Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail

This study is to investigate the relationship between economic indicators and investment in Malaysia using secondary data spanned through 1982-2015. This study employs an empirical analysis by adapting the unit root test, Johansen co-integration test and vector error correction model (VECM) to deter...

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Main Authors: Ma’in, Masturah, Nordin, Norfaiezah, Zailan, Izza Hazira, Sulaiman, Saliza, Ismail, Zuraidah
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Business and Management ; UiTM Press 2018
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spelling uitm-232102019-02-22T04:22:51Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23210/ Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail Ma’in, Masturah Nordin, Norfaiezah Zailan, Izza Hazira Sulaiman, Saliza Ismail, Zuraidah Investment, capital formation, speculation This study is to investigate the relationship between economic indicators and investment in Malaysia using secondary data spanned through 1982-2015. This study employs an empirical analysis by adapting the unit root test, Johansen co-integration test and vector error correction model (VECM) to determine the short-run and long run effect among variables. The cointegrating test indicates that investment is significantly related to the trade openness, GDP and population. Based on the VECM results, the findings show that a long run relationship exists between the trade openness and investment in Malaysia. Hence, these reveal that it is important for the Malaysian government to enhance the economic policy in liberalizing foreign trade in order to encourage more investments. Faculty of Business and Management ; UiTM Press 2018-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23210/1/AJ_MASTURAH%20MA%27IN%20JIBE%20B%2018.pdf.pdf Ma’in, Masturah and Nordin, Norfaiezah and Zailan, Izza Hazira and Sulaiman, Saliza and Ismail, Zuraidah (2018) Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail. Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE), 3 (2). pp. 23-29. ISSN 2550-1429 (Submitted) https://jibe.uitm.edu.my/
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topic Investment, capital formation, speculation
spellingShingle Investment, capital formation, speculation
Ma’in, Masturah
Nordin, Norfaiezah
Zailan, Izza Hazira
Sulaiman, Saliza
Ismail, Zuraidah
Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail
description This study is to investigate the relationship between economic indicators and investment in Malaysia using secondary data spanned through 1982-2015. This study employs an empirical analysis by adapting the unit root test, Johansen co-integration test and vector error correction model (VECM) to determine the short-run and long run effect among variables. The cointegrating test indicates that investment is significantly related to the trade openness, GDP and population. Based on the VECM results, the findings show that a long run relationship exists between the trade openness and investment in Malaysia. Hence, these reveal that it is important for the Malaysian government to enhance the economic policy in liberalizing foreign trade in order to encourage more investments.
format Article
author Ma’in, Masturah
Nordin, Norfaiezah
Zailan, Izza Hazira
Sulaiman, Saliza
Ismail, Zuraidah
author_facet Ma’in, Masturah
Nordin, Norfaiezah
Zailan, Izza Hazira
Sulaiman, Saliza
Ismail, Zuraidah
author_sort Ma’in, Masturah
title Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail
title_short Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail
title_full Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail
title_fullStr Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail
title_full_unstemmed Investment and Enconomic Indicators in Malaysia / Masturah Ma’in, Norfaiezah Nordin, Izza Hazira Zailan, Saliza Sulaiman, Zuraidah Ismail
title_sort investment and enconomic indicators in malaysia / masturah ma’in, norfaiezah nordin, izza hazira zailan, saliza sulaiman, zuraidah ismail
publisher Faculty of Business and Management ; UiTM Press
publishDate 2018
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23210/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23210/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23210/1/AJ_MASTURAH%20MA%27IN%20JIBE%20B%2018.pdf.pdf
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