Determinants of economic growth in Malaysia: evidence from time series / Nur Atifah Bacho

This study will determine the relationship between GDP (Gross Domestic Product) with Inflation (INF), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Export (EX) in Malaysia from the period 1985 to 2015. This study uses the model Time Series by using the OLS (Ordinary Least Squares). The result from the multiple regression techniques clearly indicate that there exists relationship between Inflation, Foreign Direct Investment and Export in Malaysia. Inflation has a negative relationship with the economic growth while Foreign Direct Investment and Export have strong positive relationship toward the GDP rate in Malaysia. All the independent variables (Inflation, Foreign Direct Investment and Export) were statistically significant result. Therefore the result shows that inflation, foreign direct investment and export can influence the economic performance of the country.