The Effects of Smuggling on Productivity: The case of Textile and Clothing Industry in Iran (1996-2007)
Illegal importation of goods (smuggling), is one of the most important barrier of economic growth in Iran. Smuggling is a serious challenge to development of industrial sector and entrepreneurship and a barrier to the expansion of productive capacity of Iranian Economy. Iranian textile industry is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Allameh Tabataba'i University Press
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Faslnāmah-i Pizhūhish/Nāmah-i Iqtisādī |
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| Online Access: | https://joer.atu.ac.ir/article_907_49a382b2d09796236ee98e0ce0d3eac3.pdf |
| Summary: | Illegal importation of goods (smuggling), is one of the most important barrier of economic growth in Iran. Smuggling is a serious challenge to development of industrial sector and entrepreneurship and a barrier to the expansion of productive capacity of Iranian Economy. Iranian textile industry is adversely affected by smuggling. In addition to smuggling, old and worn machinery, low productivity, lack of access to liquidity and low scale of production are the main problems of the Iranian textile industry. In this paper we attempt to evaluate the effects of smuggling on productivity of Iranian textile industry during the period 1996-2007. To achieve this goal, we first estimate the volume of smuggling and then, by applying the ARDL method, we analyze the effects of smuggling on the productivity of textile industry. Our findings indicate that smuggling has a significant and negative effect on productivity growth of Iranian textile industry. |
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| ISSN: | 1735-210X 2476-6453 |