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Environmental pollution and economic growth elasticities of maritime and air transportations in Iran

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  • Vahid Mohamad Taghvaee
  • Lotfali Agheli
  • Abbas Assari Arani
  • Mehrab Nodehi
  • Jalil Khodaparast Shirazi

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of maritime and air transportation on the environment and economy of Iran. The authors specify two dynamic models of the environmental pollution and the economic growth. Then, the authors estimate the environmental and economic elasticities of maritime and air transportation in short run and long run in Iran during 1978–2012. Design/methodology/approach - The authors estimate the environmental and economic elasticities of maritime elasticities in short and long run, using simultaneous equations system. Findings - The findings indicate that the short- and long-run environmental pollution elasticities of maritime transportation are higher than those of the air ones. In addition, the economic growth elasticities are greater in the air transportation compared to maritime one. As a result, the maritime transportation is more pollutant and less productive in Iran in comparison with the air transportation. Originality/value - The policymakers are advised to improve the infrastructure of maritime transportation from both the environmental and economic point of views. Consequently, the air transportation is considered as a cleaner and more beneficial transportation mode in Iran, where geographical position limits the maritime transport as a widespread transportation mode.

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  • Vahid Mohamad Taghvaee & Lotfali Agheli & Abbas Assari Arani & Mehrab Nodehi & Jalil Khodaparast Shirazi, 2019. "Environmental pollution and economic growth elasticities of maritime and air transportations in Iran," Marine Economics and Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 2(2), pages 114-123, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:maempp:maem-09-2019-0008
    DOI: 10.1108/MAEM-09-2019-0008
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    1. Liang, Yao & Jin, Xu & Taghvaee, Vahid, 2024. "Sustainable development spillover effects among selected Asian countries: Analysis of integrated sustainability perspective," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    2. Cai, Xinyu & Xiang, Hua & Akbari, Faeze, 2025. "Integrated sustainability perspective to interconnect circular economy, environmental development, and social status: designation of sustainable development spillovers," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    3. Min-Ju Song & Young-Joon Seo & Hee-Yong Lee, 2023. "The dynamic relationship between industrialization, urbanization, CO2 emissions, and transportation modes in Korea: empirical evidence from maritime and air transport," Transportation, Springer, vol. 50(6), pages 2111-2137, December.
    4. Ebrahim Afshari & Mhrzad Ebrahimi & Hashem Zare, 2024. "Sustainable development spillover effects of China and the US on Iran: analysis of integrated sustainability perspective," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(6), pages 15163-15175, June.
    5. Mehrab Nodehi & Vahid Mohamad Taghvaee, 2022. "Alkali-Activated Materials and Geopolymer: a Review of Common Precursors and Activators Addressing Circular Economy," Circular Economy and Sustainability, Springer, vol. 2(1), pages 165-196, March.
    6. Mehrab Nodehi & Vahid Mohammad Taghvaee, 2022. "Applying Circular Economy to Construction Industry through Use of Waste Materials: A Review of Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Plastics, and Ceramics," Circular Economy and Sustainability, Springer, vol. 2(3), pages 987-1020, September.
    7. Mehrab Nodehi & Abbas Assari Arani & Vahid Mohamad Taghvaee, 2022. "Sustainability spillover effects and partnership between East Asia & Pacific versus North America: interactions of social, environment and economy," Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 311-339, December.
    8. Vahid Mohamad Taghvaee & Mehrab Nodehi & Abbas Assari Arani & Yaghoob Jafari & Jalil Khodaparast Shirazi, 2023. "Sustainability spillover effects of social, environment and economy: mapping global sustainable development in a systematic analysis," Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 7(2), pages 329-353, June.
    9. Yanjin Li & Yining Zhao, 2025. "Examining the integrated sustainability perspective among Russia, UAE, and Iran: using the SEY model to estimate sustainability elasticities and spillovers," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 74(1), pages 1-29, March.

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    • O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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