The Role of Health in Labor Productivity: A Case Study of Member Countries of Organization of Islamic Cooperation

The present paper attempts to estimate the relationship between labor productivity and health, technological progress and education, using panel data observing ۵۷-nation Orgamization of Islamic Coopeation, OIC over the period of ۱۹۹۵-۲۰۰۹. A two-step procedure was used with the first involving an estimate of labor productivity based on observations in the  OPEC, GCC and ECO member countries and also African nations within the Islamic countries.  The second step involved an estimate of the effect on labor productivity of health, technological progress and education. Our findings indicate that labor productivities in Islamic countries with some exceptions on an average are above ۳ with the highest of ۱۲ belonging to Azerbaijan. Exceptions are Somalia and Gabon with negative productivities and Brunei and Cameroun with productivities around one. The only variable influencing labor productivity in the Islamic countries is health with technology and education having no meaningful influence.

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Health ، Labor Productivity ، Islamic countries ، OIC ، واژگان کلیدی: بهره وری نیروی کار ، کشورهای عضو سازمان کنفرانس اسلامی. واژگان کلیدی: بهره وری نیروی کار ، سلامت ، کشورهای عضو سازمان کنفرانس اسلامی