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Contents In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Energy Economics Azar and Dey 1378, Numbers 7 and 8 *Copyright Holder: Iran Energy Economics Association *Managing Director: Seyed Gholamhossein Hashentash *Editor-in-Chief: Engineer Homayoun Mobaraki *Editorial Board: Dr. Mohammad Reza Omidkhah, Dr. Ebrahim Bagherzadeh, Dr. Fereydoon Barkashli, Engineer Hassan Khosravizadeh, Dr. Shams Ardakani, Dr. Hamid Zaheri, Dr. Majid Abbaspour, Engineer Reza Farmanand, Dr. Ali Moshtaghian, Engineer Abbas Maleki, Dr. Mohammad Ali Movahed, Dr. Morteza Nasir Journal of the Iran Energy Economics Association *Quoting the contents of this journal is permitted with citation of the source.
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