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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

51 (1) 2017 67 – 76

Pulangan Monetari Pekerja Terancam di Malaysia Berdasarkan Teori Upah Hedonik
Monetary Return of Vulnerable Workers in Malaysian Labor Market According to Wage Hedonic Theory

Pusat Pengajian Ekonomi
Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

hizuan@ukm.edu.my

Pusat Pengajian Ekonomi
Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp Bangi
Selangor
MALAYSIA

zosman@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper studies the extent of vulnerable worker impacts in Malaysian labor market. Spesifically, this study analyzes wage differential between vulnerable workers and non-vulnerable workers by testing wage hedonic theory. Data is obtained through a survey to 1705 workers in private sectors. Based on OLS regression result, vulnerable worker’s coefficient is significant but non-positive. Thus, the wage is not adjusted for a compensation to those who work in unpleasant jobs. Further, female vulnerable workers are found to receive a significant lower wage than males. Therefore, the government intervention is crucially required to protect and guarantee vulnerable workers’ well being.

Keywords

human capital; vulnerable worker; wage
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Shahiri, , & Osman, (2017). Pulangan Monetari Pekerja Terancam di Malaysia Berdasarkan Teori Upah Hedonik. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 51(1), 67–76. https://doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2017-5101-6

@article{shahiri2017pulangan,
  title={Pulangan Monetari Pekerja Terancam di Malaysia Berdasarkan Teori Upah Hedonik},
  author={Shahiri, Hazrul Izuan and Osman, Zulkifly},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={51},
  number={1},
  pages={67—76},
 

year={2017},
}

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