Almas Heshmati

Research Fellow

Jönköping University

almas.heshmati@ju.se

Research Interests

Almas Heshmati is Professor of Economics at the Jönköping University (Sweden). He was professor of Economics at the Sogang University, Korea University, Seoul National University, University of Kurdistan at Hawler, RATIO Institute, Stockholm and MTT Agrifood Research, Helsinki and Research Fellow at the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), The United Nations University, Helsinki during 2001-2004. From 1998 until 2001, he was an Associate Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.

He has a Ph.D. degree from the University of Gothenburg (1994), where he held a Senior Researcher position until 1998. His research interests include agricultural economics, development economics, energy economics, industrial organization, labor, globalization, income distribution, productivity, efficiency, growth, health care and capital structure. He is member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Panel Data. His publications include papers in the Agricultural Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Applied Financial Economics, Econometric Reviews, Economic Theory, Empirical Economics, European Journal of Operational Research, Global Economy Journal, International Journal of Industrial Organization, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic Surveys, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Journal of the World System Research, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, and Structural Change and Economic Dynamics.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in April 2000.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15846

Political Economy of Industrialization and Industrial Parks in Ethiopia

Selamawit G. Kebede, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15845

Sectoral Linkage in the Ethiopian Economy: A Social Accounting Matrix Multiplier Analysis

Selamawit G. Kebede, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15316

The Interplay between Organizational Structure, Culture and Employees’ Socio-Emotional Skills within Their Social Capital

Somayeh Koohborfardhaghighi, Jörn Altmann, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15315

Influence of Freedom of Choice on Happiness

Somayeh Koohborfardhaghighi, Christopher R. Summers, Almas Heshmati, Jörn Altmann

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15216

Are Entrepreneurs Aware of Covered Interest Parity and Dollar Shortage?

Farhad Nariman, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15211

Integration of Technological and Social Components in a Smart Urban Development Model: A Case Study of China

Almas Heshmati, Somayeh Koohborfardhaghighi, Christopher R. Summers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15210

Are the East African Community's Countries Ready for a Common Currency?

Thomas Kigabo-Rusuhuzwa, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15207

Relationship between the Real Estate Sector and the Stock Market in Chinese Provinces

Zeyu Di, Almas Heshmati, Sijia Liu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13679

Trade and Economic Growth: Theories and Evidence from the Southern African Development Community

Matias Jaime Farahane, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13586

The Extractive Industry's Impact on Economic Growth in SADC Countries

Simeão Nhabinde, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11407

What Matters for Environmental Quality in the Next-11 Countries: Economic Growth or Income Inequality?

Hemachandra Padhan, Ilham Haouas, Bhagaban Sahoo, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10909

The Effects of Lifetime Work Experience on Incidence and Severity of Elderly Poverty in Korea

Seyoung Chae, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10897

Do Environmental Regulations Effect FDI Decisions? The Pollution Haven Hypothesis Revisited

Haeyeon Yoon, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10880

The Relationship between Economic Growth and Democracy: Alternative Representations of Technological Change

Almas Heshmati, Nam-Seok Kim

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10554

Impact of Financial Crises on Dynamics of Capital Structure: Evidence from Korean Listed Companies

Lyubov Tsoy, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10553

Does Official Development Assistance Affect Donor's Export? Case of Korea

Bobae Noh, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10448

Estimation of Technical Change and TFP Growth Based on Observable Technology Shifters

Almas Heshmati, Masoomeh Rashidghalam

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10131

Measuring Women's Empowerment in Rwanda

Abdou Musonera, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10117

Service Sector Development and its Determinants in Rwanda

Eric Uwitonze, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9923

Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries

Almas Heshmati, Masoomeh Rashidghalam

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9807

A Comparison of Panel Data Models in Estimating Technical Efficiency

Masoomeh Rashidghalam, Almas Heshmati, Ghader Dashti, Esmail Pishbahar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9713

The Economics of Healthy Ageing in China

Almas Heshmati

published as 'The Social and Economics of Healthy Ageing in China' in: World Health Design, January 2016, pp. 64-70

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9672

Islamism and Gender Relations in the Muslim World as Reflected in Recent World Values Survey Data

Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati

published in: Society and Economy, 2016, 38 (4), 427–453

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9611

A Review of the Circular Economy and its Implementation

Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9571

Are Unemployment Rates in OECD Countries Stationary? Evidence from Univariate and Panel Unit Root Tests

Naceur Khraief, Muhammad Shahbaz, Almas Heshmati, Muhammad Azam

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8809

The Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labour Market

Ilham Haouas, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8790

Innovation and SMEs Patent Propensity in Korea

Junghee Han, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8375

Market Design for Trading Commoditized Renewable Energy

Almas Heshmati, Shahrouz Abolhosseini

published in: The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment, 2015, pp. 107-118

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8182

The Main Support Mechanisms to Finance Renewable Energy Development

Shahrouz Abolhosseini, Almas Heshmati

published as 'Financing Renewable Energy Development' in: The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment, 2015, pp. 85-106

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8163

Testing an EU-Candidate's Place on the Maps of Global Economic, Political and Social Values: The Case of Turkey

Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8145

A Review of Renewable Energy Supply and Energy Efficiency Technologies

Shahrouz Abolhosseini, Almas Heshmati, Jörn Altmann

published as 'Alternative Renewable Energy Production Technologies' in: The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment, 2015, 31-64

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8119

A Survey of the Role of Fiscal Policy in Addressing Income Inequality, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth

Almas Heshmati, Jungsuk Kim

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8081

Production Risk, Energy Use Efficiency and Productivity of Korean Industries

Nabaz T. Khayyat, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8080

How ICT Investment and Energy Use Influence the Productivity of Korean Industries

Nabaz T. Khayyat, Jongsu Lee, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8078

An Empirical Survey of the Ramifications of a Green Economy

Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8003

Can the UAE Avoid the Oil Curse by Economic Diversification?

Ilham Haouas, Almas Heshmati

forthcoming in: International Research Journal of Finance and Economics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7989

The Effect of Renewable Energy Development on Carbon Emission Reduction: An Empirical Analysis for the EU-15 Countries

Shahrouz Abolhosseini, Almas Heshmati, Jörn Altmann

published as 'Impact of Renewable Energy Development on Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction' in: The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment, 2015, pp. 119-146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7851

The Effect of Credit Guarantees on R&D Investment of SMEs in Korea

Almas Heshmati

Published in: Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 2015, 23(3), 407-421.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7731

Income vs. Consumption Inequality in South Korea: Evaluating Stochastic Dominance Rankings by Various Household Attributes

Almas Heshmati, Robert Rudolf

published in: Asian Economic Journal, 2014, 28(4), 413-436.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7708

What If You Had Been Less Fortunate: The Effects of Poor Family Background on Current Labor Market Outcomes

Sungwook Cho, Almas Heshmati

Published in: Journal of Economic Studies, 2015, 42(1), 20-33.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7695

Determinants of Financial Rewards from Industry-University Collaboration in South Korea

Junghee Han, Almas Heshmati

published in: International Journal of Innovation Management, 2016, 20(7), 235-257.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7487

Determinants and Policy Simulation of Firms Cooperation in Innovation

Almas Heshmati, Flávio Lenz-Cesar

published in: Research Evaluation, 2015, 24(3), 293-311.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7277

Estimation of Productivity in Korean Electric Power Plants: A Semiparametric Smooth Coefficient Model

Almas Heshmati, Subal C. Kumbhakar, Kai Sun

published in: Energy Economics, 2014, 45, 491-500.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7235

Measurement of Environmentally Sensitive Productivity Growth in Korean Industries

Yeimin Chung, Almas Heshmati

published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015, 104, 380-391.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7162

Analysis of the Determinants of Income and Income Gap between Urban and Rural China

Biwei Su, Almas Heshmati

published in: China Economic Policy Review, 2013, 2(1), 1-29.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6637

Survey of Models on Demand, Customer Base-Line and Demand Response and Their Relationships in the Power Market

Almas Heshmati

published in: Journal of Economics Surveys, 2014, 28(5), 862-888.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6263

Development and Sources of Labor Productivity in Chinese Provinces

Biwei Su, Almas Heshmati

published in: China Economic Policy Review, 2014, 2 (2), 1-30.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6252

Analysis of Gender Wage Differential in China's Urban Labor Market

Biwei Su, Almas Heshmati

published in: Singapore Economic Review, 2016, 60(3).

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6169

Migration, Openness and the Global Preconditions of 'Smart Development'

Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati

published in: Boğaziçi Journal Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies, 2012, 26 (2), 27-89.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6018

Statistical Analysis of Landmine Fatalities in Kurdistan

Almas Heshmati, Nabaz T. Khayyat

published as 'Analysis of Landmine Fatalities and Injuries in the Kurdistan Region' in: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(5), 2015, 2591-2615.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6004

A General Model of Technical Change with an Application to the OECD Countries

Almas Heshmati, Subal C. Kumbhakar

published in: Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2014, 23(1), 25-48.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5737

Economies of Scale in the Tunisian Industries

Almas Heshmati, Ilham Haouas

published in: International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2013, 5(1), 48-64.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5304

An Empirical Study of the Relationships between CO2 Emissions, Economic Growth and Openness

Eunho Choi, Almas Heshmati, Yongsung Cho

published in: Korean Journal of Environmental Policy 2011, 10(4), 3-37.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5151

International Trade and its Effects on Economic Growth in China

Peng Sun, Almas Heshmati

published in: China Economic Policy Review, 2012, 1(2), 35-60.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4784

Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth: The Case of Chinese Provinces

Almas Heshmati, Subal C. Kumbhakar

published in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2011, 78 (4), 575-590

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4779

Learning from Latin America's Experience: Europe's Failure in the "Lisbon Process"

Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati

published in: Alternatives, Turkish Journal of International Relations, 2010, 9(4), 3-90.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4459

Asabiyya: Re-Interpreting Value Change in Globalized Societies

Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4393

Re-Orient? MNC Penetration and Contemporary Shifts in the Global Political Economy

Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati

published in: Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, 2011, 44 (3), 1-20

