Introduction
Think tanks play the role of a bridge between university elite and politicians, who pursue constructive interactions with different academic groups and decision-making entities to identify the challenges facing Iran, while taking into account national and collective interests of the country in order to draw an appropriate and ideal way to alter and resolve the challenges. We are of the opinion that an attempt to bring together opinions and resolve misunderstandings would be the only probable way to unravel the country's problematic and costly challenges.The Sharif Business Think Tank is tasked with communicating and interacting with all figures and entities that have a say in some way in Iran’s business environment, affecting its economy. The main factor in business environment are business owners and private sector entrepreneurs. The Sharif Business Think Tank has constructive interactions and holds meetings with chambers of commerce and other enterprises, who are representative of the private sector. Concerning policy and governance, the Sharif Business Think Tank collaborates with the ministries of oil, economy, industry as well as Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.The Sharif Business Think Tank attempts to identify the most significant challenges in businesses and provide real-world solutions to solve the problems.
The activities of the Sharif Business Think Tank include:
• Identifying important challenges of Iran's businesses
• Analyzing sources of problems
• Developing strategies for business growth and enterprise boom
• Providing financial and statistical models
• Interacting with policy and regulatory entities and providing solutions to facilitate the activities of economic enterprises
Specialized Fields
1. Macroeconomics
1.1 Economic growth
1.2 Monetary policies and control of inflation
1.3Financing system
2. Financing system
2.1 Banking system
2.2Capital market
2.3Insurance
3. Labor market
4. Housing
5 Government’s public finances
5.1Taxes
5.2 Budget
6. International Economics
6.1Currency policies
6.2 Trade policies
6.3 Roadmap diplomacy
7. Energy
8. Welfare and social security
9. Business environment
9.1Pricing
9.2Monopoly
10. Privatization
Sharif Business Think Tank’s products and outcomes
The Sharif Business Think Tank attempts to provide a wide range of specialized and applicable outcomes such as writing reports and analysis, holding events and conferences, as well as providing consultation services to the Iranian enterprises.
Business models
Calculation of trends of macroeconomics and international economics
Risk-taking report
Analysis of industrial performances