Mashhad: Behzad Hassannezhad KashaniInternational Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics2383-212610220230201Rural Infrastructure and Its Impact on Agricultural Production in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Kushtia Sadar Upazila10612116868310.5281/zenodo.7749551ENRimon KumarMSS in Economics, Islamic University, Kushtia-7003, Bangladesh0000-0002-3280-2564Saikat PandeDepartment of Economics, Dhaka International University, Satarkul, Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh0000-0003-4645-4705Journal Article20230203Agriculture is one of the most important sectors and driving factors of the economy of Bangladesh, which plays a significant role in the prosperity of large rural communities by increasing productivity, income, and creating employment. Presently, this sector has faced a severe challenge in its production, due to the construction of unplanned infrastructure in rural areas. This study investigates the effect of rural infrastructure on agricultural production in Bangladesh. Using the purposive sampling technique, 50 respondents were interviewed through a structured questionnaire to collect primary data from six unions of Sadar Upazila in the Kushtia district. Statistical methods of multiple regression and paired-sample t-test have been utilized to analyze the collected data. The results of the multiple regression model show that the co-efficient of cultivable and infrastructural land size is statistically significant at 1 percent of level, which depicts cultivable land positively affects agricultural production, whereas infrastructural land negatively affects agricultural production in the study area. This means that infrastructure built on cultivable land has reduced agricultural production. Paired-sample t-test result also shows that the mean difference between agricultural production before and after constructing infrastructure is TK.134847.94 per year. The primary reasons for the construction of infrastructure in the study area are unanticipated population expansion, urbanization, unplanned human settlement, and a rise in nuclear families. Lastly, suitable policies have been offered to develop the infrastructure as well as agricultural production in rural areas.https://www.ijmae.com/article_168683_a426b71e25a6da57264d9238c4e64568.pdfMashhad: Behzad Hassannezhad KashaniInternational Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics2383-212610220230201Investigating the Long-run Influences of Human Capital on Innovation and Economic Growth in MENA Countries12213416868210.5281/zenodo.7760603ENSeyed Valiallah MirhoseyniDepartment of Economics, Payam Noor University (PNU), P.O. Box 19395-4697, Tehran, IranSeyed Hosein IzadiDepartment of Economics, Payam Noor University (PNU), P.O. Box 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran0000-0002-0816-972XLeila Mohammad GhaderDepartment of Economics, Payam Noor University (PNU), P.O. Box 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran0000-0003-0354-8656Journal Article20230117Human capital is supposed to be an important factor in innovation and economic development. However, the long-run influence of human capital on current innovation and economic development is still unclear, in particular in the MENA region. Therefore, the present study is to investigate the long-run influence of human capital on innovation and economic growth in MENA countries for the years 2010-2012. The data were collected using the library method from the World Bank database and were analyzed using statistical and econometric methods for panel data. The results obtained from this study showed that human capital had a positive, significant influence on innovation and economic growth in MENA countries. The same influence was observed for the population density in some age groups (more educated people) on the patents in MENA countries.The same influence was observed for the population density in some age groups (more educated people) on the patents in MENA countries.https://www.ijmae.com/article_168682_d41cb6a0cd29281b970f4fb625acc506.pdfMashhad: Behzad Hassannezhad KashaniInternational Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics2383-212610220230201Evolutionary Path of Responsible Research and Innovation: Opening the Black Box of RRI13514816895010.5281/zenodo.7783496ENAkbar MohammadiFaculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran0000-0002-4621-8107Sahar BabaeiFaculty of Accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran0000-0002-1017-4181Journal Article20220708In the new generation of entrepreneurial and community-based universities, their role in solving social issues and socializing has become much more essential. If universities and scientific institutions want to take action in this direction more than before, it is necessary to gain an accurate understanding of the insights and dimensions of social responsibility in research and innovation. In this study, we seek the main concepts in the field of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). We have opened the black box of it through systematic literature review(SLR) and Scientometrics Analysis(SA). This study shows that the Responsible Research and Innovation concept has been evolving in recent years with the development of scientific concepts such as social innovation, corporate social responsibility, and university social responsibility. In this study, the selected articles identified by the SLR method from different textual dimensions and the emergence of new concepts are analyzed. In this study, 33 concepts in 8 different themes in the black box of RRI were identified based on the SLR method. Also, based on the Scientometric analysis and word occurrences analysis, the 10 most used words were identified. Finally, through a collaborative review, 5 key concepts for this area have been identified. These concepts are public engagement, sustainability, ethics, governance, and RRI. Breaking the black box of this concept in this article can shed some light on the literature in this field and reduce its complexity.https://www.ijmae.com/article_168950_e585abc7f8679ae808dd9f065dc0622f.pdfMashhad: Behzad Hassannezhad KashaniInternational Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics2383-212610220230201Mixed Duopoly, Privatization and Subsidization: Complementary Goods14915616868410.5281/zenodo.7790265ENKazuhiro OhnishiDepartment of Economics, Institute for Economic Sciences, Kobe, Japan0000-0002-2225-7777Journal Article20230207This paper uses a mixed market model in which a state-owned public firm and a private firm produce complementary goods and reassesses the welfare effects of production subsidies. The paper examines four regimes: mixed and private duopoly, each with and without subsidies. In the regimes without subsidies, a one-shot Cournot-Nash game is considered. In the regimes with subsidies, the following two-stage game is considered: At the first stage the government chooses the subsidy level to maximize social welfare, and at the second stage each firm observes the subsidy and simultaneously chooses its output level. The paper presents the following two main results. First, if production subsidies are used only before privatization, then there is a reduction in social welfare. Second, if production subsidies are used before and after privatization, then social welfare is not changed by privatization. The paper finds that the results are the same as those obtained by White (1996) that examines the welfare effects of production subsidies in a Cournot mixed market with homogeneous goods.https://www.ijmae.com/article_168684_5cb96d577e422749a8588c46a70a9b47.pdf