@article{MAKHILLIBM20137525741,
    title = {Employment of Immigrants and Firm’s Competitiveness: Evidences from 
  Thai Manufacturers},
    journal = {International Business Management},
    volume = {7},
    number = {5},
    pages = {374-392},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1993-5250},
    doi = {ibm.2013.374.392},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1993-5250&doi=ibm.2013.374.392},
    author = {Pungpond and},
    keywords = {Immigration,competitiveness,long-term development,Bangkok,Thailand},
    abstract = {This study, uses a firm-level survey to examine the economic 
  impacts of foreign migrants on Thai firms. Estimations show that an increase 
  in unskilled migrant workers should cause a drop in labor productivity, a reduction 
  of a firm’s probability of R&D 
  investment and a reduction of skills training. These negative impacts are based 
  on evidence of increased use of labor-saving technology whereby the employment 
  of unskilled immigrants encourages firms to rely on cost competiveness based 
  on low production costs rather than value-added (or long-term) competitiveness, 
  such as R&D investment and skills development. Even though immigration benefits, 
  Thai producers by allowing them to maintain price competitiveness by lowering 
  wage costs, this is merely a short-term benefit and one that jeopardizes long-term 
  economic development.}
    }