Shock and economic growth in Malaysia by Dahalan, Jauhari, Mohd Mustafa, Muszafarshah

“…The objective of the study is to examine shocks and economic growth using an a-theoretical approach. An a-theoretical framework for studying shocks and economic growth was possible through the use of VAR method.We performed stationarity, causality and cointegration tests in order to achieve an appropriate model specification in estimating real relationships among the selected variables. …”
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The small and medium enterprises Act as catalyst for economic growth and development in Pakistan: Economic growth and development perspective by Khan, Muhammad Ishfaq, Ali Qureshi, Muzaffar

“…This paper explores the value of small and medium enterprises for the economic growth and development especially in Pakistan. …”
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The energy-economic growth nexus in Indonesia by Osman, Nor Hasni, Nughara, Andhyka Tyaz

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between final energy consumption and economic growth for three main development sectors in Indonesia. …”
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Constructions & properties to boost the economic growth by Nanyang, Siang Pau

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Effect of agricultural sector determinants on economic growth by Oluwatoyese, Oyetade P., Applanaidu, Shri Dewi

“…The effect of in the some components sectors of non-oil economic growth of countries continues to be tested in order for the turning around of the nations’ economic outlook for the future good.The adoption of export promotion policy which is one of the fundamental strategies for improvement in countries’ economic growth has experienced remarkable economic growth for some years even in the case Nigeria.This paper extends the previous empirical studies on the agricultural sector by providing some evidence from time series data ranging from 1981 to 2011.In the study, the simple regression model was used in estimation, where fishery, food/crop production, forestry index and livestock index are the independent variables and gross domestic product (GDP) as the dependent variable.This paper basically reflect on the significant of the promotion of agricultural sector determinants for exportation, by shedding light on agricultural sector contribution or productivity to the economic growth and development of the country.Since the agricultural sector of non-oil component has contributed significantly to the economic growth.This paper highlights the performance and some constraints that are confronting the agricultural sector; in which policy measures are suggested for the promotion of exportation of agriculture sector determinants in Nigeria based on the result.…”
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Determinants of economic growth in Malaysia 1970-2010 by Hussin, Fauzi, Mat Ros, Norazrul, Zamzuri Noor, Mohd Saifoul

“…This paper investigates the determinants of economic growth in Malaysia.Trade openness, foreign direct investment, government development expenditure and gross fixed capital formation are used as indicators of economic growth.The study used time series data for the period 1970 to 2010.The Johansen and Juselius cointegration approach was applied to determine the long-run relationship between the variables. …”
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The impact of education on economic growth: The case of Malaysia by Abdul Latif, Nurul Wahilah, Mohamed Yusof, Nor Yusma

“…This paper focuses on human capital as a one of determinant of economic growth. The problem statement of this study was that, does the education attainment of the population can help to increase the economic growth? …”
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The impact of export instability on Malaysia's economic growth by Abu Bakar, Nor'Aznin, Subramaniam, Shri Dewi

“…The export instability has a deleterious efect on Malaysia's economic growth. Instability in export earnings can cause economic reprisals, which will afect the economic performance of the country. …”
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Bank lending and economic growth in Malaysia: revisited by Tuck, Cheong Tang

“…The study suggests that in order to support a sustainable economic growth in Malaysia, bank financing for the private sector will be necessary.…”
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Sukuk and economic growth: Evidence from panel data by Nayan, Sabri, Kadir, Norsiah

“…Interestingly, the result reveals that sukuk significantly affect and contribute to economic growth.Islamic capital markets in general and sukuk in particular can promote economic growth.…”
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Investigation on zakat as an indicator for Moslem countries' economic growth by Mahat, Nor Idayu, Warokka, Ari

“…This study examines the possibility of zakat as an alternative source of economic growth, which in most cases and prior studies Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been more preferable and become dominant development engine for emerging economies. …”

The role of migrant workers remittances in fostering economic growth by Azam, Muhammad

“…Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the macroeconomic impact of migrant workers’ remittances on economic growth in four developing Asian countries namely: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.Design/methodology/approach – This study utilizes annual time series data over the period 1976-2012 and the ordinary least squares as an analytical technique for parameters estimation.Findings– Empirical results support the existence of a significant positive relationship between migrant workers remittances and economic growth. …”
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Impact on poverty and income inequality in Malaysia’s economic growth by Islam, Rabiul, Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir, Zainal Abidin, Irwan Shah, Rayaiappan, Jeya Malar

“…Poverty and income inequality are extreme issues that still exist in Malaysia.Any rise in poverty and income inequality definitely affect economic growth.There are many great efforts taken by the government of Malaysia to eradicate poverty and to reduce the gap of income inequality which occurs since 1970’s.The incidence of poverty and income inequality is higher in rural areas compared to urban areas. …”
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Does Conflict Disrupt Economic Growth in South Asia? by Abdul Rasheed, Sithy Jesmy, Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi

“…This study examines the impact of conflict on economic growth in conflict affected South Asian region for the period 1980-2014 by employing the Solow growth model and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds test approach to cointegration. …”
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Impact on poverty and income inequality in Malaysia’s economic growth by Islam, Rabiul, Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir, Zainal Abidin, Irwan Shah, Rayaiappan, Jeya Malar

“…Any rise in poverty and income inequality definitely affect economic growth. There are many great efforts taken by the government of Malaysia to eradicate poverty and to reduce the gap of income inequality which occurs since 1970’s. …”

Education and human capital effect on Malaysian economic growth by Islam, Rabiul, Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir, Kusuma, Bobby, Theseira, Belinda Barbara

“…In this globalization era, more knowledgeable human capital is needed to gain better economic growth. The ability of a country’s human resources in providing skillful labors in various scopes ensures the success of implementation of the economic policies. …”
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Foreign investment, government expenditure, and economic growth in Malaysia by Said, Fatimah, Yusof, Zarinah, Mohd Said, Saad, Osman, Ahmad Farid

“…The regression results showed that the growth of export and ratio of government expenditure to GDP are the driving forces in enhancing the economic growth in Malaysia. Foreign investment and previous year real income per capita growth depict positive impact, whereas population growth exerts a negative impact on economic growth.…”
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FDI and economic growth: New evidence on the role of financial markets by Azman-Saini, W.N.W., Law, Siong Hook, Ahmad, Abd Halim @ Hamilton

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The contribution of economic sectors to economic growth: The cases of Malaysia and China by Hussin, Fauzi

“…Malaysia and China have recently achieved spectacular economic growth where GDP percapita growth rapidly in both countries.Thus, this study examines the contribution of economic sectors to economic growth in Malaysia and China by using time series data from year 1978 until 2007.There are three economic sectors that will be analyzed, which are agricultural sector, manufacturing sector and service sector.Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) unit root test is used in this study and it showed that the time series data are stationary at the first differences.Then, correlation analysis indicated that agriculture sector, manufacturing sector and service sector had positive relationship with GDP per capita in Malaysia and China.In addition, results of model multiple regressions showed that services sector generated the highest contribution to Malaysia's economic growth while manufacturing sector provided the biggest contribution to China's econimic growth.…”
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Lower EPF contribution can boost economic growth - economists by Borneo Post, (KK)

“…KUALA LUMPUR: Boosting the people's purchasing power by lowering their contribution to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and offering them wider tax relief will help to spur the nation's economic growth and prop up the ringgit, according to economists.…”
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