Chia-Guan Keh · Pei-Tha Gan · Yan-Teng Tan · Fatimah Salwa Binti Abd. Hadi · Norasibah Binti Abdul Jalil ·International Journal of Sustainable Economy ·2022
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 implic...
Basem Ertim · Tamat Sarmidi · Norlin Khalid · Mohd Helmi Ali ·Asian Economics Letters ·2022
In an attempt to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, the Malaysian government imposed the Movement Control Order (MCO). To address the adverse impacts of the MCO policy, the Malaysian government initiated a series of recovery plans for both f...
Muhammad Hafiz Abd Rashid · Muhammad Iskandar Hamzah · Amirul Afif Muhamat · Aida Azlina Mansor · Rahayu hasanordin ·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2022 ·JEL: M10, M30, M31
Studies examining the interplay between brand transgression and brand forgiveness is notably sparse especially in the context of Southeast Asian banking customers. The purpose of this research is to add to the existing literature by examini...
Noor Zahirah Mohd Sidek · Bhuk Kiranantawat · Martusorn Khaengkhan ·Economies ·2022
In the present paper, we show how uncertainty emanating from fluctuations in economic uncertainty, news-based uncertainty, and geopolitical risks affect the number of containers exported from Thailand via Penang Port, Malaysia. Our sample e...
AHMAD FAHMI SHEIKH HASSAN · ADI FAZULI MAMAT · YUSUF KARBHARI · MUSLIM HAR SANI MOHAMAD ·International Journal of Economics and Management ·2018 ·JEL: M42; M41;G34
This study examines the effectiveness of an Audit Committee (AC) operating in a large government statutory body in an emerging economy, namely the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM). This study is timely, as previous studies focussing...
Asma Rashidah Idris · Muzafar Shah Habibullah · Badariah Haji Din ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2018
The “old-age security” and “complete substitutability” hypotheses suggest that fnancial market can affect individuals’ decision to have less or more children. It has been recognised in the literature that at low level of fnancial developmen...
Hylmee Matahir · Chor Foon Tang ·Institutions and Economies ·2018 ·JEL: C33; C51; Z30
This study explores critically major determinants of inbound educational tourism demand in Malaysia between 2002 and 2014 by employing dynamic panel system Generalised Method of Moment (GMM). The study found academic reputation as the main...
Evan Lau · Alvina Lee Syn-Yee ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2018
As with most of the world economy, the 2008/09 global financial crisis has brought massive impacts on Southeast Asian economies. The debt/GDP ratios in most economies rose significantly, thus putting the spotlight again on fiscal sustainabi...
Y. Amjad · N.A.M Naseem · W.N.W. Azman-Saini · Tajul Ariffin Masron · K. Kriskkumar ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2018
Export has been considered as main contributor to economic growth in which also known as export-led growth (ELG) hypothesis. The purpose of this study is to identify the export-led growth nexus in Malaysia. Specifically, this study focuses...
May Jin Theong · Ahmad Farid Osman · Su Fei Yap ·Institutions and Economies ·2018 ·JEL: E20; E32; E37; E44; E51; G21
Malaysia has one of the highest household debts relative to gross domestic product in the Asia region. High indebted households have negative net worth and prone to default even during mild shocks. In most economies including Malaysia, hous...
Neshaleni S. Paramanantham · Irene Wei Kiong Ting · Qian Long Kweh ·Institutions and Economies ·2018 ·JEL: G31; G32; G34
This study examines the impact of ownership concentration on debt structure. Based on marketcapitalisation, we obtained financial and governance data from Top 100 public listed companies in Malaysia for the period 2011-2015. Ordinary least...
Sotheeswari Somasundram · Murali Sambasivan · Ratneswary Rasiah · Tee Pei-Leng ·Institutions and Economies ·2018 ·JEL: 053; R11; C43; J130; 018
The urban community in Malaysia is facing rapid urbanisation and have been the beneficiary of urban development policies. The key purpose of these policies has been to enhance and improve the well-being of the urban community. However, give...
Nurul Hizetie Mohamed Nor · Anuar Nawawi · Ahmad Saiful Azlin Puteh Salin ·Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities ·2018
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between audit characteristics and firm investment efficiency level. Audit characteristics have been characterized using audit committee (AC) independence and external auditor choice....
Norlida Hanim Mohd Salleh · Suhaya Samad ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2018
The Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) is fundamentally established for the purpose of addressing the poverty problem caused by the absence of agricultural land to generate income. Now, through the plan the main problem has been sol...
Kwee-Heng Lee · Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin · Nik Rosnah Wan Abdullah ·Institutions and Economies ·2018 ·JEL: I 15; I 18; I 19
The emergence of proprietary private hospitals in the 1980s has led to a rise in cost of health care services, variation in care and increase in adverse events. These have contributed to societal concerns prompting the authorities to enforc...