Economic and Environmental Impacts of Import Barriers Reduction: A CGE Framework Analysis

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

1 PhD. of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Tehran University, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Economics, Faculty of Economics, Allame Tabatabei University, Iran


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