The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore

Open economy is essential for a sustainable economic growth in a country. In recent years, Malaysia is actively promoting economic integration to improve innovation and productivity outputs to become a high-income nation. Singapore is the top ASEAN trading and investment partner of Malaysia and both...

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Main Authors: Wong, Chee Yie, Yow, Hui Fang
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5029/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5029/1/Overall%2Dwork%2DChapter1%2D5.pdf
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description Open economy is essential for a sustainable economic growth in a country. In recent years, Malaysia is actively promoting economic integration to improve innovation and productivity outputs to become a high-income nation. Singapore is the top ASEAN trading and investment partner of Malaysia and both countries have bilateral ties with each other since 1965s. This research study analyzes the impact of Malaysia bilateral trade and investment with Singapore on Malaysia’s economic growth from 2008 to 2016. Vector error correction model (VECM) estimation reveals that Malaysia exports to Singapore and Malaysia outward foreign direct investment in Singapore have significant relationship with Malaysia’s economic growth. On the other hand, Malaysia imports from Singapore and Malaysia inward foreign direct investment by Singapore have insignificant relationship with Malaysia’s economic growth. The results also show that Malaysia exports to Singapore is significantly positive towards Malaysia’s economic growth and Malaysia outward foreign direct investment in Singapore is significantly negative towards Malaysia’s economic growth. This concludes that only Malaysia exports to Singapore can help to increase Malaysia’s economic growth.
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spelling utar-50292023-03-03T13:42:28Z The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore Wong, Chee Yie Yow, Hui Fang HD Industries. Land use. Labor HF Commerce Open economy is essential for a sustainable economic growth in a country. In recent years, Malaysia is actively promoting economic integration to improve innovation and productivity outputs to become a high-income nation. Singapore is the top ASEAN trading and investment partner of Malaysia and both countries have bilateral ties with each other since 1965s. This research study analyzes the impact of Malaysia bilateral trade and investment with Singapore on Malaysia’s economic growth from 2008 to 2016. Vector error correction model (VECM) estimation reveals that Malaysia exports to Singapore and Malaysia outward foreign direct investment in Singapore have significant relationship with Malaysia’s economic growth. On the other hand, Malaysia imports from Singapore and Malaysia inward foreign direct investment by Singapore have insignificant relationship with Malaysia’s economic growth. The results also show that Malaysia exports to Singapore is significantly positive towards Malaysia’s economic growth and Malaysia outward foreign direct investment in Singapore is significantly negative towards Malaysia’s economic growth. This concludes that only Malaysia exports to Singapore can help to increase Malaysia’s economic growth. 2018 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5029/1/Overall%2Dwork%2DChapter1%2D5.pdf Wong, Chee Yie and Yow, Hui Fang (2018) The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5029/
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HF Commerce
Wong, Chee Yie
Yow, Hui Fang
The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore
title The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore
title_full The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore
title_fullStr The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore
title_full_unstemmed The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore
title_short The impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on Malaysia’s economic growth: The role of Singapore
title_sort impact of bilateral trade and foreign direct investment on malaysia’s economic growth: the role of singapore
topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HF Commerce
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5029/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5029/1/Overall%2Dwork%2DChapter1%2D5.pdf