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Financial development and economic growth in Malaysia: a nonlinear ARDL application
 01-16-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Economy

Determining the relationship between financial development and economic growth is important to make precise projections of economic growth. As most of these studies rely on a symmetric relationship, they can lead to misleading policy implications.

High Technology Trade and the Roles of Absorptive Capabilities in Malaysia
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Millennial Asia

This article analyses the importance of high-technology trade as a channel of economic growth to ease Malaysia out of the middle-income trap. This study also wonders upon the missing absorptive capabilities that validate the likelihoods of dismal gross domestic product (GDP) growth since the 1990s.

Regional Inequality in ASEAN Countries: Evidence from an Outer Space Perspective
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade

The ASEAN countries are in a golden stage of development, although the uneven regional development remains a prominent challenge to integrated growth. The study tries to investigate regional inequality in ASEAN countries from an outer space perspective.

Determinants of Economic Growth in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand through Technological Growth, Foreign Direct Investment Growth, and Labor Force Participation Levels
 01-16-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Economic Development

This research aims to identify the impact of the growth of internet users, “growth of foreign direct investment, and labor force participation rates on economic growth in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

The Impact of Energy Consumption, Economic Growth, and Non-Renewable Energy on Carbon Dioxide Emission in Malaysia
 01-16-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and economic growth are increasingly affecting the climate and temperature of the earth.

Does conflict have negative consequences on economic growth in South Asia?
 01-19-2026
 Journal: Institutions and Economies

The direct and indirect causes of armed conflict in South Asia is perhaps the single most important reason for increasing military expenditure.

Globalisation and Innovation Activity in Developing Countries
 01-19-2026
 Journal: Institutions and Economies

This paper is an empirical assessment of the impacts of globalisation on innovative activity across developing countries.

Trade and Investment Convergence Clubs in East Asia Pacific
 01-19-2026
 Journal: Institutions and Economies

East Asia Pacific has catapulted to be the most dynamic region in the world as a result of economic liberalisation and sustainable growth. This study seeks to investigate if selected East Asian countries are able to converge in terms of trade and investment openness.

Impact of Innovation on Economic Growth: Evidence from Malaysia
 01-19-2026
 Journal: Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies

This study empirically investigates the effect of innovation on economic growth using the neoclassical economic growth model.

The Kuznets Curve, Information and Communication Technology, and Income Inequality in Malaysia
 01-20-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Economics and Management

This study re-investigates the presence of the Kuznets curve in the context of Malaysia, by employing an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach.

Drivers of and Challenges Facing Adoption of Industrial Revolution 4.0 Technologies: A Study of the Electrical and Electronics Industry in Malaysia
 01-21-2026
 Journal: Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies

This paper examines the main drivers and challenges of adopting Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 technologies in the electrical and electronics (E&E) manufacturing industry in Malaysia.

Malaysia Meets (and Remains in) the Middle-Income Trap: Lost Coalition amidst Industrial Value Migration
 01-21-2026
 Journal: Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies

Once an aspiring nation on the path towards achieving high-income status, Malaysia’s efforts to break its vicious cycle of low productivity-cum-low wage were hindered by ineffective attempts to form an upgrading coalition.

Human Capital, Amenities and Trade: The Case of Malaysia
 01-21-2026
 Journal: Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies

Human capital plays an increasingly important role in economies undergoing structural transformation that involves technological upgrading and sustained trade competitiveness.

Job Polarisation: The Change of Nature of Task and Skill Needs
 01-21-2026
 Journal: Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies

Job polarisation is the growth of high- and low-skilled employment relative to middle-skilled employment, typically in developed countries.

The Nexus Between Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Renewable Energy and Ecological Footprint in Malaysia
 01-21-2026
 Journal: Institutions and Economics

The growing human demand for biologically productive land and ocean areas significantly affects nature’s ability to restore its ecosystems.
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