83 (648,739)
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corruption, protest, conflict, newspaper coverage, Iran, economic growth, revolution

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International Sanctions and Internal Conflict: The Case of Iran

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11578
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Dec 2024
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Jerg Gutmann
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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sanctions, sanction intensity, internal conflict, civil disorder, terrorism, civil war, VAR model, Iran

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Economic Sanctions, Energy Efficiency, and Environmental Impacts: Evidence from Iranian Industrial Sub-Sectors

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 31 Jan 2024
Leyla Jabari, Ali Asghar Salem, Omid Zamani and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
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Energy efficiency, Directional Distance Function, Sanctions, Sectoral effects, FGLS, Iran.

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Destabilizing the Corrupt: US Sanctions and Their Conflict-Inducing Consequences

CESifo Working Paper No. 11754
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Apr 2025
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Mohamad Alkurdi Albarawi
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Philipps-University Marburg
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global sanction, corruption, conflict, politicial instability.

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Satisfaction with Amenities and Taste for Revolt in the Middle East

CESifo Working Paper No. 10503
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Jun 2023
Hassan F. Gholipour and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Western Sydney University and University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS)
Downloads 26 (1,083,479)
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amenities, air quality, Middle East, environment, pollution, revolution, satisfaction

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Geography, Institutions, and Entrepreneurship

CESifo Working Paper No. 11831
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Apr 2025
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Rajeev K. Goel and James W. Saunoris
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Illinois State University - Department of Economics and Eastern Michigan University
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entrepreneurship, geography, institutions, islands, coastline, latitude, economic freedom, mediation analysis

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Public Perception of Science and Technology, Government Support to the Ai Sector, and Ai Startups

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Mar 2025
Hassan F. Gholipour, Reza Tajaddini, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Fredrick Chege
Western Sydney University, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and Western Sydney University
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Artificial intelligence (AI), AI talent, Government support, Public perception, Science and technology

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Shadow Economy and Political Stability: A Blessing or a Curse?

Lost in Translation: New Paradigms for the Arab Spring", Sussex Academic Press, 2017
Posted: 24 Feb 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Ahmed Mohamed Badreldin
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

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Economic Liberalization in Egypt: A Way to Reduce the Shadow Economy?!

Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2020
Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Mai Hassan and Ahmed Mohamed Badreldin
University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), University of Marburg - Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

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Shadow economy, Economic liberalization, Time-series analysis, Arab Spring, Egypt