Income inequality and development in Malaysia

This study is to examine the relationship between income inequality and development across Malaysian states by using yearly data which cover the period ranging from 1984 to 2012. A panel analysis is used to run the estimation in 13 of Malaysian states. The methodologies that have been employed in th...

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Main Author: Pua, Vivien Fei Wen
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/1/Vivien.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/4/Vivien%20full.pdf
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description This study is to examine the relationship between income inequality and development across Malaysian states by using yearly data which cover the period ranging from 1984 to 2012. A panel analysis is used to run the estimation in 13 of Malaysian states. The methodologies that have been employed in this study included Breusch-Pagan Lagrange Multiplier Test, Hausman specification test and panel regression. A scattered graph between GDP per capita and GINI coefficient will be plotted to test the existence of Kuznets inverted-U curve hypothesis. The empirical findings show the existence of Kuznets inverted-U curve in seven out of thirteen of Malaysian states. There is a negative relationship between income inequality and development in Malaysia.
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spelling unimas-123152024-02-23T08:36:57Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/ Income inequality and development in Malaysia Pua, Vivien Fei Wen HB Economic Theory This study is to examine the relationship between income inequality and development across Malaysian states by using yearly data which cover the period ranging from 1984 to 2012. A panel analysis is used to run the estimation in 13 of Malaysian states. The methodologies that have been employed in this study included Breusch-Pagan Lagrange Multiplier Test, Hausman specification test and panel regression. A scattered graph between GDP per capita and GINI coefficient will be plotted to test the existence of Kuznets inverted-U curve hypothesis. The empirical findings show the existence of Kuznets inverted-U curve in seven out of thirteen of Malaysian states. There is a negative relationship between income inequality and development in Malaysia. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/1/Vivien.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/4/Vivien%20full.pdf Pua, Vivien Fei Wen (2015) Income inequality and development in Malaysia. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
Pua, Vivien Fei Wen
Income inequality and development in Malaysia
title Income inequality and development in Malaysia
title_full Income inequality and development in Malaysia
title_fullStr Income inequality and development in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Income inequality and development in Malaysia
title_short Income inequality and development in Malaysia
title_sort income inequality and development in malaysia
topic HB Economic Theory
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/1/Vivien.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12315/4/Vivien%20full.pdf