The Effects of Technology Imports and Higher Education Employees on Food and Beverages Exports

This paper investigates the effects of technology imports and employing higher educated people on the export of food and beverages in Iran by using a panel data during 2000-2007. The empirical results show that the import of technology and use of higher education have a positive and significant effect on the export of food and beverages. In addition, domestic demand of industrial production and price index of export goods have negative and significant effects on the food and beverages export. An important policy recommendation is that this paper tries to attract college-educated workforces along the country to provide food and beverage industry and facilitate the entry of foreign technology to reduce the cost of production exports.