Determinants of labor employment in the manufacturing sector of Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yusoff, Mohammed, Syed Salleh, Sharifah Nabila
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory; HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45138/1/45138.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45138/; http://worldconferences.net/proceedings/gems2015/fullpaper/GE%20051%20DETERMINANTS%20OF%20LABOR%20EMPLOYMENT%20IN%20THE%20MANUFACTURING%20SECTOR%20OF%20MALAYSIA%20-%20MOHAMMED%20YUSOFF.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The manufacturing sector has been contributing significantly to the Malaysia’s economy in terms of its contribution to GDP, employment, and exports. This paper examines the determinants of employment of labor in the Malaysian manufacturing sector. We estimate the model using the instrumental variabl...