Analysis of Total Factor Productivity in Selected Sectors with the Economic Sanctions Index

One of the questions that our economists and policymakers are always facing is that, despite the sanctions, how was the process of productivity of the economic sectors of the country? In this regard, the purpose of this study is to investigate the total factor productivity in terms of economic sanctions for the sectors of industry, agriculture and transportation in the Iranian economy. For this purpose, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Malmquist Index have been used for the period from 1979 to 2017. The results indicate that sanctions have affected different levels of productivity and efficiency in different sectors. In the course of the study, despite the sanctions, the transportation sector had the best performance and the industry sector had the worst performance in terms of efficiency and efficiency. Also, based on the results, productivity changes in all three industries were more affected by technological changes.
JEL Classification: F51, D24, D61