Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector.

The growing presence of foreign labours in Malaysia can be explained by excess demand for cheap labour due to rapid economic growth and industrialization. Consequently, when the foreign labours flux a country, it becomes necessary that their impact towards productivity and output in this country be...

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Main Author: Isa, Noraini
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25624/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25624/1/FEP%202011%2025R.pdf
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description The growing presence of foreign labours in Malaysia can be explained by excess demand for cheap labour due to rapid economic growth and industrialization. Consequently, when the foreign labours flux a country, it becomes necessary that their impact towards productivity and output in this country be analysed. Thus, this study determines the impact of foreign labours on labour productivity as well as their effect on output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector. The Cobb-Douglas production function is used to derive the model specification in this study. The results in this study showed that foreign labours have positive and significant impact on labour productivity. Foreign labours also have positive influence on output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector. Furthermore, the study also revealed that foreign labours are complements to domestic labours. Comment [d1]: Is this true
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spelling upm-256242022-01-26T05:04:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25624/ Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector. Isa, Noraini The growing presence of foreign labours in Malaysia can be explained by excess demand for cheap labour due to rapid economic growth and industrialization. Consequently, when the foreign labours flux a country, it becomes necessary that their impact towards productivity and output in this country be analysed. Thus, this study determines the impact of foreign labours on labour productivity as well as their effect on output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector. The Cobb-Douglas production function is used to derive the model specification in this study. The results in this study showed that foreign labours have positive and significant impact on labour productivity. Foreign labours also have positive influence on output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector. Furthermore, the study also revealed that foreign labours are complements to domestic labours. Comment [d1]: Is this true 2011-11 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25624/1/FEP%202011%2025R.pdf Isa, Noraini (2011) Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Foreign workers - Malaysia Labor productivity - Malaysia Manufacturing industries- Economic aspects - Malaysia English
spellingShingle Foreign workers - Malaysia
Labor productivity - Malaysia
Manufacturing industries- Economic aspects - Malaysia
Isa, Noraini
Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector.
title Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector.
title_full Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector.
title_fullStr Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector.
title_full_unstemmed Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector.
title_short Impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector.
title_sort impact of foreign labour on labour productivity and output growth in malaysian manufacturing sector.
topic Foreign workers - Malaysia
Labor productivity - Malaysia
Manufacturing industries- Economic aspects - Malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25624/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25624/1/FEP%202011%2025R.pdf