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 decades. Despite the various Malaysian Development Plans for the past several decades, regional disparity between states remains in Malaysia. Thus, the objective of thepresent paper is to address the question whether Kelantan has been...

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Main Authors: Awang Marikan, D. A., Habibullah, M. S., Smith, P.
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spelling my.unimas.ir.12772017-03-02T06:23:21Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1277/ Has Kelantan Grown Faster than Other States in Malaysia? A Panel Data Analysis Awang Marikan, D. A. Habibullah, M. S. Smith, P. H Social Sciences (General) HM Sociology Kelantan has been the poorest state in Malaysia for the past five decades. Despite the various Malaysian Development Plans for the past several decades, regional disparity between states remains in Malaysia. Thus, the objective of thepresent 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 catching-up to Johor, Melaka, Penang, Sabah, Terengganu and Wilayah Persekutuan; 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. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia 2011 E-Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1277/1/has%20kelantan%20grown%20faster.pdf Awang Marikan, D. A. and Habibullah, M. S. and Smith, P. (2011) Has Kelantan Grown Faster than Other States in Malaysia? A Panel Data Analysis. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 45. pp. 53-59. ISSN 0126-1962
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Awang Marikan, D. A.
Habibullah, M. S.
Smith, P.
Has Kelantan Grown Faster than Other States in Malaysia? A Panel Data Analysis
description Kelantan has been the poorest state in Malaysia for the past five decades. Despite the various Malaysian Development Plans for the past several decades, regional disparity between states remains in Malaysia. Thus, the objective of thepresent 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 catching-up to Johor, Melaka, Penang, Sabah, Terengganu and Wilayah Persekutuan; 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 Awang Marikan, D. A.
Habibullah, M. S.
Smith, P.
author_facet Awang Marikan, D. A.
Habibullah, M. S.
Smith, P.
author_sort Awang Marikan, D. A.
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 Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1277/1/has%20kelantan%20grown%20faster.pdf
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