TITLE:
Analyzing Direct and Indirect Effects of Economic Sanctions on I. R. Iran Economic Growth: Focusing on the External Sector of the Economy
AUTHORS:
Morteza Ezzati
KEYWORDS:
Sanction, Economic Growth, I. R. Iran, External Sector
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Marine Science,
Vol.6 No.4,
September
16,
2016
ABSTRACT: In this paper, we analyze
direct and indirect effects of economic sanctions on I. R. Iran’s economic
growth from 1979 to 2012 focusing on the external sector of the economy. Our
data for variables except for sanction are derived from 1966 to 2012 and a dummy variable is
used for each sanction’s beginning years. The designed model is based on the
endogenous growth models in which we analyze the effects by 2SLS econometric
method. Our findings indicate that economic sanctions have not directly
affected Iran’s economic growth so much. These effects have been indirect
through restricting total imports, capital goods imports, imports of
intermediate goods and primary products and also the export leading to
decreased economic growth of the country.