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Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail

This study investigate the factors that influence unemployment rate (UR) using selected ASEAN countries which are Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore as a case of study, with specific attention on population (POP), inflation rate (IR), and foreign direct investment (FDI).The tim...

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Main Author: Sulaiman @ Ismail, Zulaikha
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2017
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HB Economic Theory. Demography
Macroeconomics
Consumption. Demand (Economic theory)
HC Economic History and Conditions
ASEAN
Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product
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spelling my.uitm.ir.741132023-02-23T07:39:10Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/74113/ Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail Sulaiman @ Ismail, Zulaikha HB Economic Theory. Demography Macroeconomics Consumption. Demand (Economic theory) HC Economic History and Conditions ASEAN Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product This study investigate the factors that influence unemployment rate (UR) using selected ASEAN countries which are Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore as a case of study, with specific attention on population (POP), inflation rate (IR), and foreign direct investment (FDI).The time period examined is from 1982 to 2016 and all the tests are conducted based on yearly data which is containing a total number of 175 yearly data observations. Specifically, this study aimed to address the following: (1) To determine the most significant factors that influence unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries; (2) To examine the relationship between populations, Inflation rate, foreign direct investment, and unemployment rate. POLS regression, Panel Data Analysis, Multicollinearity Test, Heteroscedasticity Test and Hausman Fixed Test constituted the analytical methods. From FEM regression, population (POP) was determined to have a positive and significant relationship with unemployment rate (UR) whereas foreign direct (FDI) was observed to have negative and significant relationship with unemployment rate (UR). However, inflation rate (IR) was found to have negative and an insignificant relationship with unemployment rate (UR). The results provided some useful insights into the effects of macroeconomic factors on the unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries 2017-07 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/74113/1/74113.pdf Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail. (2017) [Student Project] (Submitted)
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topic HB Economic Theory. Demography
Macroeconomics
Consumption. Demand (Economic theory)
HC Economic History and Conditions
ASEAN
Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory. Demography
Macroeconomics
Consumption. Demand (Economic theory)
HC Economic History and Conditions
ASEAN
Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product
Sulaiman @ Ismail, Zulaikha
Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail
description This study investigate the factors that influence unemployment rate (UR) using selected ASEAN countries which are Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore as a case of study, with specific attention on population (POP), inflation rate (IR), and foreign direct investment (FDI).The time period examined is from 1982 to 2016 and all the tests are conducted based on yearly data which is containing a total number of 175 yearly data observations. Specifically, this study aimed to address the following: (1) To determine the most significant factors that influence unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries; (2) To examine the relationship between populations, Inflation rate, foreign direct investment, and unemployment rate. POLS regression, Panel Data Analysis, Multicollinearity Test, Heteroscedasticity Test and Hausman Fixed Test constituted the analytical methods. From FEM regression, population (POP) was determined to have a positive and significant relationship with unemployment rate (UR) whereas foreign direct (FDI) was observed to have negative and significant relationship with unemployment rate (UR). However, inflation rate (IR) was found to have negative and an insignificant relationship with unemployment rate (UR). The results provided some useful insights into the effects of macroeconomic factors on the unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries
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author Sulaiman @ Ismail, Zulaikha
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author_sort Sulaiman @ Ismail, Zulaikha
title Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail
title_short Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail
title_full Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail
title_fullStr Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of unemployment rate in selected ASEAN countries / Zulaikha Sulaiman @ Ismail
title_sort determinants of unemployment rate in selected asean countries / zulaikha sulaiman @ ismail
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