Labor Productivity of Services Sector in Malaysia: Analysis Using Input-output Approach

Sauian, Mohd Sahar; Kamarudin, Norbaizura; Rani, Ruzanita Mat

doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(13)00215-3

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“…In this study we only consider labour productivity, which is an important measure to gauge competitiveness in producing goods and services (Heshmati, 2003;Sauiana et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries

Heshmati

Rashidghalam

2018

Determinants of Economic Growth in Africa

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Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries * Labour productivity reflects a firm's ability to generate higher production or value-added. This paper analyses labour productivity and its determinants in the manufacturing and service sectors in Kenya. As the largest economy in East Africa, it is crucial for Kenya to have high labour productivity as it has strong implications for economic growth and welfare. The paper also provides practitioners with a better understanding of the state of labour productivity in the country. Using the World Bank's Enterprise Survey's database for 2013, we find that capital intensity and wage significantly and positively affected labour productivity. A higher female share in the labour force reduced labour productivity. We also found that training and education were associated with higher labour productivity. Reliance on technologies such as emails and websites for communication had a positive but insignificant impact on firms' labour productivity. On the basis of these observations we make a number of recommendations to promote higher productivity of labour.

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“…In this study we only consider labour productivity, which is an important measure to gauge competitiveness in producing goods and services (Heshmati, 2003;Sauiana et al, 2013).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries

Heshmati

Rashidghalam

2018

Determinants of Economic Growth in Africa

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“…These indices are based on the ratio analysis of various inputs and outputs, which reflect the productivity growth from two distinct categories, namely the gross output and the value-added based measures (Sauian et al 2013). The value-added based measures of productivity, are however more relevant to the timber sector, as the extent of value-addition is the key driver of growth and profitability in the sector (Zakaria et al 2014;Pang et al 2015;Ratnasingam 2015).…”

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An Analysis of Labor and Capital Productivity in the Malaysian Timber Sector

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The remarkable transformation of the Malaysian timber sector from a net-importer to a multi-billion-dollar export-oriented sector has become a success model for many other resource-rich countries throughout the world. In view of the increasing socioeconomic importance of the timber sector in this country, the productivity performance of the six major timber sub-sectors was investigated in this study. Productivity is defined as the ratio of output to input and was analyzed from the year 2010 through 2014. The productivity performance was evaluated based on certain input factors, namely labor and capital. Generally, the productivity of the timber sector can be regarded as stagnating. Furthermore, the value-added was affected due to high reliance on labor for production. Among the factors that account for this lack of productivity growth are the increased competition in the international market, small domestic market, improper industrial development policies, poor adoption of technology, and the high dependency on human capital.

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“…Also, issues of labor and employment had been increasingly debated (for instance, see Saari & Rashid, 2007a;Hassan et al, 2010;https://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2018.07.02.62 Corresponding Author: Azlina Bte. Abdullah Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of the conference eISSN: 2357-1330 581 Bekhet, 2011;Saari & Pei, 2013;Sauian et al, 2013;Tin, 2014). Specific sector contribution to economic growth such as tourism also has been an important area of interest (for example, see Bashir et al, 2008;Mazumder et al, 2009;Mazumder et al, 2011).…”

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A Review Of Input Output Research And Its Application On Energy Studies

Abdullah¹

2018

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Input-output analysis that is based on input-output theory has become an important research tool. It has been widely applied in areas such as international trade, environment, employment and specific sectoral economic performance. Globally, the increasing concern about depleting primary energy resources and environmental impact of energy use has resulted in overwhelming number of energy studies. As a result, input-output analysis has been applied extensively on energy studies as well. Out of the input-output analysis conducted, many policy implications had been highlighted in order to help countries in improving their existing energy-related policies. This study takes the initiative to review those researches that utilized input-output analysis in Malaysia and to look into its application on energy studies in the country. Thus, this study sheds lights on efforts undertaken by researchers that are interested in input-output analysis and gives ideas on the development of input-output research in the country especially those that are related to energy studies.

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Labor Productivity of Services Sector in Malaysia: Analysis Using Input-output Approach

Cited by 20 publications

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Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries

Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries

An Analysis of Labor and Capital Productivity in the Malaysian Timber Sector

A Review Of Input Output Research And Its Application On Energy Studies

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