a.alipour@iut.ac.ir Office Department of Rural Development, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, P. O. Box 84156-83111 Phone +983133913439 Fax +983133913447 Positions Assistant Professor of Rural Development Department Research Interests Agricultural Policy and Development Management of Agricultural Production Firms Modeling Patterns of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Welfare analysis of economic policies Environmental Assessment type: Journal Title DOI type How do drought periods boost rural unemployment Empirical evidence of Iran 10.1504/IJEWM.2024.10066635 Journal Water loss in agriculture and loss of social welfare: evidence from pistachio production in Iran 10.1504/IJEWM.2025.146868 Journal Land Use and Agricultural Support Policies: Evidence from Iran's Irrigated Wheat Planting http://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.16807073.2020.22.1.11.7 Journal Social capital as a key predictor in solid rural waste management: A case study of rural residents in Iran 10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100293 Journal Quantitative insights into how natural resource rent influences biological capacity in Persian Gulf Countries 10.1007/s10668-025-06278-1 Journal Political stability versus food self-sufficiency policy in arid countries: Evidence from the Persian Gulf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100667 Journal