Authors

• Ali Emami Meybodi ¹
• Musa Khoshkalam Khosroshahi ²
• Rohallah Mahdavi ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Allameh Tabatabai University

² Master student of Economics, Allameh Tabatabai University

Abstract

Productivity improvement is one of the important factors in economic growth.. This paper attempts to study the impact of human capital on Total Factor Productivity in the industrial sector of East Azarbaijan Province in Iran during the period 1374-1385 (1994-2005). To probe the impact of human capital on Total Factor Productivity, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique the Malmquist Index have been applied. The results indicate that the management efficiency, as an index of human capital, affects the TFP to almost the same extent as other factors.

Keywords

• Total Factor Productivity
• Human Capital
• MALMQUIST INDEX
• Industry