Discussion Papers

Most economists recognized that macroeconomic variables are characterized by nonlinearity rather than growing linearly or monotonically over time. We conjecture…

Shadow economy is not uncommon in Indonesia. As a matter of fact, shadow economy contributes significantly to the economy of…

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

Most economists recognized that macroeconomic variables are characterized by nonlinearity rather than growing linearly or monotonically over time. We conjecture…

The shadow economy existed in all countries in the world; the size is relatively larger in less developed countries. Studies…

The purpose of the present study is to investigate whether the news on Covid-19 new cases and new deaths are…

Relating the loss of employment and various lockdown measures in Malaysia is an important endeavour to uncover the magnitude of…

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 is a long-standing structural issue in Malaysia. While much…

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