Discussion Papers

Many countries around the world have experienced a dramatic increase in their household debt over the past decades. This scenario…

In the present study we estimate the size of the shadow economy for Malaysia using the modified-cash-deposit-ratio approach. Next, we…

One of the most common and persistent problem for any nations is the daunting task in countering tax evasion. The…

The shadow economy, often known as the underground, informal, or black economy, exists in every country on the planet. As…

One of the dampening effects inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic is on the economy and the labour markets (Kong &…

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only caused a global health disaster but also an economic and labour market crisis. Many…

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has undeniably had an enormous impact on the production sectors and labour market worldwide, and Malaysia…

Weak inter-linkages between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large firms in Malaysia economy is a long-standing structural issue that…

This study examines the relationship between employment and economic growth in Malaysia, with the emphasis on the heterogeneous effects in…

Reopening the economy after a lockdown of almost three months has accelerated the placement rate among unfortunate retrenched workers, thus,…