Total Factor Productivity in Food Industries of Iran

Higher education, technical efficiency and total productivity changes: evidence from Iran's manufacturing industries

The purpose of this article was to estimate the effect of higher education on total productivity changes and technical efficiency in the 4-digit classification code of ISIC in Iran during the period of 1994-04. In this regard, a two-way stage approach was used. In the first stage, Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) and technical efficiency index by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic...

Research and Development Investment and Productivity Growth in Firms with Different Levels of Technology

I n the modern competitive world, Research and Development (R&D) and its overflowing technologies are the main basis of innovation, which in turn, can be determined as an important source of economic growth. Investing in research activities can help firms with different technological levels, especially high-tech industries to improve their productivity. This paper aims to analyze the...

Productivity Changes Of Food Processing Industries In Provinces Of Iran; 1992- 2001 A Non-Parametric Malmquist Approach

Effect of Productivity on Export: New Evidence from Iran’s Manufacturing Industries

 Based on the recent literature of heterogeneous firms, productive firms self select themselves into foreign markets. In this framework, there is a productivity rise prior to exporting. On the other words, different export performance across firms is linked to their heterogeneity.   The main purpose of the present paper is to examine the so-called hypothesis of heterogeneous firm in Iran. For ...

بررسی همگرایی بهره‌وری و توسعه مالی در صنایع کارخانه‌ای ایران ( رهیافت همگرایی سیگما)

سیاست‌گذاری برای گسترش صنایع کارخانه‌ای، یکی از مهم‌ترین ارکان سیاست‌گذاری‌های توسعه صنعتی کشور محسوب می‌شود؛ چراکه کشور در راستای توسعه صنعتی و افزایش بهره‌وری، به توسعه مالی و در نتیجه رشد اقتصادی خواهد رسید. به عبارت دیگر شاخص‌های توسعه مالی بر شاخص‌های بهره‌وری و تجمیع سرمایه اثر می‌گذارد و نتیجه رشد اقتصادی را متاثر می‌سازد. در این میان سوال اساسی چگونگی تحقق بهره‌وری در صنایع گوناگون است ...