The effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on the employment in industrial factories of Khorasan Province

Subject Areas : Applied Economics

کامبیز  هژبرکیانی ¹ (ندارد)
محمد  حیدری ² (مسئول مکاتبات)

Received: 2011-07-06 Accepted : 2011-11-15 Published : 2012-06-21

Keywords: ICT, Employment, CES production function, Panel data,

Abstract :

In this paper, the effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on employment in different specialized category ranging from total labour force, plain work force, skilled work force, engineer work force, technician work force have been investigated.  Independent variables include the index presentating information the index of obtaining information, the number of Internet and computer users, value added, the price of capital, wage and dependent variable is employed labour force .  The study period 1385-1389 used for estimation and analysis of the results of the data panel data method. The results of the study are as follows: all technology indicators have positive effect and meaningful on employment: upon of total work force, that is, the effect produced as a result of the predominance of expressing productive effect to process effect. In the case of work force and skilled work force and a simple negative effect between technology and employment indicators confirm the expressing inability to use different specialized category of technological indicators. The index showed a significant positive effect on information and communication technology employment of technicians and engineers in the labor force in the province, and the positive effect of these hypothesis indicators on employment has been approved.