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Productivity growth in different firm sizes in the Malaysian manufacturing sector : an empirical investigation
Kim, Sangho; Park, Donghyun; Park, Jong-ho - 2009
Based on Cuesta (2000), this paper develops a stochastic frontier production model that allows for different groups of firms to have different patterns of technical efficiency over time. The authors apply the model to the Malaysian manufacturing sector to decompose total factor productivity...
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Corporate cash holding in Asia
Horioka, Charles; Terada Hagiwara, Akiko - 2013
In this paper, we analyze the determinants of corporate saving in the form of changes in the stock of cash for 11 Asian economies using firm-level data from the Oriana Database for the 2002–2011 period. We find some evidence that cash flow has a positive impact on the change in the stock of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010241527
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Capital flows and real exchange rates in emerging Asian countries
Juthathip Jongwanich - 2010
This paper examines the nexus between capital flows and real exchange rate (RER) in emerging Asian countries using a dynamic panel-data model for 2000–2009. In contrast to previous studies, capital flows here are separated into foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio investment, and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008658810
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How effective are capital controls in Asia?
Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, Maria; Juthathip Jongwanich; … - 2011 - Rev.
This study examines the effects of capital account restrictions on capital flows in nine Asian economies over the period 1995-2005 using panel regressions with fixed effects. The results show that capital controls significantly affect capital flows when such flows are disaggregated by asset type...
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Capital account policies in emerging Asian economies : are they effective in the 2000s?
Juthathip Jongwanich - 2019
This paper examines the effectiveness of capital account policy in terms of its ability to affect the volume and composition of capital flows, relieve pressures on real exchange rates, and foster monetary policy independence. Ten emerging Asian economies are used as case studies to assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012020535
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Estimating fiscal multipliers in selected Asian economies
Dime, Roselle; Ginting, Edimon; Zhuang, Juzhong - 2021
This paper estimates fiscal multipliers using quarterly data for a panel of nine developing Asian economies, following a vector autoregression model specification, but using local projections to extract the impulse responses. We provide evidence that the 4-quarter and 8-quarter cumulative...
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Are government-linked corporations crowding out private investment in Malaysia?
Menon, Jayant; Ng, Thiam Hee - 2013
Private investment in Malaysia has been sluggish since the Asian financial crisis. One explanation is that the growing …, the impact on private investment is not seen. To revive private investment in Malaysia, government must not only redress …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781259
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Economic corridors and regional development : the Malaysian experience
Athukorala, Premachandra; Narayanan, Suresh - 2017
Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) in Malaysia that encompasses the states of Penang, Kedah, Perak, and Perlis. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011927790
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The role of family support in the well-being of older people : evidence from Malaysia and Viet Nam
Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen; Zveglich, Joseph E.; Ali, … - 2024
Demographics in Malaysia and Viet Nam are evolving rapidly, potentially disrupting traditional family support to older … people. We estimate a set of Poisson random effects models with panel data from the Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey and … mental and physical health of older people. In Malaysia, having living children plays an important protective role for both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014555580
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The ties that bind Asia, Europe, and United States
Kim, So-yŏng; Lee, Jong-Wha; Park, Cyn-Young - 2010
We investigate changes in Asia's regional and global trade linkages and their influence on macroeconomic relationships … among Asia, Europe, and United States (US). We first document changes in trade patterns of East Asia, Europe, and US and … discuss stylized facts about East Asia's trade structure. The People's Republic of China (PRC) plays a critical role as an …
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