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An Assessment of Malaysia's Fiscal Deficit and Current Account Balance Using a Nonlinear Approach
 01-21-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Economics and Management

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the Malaysian government responded decisively, implementing substantial fiscal expansion measures to combat the pandemic's spread and safeguard the economy. In the second quarter of 2020, the current account surplus decreased to RM5.6 billion, or 1.7% of GDP, raising concerns of a twin-deficit. Keynesians relate fiscal deficits to the twin-deficit hypothesis.

The Relationship Between States Revenues and Expenditures in Malaysia: Some Robust Results
 01-21-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Economics and Management

This study focuses on the intertemporal dynamics between revenues and expenditures, as well as the strategies used by state governments in managing their public deficits.
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