The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case.

This study empirically investigates the relationship between common language and trade by fully utilized gravity model. The model is further augmented to identify whether Malay, Chinese and English language give significant impact on Malaysian bilateral trade with her eighty trade partners over the...

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Main Author: Ismail, Normaz Wana
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Language:English
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17089/
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description This study empirically investigates the relationship between common language and trade by fully utilized gravity model. The model is further augmented to identify whether Malay, Chinese and English language give significant impact on Malaysian bilateral trade with her eighty trade partners over the period 1980 to 2005. The result suggests that a country that have common in language will trade more each other as it can be an important means in reducing the information cost in trade. The result also revealed that besides English as the language of trade, the Chinese language is increasingly important in Malaysian bilateral trade, particularly within Asian countries.
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spelling upm-170892015-09-29T01:35:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17089/ The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case. Ismail, Normaz Wana This study empirically investigates the relationship between common language and trade by fully utilized gravity model. The model is further augmented to identify whether Malay, Chinese and English language give significant impact on Malaysian bilateral trade with her eighty trade partners over the period 1980 to 2005. The result suggests that a country that have common in language will trade more each other as it can be an important means in reducing the information cost in trade. The result also revealed that besides English as the language of trade, the Chinese language is increasingly important in Malaysian bilateral trade, particularly within Asian countries. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17089/1/The%20effect%20of%20language%20on%20trade.pdf Ismail, Normaz Wana (2010) The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case. International Journal of Business and Society, 11 (1). pp. 51-58. ISSN 1511-6670 English
spellingShingle Ismail, Normaz Wana
The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case.
title The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case.
title_full The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case.
title_fullStr The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case.
title_full_unstemmed The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case.
title_short The effect of language on trade: the Malaysian case.
title_sort effect of language on trade: the malaysian case.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17089/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17089/1/The%20effect%20of%20language%20on%20trade.pdf