Shahram Mosalla; Alireza Amini; Gholamreza Geraeinejad; Ali Akbar Khosravinejad
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The study of the effect of education on total factor productivity is one of the important topics in the macroeconomic literature and educational policy. However, identifying the threshold of the effect of education on total factor productivity is of more interest to policymakers. The present study ...
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The study of the effect of education on total factor productivity is one of the important topics in the macroeconomic literature and educational policy. However, identifying the threshold of the effect of education on total factor productivity is of more interest to policymakers. The present study investigates the nonlinear relationship between education and total factor productivity for the period 1365-1397 SH (1986-2018). Average years of study have been used as an indicator of education and the Gentle Transfer Regression (STR) model has been applied to estimate the threshold. The results confirm the nonlinear effect of education levels on total factor productivity and show that the quantity of education index in a two-regime structure with a threshold of 81.86 (equivalent to the average years of study 7.82 years) has a significant effect on total factor productivity. Given that the Iranian economy has exceeded the threshold since 1390 SH (2011), increasing the quantity of education will have a negative impact on productivity. Therefore, reviewing the quantitative development of education and giving priority to improving the quality of education has more priority than in past.
Hosein Samsami; Ozra Daghmechi Firoz Jaei
Volume 12, Issue 44 , April 2012, , Pages 147-173
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This paper investigates the trade liberalization (tariff rate decrease) effect on the total factor productivity (TFP) in Iranian industrial firms during 2000-2004. The TFP firms are determined by production function approach, and then the relationship between tariff rates and firm features (size, ownership ...
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This paper investigates the trade liberalization (tariff rate decrease) effect on the total factor productivity (TFP) in Iranian industrial firms during 2000-2004. The TFP firms are determined by production function approach, and then the relationship between tariff rates and firm features (size, ownership type and the concentration degree of the industry relating to the firm) is analyzed.
We showed that the impact of trade liberalization on the TFP has been positive, but the effects of firm features are different. Also, the impact of tariff rate on productivity in private firms is stronger than in the government owned firms. In addition, the impact of trade policies (tariff rates decreasing) on productivity in monopoly firms is stronger than competitive firms.
