Efficiency Correction of Iran's Electricity Distribution Companies by Environmental Factors: An Application of Two-stage (DEA and Tobit) Analysis

Mohsen Pourebadollahan Covich; Firouz Fallahi; Kioumars Heydari; Pouyan Kiani

Volume 6, Issue 23 , July 2017, , Pages 59-88

https://doi.org/10.22054/jiee.2017.8026

Abstract
  Since electricity distribution companies operate in various environmental conditions, their relative efficiency scores used for regulation purposes, should be corrected for environmental factors that could influence the underlying efficiency of them. This paper conducts efficiency correction for 39 Iranian ...  Read More

The Asymmetric Effects of Oil Revenue Shocks on Output in Iran Using Markov - Switching Approach

firouz Fallahi; Mohsen PourabdalhanQuech; Davood Bahboodi; Fakhri Sadat Mohseni Zanozi

Volume 2, Issue 7 , July 2013, , Pages 103-127

Abstract
  Oil revenues make up the major part of revenues of the oil exporting countries. So, the fluctuation of oil price is very important for these countries. This study investigates the asymmetric effects of oil shocks on output in Iran over the period of 1369:1-1386:6 using the Markov switching approach. ...  Read More

Determinants of CO2 Emissions in the Iranian Provinces (Panel Data Approach)

Fayrouz Falahi; Samad Hekmati Farid

Volume 2, Issue 6 , April 2013, , Pages 129-150

Abstract
  In this paper we survey the main determinants of CO2 emission in the Iranian provinces. For this purpose first we provide per capita Co2   emission as a criterion of Environmental pollution and energy intensity in 28 provinces of Iran within 2003-2007, then the impact of population, urbanization, ...  Read More