Determinants Of Malaysia’s Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices Export
Malaysia is a world leading resource-based rubber medical devices (RMD) exporter and has remarkable success in the value-added RMD export rather than depending on exporting the raw rubber. However, Malaysia faces the challenges of decreasing market share due to increasing competition from other c...
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| description | Malaysia is a world leading resource-based rubber medical devices (RMD)
exporter and has remarkable success in the value-added RMD export rather than
depending on exporting the raw rubber. However, Malaysia faces the challenges of
decreasing market share due to increasing competition from other countries, and
stagnating RMD market share. This study examines the determinants of Malaysia’s RMD
export for 1989-2013. Empirical techniques used are Pooled Ordinary Least Squares
(OLS), panel estimation of fixed (FE) and random effect (RE) and Poisson pseudomaximum
likelihood. Findings show that the key determinants in terms of exporter’s and
importers’ income and manufacturing industry incomes (separate estimations) are
significant in the gravity model. Distance (a proxy for transportation cost) was
insignificant but Logistic Performance Index provides the explanation that a country with
less developed logistics infrastructure may make transporting costlier to a nearby country.
Importers with higher healthcare expenditure per capita showed significance in increasing
Malaysia’s RMD import while countries with number of people living with HIV/AIDS
(indicating disease awareness, infection prevention and control) are not significant in
reducing import of Malaysia’s RMD. All Malaysia’s bilateral FTA partners show
significant negative relationship in terms of lower imports relative to other non-bilateral
FTA partners especially compared against the export to high income, large countries,
relatively. |
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| spelling | usm-487662021-04-02T01:21:30Z http://eprints.usm.my/48766/ Determinants Of Malaysia’s Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices Export Lee, Siu Ming LC5800-5808 Distance education. Malaysia is a world leading resource-based rubber medical devices (RMD) exporter and has remarkable success in the value-added RMD export rather than depending on exporting the raw rubber. However, Malaysia faces the challenges of decreasing market share due to increasing competition from other countries, and stagnating RMD market share. This study examines the determinants of Malaysia’s RMD export for 1989-2013. Empirical techniques used are Pooled Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), panel estimation of fixed (FE) and random effect (RE) and Poisson pseudomaximum likelihood. Findings show that the key determinants in terms of exporter’s and importers’ income and manufacturing industry incomes (separate estimations) are significant in the gravity model. Distance (a proxy for transportation cost) was insignificant but Logistic Performance Index provides the explanation that a country with less developed logistics infrastructure may make transporting costlier to a nearby country. Importers with higher healthcare expenditure per capita showed significance in increasing Malaysia’s RMD import while countries with number of people living with HIV/AIDS (indicating disease awareness, infection prevention and control) are not significant in reducing import of Malaysia’s RMD. All Malaysia’s bilateral FTA partners show significant negative relationship in terms of lower imports relative to other non-bilateral FTA partners especially compared against the export to high income, large countries, relatively. 2019-02 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/48766/1/LEE%20SIU%20MING%20THESIS%20FEB%202019%20cut.pdf Lee, Siu Ming (2019) Determinants Of Malaysia’s Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices Export. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | LC5800-5808 Distance education. Lee, Siu Ming Determinants Of Malaysia’s Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices Export |
| title | Determinants Of Malaysia’s
Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices
Export |
| title_full | Determinants Of Malaysia’s
Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices
Export |
| title_fullStr | Determinants Of Malaysia’s
Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices
Export |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants Of Malaysia’s
Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices
Export |
| title_short | Determinants Of Malaysia’s
Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices
Export |
| title_sort | determinants of malaysia’s
resource-based rubber medical devices
export |
| topic | LC5800-5808 Distance education. |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/48766/ http://eprints.usm.my/48766/1/LEE%20SIU%20MING%20THESIS%20FEB%202019%20cut.pdf |