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Remitting behaviors and intention to return home of Thai migrant workers in Australia: A study of income, employment and legal satisfaction

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  • Potjaporn Joonlaoun

    (Thammasat International Trade Law and Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand)

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This study analyzed a correlation between intention to return home and remitting behaviors of Thai migrant workers in Australia as well as determinants of their decisions to return. Like other developing countries, Thailand’s economy considerably relies on international capital inflows including workers’ remittance. Based on New Economics of Labor Migration and Three Waves Theory, the author hypothesized that remitting behaviors of Thai migrant workers in Australia correlate with their intention to return home. Further to test this hypothesis, this paper also identifies the determinants of the return intention. The author surveyed a hundred of Thai migrant workers in Australia particularly in service sector and use Pearson Correlation and Stepwise Regression to analyze data. The results are reported in descriptive analysis. Correlation coefficients are used to quantify the association between continuous variables. The analysis shows that intention to return home induces remittances in terms of amount per year and proportion to income. Having further considered the determinants to return home of workers, income and employment satisfaction seem not to significantly affect their decisions as hypothesized. On the other hand, they are preferably satisfied in legal issues particularly visa regulations and labor protection and they became important negative factors of intention to return. Furthermore, international agreement and some legal instruments such as Agreement between Thailand and Australia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, Fair Work Act 2009 and Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541, are also used to deepen the understanding of the economic outcome.

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  • Potjaporn Joonlaoun, 2017. "Remitting behaviors and intention to return home of Thai migrant workers in Australia: A study of income, employment and legal satisfaction," Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Yi-Hsing Hsieh, vol. 3(1), pages 29-41.
    • Handle: RePEc:apb:jahsss:2017:p:29-41
    DOI: 10.20474/jahss-3.1.3
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