Maria Kontesa · Rayenda Khresna Brahmana · Gesti Memarista ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2020
This study aims to examine the role of product market competition on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by engaging altruism and utilitarianism views. Using dynamic Generalized Method of Moment panel regression for 524 Malaysian non-fina...
Zeti Zuryani Mohd Zakuan · Rahmah Ismail ·Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics ·2020
The health supplement market in Malaysia is on the rise. This is due to high demand of health supplements by Malaysian consumers. More and more consumers are taking charge of their health and seeking alternatives from medicine. They no long...
Cai Yunchao · Selamah Abdullah Yusof · Ruzita Mohd Amin · Mohd Nahar Mohd Arshad ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2020
Using data collected from urban households in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, this study examined the impact of household debt on urban household consumption decisions. The findings revealed that household debt does not generally affect consump...
Siong Hook Law · Tamat Sarmidi · Lim Thye Goh ·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2020 ·JEL: O11, O31, O43
This study empirically investigates the effect of innovation on economic growth using the neoclassical economic growth model. Embarking from the traditional labour growth, physical capital and human capital framework, innovation is postulat...
Fairus Halizam A Hamzah · Nadiah Abd Hamid · Siti Noor Hayati Mohamed Zawawi · Rohayu Yusup · Norazah Md Azali ·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2020 ·JEL: G3, M42, E62, H32, E62
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) provides a monitoring mechanism of corporate governance through tax audits. However, indicators associated with the tax authority monitoring system remain underexplored due to data confidentiality...
Saizal Pinjaman · Mori Kogid ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2020
House prices in Malaysia are considered to be seriously unaffordable as the median all-house price is relatively higher than the annual median income. Although the issue of house prices is prevalent in the country, few studies have been don...
Lim Boon-Leong (Tunku Abdul Rahman · University College) · Foong Swee-Sim ·International Journal of Economics and Management ·2020 ·JEL: G32, G34
We examine whether managerial ability is an essential factor that determine CEO remuneration, and as means in resolving both Type I and Type II agency conflicts. Our sample is based on Malaysian family listed companies over 2009-2015, and o...
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...
Nurazilah Zaina · Fakarudin Kamarudin · Law Siong Hook · Mohammed Hariri Bakri · Fadzlan Sufian · Annuar Md Nassir ·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2020 ·JEL: G01, G21, G28
This study delivers new empirical evidence on the impact of banking regulations on the levels of social and financial efficiency of microfinance institutions (MFIs) between the years 2012 to 2018. The sample consisted of data from 172 MFIs...
Afiza Idris · Normaz Wana Ismail · Shaufique Fahmi · Ahmad Sidique · Shivee Ranjanee Kaliappan ·International Journal of Economics and Management ·2020 ·JEL: C41, F10, F14
Furthering future growth for the food processing industry in Malaysia faces multiple challenges, an area in which a recent trend shows the competitiveness of the exported processed food industry is declining. The sustainability of export fl...
Gani Ibrahim Musa · Zakaria Bahari · Azreen Hamiza Abdul Aziz ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2020
The primary purpose of the financial sector of an economy is financial intermediation. Financial intermediation activities of channelling funds from surplus to the deficit units in the economy including through capital market affect the eco...
Beng Ann Tee · Siew Yean Tham · Andrew Jia Yi Kam ·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2020 ·JEL: F1, F14, L8
ICT intensive services were found to contribute to the service export growth in developed countries. However, empirical work on the role of ICT in ASEAN’s services export is sparse due mainly to the scarcity of bilateral services trade data...
Bakti Hasan-Basri · Zaiton Samdin · Awang Noor Ghani ·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2020
Mangrove forest provides ecosystem services for human well-being such as fish and non-fish products, timber and non-timber products, medical plants, and dyes. Despite the important services provided, mangrove forest size in the country is r...
Siong Hook Law · M.N.A. Naseem · Anitha Roslan · Nirvikar Singh ·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2021 ·JEL: G29, O11, O43
This study examines the effects of business (enterprise) credit and household credit on economic performance in Malaysia. The World Bank’s Doing Business report ranked Malaysia at number one among developing countries in terms of ease of ge...
Swee-Sim Foong · Jiunn-Shyan Khong · Boon-Leong Lim ·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2021 ·JEL: G32, G34
This paper examines the risk taking behaviour of Chinese CEO. Our analysis is based on a sample of 362 family firms in Malaysia over the 2009-2015 period using panel GMM methodology. Firstly, our results offer evidence that Chinese CEOs are...