Food security and economic growth by Abdul Manap, Nur Marina, Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…Starvation and malnutrition have a negative impact on health, leading to poor productivity, and thus gradually affecting overall economic growth. This paper estimates the impact of food security on the economic growth of dry-land developing countries. …”

Does population aging affect economic growth in Malaysia? by Ismail, Normaz Wana, Abdul Rahman, Siti Wardah, Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan

“…The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of aging on economic growth. The study used dynamic growth model and employed ARDL approach for the period of 1970 to 2013. …”
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Service export and economic growth in the selected developing Asian countries by Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Ahmad, Siti Asiah, Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…Service export also has a significant and positive impact on economic growth. The findings implies that the Asian developing countries should focus on formulating appropriate policy measures to enhance the performance of services sector and service export to stimulate the economic growth.…”
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Energy consumption, environmental emissions and economic growth: an empirical analysis in Nigeria by Gambo, Suleman Lawal, Ishak, Suryati, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Muhammad Idris, Moukhtar

“…This study examined the relations of energy consumption, emissionsand economic growth as an important yardstick determining the level of economic activities in Nigeria. …”
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Public debt, institutional quality and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa by Sani, Abdullahi, Said, Rusmawati, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Mazlan, Nur Syazwani

“…This confirms the hypothesis that the impact of public debt on economic growth is a function of institutional quality. …”
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The contribution of various sectors in west Malaysia to the economic growth: an input-output analysis by Hassan, Mohd Khairul Hisyam, Mohd Noor, Zaleha, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Radam, Alias, Abdul Rashid, Zakariah

“…By using the regional input-output approach, this paper attempts to analyse the contribution of the various sectors in West Malaysia to economic growth as well as the regional development planning. …”
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Aging and economic growth: empirical analysis using autoregressive distributed lag approach by Ismail, Normaz Wana, Haji Abd Rahman, Hajah Siti Wardah, Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan, Said, Rusmawati

“…The major finding of this study showed that a reduction of fertility rate lead to higher economic growth. This implied that even though Malaysia will face aging society by 2020, the economic growth is still stable and can increase by investing more on human capital.…”
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The impact of financial development, oil price on economic growth in African OPEC members by Umar, Bala, Lee, Chin, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…This study ascertains impacts of financial development, oil price on economic growth in African OPEC members. Many studies have been done on financial development and economic growth, without considering the nature of the economic dependency. …”
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A pooled mean group estimation on ICT infrastructure and economic growth in ASEAN-5 countries by Mohd Mahyideen, Jamilah, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Law, Siong Hook

“…This study concludes that ICT infrastructure is a key driver of ASEAN economic growth.…”
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ICT infrastructure and economic growth : evidence from Asean-5 using panel dynamic OLS analysis by Mohd Mahyideen, Jamilah, Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…In this study, we investigate empirically the contribution of information and communications technologies (ICT) infrastructure, in affecting economic growth in selected ASEAN countries over the period 1980-2009. …”
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Impact of foreign aid and foreign direct investment on economic growth: evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries by Mohamed, Masoud Rashid, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini

“…Furthermore, we found evidence that foreign aid from different bilateral donors may have different effects on economic growth.…”
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Foreign direct investments (FDI) and economic growth: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries by Suleiman, Najat Nassor, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been regarded as one of the important factors that stimulate the economic growth in most of the developing countries. However, fewer studies have explored the issue in the case of African region. …”
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Impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries by Suleiman, Najat Nassor, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been regarded as one of the important factor that stimulates the economic growth in most of the developing countries. However, fewer studies have explored the issue in the case of African region. …”
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The role of financial development and institutional quality in remittance-growth nexus in Asia by Ngoma, Abubakar Lawan, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Law, Siong Hook

“…Overall, the result suggests that workers' remittance and financial development work as complements in enhancing economic growth. However, the former and institutional quality act as substitutes in promoting economic growth.…”
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High technology trade and the roles of absorptive capabilities in Malaysia by Fong, Leonard Litt Lam, Siong, Hook Law, Azman-Saini, W. N. W., Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…This article analyses the importance of high-technology trade as a channel of economic growth to ease Malaysia out of the middle-income trap. …”

Energy consumption and real GDP nexus: a Malaysian case demonstrating the importance of trade openness by Poh, Paik Xuan, Lee, Chin, Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…The finding shows that energy is a restrictive factor for economic development and any export-led growth strategy implemented must contribute to the vital role of trade openness in order to become a stimulus for real economic growth. Moreover, the result indicates the importance of trade openness in facilitating the impact of energy consumption on economic growth.…”
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Growth and convergence in ASEAN: a dynamic panel approach by Ismail, Normaz Wana

“…This study investigates the issues of convergence and economic growth in the ASEAN. Preliminary graphical observations find strong evidence of β and σ convergence after the expansion of ASEAN membership. …”
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Getting the focus right: achieving the targeted compensation of employees' composition in post-mid-term review of the Twelfth Malaysia Plan by Utit, Chakrin, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Idris, Zera Zuryana

“…The successful implementation of eleven Malaysia Plans in charting and navigating economic growth has seen the transformation of Malaysia from an agricultural economy to an industrialised one and subsequently into a services-based economy. …”

Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region by Jalil, Siti Ayu, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Mohd Noor, Zaleha

“…It is understood the dilemma facing by the governments across this region their need to balance between boosting economic growth to eradicate poverty while simultaneously controlling the increased in carbon emissions. …”
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The regional input-output model for East Malaysia region: construction and application by Hassan, Mohd Khairul Hisyam, Mohd Noor, Zaleha, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Radam, Alias, Abdul Rashid, Zakariah

“…This study examines the importance of regional development planning to economic growth through the construction of regional input-output table for East Malaysia. …”
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