Technological Advancement and Job Polarisation in Malaysia

Technological Advancement and Job Polarisation in Malaysia

Author: Yong Chen Chen, Elisa Jean Pau Jion Nor, Wye Chung Khain
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9786294863385
Weight 190 gsm
Pages: 118 m/s
Year: 2024
Price: RM 35.00

What are the job prospects in Malaysia with the increasing penetration of technologies in the workplace? Why do the low-skilled jobs seem to be getting paid more than the semi-skilled jobs? How does technology change the way each of the different occupations perform their tasks? This book explores the patterns of job polarisation in Malaysia, providing insight of the current employment condition in Malaysia and enhancing readers' knowledge of Malaysia's labour force condition. The increasing merging of technologies and production activities has contributed to the shifts of skills required. This book also examines the impact of technologies on the labour force at the industry level and differentiates industries into public and private sectors to determine industrial and sectors specific characteristics. It utilises multinomial logistic regression model to examine the employment choice of workers in Malaysia to understand what occupations are likely to be chosen based on their personal attributes and sectors of the occupations.