The main aims of this journal include:
- Creating an appropriate platform for promoting research activities and developing the country's economic knowledge, especially in the areas of economic growth and industrial development.
- Helping to identify the obstacles of industrial development in the country and suggest solutions
- Providing the opportunity to discuss on issues related to firm behavior, market structure and performance in the Iranian economy
- Dealing with issues in Iran's markets and industries
- Orienting economic research to meet the needs of industrial development knowledge in Iran
- Turning to one of the main references in the field of industrial economics in Iran
- Explaining and addressing the environmental issues involved in industrial sector and location of industrial firms
In line with these aims, Iranian Industrial Economics Studies publishes research papers on all aspects of industrial economics. This includes original articles on a wide range of issues:
- Monopoly, oligopoly, and other imperfect markets and competition policy
- Structure–conduct–performance paradigm
- Game theory and industrial economics
- Research and development
- Product quality and differentiation
- Advertising
- Mergers and entry barriers
- Regulation, pricing, deregulation, privatization, and antitrust laws
- Economics of compatibility standards
- Firm location decisions
- Trade and industrial policies
- Modern international economics
- Rights of consumers and producers
- Entrepreneurship
- Nonprofit institutions, NGOs, and social entrepreneurship
- Public and public-private enterprises
- Economics of modern manufacturing
- Financing in industrial firms
- E-commerce, retail and wholesale trade
- Information technology and internet services
- Transportation and telecommunication
- Out-contracting, joint ventures, and technology licensing/patenting
- Domestic industrial firm capability identification and prospect for international collaboration
- Interaction with foreign firms
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Microeconometrics
