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Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.

This paper estimates the effects of research and development (R&D) expenditure on the employment growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector during the period 2000 to 2008. Theoretical literatures devote the link between R&D and employment structure tends to suggest technological change has p...

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Main Authors: Said, Rusmawati, Samsi, Aznita, Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini
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Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21136/1/060_234_3rdICBER2012_Proceeding_PG0889_0897.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.211362015-05-15T00:31:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21136/ Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis. Said, Rusmawati Samsi, Aznita Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini This paper estimates the effects of research and development (R&D) expenditure on the employment growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector during the period 2000 to 2008. Theoretical literatures devote the link between R&D and employment structure tends to suggest technological change has positive effects on job. Using dynamic panel GMM system estimation and 3 digit industry levels from manufacturing survey over the period 2000 to 2008, this paper find there is negative and significant relationship between R&D expenditure and employment growth. This is true when we consider with the second lag of the variable. Employment growth in Malaysian labour market however still favour to labour oriented and the absorption of the new technology is considered low. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21136/1/060_234_3rdICBER2012_Proceeding_PG0889_0897.pdf Said, Rusmawati and Samsi, Aznita and Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini (2012) Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis. In: 3rd International Conference on Business and Economic Research (3rd ICBER 2012), 12-13 Mac 2012, Bandung, Indonesia. (pp. 889-897).
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description This paper estimates the effects of research and development (R&D) expenditure on the employment growth in Malaysian manufacturing sector during the period 2000 to 2008. Theoretical literatures devote the link between R&D and employment structure tends to suggest technological change has positive effects on job. Using dynamic panel GMM system estimation and 3 digit industry levels from manufacturing survey over the period 2000 to 2008, this paper find there is negative and significant relationship between R&D expenditure and employment growth. This is true when we consider with the second lag of the variable. Employment growth in Malaysian labour market however still favour to labour oriented and the absorption of the new technology is considered low.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Said, Rusmawati
Samsi, Aznita
Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini
spellingShingle Said, Rusmawati
Samsi, Aznita
Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini
Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.
author_facet Said, Rusmawati
Samsi, Aznita
Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini
author_sort Said, Rusmawati
title Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.
title_short Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.
title_full Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.
title_fullStr Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.
title_full_unstemmed Effects of R&D expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.
title_sort effects of r&d expenditure on employment growth : a dynamic panel analysis.
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21136/1/060_234_3rdICBER2012_Proceeding_PG0889_0897.pdf
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