The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics
This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in 2004–16. On aggregate, there were large reductions in chronic poverty and increases in persistent...
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okr-10986-368202022-01-14T05:10:36Z The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics Rongen, Gerton Ali Ahmad, Zainab Lanjouw, Peter Simler, Kenneth POVERTY DYNAMICS ETHNIC INEQUALITY REGIONAL INEQUALITY SYNTHETIC PANEL INCOME MOBILITY POVERTY REDUCTION This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in 2004–16. On aggregate, there were large reductions in chronic poverty and increases in persistent economic security, but those who remained poor in 2016 were increasingly likely to be poor in a structural sense. Further, the poverty and income dynamics differ notably across geographic dimensions. Such disparities are most striking when comparing affluent urban Peninsular Malaysia with poorer rural East Malaysia. Although there are important differences in welfare levels between the main ethnic groups in Malaysia, the mobility trends generally point in the same direction. While the findings show that there is still scope for poverty reduction through the reduction of interethnic inequalities, the study underscores the importance of taking regional inequalities into account to ensure a fairer distribution of socioeconomic opportunities for poor and vulnerable Malaysians. Hence, addressing chronic poverty is likely to require additional attention to less developed geographic areas, as a complement to the current policies that are largely ethnicity-based. 2022-01-13T15:48:23Z 2022-01-13T15:48:23Z 2022-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626721641828785529/The-Interplay-of-Regional-and-Ethnic-Inequalities-in-Malaysian-Poverty-Dynamics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36820 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9898 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Malaysia |
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POVERTY DYNAMICS ETHNIC INEQUALITY REGIONAL INEQUALITY SYNTHETIC PANEL INCOME MOBILITY POVERTY REDUCTION Rongen, Gerton Ali Ahmad, Zainab Lanjouw, Peter Simler, Kenneth The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics |
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This study employs a synthetic panel
approach based on nationally representative micro-level data
to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in 2004–16.
On aggregate, there were large reductions in chronic poverty
and increases in persistent economic security, but those who
remained poor in 2016 were increasingly likely to be poor in
a structural sense. Further, the poverty and income dynamics
differ notably across geographic dimensions. Such
disparities are most striking when comparing affluent urban
Peninsular Malaysia with poorer rural East Malaysia.
Although there are important differences in welfare levels
between the main ethnic groups in Malaysia, the mobility
trends generally point in the same direction. While the
findings show that there is still scope for poverty
reduction through the reduction of interethnic inequalities,
the study underscores the importance of taking regional
inequalities into account to ensure a fairer distribution of
socioeconomic opportunities for poor and vulnerable
Malaysians. Hence, addressing chronic poverty is likely to
require additional attention to less developed geographic
areas, as a complement to the current policies that are
largely ethnicity-based. |
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Working Paper |
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Rongen, Gerton Ali Ahmad, Zainab Lanjouw, Peter Simler, Kenneth |
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Rongen, Gerton Ali Ahmad, Zainab Lanjouw, Peter Simler, Kenneth |
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Rongen, Gerton |
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The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics |
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The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics |
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The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics |
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The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics |
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The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics |
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interplay of regional and ethnic inequalities in malaysian poverty dynamics |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626721641828785529/The-Interplay-of-Regional-and-Ethnic-Inequalities-in-Malaysian-Poverty-Dynamics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36820 |
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