%0 Journal Article %T Impact of Government Size on Employment in Iran %J International Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics %I Mashhad: Behzad Hassannezhad Kashani %Z 2383-2126 %A koochakzadeh, Somayeh %A Jalaee, Sayyed Abdolmajid %D 2015 %\ 03/01/2015 %V 2 %N 3 %P 179-188 %! Impact of Government Size on Employment in Iran %K Government Size %K ARDL model %K employment %K Government Expenditure %R %X Given that the role of government is crucial in Iran’s economy, therefore, clarifying the role of government size employment can be very important; especially from the aspect that public sector in the economy is considered as a competitor to the private sector. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the government could have had an impact on employment in Iran during 1970-2011. Since identifying short and long-term relationships in this research is important, therefore, necessary analysis is performed by ARDL model analysis, using Eviews Software. The results show that government size has a positive impact on employment in short-term and long-term. %U https://www.ijmae.com/article_115469_be54562f76c1f94f0667f0517f970048.pdf