Title: Investigating source change of economic development in Malaysia: total input cost approach

Authors: Hussain Ali Bekhet; Tahira Yasmin

Addresses: Graduate Business School, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000 Kajang-Selangor, Malaysia ' Graduate Business School, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000 Kajang-Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract: The paper examines compositional structure changes in the Malaysian economy, over 1980-2015, when nine plans were implemented and five I-O tables were published by Department of Statistics Malaysia. Input side is utilised to evaluate changes in economic efficiency. The study focuses on changes in economic structure with different levels of development over time. As results indicate, the source of economic development in the Malaysian economy is final demand for 1983-1987, 1991-2000, 2000-2005 and 2005-2010 periods and for the whole period of the study. A rise in efficiency over time for the 1983-1987, 1987-1991 and 1991-2000 periods was revealed. Furthermore, the efficiency degree between the above sub periods increased over time but remains weak over the study period. There is also vital change in value added structure in recent years. The economy has not moved fast enough forward, and is not geared by the type of exports that sustains a dynamic industrial development. Overall, there is need of implementation of various effective policies regarding R&D, innovation and human capital to meet future challenges.

Keywords: input-output model; economic structure; structural change; final demand; inter-industry; value added; Malaysia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2017.086707

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2017 Vol.14 No.2, pp.214 - 236

Received: 02 Nov 2016
Accepted: 16 Dec 2016
Published online: 21 Sep 2017 *

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