The role of R&D Expenditure among factors influencing labor productivity (A Case Study of Iran and Its Selected Business Partners)

Increasing the level of productivity of factors of production is one of the most important factors influencing the growth and development of economies of the countries. In addition, according to the viewpoint of many economists, in addition to physical capital, human capital growth and, consequently, productivity The workforce is important in the process of economic development. On the other hand, based on theories of endogenous economic growth, internal R & D activities as an indicator of the level of innovation lead to more efficient use of existing resources and the absorption of advanced foreign technology in the production of goods and services business and, finally, improve the productivity of upgrading production Find out. Considering the importance of the issue, this research attempts to investigate of the contributing factors to the Efficancy of Iranian labor force and their selected commercial partners during the years 2014 to 2004 using Pan-Data method has it. The results indicate that life expectancy and human capital variables with the coefficient of 30.74 and 0.19 have the highest and the least impact on the productivity index of the workforce. Also, the R & D expenditure variable with a coefficient of 1.71 has a positive effect on labor productivity, although, according to the important position of this variable, little attention has been paid to it.