The effects of migrant workers on the host country

Hasan, Sharina Farihah and Matsushima, Kakuya and Kobayashi, Kiyoshi (2009) The effects of migrant workers on the host country. In: Joint ventures in construction. Thomas Telford Limited, London, United Kingdom, pp. 183-189. ISBN 9780727736512

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Abstract

...This chapter aims to report on a study concerning migrant workers and their effects on the host country. The objective of the study is to investigate the effect of migrants on (i)the relative price and the wage rate, and (ii)the welfare of the native inhabitants in the host country. The methodology for the study involves a two-factors and two-sectors model developed to measure the effects......

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	3457/1299 - Book call no. HD9715 A2 J74K 2009
Uncontrolled Keywords:	labor migration, Malaysia, labor
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Quantity Surveying
Depositing User:	Dr. Sharina Farihah Hasan
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2011 13:16
Last Modified:	28 May 2019 08:46
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/1299

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