The Effect of Automobile Import on Employment in Iran (Input-Output Approach)

In this study, we using direct and indirect coefficients of Input - Output table from Islamic Parliament Research Center 2011, and simulated the effect of imports on employment in the automotive vehicle. The results show that relationships between automobile sectors with some sectors with high employment have more than sectors that low employment. Therefore, increasing imports cars or decreasing barriers of import has led to significant disturbances job opportunities in the automotive sector (directly) and other sectors (indirectly). Therefore, if the government at a time to reduce import tariffs on Auto, it should also pay costs for out of the industry. It is important that the loss of employment. But the relationship can be reduced section 41 and other economic sectors, employment costs at least be reduced. If the government decided to exit of the industry this paper is important supposed for reducing disturbances.