mohammad gholi yousefi; hamid amadeh; tahere karimi dastenaei
Volume 11, Issue 28 , April 2013, , Pages 119-136
Abstract
In this Paper we have used various indices to describe the characteristics of Iran Manufacturing Industries during 1995-2009.We have also estimated empirically the Impact of structural changes on employment generation. The result show that structural changes in output and employment of Iran Manufacturing ...
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In this Paper we have used various indices to describe the characteristics of Iran Manufacturing Industries during 1995-2009.We have also estimated empirically the Impact of structural changes on employment generation. The result show that structural changes in output and employment of Iran Manufacturing Industries have been accompanied by a movement away light and consumer non -durables such as Food and Textiles, towards heavy and Capital goods industries producing consumer durables, capital and Intermediate goods. The shift has been basically from low to high labor productive Industries. Our empirical Model too has shown a significant impact of structural changes on employment generation on Manufacturing Industries in Iran. The finding shows that the decrease in the employment share of industries such as Textiles and Food industries have been overcompensated by increase in the employment of electrical and non electrical machineries and transport equipments, indicating the tendencies of manufacturing industries move towards energy intensive and resource based industries such as chemicals and petrochemicals and oil refineries, Machineries and transport equipments.
JEL Classification: J24, O14, O33, O40
Mohammad Gholi Yousefi; Asghar Mobarak
Volume 9, Issue 24 , March 2012, , Pages 23-43
Abstract
The purpose of this paper has been to study the main determinants of productivity in manufacturing industries of Iran. The main emphasize has been on the role of institutions .We have used productivity in two digit manufacturing industries based on ISIC classification as dependent variable ,and expenditures ...
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The purpose of this paper has been to study the main determinants of productivity in manufacturing industries of Iran. The main emphasize has been on the role of institutions .We have used productivity in two digit manufacturing industries based on ISIC classification as dependent variable ,and expenditures on R&D, ,Manufactured Exports ,Investment on Manufacturing Industries and Square of employment as Firm Size in addition to Institutions for which we have taken the variables such as number of court litigation documents regarding property rights, security and aggression, transparency in law and order and corruption as explanatory variables for the changes in total factor productivity during the Period 1374-1386.The results show that while the coefficients for all other variables were positive and Significant. The coefficients of Institutions were ,however negative and statistically significant for all the institutional variables, indicating that institutions in Iran reduces opportunity and incentive for industrial investment and thereby acting as important hindrance factors for the growth of industrial productivity.
