The Effect of Liquidity Growth on Business Cycle in Iran Economy

The growth of liquidity has been mentioned as one of the factors of the occurrence of the business cycle. Considering the fact that liquidity in the Iran economy has grown significantly during the last decade, in this research, the effect of liquidity growth on the Iranian economy was studied during the period of 1353 to 1396 by Johansen-Juselius co-integration method. The results of the research show that in the Iranian economy, variables such as Oil price fluctuations, private sector investment, and the growth of liquidity are among the main factors in the formation of business cycles in Iran's economy. Also, the results of the research indicate that in the long run, the growth of liquidity has a negative and significant effect on business cycles, but private sector investment and negative fluctuations of oil prices have a positive effect on it.