This research attempts to analyze households’ responses to Movement Control Orders (MCO) and assess the impact of MCO on consumer confidence based on the potential disproportionate impact on various income groups in Malaysia. Households’ responses and consumer confidence are measured through an online survey to collect the targeted groups’ financialContinue Reading
This study investigated the presence of abnormal returns surrounding stock split announcements and the determinants of cumulative abnormal return and the split factor. This study utilized the financial data of 45 corporations that had exercised stock splits on Bursa Malaysia from the years 2011 to 2015. The dependent variables wereContinue Reading
This study examines the price differences between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah from 2004 using quantitative and qualitative methods. For quantitative research, we employ disaggregate monthly consumer price indices for nine types of goods and services. Based on the Johansen co-integration test, the results reveal that the long-run relationship only existsContinue Reading
The recent pandemic outbreak has distorted international trade flows as the global economic activity reaches a nearstandstill due to stricter movement control imposed by most countries worldwide. Despite gaining the researcher’s attention, the impact of Covid-19 on trade performances are still relatively understudied. Hence, this study aims to analyse theContinue Reading
In this empirical note, we examine the relationship between the loss of employment and lockdown measures undertaken by the Malaysian government during the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak over the period from 25 January 2020 to 10 September 2020. By using cointegration analysis, our results suggest that there are both long-run andContinue Reading
The paper studies the composition and inequality of wealth among the household per capita in Malaysia, using the 2007 Malaysia’s Household Income Survey (HIS), focusing on the disparity among the ethnic groups. Real estate assets make up about 96% of wealth, while financial assets make up the rest. Consistent withContinue Reading
A major domain of e-Government research has been the examination of information delivery to citizens. These services involve communications and transactions between government, at various levels, and citizens. The rise of these services has led to a concurrent need to develop models of citizen satisfaction with e-governmental services. This researchContinue Reading
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 consumption decisions, except in the case of expenditure on vacation, which tends to be reduced forContinue Reading
The objective of this study is to construct an enhanced house price index model in Malaysia. Having reviewed the current model of the Malaysian House Price Index (MHPI), it is currently found that this index is constructed based on the demand-driven variables. Previous studies explained that both macroeconomic factors (incomeContinue Reading
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