Input Use Efficiency In The Automotive Industry In Iran, 1984-2013

Input Use Efficiency In The Automotive Industry In Iran, 1984-2013

This research is about the productivity and efficiency of input in the automotive industry in Iran between1984-2013. Despite the importance of the automotive sector in the non-resource sector, it has faced fluctuating productivity and output. This has been commonly attributed to restrictions in impo...

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Main Author: Keivani, Farshad Sameni
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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H1-99 Social sciences (General)
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spelling my-usm-ep.481572021-01-21T04:30:54Z Input Use Efficiency In The Automotive Industry In Iran, 1984-2013 2018-03 Keivani, Farshad Sameni H1-99 Social sciences (General) This research is about the productivity and efficiency of input in the automotive industry in Iran between1984-2013. Despite the importance of the automotive sector in the non-resource sector, it has faced fluctuating productivity and output. This has been commonly attributed to restrictions in imported inputs because of economic sanctions. This study investigates if input use inefficiency might also be a contributory factor. Towards this end, the study had five specific objectives: (i) To investigate which of the three main production functions, that is, Cobb-Douglas, Constant Elasticity of Substitution or the Translog, appropriately describes the automotive industry in Iran; (ii) To estimate the output elasticity with respect to capital, labour and materials; (iii) To determine the nature of the returns to scale being experienced by the industry; (iv) To evaluate whether or not capital, labour and materials are being used efficiently, and (v) To estimate the elasticity of substitution between the three inputs. 2018-03 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/48157/ http://eprints.usm.my/48157/1/INPUT%20USE%20EFFICIENCY%20IN%20THE%20AUTOMOTIVE.pdf%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan (School of Social Sciences)
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Keivani, Farshad Sameni
Input Use Efficiency In The Automotive Industry In Iran, 1984-2013
description This research is about the productivity and efficiency of input in the automotive industry in Iran between1984-2013. Despite the importance of the automotive sector in the non-resource sector, it has faced fluctuating productivity and output. This has been commonly attributed to restrictions in imported inputs because of economic sanctions. This study investigates if input use inefficiency might also be a contributory factor. Towards this end, the study had five specific objectives: (i) To investigate which of the three main production functions, that is, Cobb-Douglas, Constant Elasticity of Substitution or the Translog, appropriately describes the automotive industry in Iran; (ii) To estimate the output elasticity with respect to capital, labour and materials; (iii) To determine the nature of the returns to scale being experienced by the industry; (iv) To evaluate whether or not capital, labour and materials are being used efficiently, and (v) To estimate the elasticity of substitution between the three inputs.
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title Input Use Efficiency In The Automotive Industry In Iran, 1984-2013
title_short Input Use Efficiency In The Automotive Industry In Iran, 1984-2013
title_full Input Use Efficiency In The Automotive Industry In Iran, 1984-2013
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