Economic Development and Growth

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Impact of Microcredit on SMEs Performance in Malaysia

Christopher Gan · Rafiatul Adlin Hj Mohd Ruslan · Baiding Hu · Nguyen Thi Thieu Quang ·International Journal of Business and Economics ·2020 ·JEL: L26; O53

This study investigates the relationship between access to microcredit and SMEs’ performance. Using survey data on SME’s owners/managers in Terengganu, Malaysia in 2016, the study investigates how access to microcredit affects SME sales and...

Variations in economic growth across states in Malaysia: an exploratory analysis

Yusniliyana Yusof · Kaliappa Kalirajan ·Journal of Economic Studies ·2020

The study contributes to the aim of regional development policy in reducing regional disparities, by examining the spatial balance in socioeconomic development across the states of Malaysia based on composite development index (CDI). Beside...

Dynamic Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on the Ecological Footprint in Malaysia: Testing EKC and PHH

Mahmood Mehraaein · Rafia Afroz · Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman · Md Muhibullah ·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2021 ·JEL: C22, E01, F18, P18, Q42

The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of economic growth (per capita real GDP), the square of per capita real GDP, energy use, financial development (FD), and foreign direct investment (FDI) on ecological footprint (EF) i...

Assessing Monstrous Fan in Malaysia: Present and Future

Raja Nor Firdaus Kashfi Raja Othman · Nurfaezah Abdullah · Amiruddin Ahamat · Nor Aishah Md Zuki · Fairul Azhar Abdul Shukor · Kasrul Abdul Karim ·Journal of Open Innovation: Technology Market and Complexity ·2019

In the last few years, the monstrous fan has gained attention in this country for large space buildings and areas. The continuity of this product technology is important to allow it to be able to survive in the current and future market. Ho...

Energy consumption, economic growth and environmental degradation in 4 Asian countries : Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand

Suhal Kusairi · Suriyani Muhamad · Norizan Abdul Razak · Aji Purba Trapsila ·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2021 ·JEL: D21, D23, M13, M14

This study examines the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the role of Malaysian local wisdom called “Ugahari” in managing Work–Life Balance (WLB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Data was obtained through...

The elusive quest for high income status—Malaysia and Thailand in the post-crisis years

Kunal Sen · Matthew Tyce ·Structural Change and Economic Dynamics ·2019

Both Malaysia and Thailand were seen to be part of the miracle growth economies of East Asia and fast moving into high income status in the early 1990s. Following the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of the mid 1990s, both countries have observ...

Income inequality and ethnic cleavages in Malaysia: Evidence from distributional national accounts (1984–2014)

Muhammed Abdul Khalid · Li Yang ·Journal of Asian Economics ·2021

In this paper, by combining information obtained from national accounts, household surveys, and fiscal data, we document the evolution of income inequality in Malaysia, not only at the national level (for the period of 1984–2014) but also b...

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