The Study of Export – Import Factor Content in Iran Economy

The present study examines the factor content of export- import in Iranian economy in period 1365, 1370 and 1373. The main hypotheseis is that the capacity of export in Job- Creation is more than the import in various activities between 1365 and 1373. The methodology of this study is based on the input –output analysis and the constant price of 1361. The findings show that the agricultureal activities, textiles, internal trade, wood industry and food processing are more labor- intensive. In addition, when we moved away from 1365 year, the cofficeint shoes that capital- labor ratios have decreased in different activities. In other words, producers have managed to utilize the capital in an manner as an appropriate manner as a result of exchange rate reforms policies and credit allocation decisions. However, the export activities of the various economic sector have used the labor force advantages during the period of analysis.