The effect of foreign direct investment on labour productivity: Evidence from five investor countries in the Malaysian manufacturing industries

• Main Authors: Mohamad Yunus, Norhanishah, Abdullah, Norehan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UUM Press 2022
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• Online Access: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28984/1/MMJ%2026%202022%2055-86.pdf; https://doi.org/10.32890/mmj2022.26.3; https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28984/; https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/mmj/article/view/14975; https://doi.org/10.32890/mmj2022.26.3
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This study has utilised the Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) estimator method to explore the spillover effects of “technology” and “knowledge” from foreign direct investment (FDI) on Malaysian labour productivity. The study focus was on Malaysian medium-low technology and low-technology industri...