How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia

Malaysias structural transformation from low to middle income has made it one of the most prominent manufacturing exporters in the world. However, in the competitive global economy, like many other middle-income economies, it is sandwiched between...

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Main Authors:	Flaaen, Aaron, Ghani, Ejaz, Mishra, Saurabh
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BUSINESS INNOVATIONS BUSINESS SERVICES CAPABILITIES CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL MARKETS CITIES COLLATERAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CRITICAL MASS DATA AVAILABILITY DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMICS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EQUIPMENT ESP EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN FIRMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBALIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES GROWTH STRATEGY HIGH WAGES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD INFORMATION NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEARNING LICENSE LICENSE FEES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY MARGINAL PRODUCTS MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES NETWORK EXTERNALITIES OUTPUT PER CAPITA INCOME PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RAMP;D REAL GDP RESULT RESULTS SKILL SHORTAGES SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAX TAX REVENUES TAXONOMY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRACK RECORD TRADE STATISTICS VALUE ADDED VENTURE CAPITAL WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17893586/avoid-middle-income-traps-evidence-malaysia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22602

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spelling	okr-10986-226022021-04-23T14:04:09Z How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia Flaaen, Aaron Ghani, Ejaz Mishra, Saurabh ACCOUNTING ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BUSINESS INNOVATIONS BUSINESS SERVICES CAPABILITIES CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL MARKETS CITIES COLLATERAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CRITICAL MASS DATA AVAILABILITY DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMICS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EQUIPMENT ESP EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN FIRMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBALIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES GROWTH STRATEGY HIGH WAGES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD INFORMATION NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEARNING LICENSE LICENSE FEES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY MARGINAL PRODUCTS MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES NETWORK EXTERNALITIES OUTPUT PER CAPITA INCOME PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RAMP;D REAL GDP RESULT RESULTS SKILL SHORTAGES SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAX TAX REVENUES TAXONOMY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRACK RECORD TRADE STATISTICS VALUE ADDED VENTURE CAPITAL WAGES Malaysias structural transformation from low to middle income has made it one of the most prominent manufacturing exporters in the world. However, in the competitive global economy, like many other middle-income economies, it is sandwiched between low-wage economies on one side and more innovative advanced economies on the other. What can Malaysia do? Does Malaysia need a new growth strategy? 2015-09-14T14:51:02Z 2015-09-14T14:51:02Z 2013-06 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17893586/avoid-middle-income-traps-evidence-malaysia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22602 English en_US Economic premise;no. 120 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
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topic	ACCOUNTING ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BUSINESS INNOVATIONS BUSINESS SERVICES CAPABILITIES CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL MARKETS CITIES COLLATERAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CRITICAL MASS DATA AVAILABILITY DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMICS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EQUIPMENT ESP EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN FIRMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBALIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES GROWTH STRATEGY HIGH WAGES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD INFORMATION NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEARNING LICENSE LICENSE FEES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY MARGINAL PRODUCTS MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES NETWORK EXTERNALITIES OUTPUT PER CAPITA INCOME PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RAMP;D REAL GDP RESULT RESULTS SKILL SHORTAGES SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAX TAX REVENUES TAXONOMY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRACK RECORD TRADE STATISTICS VALUE ADDED VENTURE CAPITAL WAGES
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BUSINESS INNOVATIONS BUSINESS SERVICES CAPABILITIES CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL MARKETS CITIES COLLATERAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CRITICAL MASS DATA AVAILABILITY DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMICS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EQUIPMENT ESP EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN FIRMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBALIZATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES GROWTH STRATEGY HIGH WAGES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD INFORMATION NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEARNING LICENSE LICENSE FEES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY MARGINAL PRODUCTS MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES NETWORK EXTERNALITIES OUTPUT PER CAPITA INCOME PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RAMP;D REAL GDP RESULT RESULTS SKILL SHORTAGES SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAX TAX REVENUES TAXONOMY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRACK RECORD TRADE STATISTICS VALUE ADDED VENTURE CAPITAL WAGES Flaaen, Aaron Ghani, Ejaz Mishra, Saurabh How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
relation	Economic premise;no. 120
description	Malaysias structural transformation from low to middle income has made it one of the most prominent manufacturing exporters in the world. However, in the competitive global economy, like many other middle-income economies, it is sandwiched between low-wage economies on one side and more innovative advanced economies on the other. What can Malaysia do? Does Malaysia need a new growth strategy?
format	Brief
author	Flaaen, Aaron Ghani, Ejaz Mishra, Saurabh
author_facet	Flaaen, Aaron Ghani, Ejaz Mishra, Saurabh
author_sort	Flaaen, Aaron
title	How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia
title_short	How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia
title_full	How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia
title_fullStr	How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia
title_sort	how to avoid middle-income traps? : evidence from malaysia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17893586/avoid-middle-income-traps-evidence-malaysia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22602
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How to Avoid Middle-Income Traps? : Evidence from Malaysia

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