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Samad Ahangar, Saeedeh Rahimi,
Volume 1, Issue 2 (12-2010)
Volume 1, Issue 2 (12-2010)
Abstract
This paper focuses on the role of uncertainty about the number of surviving children. The survey discusses the effects of declining mortality rates on fertility, education and economic growth. The construction of the paper is an OLG model in which individuals make choices about fertility decision over their lifetimes subject to uncertainty about the immortality. The simulation of model using actual changes reveals the fact that if the uncertainty about child survival enters to growth model, the population becomes an inverted u-shaped function of income per capita. As the mortality rate and thus uncertainty falls, the precautionary demand for children decreases. Furthermore, lower mortality encourages investment in children’s education .Also the calibrated version of the model using realistic estimates demonstrates that at low levels of income, population growth rises leading to Malthusian steady-state equilibrium, whereas at high levels of income population growth declines leading to a sustained growth steady-state equilibrium.
Abolfazl Janati Mashkani, Dr Morteza Sameti, Dr Rahman Khosh Akhlagh, Dr Rahim Dallali Esfahani, Dr Mostafa Emadzadeh,
Volume 2, Issue 5 (10-2011)
Volume 2, Issue 5 (10-2011)
Abstract
One of the important targets of the economic planning is economic growth via enhancement of the labor productivity. In this regard, education expenditures play a crucial role. This study aims at investigating the effect of education expenditures on the level of human capital and economic growth through a computable general equilibrium approach. The data on economic variables and social accounting matrix belongs to the year 2001. Three scenarios on education expenditures are defined and their effect on human capital and economic growth are estimated. The results show that education expenditures have positive effects on economic growth and human capital. A 50% increase in education expenditures in the first period causes 3.81 and 5.8 percent increase in human capital and economic growth respectively. In the second period, the same increase in education expenditures affects human capital and economic growth positively by 5.4 and 7.3 percent respectively. Although separating the economic growth into human and physical factors in the first period shows that there is no relationship between human capital and economic growth, but in second period this separation causes a relationship between the two factors.
Narges Samadpoor, Mostafa Emadzade, Homayoun Rangbar, Firozeh Azizi,
Volume 5, Issue 15 (3-2014)
Volume 5, Issue 15 (3-2014)
Abstract
The growth of non-communicable diseases, and the enormous costs of health care, has led policy makers to focus on “education”, as an effective instrument to improve the public health. Recent empirical studies show that education can improve health and increase life expectancy via ameliorating the life style. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of education on health in Iran over the period of 1974- 2010. Health production function is defined based on the Grossman (1972) model. The empirical model has been estimated by using co-integration technique and error correction model. Separation of short and long-term effects and estimate of impact by education’s temporary and permanent lag time changes on health is considered the innovation aspect of this research. The results of model estimation indicate that there is a positive and long-term equilibrium relationship between health and education. Based on evidence obtained, education plays a key role in health improvement. Empowering people by investment in their education can prevent many non-communicable diseases. Diseases that are imposed by our incorrect life style. Today we believe that an active participation of elementary and high schools, higher education, and mass media can ameliorate the health statue of society.
Elnaz Hajebi, Mohammad Javad Razmi,
Volume 7, Issue 24 (6-2016)
Volume 7, Issue 24 (6-2016)
Abstract
A great portion of economic growth deals with education and development implies a gradual substitution of human quality instead of their quantity in development process. Improvement and higher education of women and their role in economic growth should be considered from this aspect. Recently, many empirical studies have evaluated the effect of higher education based on sexual separation on economic growth. The result of these studies shows that the higher education of women has a positive impact on economic growth. This paper, analyses the role of women higher education in economic growth of some OPEC member countries and North Africa including: Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Algeria, Ecuador, Morocco and Tunisia. This paper uses panel data over 1991-2010 period and a modified neo-classical Mankiw-Romer-Weil growth model which all levels of education are employed. The results of this study indicate that women higher education has positive and significant effect on GDP per capita in these countries which shows the high importance of women higher education in expediting the economic growth of the studied countries.Bearing in mind, the empirical and statistical description in this study, it appears it is necessary for these countries to invest in higher education of women proportionate to the higher educations by means of adopting suitable policies for scientific development necessary for economic growth.
Younes Goli,
Volume 9, Issue 32 (7-2018)
Volume 9, Issue 32 (7-2018)
Abstract
One of the main goals of many households is to improve the quality of their children by increasing their education expenditure. This study investigates the factors affecting on education expenditure as measure of quality of children by using the Households’ Income and Expenditure survey dataset over 2010-2014 and utilizing Tobit models. The result of Tobit shows that with addition of one person to the number of children, amount of education expenses per child reduces about 0.0064 billion Rial. But the effect of increasing one unit in the years of education of the head and mother of the household increases the educational expenditures by as much as 0.038 and 0.0548 billion Rial respectively. Therefore Becker’s theory of child quality-quantity tradeoff is confirmed, so the household has tendency increase educational expenditure per child and improve the quality of child by decreasing the number of children. Therefore, given the increasing quality of children, the development of production infrastructure for employing high-quality labor is an important step in increasing labor productivity and economic development in macro-level.
