Ai-Xin Lee · Chee-Wooi Hooy ·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2020 ·JEL: G21, G28, G32
This paper examines the relationship between state ownership and banks’ risk-taking in nine Asian emerging markets for the period 2009 to 2017. The finding shows that state-owned banks are associated with higher risk-taking in terms of cred...
Siti Fatimah Abdul Rashid · Rosiati Ramli · Mohd Rizal Palil · Amizawati Mohd Amir ·International Journal of Economics and Management ·2021 ·JEL: H24, H26, H31
Previous studies showed mixed findings regarding the relationship between the different types of power and tax compliance motivations. Besides, past studies that applied the slippery slope framework and the extended version had neglecting r...
Norashikin Ismail · Nadia Anridho · Mohamad Azwan Md Isa · Nor Hadaliza Abd Rahman · Noriah Ismail ·International Journal of Economics and Management ·2022 ·JEL: O16, L25
The aim of study is to examine the impact of corporate sustainability (ESG) on the financial performance for Malaysia and Indonesia. A sample was selected comprising of 36 companies listed in Bursa Malaysia and 24 companies listed in Indone...
Chakrin Utit · Mohd Alzaiery Abdul · M. Yusof Saari ·International Journal of Economics and Management ·2022 ·JEL: C67, D57, L11
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are undeniably the backbone of many developing economies, considering their sizeable share of business establishments and contribution to employment creation. Nevertheless, they have fallen short of polic...
Hon Chung Hui ·South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance ·2021 ·JEL: F31, D72, D73, O38
This article explores the effects of political events on foreign exchange returns in Malaysia. We identify five political events in recent history, namely the 13th General Election (GE13), the imprisonment of a key opposition politician, th...
Amir Lebdioui ·Review of International Political Economy ·2022 ·JEL: B5; L7; O11; O13; O14; O53; Q17
This article investigates the role of industrial policy in promoting upgrading in commodity sectors by examining the case of the petroleum, rubber, and palm oil industries in Malaysia. By doing so, it aims to contribute to an emerging schol...
Tauchid Komara Yuda ·Sociam Policy; South East Asia; Political economy;Islamic welfare regime ·2019
PurposeSallahuddin Hassan* School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia. Using evidence from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Indonesia, the purpose of this paper is to explore how Islamic welfare regime noti...
Alexandra Dales · Neil M. Coe · Martin Hess ·Economic Geography ·2019
The last two decades have seen a major wave of retail globalization that has driven the transformation of retail markets in the emerging economies of Southeast Asia and beyond. This article provides a systematic analysis of the divergent pa...
Lee Hwok Aun ·Asian Economic Policy Review ·2021 ·JEL: D30, D63, I30, J15
The New Economic Policy (NEP) which focused on poverty reduction and social restructuring has transformed Malaysia since 1971. Pro-Bumiputera affirmative action was intensively pursued and has continuously faced pushback, with heightened de...