The Determinants of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Malaysia and Singapore
Norimah Rambeli
· Dayang Affizzah Awang Marikan
· Emilda Hashim
· Siti Zubaidah Mohd. Ariffin
· Asmawi Hashim
· Jan M. Podivinsky
·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2021 ·JEL: C32, O44, P48, Q56
The focal aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between total energy consumption, Gross Domestic Product, urbanization, trade openness and financial development on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The study focuses on two selected...
Modelling Economic Effects of Reducing Non-Tariff Measures in the Food Processing Sector of Malaysia Using Computable General Equilibrium
Vickie Siew-Hoon Yew
· Abul Quasem Al-Amin
· Evelyn S Devadason
·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2020 ·JEL: F14, F10, F19
The import intensive food processing sector in Malaysia is highly regulated with non-tariff measures (NTMs) from the import side. However, the ad-valorem equivalents (AVEs) of those NTMs vary substantially across the subsectors of food proc...
Trade Openness and Economic Growth: A Study on Asean-6
My-Linh Nguyen
· Toan Ngoc Bui
·Economies ·2021
This paper focuses on examining the nonlinear impact of trade openness (TO) on economic growth (EG) in the Asean-6 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, and Vietnam). In order to achieve the set research objectiv...
The Impact of Uncertainty on Trade: The Case for a Small Port
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...
Trade and Investment Convergence Clubs in East Asia Pacific
Sonia Kumari Selvarajan
· Rossazana Ab-Rahim
· Nor-Ghani Md-Nor
·Institutions and Economies ·2018 ·JEL: F13; O16; O53
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 tra...
The Determinants of CO2 Emissions in Malaysia: A New Aspect
Mui-Yin Chin
· Chin-Hong Puah
· Cia-Ling Teo
· Justina Joseph
·International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy ·2018 ·JEL: F18; F43; Q43
In light of the deterioration of environmental quality, this study aims to identify the determinants of CO2 emissions in Malaysia using the autoregressive distributed lag and the decomposition-type threshold methods. This study signifies th...
China–Malaysia Trade, Investment, and Cooperation in the Contexts of China–ASEAN Integration and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Construction
Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh
· Le Chang
· Yemo Zhang
·The Chinese Economy ·2019
With trade volume registering more than US$10 billion in recent years, Malaysia has already been China’s largest Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trading partner since 2008 and its third biggest Asian trading partner after Jap...
Flying with the Dragon: Estimating Developing Countries’ Gains from China’s Imports
Xuefeng Qian
· Kalsoom Rafi Que
· Yingna Wu
·China and World Economy ·2020 ·JEL: F14, F16, J23, O10
As a large trading nation, China competes with importing countries’ domestic and thirdcountry markets but also creates growth opportunities for exporters. Most studies on China trade shocks or “China shocks” focuse on the impacts of import...