examining the effect of fdi on export in iran (1974 to 2009)

foreign direct investment (fdi) plays a crucial role in the economic literature, especially in developing countries. it is also an important factor for policy makers to analyze the relation between foreign direct investment and other important economic variables. one of these variables is export which is always mentioned in iran's economic development programs. in this study, the relation between foreign direct investment and export (with the separation of oil exports, non-oil exports and total exports) between the years 1974 to 2009 has been analyzed by using cointegration method. the results showed a positive relation between foreign direct investment term-short a and profitability and intensity advertising en.costs ng between relation positive the used we study optimizationsand non-oil exports in short-term. while the relationship between foreign direct investment and total exports and oil exports are negative. in the long-term, although the relation between fdi and total exports and also non-oil exports is negative, the relation between fdi and oil exports is positive.