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DOIONLINE Publish In |
International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS)-IJMAS |
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Issue |
Volume-3,Issue-5 ( May, 2017 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
The Impact of Foreign Workers on Economic Growth: Evidence from The Mauritian Manufacturing Industry | |||||||||
Author Name |
Esther Hanoomanjee, Vishal Chandr Jaunky, Vani Ramesh | |||||||||
Affilition |
Open University of Mauritius, Mauritius, Luleå University of Technology Sweden, REVA University Bangalore, India | |||||||||
Pages |
87-91 | |||||||||
Abstract |
The present paper examines the impact of foreign labour from manufacturing sector on Mauritius economic growth using panel data for the period of 1990-2015. There is an evidence that the demand for foreign labour in manufacturing sector is highest compare to local labour since Manufacturing enterprises choose to employ foreigners due to lower productivity, poor commitment to work and high absenteeism of local employees. The study intends to contribute for the literature. A Cobb-Douglas model is employed. The results show that foreign manufacturing labour is contributing to economic growth in both short-run and the long-run. Keywords- Manufacturing Sector, Mauritius, Foreign Workers, economic growth, productivity. | |||||||||
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