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    The effect of economic policies on small businesses in Iraq
    (İstanbul Gedik Üniversitesi, 2021) Oliwi, Mohammed Abdulhaleem Abdulzahra; Pınar, Abuzer
    Iraq started new economic and political systems after 2003. They Iraqi government adopt an economic reform program that was designed to transfer the Iraqi economy to depends on private businesses. That is because private businesses, especially small businesses, can play a significant role in economic development. This study tests the effects of different economic policies in Iraq on small businesses. The study focuses more on evaluating the impact of loans for businesses program on the small businesses in Iraq. The study is supposed to help policy makers in Iraqi to evaluate the effect of loans program on its targets. The study contribution is that it present statistical measurements to the impact of economic policies on small businesses in Iraq. The data used in this study were taken from the Iraqi ministry of finance, the ministry of trade, the central bank of Iraq, and the office of businesses registration. This data is monthly time series data from 2003-2019. The data sample has 192 observation. The results of this study obtained by using linear regression model (LRM) and R programing. The results show that the Loans for small businesses program has positive and insignificant impact on small businesses in Iraq. The results show that the monetary, fiscal, and trade policies have negative and insignificant impact on small businesses in Iraq. The results show that the learning and training programs have positive and significant impact on small businesses in Iraq. The results do not confirm the hypothesis that loans for businesses program can significantly impact the number of small businesses in Iraq. However, the learning and training program is confirmed to be an important policy to motivate small businesses in Iraq. Therefore, the study suggests that policy maker in Iraq should focus more on the learning and training programs in motivating small businesses.