The impact of macroeconomic variables towards economic growth in Malaysia / Noor Syahirah Mohd Zamburi

Mohd Zamburi, Noor Syahirah (2018) The impact of macroeconomic variables towards economic growth in Malaysia / Noor Syahirah Mohd Zamburi. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of macroeconomic variables towards economic growth in
Malaysia for the period 1987 until 2016. The selected independent variables are inflation rate,
population growth, unemployment rate and interest rate. This research used econometric
methods. The investigation of unit root has been performed using ADF test, PP test and
KPSS test for all variables included in the study. The results imply that each of the variables
were stationary. By using annually data from 1987 until 2016, it was found inflation and
population have positive impact on economic growth. Nevertheless, unemployment and
interest rate have negative impact on economic growth in Malaysia. Hence, the researcher
suggested that BNM keep control rate of interest to avoid high inflation rate and the future
researcher add more variables to sturdy the data.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Mohd Zamburi, Noor Syahirah 2015440708
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Economics H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Macroeconomics H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Demography. Population. Vital events
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah > Kota Kinabalu Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme:	Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Business Economics
Keywords:	Impact; Macroeconomic; Economic growth
Date:	July 2018
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/39302