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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.
List of contents
1. Iran's Post-revolutionary Social Justice Agenda and Its Outcomes: Evolution and Determinants of Income Distribution and Middle-Class Size.- 2. Poverty, Inequality, and Income Mobility in Iran: A Pseudo-Panel Approach.- 3. Oil rents, Political Institutions, and Income Inequality in Iran.- 4. Housing Costs and Inequality in Post-Revolutionary Iran.- 5. Gender Inequality and Income Inequality in Iran.- 6. Aging and Gender Inequality in Contemporary Iran.- 7. Effect of Oil Sanctions on Household Welfare in Iran: New Evidence from a CGE Model.- 8. Household Welfare in Iran under Banking Sanctions: From Open Economy toward Autarchy.
About the author
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan is Professor of Economics of the Middle East at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany. He is affiliated with MACIE (Marburg), CESifo (Munich) and ERF (Cairo). His recent publications have appeared in the
Journal of Peace Research,
International Tax and Public Finance, and
World Development.
Pooya Alaedini is Associate Professor at the Department of Social Planning, University of Tehran, Iran. He has served as an international development consultant for UN agencies, the World Bank, and national organizations. His research has focused on major urban, regional, and social disparity issues as well as evaluation of development programs.
Contributors
Hamid Reza Ashrafzadeh, Institute for Trade Studies and Research, IranMitra Babapour, Freelance Researcher, IranNadereh Chamlou,International Development Adviser, USASajjad Faraji Dizaji, Tarbiat Modares University, IranHassan F. Gholipour, Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliaMohamad Mohammadi Khabbazan, University of Hamburg, GermanyMajid Koosheshi, University of Tehran, IranJeremy Nguyen, Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliaHossein Raghfar, Alzahra University, IranHossein Sadeghi, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Summary
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.
