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REITs, interest rates and stock prices in Malaysia

Lean, Hooi Hooi; Smyth, Russell - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2011

investment in real estate, interest rates and stock prices in Malaysia over the period 2006 to 2009. Two mechanisms have been … lead the stock market. Over the period 2006 to 2009, real estate and stock prices have surged in tandem in Malaysia. We …

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Does Exporter Turnover Contribute to Aggregate Productivity Growth? Evidence from Malaysian Manufacturing.

Dogan, Ergun; Wong, Koi Nyen; Yap, Michael Meow-Chung - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010

Malaysiaâ€™s economic success is to a significant extent underpinned by its export-oriented manufacturing sector. The sector has a large foreign presence, with MNCs attracted by the open trade and investment regime, and FDI-friendly policies. Using unpublished manufacturing census data for...

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Disaggregated Energy Demand by Fuel Type and Economic Growth in Malaysia

Smyth, Russell; Lean, Hooi Hooi - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2013

by fuel type and economic growth in Malaysia. The main finding is that diesel and motor petrol are the major contributors … to economic growth in the long-run in Malaysia. The long run elasticity for diesel is 1.1, while the long run elasticity … for motor petrol is 0.5. The problem for Malaysia is that both diesel and motor petrol are major causes of acidification …

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Testing Transmission Mechanisms on Economic Growth in Malaysia

Poon, Wai Ching - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010

This paper examines various transmission mechanism channels on economic growth in Malaysia over the quarterly period …

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Malaysiaâ€™s Outward FDI: The Effects of Host Market Size and Home Government Policy

Goh, Soo Khoon; Wong, Koi Nyen - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010

This study estimates the possible determinants of outward FDI from Malaysia by introducing host market size and home …

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Turnover, Ownership and Productivity in Malaysian Manufacturing

Dogan, Ergun; Wong, Koi Nyen; Yap, Michael Meow-Chung - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010

Applying Foster, Haltiwanger and Krizanâ€Ÿs (1998) decomposition of productivity growth method to Malaysian manufacturing census data for 2000 and 2005, we analyse if firm turnover by ownership (domestic versus foreign) has any impact on the sectorâ€Ÿs aggregate productivity growth. The...

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The Determinants of Inward Foreign Direct Investment: the Case of Malaysia

Aw, Yong Ting; Tang, Tuck Cheong - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2009

foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia. From the empirical tests, this study suggests:- (1) FDI and its determinants are … major determinants explaining inward FDI in Malaysia, both in the long-run as well as short- run. In general, these findings … in Malaysia. …

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Analyzing the Productivity-Wage-Unemployment Nexus in Malaysia: Evidence from the Macroeconomic Perspective

Goh, Soo Khoon; Wong, Koi Nyen - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010

exists a productivity-wageunemployment relationship in Malaysia at the macroeconomic level. The main findings show that …

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Financial development and economic growth in Malaysia: Cointegration and Co-feature analysis

Taha, Roshaiza; Colombage, Sisira R.N.; Maslyuk, Svetlana - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2009

This study seeks to explore the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Malaysia over the … development and economic growth in Malaysia. The causality between economic growth and stock market was found to mutually causal … in Malaysia. Therefore it is vital for the Malaysian government to formulate policy that will enhance the efficiency of …

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Plant Size, Turnover and Productivity in Malaysian Manufacturing

Dogan, Ergun; Wong, Koi Nyen - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010

Malaysian manufacturing has an asymmetrical structure: small and medium-sized enterprises dominate in numbers, but contribute relatively little to total output, employment, and exports as compared to their larger counterparts. In light of an increasingly competitive environment arising from...

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