Human Capital's Impact on the Labour Productivity: A Case Study of Thai International Returning Migrants
Labor and International Migration Service Center, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Panutporn Ruangchoengchum
College of Graduate Study in Management Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand,
Aphiradee Wongsiri
Department of Social Development, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Suvimon Khamnoi
Faculty of Education, Nakhon Phanom University, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
Nattawat Auraiampai
Labor and International Migration Service Center, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Abstract
This study aims to examine the human capital’s impact on the labour productivity of Thai international returning migrants. The research utilised a quantitative approach, employing data collected from an interview with a sample of 420. The research tool was an interview schedule. Data analysis used descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that labour productivity of Thai international returning migrants was at a moderate level, 50.7% and roughly one in four labour productivity at a high level. In addition, male migrants, number of years of education, legal migration, amount of remittances, migration periods, human capital accumulation in term of job skills, human skills, and modern skills were factors that impact on the labour productivity. All independent variables could explain 42.6% of the variation in labour productivity of Thai returning migrants (R-squared = 0.426).