bakhtiar molaei
1
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Phd Student of Economics, Zanjan Department, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
)
Ashkan Rahimzadeh
2
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Assistant professor and faculty member of the Department of Economics, Zanjan Department, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
)
نعمت فلیحی
3
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استادیار، عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکزی، تهران، ایران.
)
Mohammad Dalmanpour
4
(
Department pf economics, Zanjan branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan,Iran
)
Keywords: Free Economic Zones, Employment, Developed Countries, PSTR,
Abstract :
The main purpose of this study is the impact of free economic zones on employment in selected countries of the world with a panel smooth transition regression (PSTR) approach. The statistical population of this research is 15 developed countries. The sampling method was non-random and systematic removal from developed countries based on the availability of information. Study countries; Australia, Argentina, Austria, Canada, China, France, Flanders, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Denmark, Thailand, USA, Italy, Spain were selected. Statistical data for the period 2000 to 2020 have been collected from statistical tables and the World Bank. Data were analyzed using Eviews12 and Matlab software. After examining the significance of the data and the long-term relationship between the research variables, the first step in specifying the model and the modeling process was to perform a homogeneity test against panel smooth transition regression. A number of transfer functions were performed to fully specify the nonlinear behavior between the variables. The results of PSTR model analysis showed that the growth of exports from free economic zones and the growth of liquidity in recession and prosperity do not have a significant effect on employment in developed countries.