Mohsen Mehrara, Ghasem Elahi,
Volume 10, Issue 38 (12-2019)
Volume 10, Issue 38 (12-2019)
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of education and work experience on earning. For this purpose, Mincer’s wage equation, quantile regression estimation method and the microdata from Iranian survey of household income and expenses in 2016 have been used. Estimation results show that education returns are positive in all income quantiles, and education in lower-income quantiles has a stronger positive effect than in higher-income quantiles. Also, the average experience have a positive effect on the earnings of individuals, with a stronger effects in low-income quantiles than high-income quantiles. Gender coefficients show that female earnings in all income quantiles are much lower than males, but this negative effect was much bigger in lower-income quantiles, implying gender-based discrimination against women in low-income quantiles. According to Machado and Mata's decomposition, gender discrimination (against females) was estimated, -30% in the first decile, and -4.5% in the ninth decile. Women's education has narrowed the gap somewhat on behalf of women. According to the results, education efficiency in Iran is far lower than many other countries in the world. Therefore, it is necessary to reform educational structures, in particular to guide them towards labor market needs and economic benefits.
Davood Manzoor,
Volume 12, Issue 46 (12-2021)
Volume 12, Issue 46 (12-2021)
Abstract
Higher Education (HE) in Iran have been subject to a major expansion and massification in the recent years, in a way that number of students approximately tripled from 2006 to 2016. This would have possibly affected labor market or unemployment rate of the country. Considering both provincial and national level, this study investigates the relationship between HE expansion and unemployment rate in the recent era (2006-2018) empirically. In this regard, number of assignments, students, and the state budget allocated to HE institutions are taken as variables indicating HE expansion so that their relationship with unemployment rate can be explored. The empirical methodology of this study in national level is to consider trends and calculating correlations for different lags. In provincial level, Granger causality and dynamic panel data regression with systemic GMM estimators are utilized as methods of the analysis. The results show a positive significant correlation exists between the state budget of HE and unemployment rate. Moreover, in provincial level, number of students and assignments Granger cause unemployment in some lags. Dynamic panel data model with numerous specifications also approve a positive significant relationship between HE expansion in provinces and their unemployment rate, however, the effect is not the same considering different models, especially for number of students.
Dr Akram Akbari, Dr Parviz Mohamadzadeh, Mr Hussein Ali Sheeaa,
Volume 16, Issue 60 (9-2026)
Volume 16, Issue 60 (9-2026)
Abstract
Extended Abstract
Introduction
Subjective well-being has become an increasingly important concept in welfare economics, happiness economics, and social policy analysis. Unlike objective welfare indicators such as income, employment, consumption, or access to public services, subjective well-being reflects how individuals evaluate and experience their own lives. In societies undergoing economic, institutional, and generational transitions, individuals’ assessment of their living conditions relative to their parents can provide a meaningful indicator of perceived progress or decline. Iraq represents an important context for such an analysis because the country has experienced economic uncertainty, institutional challenges, demographic pressures, and rapid digital transformation. In this setting, internet use may influence individuals’ perceived well-being by expanding access to information, learning opportunities, social networks, public services, and economic prospects. However, the relationship between internet use and subjective well-being is unlikely to be direct, linear, or uniform across all individuals.
Background and Innovation
The literature suggests that the welfare effects of internet use depend not only on access but also on the intensity, quality, and purpose of use. Internet use may improve well-being by reducing information costs, facilitating communication, supporting learning, and creating new opportunities. At the same time, it may generate adverse effects through social comparison, misinformation, excessive use, or passive consumption of digital content. Therefore, recent studies emphasize the importance of human capital and digital capability in shaping the welfare consequences of internet use. The main contribution of this study is threefold. First, it focuses on intergenerational relative subjective well-being, rather than conventional life satisfaction. Second, it distinguishes active internet use from mere access or satisfaction with access. Third, it examines whether education moderates the association between internet use and relative subjective well-being.
Aim and Method
The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between active internet use and intergenerational relative subjective well-being in Iraq, with particular emphasis on the moderating role of education. The dependent variable is an ordinal measure of respondents’ evaluation of their current living conditions compared with their parents’ generation. It takes three ordered categories: worse than parents, the same as parents, and better than parents. The empirical analysis uses micro-level data from the eighth wave of the Arab Barometer survey for Iraq. Given the ordinal nature of the dependent variable and the survey design of the data, the baseline specification is estimated using a survey-weighted ordered logit model. The model controls for age, age squared, gender, household size, urban residence, employment status, household income adequacy, evaluation of current economic conditions, expectations about future economic conditions, trust in government, and governorate fixed effects. To assess the robustness of the results, alternative specifications including ordered probit, different measures of internet use, marginal effects, and post-estimation diagnostics are also employed.
Findings
The results indicate that the direct association between internet use and intergenerational relative subjective well-being is not uniform across the population. In the baseline models, internet use alone does not show a strong and stable direct relationship with higher relative subjective well-being after controlling for individual, economic, institutional, and regional characteristics. However, the interaction between active internet use and higher education provides evidence of heterogeneous effects. Among individuals with higher education, active internet use is associated with a higher probability of reporting a “better than parents” status and a lower probability of reporting a “worse than parents” status. This finding suggests that education may enhance individuals’ ability to transform digital access and internet use into meaningful opportunities.
The results also show that household income adequacy, household size, evaluation of current economic conditions, expectations about future economic conditions, trust in government, age, and age squared are important correlates of intergenerational relative subjective well-being. Governorate fixed effects are jointly significant, indicating that regional differences within Iraq play an important role in explaining variations in perceived intergenerational well-being. The robustness checks further suggest that the relationship between digital engagement and subjective well-being should not be interpreted as a simple universal effect. Rather, the welfare implications of internet use depend on individuals’ human capital and their capacity to use digital resources effectively.
Overall, the findings imply that digital policy should move beyond expanding physical internet access alone. Policies aimed at improving subjective well-being through digital transformation should also promote digital literacy, purposeful internet use, skill formation, and the integration of educational and digital development strategies. In particular, strengthening human capital may allow individuals to benefit more effectively from online information, learning resources, communication networks, and economic opportunities.
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