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4199

A Sequential Malmquist-Luenberger Productivity Index

Donghyun Oh, Almas Heshmati

published as 'A sequential Malmquist–Luenberger productivity index: Environmentally sensitive productivity growth considering the progressive nature of technology ' in: Energy Economics, 2011, 32 (6), 1345 - 1355

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3953

The Financial and Operating Performance of Privatized Firms in Sweden

Motasam Tatahi, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3774

Analysis of Pay Inequality and its Impacts on Growth and Performance in the Korean Manufacturing Industry

Yunhee Kim, Jeong-Dong Lee, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3482

Efficiency and Effectiveness of Social Spending

Peter Herrmann, Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati, Chemen S. J. Bajalan

published in: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, 2009, 35(1), 13-43

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3252

Establishment of Science Parks in the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Almas Heshmati

published in: Almas Heshmati, The Economy of Southern Kurdistan, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3247

Labor Market Policy Options of the Kurdistan Regional Government

Almas Heshmati

published in: Heshmati, The Economy of Southern Kurdistan, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3218

The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Flows to the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Almas Heshmati, Rhona Davis

published in: Heshmati, The Economy of Southern Kurdistan, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3213

A Model for Industrial Development of the Federal Region of Kurdistan: Science and Technology Policy, Instruments and Institutions

Almas Heshmati

published in: Heshmati, The Economy of Southern Kurdistan, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3208

Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research: With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Almas Heshmati

published in: Tocha (ed.), Development Economics Research Trends, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3203

Measurement and Analysis of Child Well-Being in Middle and High Income Countries

Almas Heshmati, Chemen S. J. Bajalan, Arno Tausch

published in: European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2008, 5(2), 227-249

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3198

On the Multivariate Analysis of the "Lisbon Process"

Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati, Chemen S. J. Bajalan

published in: History & Mathematics: Processes and Models of Global Dynamics, Volgograd, Russia, 2010, 92 – 137

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2223

Globalisation, Inequality and Poverty Relationships: A Cross Country Evidence

Marcel Neutel, Almas Heshmati

published in: Vandana Sjajan (ed.), Globalization and Income Inequality, The ICFAI University Press: Hyderabad, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2133

Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth for Chinese Provinces: A Panel Data Analysis

Alice Shiu, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2097

Wage Inequality and Job Insecurity among Permanent and Contract Workers in India: Evidence from Organized Manufacturing Industries

Amit Kumar Bhandari, Almas Heshmati

published in: ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, 2008, 7(1), 80-111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1734

Alternative Composite Lisbon Development Strategy Indices

Almas Heshmati, Jong-Eun Oh

published in: European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 3(2), 133-170

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1727

Evaluating Dominance Ranking of PSID Incomes by Various Household Attributes

Esfandiar Maasoumi, Almas Heshmati

published in: Betti and Lemmi (eds.), Advances in Income Inequality and Concentration Measures, Routledge: London, 2008

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1596

Labour Use and Its Adjustment in Indian Manufacturing Industries

Amit Kumar Bhandari, Almas Heshmati

published in: Global Economic Review, 2005, 32(3), 261-290

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1578

Measurement of Globalization and Its Variations Among Countries, Regions and Over Time

Amit Kumar Bhandari, Almas Heshmati

published in: Arno Tausch and Almas Heshmati (eds.), Roadmap to Bangalore? Globalization, the EU's Lisbon Process, the Structures of Global Inequality, Nova Science Publishers, USA, 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1342

Perspectives on the Early Retirement Decisions of Farming Couples

Minna Väre, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1338

Growth, Inequality and Poverty Relationships

Almas Heshmati

published in: A. Heshmati ; A. Tausch (eds.), Roadmap to Bangalore? Globalization, the EU Lisbon Process and the Structure of Global Inequality, Hauppauge and New York, 2007, 109-137

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1307

Regional Income Inequality in Selected Large Countries

Almas Heshmati

published in: A. Heshmati (ed.), Global Trends in Income Inequality, Hauppauge and New York, 2007, 121-155

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1277

The Relationship between Income Inequality, Poverty and Globalisation

Almas Heshmati

published in: Nissanke and Thorbecke (eds.), The Impact of Globalization on the Worlds Poor, Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, 2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1271

Continental and Sub-Continental Income Inequality

Almas Heshmati

published in: ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, 2005, 5 (1), 7-52

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1267

The World Distribution of Income and Income Inequality

Almas Heshmati

published as "The World Distribution of Income and Income Inequality: A Review of the Economic Literature" in: Journal of World-Systems Research, 2006, 12 (1), 61-107

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1263

Data Issues and Databases Used in Analysis of Growth, Poverty and Economic Inequality

Almas Heshmati

revised version published in: A. Heshmati (ed.), Global Trends in Income Inequality, Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1221

A Review of Decomposition of Income Inequality

Almas Heshmati

revised version published in: A. Heshmati (Ed), Global Trends in Income Inequality, Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2007, 27-48

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1219

Inequalities and Their Measurement

Almas Heshmati

published in: A. Heshmati (Ed), Global Trends in Income Inequality, Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2007, 11-25