Shankaran Nambiar ·The European Journal of Development Research ·2021
The purpose of this paper is to argue that the capability approach can benefit from thinking in institutional economics. If the locus of the capability approach is moved from the individual to groups or communities, then it is imperative th...
Zubair Hassan · Muneeb Khan Lashari · Abdul Basit ·Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review ·2021 ·JEL: O15, P47, Q01, Z12
This study contributes to the existing literature on promoting entrepreneurial culture among students by establishing the key determinants of entrepreneurial culture through risk-taking behaviour, innovation, creativity, and empowerment. On...
Rosmaria Jaffar · Chek Derashid · Roshaiza Taha ·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2021 ·JEL: H25, H26, M41
The purpose of this study is to examine the level of aggressive tax planning (ATP) among companies listed in the Access, Certainty, Efficiency (ACE) Market of Bursa Malaysia. On top of that, this study also investigates the relationship bet...
NurulHuda Mohd Satar · Md. Khaled Saifullah · Muhammad Mehedi Masud · Fatimah Binti Kari ·International Journal of Social Economics ·2021
In light of the rapid evolution of information and communication technology (ICT), every society is faced with many issues such as social exclusion, inequality and the digital divide. Hence, there is need to solve these complex challenges w...
Ibnu Qizam ·Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review ·2021
The objective of the article is to investigate two issues. First, whether the Islamic bond (sukuk) ratings are the key determinant in affecting stock returns and, second, whether firm-characteristic variables moderate the sukuk ratings effe...
Yuegang Song · Ruixian Huang · Sudharshan Reddy Paramati · Abdulrasheed Zakari ·Economic Analysis and Policy ·2021
This study empirically examines the impact of economic integration on stock market co-movements of India with major Asian markets such as China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. We collect daily d...
Julien Chaisse · Manfred Elsig · Sufian Jusoh · Andrew Lugg ·Journal of International Economic Law ·2021
The investment chapter in the recently signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has the potential to affect investment decisions in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Yet, we know relatively little about the pathways throu...
Mahmood Mehraaein · Rafia Afroz · Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman · Md Muhibullah ·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2021 ·JEL: C22, E01, F18, P18, Q42
The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of economic growth (per capita real GDP), the square of per capita real GDP, energy use, financial development (FD), and foreign direct investment (FDI) on ecological footprint (EF) i...
Filzah Md Isa · Nik Maheran Nik Muhammad · Azizah Ahmad · Shaista Noor ·Journal of Economics and Business ·2021
Women entrepreneur has gained utmost importance in the past few decades in Malaysia due to their significant contribution to the country's economic development. However, few business challenges create a constant obstruction for many women e...
Suhal Kusairi · Suriyani Muhamad · Norizan Abdul Razak · Aji Purba Trapsila ·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2021 ·JEL: D21, D23, M13, M14
This study examines the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the role of Malaysian local wisdom called “Ugahari” in managing Work–Life Balance (WLB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Data was obtained through...
Lee Hwok Aun ·Asian Economic Policy Review ·2021 ·JEL: D30, D63, I30, J15
The New Economic Policy (NEP) which focused on poverty reduction and social restructuring has transformed Malaysia since 1971. Pro-Bumiputera affirmative action was intensively pursued and has continuously faced pushback, with heightened de...
Dung V. Dinh · Robert J. Powell · Duc H. Vo ·Journal of Asian Economics ·2021 ·JEL: G33, G28
This study is conducted to investigate the prediction of corporate financial distress based on the Merton (1974) market-based Distance to Default (DD) model over the period from 1997 to 2016 which covers a range of economic financial circum...
Umar Ndako · Afees A. Salisu · Muritala O. Ogunsiji ·Asian Economics Letters ·2021
In this paper, the predictive value of geopolitical risk (GPR) for the return volatility of Islamic stocks in Indonesia and Malaysia is examined. GPR data, whether global or country-specific, heighten the return volatility of Islamic stocks...
Muhammed Abdul Khalid · Li Yang ·Journal of Asian Economics ·2021
In this paper, by combining information obtained from national accounts, household surveys, and fiscal data, we document the evolution of income inequality in Malaysia, not only at the national level (for the period of 1984–2014) but also b...
Mengdie Ruan · Angathevar Baskaran · Shanshan Zhou ·Millennial Asia ·2021
This article explores the contributions of—and constraints faced by—small and medium enterprises (SMEs) owned by mainland Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Malaysia using qualitative research and primary data gathered from five cases. It w...