The influence of unemployment rate, exchange rate, and interest rate towards inflation rate in Malaysia

Abu Hasan, Nurfarahin (2017) The influence of unemployment rate, exchange rate, and interest rate towards inflation rate in Malaysia. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between selected microeconomics determinants with inflation rate in Malaysia. The study used Single Linear Regression and Multiple Linear Regression in order to find the relationship between unemployment rate, exchange rate, and interest rate towards inflation rate. The quarterly data was collected from 2007 until 2016. From the result, it reveals that exchange rate and interest rate have positive significant relationships which means that there are effects towards inflation rate while unemployment rate has no relationship with inflation rate. These results further understanding of the relationship between unemployment rate, exchange rate, and interest rate towards inflation rate thus this sudy shoul be useful for policy makers, industries, and investors.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Abu Hasan, Nurfarahin 2015208652
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Advisor Daud, Shahreena UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Interest rates H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Monetary policy H Social Sciences > HG Finance > International finance > Foreign exchange. Foreign exchange rates
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Bandaraya Melaka Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme:	Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) Finance (BA242)
Keywords:	Inflation rate, Macroeconomic determinants, Multiple linear regression
Date:	2017
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/124708