The Effects of Import of Automobile on the Productivity (Case: Iran Khodro Co.)

Abstract

In this paper, estimating productivity is done through, using both, the index approaches and productivity function. In the first approach, partial productivity of the inputs (labor, capital and materials) are measured as a rating of the output to the appropriate inputs, but in the later one the marginal productivity are obtained using the estimated factor elasticities. Having the results and in the final step, we try to analyze the effect of the automobile import on the productivity. The results show that partial factor productivity has a disorder trend like pattern on the period 1973-2000. Also, a comparison between marginal and average productivity, indicates that the corporation is operating at the region, in which marginal product of all inputs are non-negative. It must be noted that there is a negative effect from the import on the productivity of the corporation.