The asymmetric effect of oil prices, oil price uncertainty and interest rates on unemployment in Iran

Unemployment rate, as an important economic indicator, has always been one of the main issues of policymakers and economists. Various factors affect the unemployment rate. Considering the economic conditions of Iran as an oil exporting country the purpose of this study is to investigate the asymmetric effects of oil price, oil price uncertainty and interest rate on unemployment in Iran using seasonal data, during the period from 1382:1 to 1399:4. In this regard, using the Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag method (NARDL), the relationship between variables has been investigated. The results show that the effect of positive and negative changes in oil prices and interest rates on the unemployment rate is asymmetric, but the effect of positive and negative changes in the oil price uncertainty variable on the unemployment rate is symmetric.The results show that the effect of positive and negative changes in oil prices and interest rates on the unemployment rate is asymmetric, but the effect of positive and negative changes in the oil price uncertainty variable on the unemployment rate is symmetric.