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How and Why Does Immigration Affect Crime? Evidence from Malaysia
 01-15-2026
 Journal: The World Bank Economic Review

The perception that immigration fuels crime is an important source of anti-immigrant sentiment.

Manila to Malaysia, Quezon to Qatar International Migration and Its Effects on Origin-Country Human Capital
 01-15-2026
 Journal: Journal of Human Resources

I estimate the effect of international migration on the human capital of children in the migrants’ origin country. destination-country demand for migrants.

Personal income in Malaysia: distribution and differentials
 01-15-2026
 Journal: China; cooperation; investment; Malaysia; trade

Many studies on income disparities in Malaysia tend to use household data, focus on mean income, and ignore the
distribution of income.

Personality traits and expatriate adjustment in Malaysia
 01-15-2026
 Journal: Journal of Asia Business Studies

This paper aims to investigate and reflect upon the effects of personality traits on expatriate adjustment within the context of Malaysia’s multicultural society.

Capabilities and Communities: A Perspective from Institutional Economics
 01-16-2026
 Journal: The European Journal of Development Research

The purpose of this paper is to argue that the capability approach can benefit from thinking in institutional economics.

Savings Behaviour of Bottom Income Group: Is there any role for financial efficacy and risk preference?
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Economics and Sociology

An immense concern of governments globalwide today is financial inclusion as one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The effect of gender and creativity on beauty premium on hiring decisions in Malaysia: Do male and female hirers weigh them differently?
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

The presence of a beauty premium in the labor market has been convincingly demonstrated in developed countries, although studies examining this issue in other countries have been few.

Does University–Industry Engagement Assist Women in Generating Business Income in Emerging Economies? Evidence from Malaysia
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Economies

Women have a significant role in economic development in emerging economies like Malaysia through employment and business ownership. This is crucial for the family’s survival and the prosperity of local economies—especially during an economic crisis or turmoil.

The aggregate gains of eliminating gender and ethnic gaps in the Malaysian labor market
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Asian Economics

We use microdata to calculate the gains of eliminating gender and ethnic labor market gaps in Malaysia for the period 2010–2017.

Asymmetric Effects of Foreign Worker Employment on Sectoral Labor Productivity: A Malaysian Perspective
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Economies

This study examines the asymmetric effects of foreign worker employment and low educational attainment on labor productivity across Malaysia’s three main economic sectors—agriculture, industry, and services—from 1991 to 2019 using the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model.

The Influence of Affirmative Action on the Distribution of Wealth among Ethnic in Malaysia
 01-19-2026
 Journal: Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

Affirmative action is a mechanism of conflict resolution in situation of ethnic tensions and socio-economic imbalances.

Do Trade Partners’ Labour Standards Affect ASEAN’s Labour Standards?
 01-19-2026
 Journal: Institutions and Economies

This paper investigates the impact of foreign labour standards on domestic labour standards in ASEAN countries.

Female Labour Force and Child Abuse in Malaysia Using ARDL Approach
 01-19-2026
 Journal: Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

Economic growth plays an important role in determining the number of female labour force. As economic growth intensifes, the number of female labour force increases simultaneously.

Financial literacy, behavior and vulnerability among Malaysian households: Does gender matter?
 01-20-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Economics and Management

This study aims to identify the factors determining financial vulnerability among Malaysia households.

Gender Norms and Gender Inequality in Unpaid Domestic Work among Malay Couples in Malaysia
 01-20-2026
 Journal: Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities

This article explores how gender norms rooted in culture and religion influence gender inequality among Malay couples in Malaysia.
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