The Links between Inflation Uncertainty and Investment in Iran

Komijani, Akbar; Mojab, Ramin

The Links between Inflation Uncertainty and Investment in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Akbar Komijani ¹

Ramin Mojab ²

¹ Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran

² Ph.D. Student in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran

Abstract

Uncertainty results from economic and noneconomic government policies. This
paper tries to identify the benefits or the costs of these uncertainties by analyzing
the relationship between Inflation uncertainty and Investment in Iran in quarterly
period of 1368:1-1387:2 (1989:1-2008:2). The results confirm a negative
relationship between inflation uncertainty and investment.

Keywords

Inflation Uncertainty

Investment Economic Research Review