The paper examines the relationship between inward FDI and unskilled migrants for a panel of 23 industries using the new trade theory multivariate model framework for the period 2000-2009, and compares the links with 1985-1999 (first-subperiod) and 1985-2009 (overall period) in a univariate...

National policymakers and trade negotiators lack a clear understanding on what non-tariff measures (NTMs) their exporters perceive as predominant impediments to trade. This paper therefore examines the stringency of NTMs, by NTM-type and partner country, from the perspective of Malaysian...

The paper identifies the dilution of key aspects of labour standards (collective labour rights and individual workers' rights) and establishes their systematic links with the global integration of the Malaysian economy through capital and labour inflows. It then assesses the state of reforms in...

There has been a rise in the number of cases of abuses towards foreign unskilled women as reported in the mass media and by non-governmental organizations in Malaysia. This has called into question the rights of female migrant workers in Malaysia. To put into perspective the treatment towards...

Regulatory heterogeneity continues to be identified as a challenge for food trade in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the progress of harmonization of food standards among Member states remains slow. One reason is the information shortcomings on the types and forms of...

As a highly open or trade dependent economy, Malaysia has become very vulnerable to global market sentiment. The recent slowdown in external demand, the trade exposure to China and uncertainties over the trade policies of the United States, lower commodity prices and larger capital and...

This paper examines the univariate relationship between global linkages of the Malaysian manufacturing sector in the form of export intensity and intra-industry trade, respectively, on inter-industry concentration. The recently developed fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and dynamic...