conference on

     Iranian Economy at a Crossroads:   

                                                      Domestic and Global Challenges

                                                                              September 18 - 19, 2009

      

 
 
THEMES

Prominent Themes for the 2009 Iran Conference:

  • Overview of the Iranian Economy; developments in agriculture, industry, transportation, finance and other services
  • Social policy and Welfare; price subsidies, poverty alleviation and income inequality
  • Labor markets; formal and informal, unemployment and the problem of absorbing new entrants into the labor force, gender differences, and emigration
  • Political economy of policy making and economic reforms; economic institutions (formal and informal). Bazaar and the evolving role of the Bonyadsin Iran
  • The changing role of Iran in the global economy; how important is it for Iran to join the WTO?
  • The Impact of International Sanctions on the Iranian Economy; have the sanctions been effective?  Can they become more effective if designed or implemented differently?  What have been Iran’s policy and behavioral responses to these sanctions?
  • The Establishment of Free Trade Zones in Iran and the emergence of city states in the Persian Gulf; their importance and effects on trade and  industrial development in Iran
  • Vagaries of International Oil Markets; Iran’s energy policy (oil, gas and nuclear), it’s domestic, regional and international implications
  • US and Iranian Public Diplomacy; differences in strategies, content and effects
  
  
 
 



Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Square