The effect of R&D expenditure on wages in Iranian industries (Iran s high-tech industries)

samira sadat razavi fordoei¹

1) master student of School of Shahrood University

IOI Code : XYCH-AEBHB
Publication : 3rd International conference on Management , Economics and Humanities(icmeh.org)
Abstract :
    The main objective of this study is to find the effect of innovation on labor wage in high-tech industries in Iran. For this purpose, the data of the firm with 10 employees and more in Iranian high-tech industries according to 4-digit International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), during the years 1376 to 1390 was evaluated by panel data approach and software STATA12. In this research, in addition to the R&D expenditure factor, the effect of other variables on labor wage in industry, such as level of education, skills and gender, labor and private ownership of firms are also considered. The results shows that private firms and university level education, skills and gender-based have a significant and positive effect on labor wage. But R & D expenditure index, that is a measure of innovation in industry, have a significant and negative effect on wage levels.

Keywords : research and development expenditures (r&d) labors wage iranian high tech industries panel data approach