Masoud Sadeghi; Karim Azarbayegani
Volume 8, Issue 27 , July 2006, , Pages 175-197
Abstract
Knowledge and technology play an important role in raising the demand for labour and reducing the rate of unemployment. In knowledge based economy, a rise in knowledge and skills will lead to innovations, thus raising productivity and , incomes and reducing inflation and unemployment. Supplying high ...
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Knowledge and technology play an important role in raising the demand for labour and reducing the rate of unemployment. In knowledge based economy, a rise in knowledge and skills will lead to innovations, thus raising productivity and , incomes and reducing inflation and unemployment. Supplying high quality goods and changing consumption patterns due to technological break-through would expand markets and raise the demand for labour.
On the other hand, skilled labour would lead to dynamism and technological improvements in production processes, therefore, expanding production capacity consequently and raising the export of knowledge and competitiveness in international markets. Creation of different and new job opportunities is a consequence of technological improvement. Technology improvement would reduce the number of jobs for unskilled labour and would increase the number of jobs for hight skilled labour.
This paper examines the impact of knowledge and technology on the demand for labour in Iran between 1350-1380.Using the OLS method, the results of the estimated model show that knowledge and technology have positive and meaningful effect on demand for labour in Iran.
