Investigating the role of special economic zones in employment rate and welfare level

Abstract

The aim of this study was to measure the impact of special economic zones in the northern coastal cities on the employment rate and welfare level of the region from the port and maritime point of view. The statistical population of this study includes managers and experts of special economic zones in three regions of Amirabad, Nowshahr and Astara. Creating special economic zones is one of the goals of governance, regional and national planning, which is done with the aim of increasing employment and public welfare. Implementing such programs requires extensive costs and activities, the consequences of which must be time-consuming and costly. According to available statistics, there are a total of 136 people. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated and validated by analyze factors. Cronbach's alpha of the general questionnaire reliability was calculated to be 0.875. The results of the data analysis by Lisrel showed that special economic zones in the northern coastal cities affect the employment rate. But there wasn't signification relationship between special economic and welfare level.