Somayeh Koochakzadeh|Hasan Heydari|Vahid Yazdi Feyzabad|Alireza Shakibaiee
Does Population Aging Affect Income Inequality in Iran?
Tarbiat Modares University|Tarbiat Modares University|Kerman University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
objectives aging population recent years iran raised concerns among policymakers various fields economic theories consider changes age structure population aging one important issues affecting income inequality societies study aims assess effect population aging income inequality iran methods amp materials study conducted 2020 using economic data 1970 2018 extracted websites statistical center iran world development indicators first model income inequality presented demographic variables considered model coefficients estimated using autoregressive distributed lag method eviews 10 software evaluate speed adjustment shortrun longrun equilibrium error correction model ecm estimated results increase aging population led increased income inequality long run 1 increase aging index caused 014 increase gini index plt005 literacy rate trade openness square gross domestic product gdp per capita negative significant effect gdp per capita consumer price index positive significant effect income inequality short long term ecm value reported 448 conclusion aging population increases income inequality iran policymakers reduce income inequality investing education expansion trading countries well stabilizing economic conditions controlling inflation planning reduce effects aging