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Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis

Kelantan has been the poorest state in Malaysia for the past five deacades. Despite the vatious Malaysian development plants for the past several decades, regional disparity between states remains in Malaysia. Thus,the objectives of the present paper is to address the question whether Kelantan has b...

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Main Authors: Muzafar Shah Habibullah,, Peter Smith,, Dayang Affizah , A.M
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4771/
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spelling my-ukm.journal.47712012-05-24T02:13:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4771/ Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis Muzafar Shah Habibullah, Peter Smith, Dayang Affizah , A.M Kelantan has been the poorest state in Malaysia for the past five deacades. Despite the vatious Malaysian development plants for the past several decades, regional disparity between states remains in Malaysia. Thus,the objectives of the present paper is to address the question whether Kelantan has been narrowing their income gap with other states in Malaysia. Using annual data for the period 1961 to 2003, our panel unit root test result suggest that (1) Kelantan converges towards Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pahang, Perlis and Selangor ; (2)Kelantan is caching-up to Johor, Melaka, Penang, Sabah, Terengganu and Wilayah pesekutuan; and (3)Kelantan show divergence with Sarawak.In this respect, the government has an important role to play in enhancing growth by continuously providing stable economic environment for investment and other productive economic activities. This will ensure full convergence can take place in the future. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed Muzafar Shah Habibullah, and Peter Smith, and Dayang Affizah , A.M (2011) Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 45 . pp. 53-59. ISSN 0127-1962 http://www.ukm.my/penerbit/jem.htm
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description Kelantan has been the poorest state in Malaysia for the past five deacades. Despite the vatious Malaysian development plants for the past several decades, regional disparity between states remains in Malaysia. Thus,the objectives of the present paper is to address the question whether Kelantan has been narrowing their income gap with other states in Malaysia. Using annual data for the period 1961 to 2003, our panel unit root test result suggest that (1) Kelantan converges towards Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pahang, Perlis and Selangor ; (2)Kelantan is caching-up to Johor, Melaka, Penang, Sabah, Terengganu and Wilayah pesekutuan; and (3)Kelantan show divergence with Sarawak.In this respect, the government has an important role to play in enhancing growth by continuously providing stable economic environment for investment and other productive economic activities. This will ensure full convergence can take place in the future.
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author Muzafar Shah Habibullah,
Peter Smith,
Dayang Affizah , A.M
spellingShingle Muzafar Shah Habibullah,
Peter Smith,
Dayang Affizah , A.M
Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis
author_facet Muzafar Shah Habibullah,
Peter Smith,
Dayang Affizah , A.M
author_sort Muzafar Shah Habibullah,
title Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis
title_short Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis
title_full Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis
title_fullStr Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis
title_full_unstemmed Has Kelantan grown faster than other states in Malaysia? A panel data analysis
title_sort has kelantan grown faster than other states in malaysia? a panel data analysis
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4771/
http://www.ukm.my/penerbit/jem.htm
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