Household debt in Malaysia has been on an upward trend and increasing at a relatively fast pace. This study provides an in-depth micro analysis of the current Malaysian urban households’ vulnerabilities by examining the extent of their ability in dealing with financial shocks and factors that attribute to their financialContinue Reading
More women participate in the labour force nowadays than in the past. However, they do not join the workforce as equal members. Segregation in occupational distribution and pay differentials between men and women remain pervasive. This article uses data from the Malaysian Population and Family Survey 2004 to shed lightContinue Reading
Currently, the measurement of poverty uses one-dimensional approach that is, whether income or expenditure. By using only one variable (dimension) to classify a household is poor or not, it unable to give precise guidance on poverty. Therefore, in this article, we used Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). There are 14 indicatorsContinue Reading
The “old-age security” and “complete substitutability” hypotheses suggest that financial market can affect individuals’ decision to have less or more children. It has been recognised in the literature that at low level of financial development, children are considered an asset and a form of investment that could provide returns andContinue Reading
The Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) is fundamentally established for the purpose of addressing the poverty problem caused by the absence of agricultural land to generate income. Now, through the plan the main problem has been solved. In fact, in order to increase farmer income, various efforts have been made.Continue Reading
Demand for edible oils and fats in the Balkan countries shows an increasing trend, including the demand for palm oil. Imports of palm oil for this region are mainly sourced directly from major producing countries, namely Indonesia and Malaysia. The Balkan countries also import palm oil from non-palm oil producingContinue Reading
The growing consumption of fossil energy fuels that is linked with climate change and quality of life has pushed renewable energy development into the centre of debate on energy security. Renewable energy has become a top priority for the governments in most countries due to its distinctive features of aContinue Reading
This paper explores the effect of education mismatch and earnings outcome in Malaysia by taking into account both over-education and mismatch by field of study. Based on 2007 Malaysia Productivity Investment Climate Survey (PICS), it is found that around 18% and 28% of workers employed in jobs for which theyContinue Reading
The present paper analyzes the effects of oil price fluctuation on the economy;and fiscal policy response to the Malaysian economy. The data are analyzed utilizing a co-integration test, variance decomposition (VDC) and impulse response function (IRF) analysis under the unrestricted vector autoregression (VAR) methodology. The empirical findings of this studyContinue Reading
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the evolution of market concentration and competition in Malaysian dual banking industry for the period of 1997-2013. This study utilized structural approach to investigate changes in the market structure particularly the level of concentration and competition that contributed by several structural changesContinue Reading
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