Measuring income inequality in Malaysia based on household income survey by Muhammad Aslam Mohd Safari, Nurulkamal Masseran, Kamarulzaman Ibrahim, Saiful Izzuan Hussain

“…Several policies have been introduced by Malaysian government with the aim of reducing the income inequality among the citizens. This study examines the changes in income inequality based on three different indices, which are Gini, Atkinson and generalized entropy using the household incomes data available from the surveys conducted in 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014. …”
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Analysis of gender income GAP in Malaysia by Nurfatin Irdina Muhammad Najib, Noriza Majid

“…Multiple linear regression model is used to estimate the influence of demographic and human capital factors on employee income levels. The Blinder-Oaxaca income decomposition model is used to analyse gender income differences. …”
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What does data on functional income distribution tell us about trends in and correlates of income inequality in the Asia-Pacific? by Raihan, Selim

“…Furthermore, inequality, measured through the income Gini index also increased in these countries. …”
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Economic growth and income distribution: the experience of Indonesia by Jhon Tafbu Ritonga

“…The purpose of this study is to find out the income inequality stage in Indonesia and wether the good income distribution inequality can ensure the stability of the state. …”
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Disclosure of extraordinary items and income smoothing behaviour in Malaysia by Shamsul Nahar Abdullah, Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail, Nor Asma Lode

“…As there was no evidence of the use of EI to smooth income in Malaysia, the belief that the new standard (that restricts the definition of EI) would curb the practice of income smoothing is not relevant. …”
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Economic growth and income inequality in Sudan: an empirical investigation by Atif Awad Abdallah

“…The importance of the study stems from the fact that pro-poor economic growth is often seen as important for poverty reduction not only through raising incomes but also in improving the distribution of income in favour of the poor. …”

Readability assessment of Nigerian company income tax act by Musa Sulaiman Umar, Natrah Saad

“…This study was undertaken to examine the readability of the Nigerian Company Income Tax Act 2007 (CITA 2007), which is the main reference for taxpayers who have intention to comply. …”
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Malaysian household income distribution: a fractal point of view by Fatimah Abdul Razak, Faridatulazna Ahmad Shahabuddin

“…Malaysian Household Income Survey data provided by the Malaysian Department of Statistics is used to provide evidence that the upper tails of the household income distribution follows a fractal based distribution known as power-law. …”
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Islamic banking and income inequality: the role of corporate social responsibility by Nurul Muna Mohamad, Tajul Ariffin Masron, Risna Wijayanti, Muslimah Mohd Jamil

“…The results suggest that Islamic banking has potential to reduce income inequality via Islamic financing and CSR further helps to reduce income inequality. …”
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Composite pareto distributions for modelling household income distribution in Malaysia by Muhammad Hilmi Abdul Majid, Kamarulzaman Ibrahim

“…It is noted in some previous literatures that the Paretian tail behaviour can be observed in the distribution of Malaysian household income. In this paper, the composite Pareto models are fitted to the Malaysian household income data of several years. …”
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Health expenditure and economic development in low-and middle-income countries by Suhaila Saad, Norashidah Mohamed Nor

“…The purpose of this study is to examine whether health expenditure has any significant impact on economic development in low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs). We employed static panel data analysis involving 67 countries which were split into two groups: low-income countries and middle-income countries, and the time frame is spanning from 2010 to 2014. …”
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Does recomposed institutions quality alleviate extreme income inequality? by Har, Wai Mun, Law, Siong Hook, Mohd Naseem Niaz Ahmad, Nur Syazwani Mazlan

“…This paper aims to study the effect of recomposed institution quality to extreme income inequality. Findings reveal aggregated institutional quality of World Governance Indicators (WGI) have anomalies, distorted by its individual components’ incongruent relationships with income inequality. …”
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Regional income inequality in Indonesia: the role of public and private investment by Dani Rahman Hakim, Iin Rosini

“…This study analyzed the effect of investment on regional income inequality in Indonesia using a panel dataset on 33 provinces for the period 2006 -2021. …”
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Regional income disparities in Malaysia: A stochastic convergence analysis by Muzafar Shah Habibullah, AM Dayang-Affizzah, Chin-Hong, Puah

“…For the last four decades, income disparities across states in Malaysia continue to be a matter of concern. …”
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The effects of doctors’ interpersonal communication on low-income inpatients’ satisfaction level by Effendi, Ridwan, Sukmayadi, Vidi, Pandjaitan, Irpanus Rachman

“…This study aims at examining the influence of doctors' interpersonal communication on the satisfaction levels of class III (low income) inpatients at Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia. …”
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The contribution of Zakat as an Income creating asset in Selangor and wilayah persekutuan, Malaysia by Nor Ghani Md. Nor, Abd. Razak, Mohd. Ali Mohd. Noor

The role of effective governance in determining the relationship between Muslims’ religiosity and their income by Khalil, Sidrah, Mansour, Hoda

“…Most of the studies which examine the effect of religiosity on income in the literature have found the relationship to be negative among Muslims and non-Muslims. …”
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The effect of the gender equality on income inequality : a dynamic panel approach by Baloch, Amdadullah, Zaleha Mohd Noor, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, Nor Yasmin Mhd Bani

“…GDP per capita has nonlinear effect income inequality. Education attainment has a negative effect on income distribution, while higher inflation rate increases income inequality. …”
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The impact of middle-class towards economic growth and income inequality in Indonesia by Fitrawaty, Maipita, Indra, Hermawan, Wawan, Rahman, Haikal

“…The 20% increase in middle-class income can only boost economic growth by less than 1 percent. …”
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Spatial quantile autoregressive model : case study of income inequality in Indonesia by Lusiana, Evellin Dewi, Pramoedyo, Henny, Sudarmawan, Barianto Nurasri

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