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An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002

This paper examine the effects of trade openness on Malaysia's economic growth. This study is based on anually time series for year 1970-2002. In doing this study, a general production function is employed and is expanded by adding trade openness indicators. Two groups of openess measures ar...

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Main Author: Chen, Jen Eem
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Language:English
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Published: 2004
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HF1-6182 Commerce
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spelling my.uum.etd.11652013-07-24T12:10:44Z http://etd.uum.edu.my/1165/ An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002 Chen, Jen Eem HF1-6182 Commerce This paper examine the effects of trade openness on Malaysia's economic growth. This study is based on anually time series for year 1970-2002. In doing this study, a general production function is employed and is expanded by adding trade openness indicators. Two groups of openess measures are used. The first group is the volumes of trade while the second is the trade restriction. The estimated result show that volumes of trade is positively and significantly associated with growth while trade barrier has inverse relationship with growth. The findings are generally in line with the literature and previous empirical studies, with the view that openness of trade is favorable in promoting economic growth. 2004 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://etd.uum.edu.my/1165/1/CHEN_JEN_EEM.pdf application/pdf en http://etd.uum.edu.my/1165/2/1.CHEN_JEN_EEM.pdf Chen, Jen Eem (2004) An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002
description This paper examine the effects of trade openness on Malaysia's economic growth. This study is based on anually time series for year 1970-2002. In doing this study, a general production function is employed and is expanded by adding trade openness indicators. Two groups of openess measures are used. The first group is the volumes of trade while the second is the trade restriction. The estimated result show that volumes of trade is positively and significantly associated with growth while trade barrier has inverse relationship with growth. The findings are generally in line with the literature and previous empirical studies, with the view that openness of trade is favorable in promoting economic growth.
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author Chen, Jen Eem
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title An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002
title_short An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002
title_full An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002
title_fullStr An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002
title_full_unstemmed An Empirical Study on Trade Openness and Economic Growth : The Malaysian Experience 1970-2002
title_sort empirical study on trade openness and economic growth : the malaysian experience 1970-2002
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