Inequality in Malaysia Empirical Questions,Structural Changes,Gender Aspects

Lee, Hwok-Aun; Choong, Christopher

doi:10.1355/ae36-3d

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“…Therefore, we speculate gender role expectations might contribute. Although women have been participating more in household spending recently (Lee & Choong, 2019), Malaysia's patriarchal society places familial financial responsibility on men (Boo, 2021;Moorthy et al, 2022). Men are still expected to be breadwinners and cover most expenses Zulkarnain & Ramli, 2021), possibly generating stress.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Another possible influence is the gender inequality which persists in Malaysia (Lee & Choong, 2019), impacting women's careers (Moorthy et al, 2022) and income (Cheong & Narayanan, 2022). This may drive some Malaysian women to seek marriage (Kohno et al, 2019(Kohno et al, , 2020 for social protection rather than seeing it as the result of a romantic relationship.…”

Section: Cultural Values and Romantic Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Navigating Love in a Post-Pandemic World: Understanding Young Adults’ Views on Short- and Long-Term Romantic Relationships

Mengzhen,

Lim,

Berezina

et al. 2023

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The uncertain future due to COVID-19 pandemic and the technological advancements may have altered young adults' experiences of romantic relationships. It is unclear whether individuals will continue to prefer traditional long-term romantic relationships (LTRR) or opt for short-term ones (STRR). This research describes how young adults in Malaysia perceive LTRR and STRR. Using the structured approach of the Theory of Social Representation, data were collected from N N = 512; 238 (46.48%) male; M age 21.75; majority are heterosexual and students, and analyzed using prototypical analysis to reveal high consensus elements. Five observations were made: (1) females prioritize "Love" in both STRR and LTRR, while males prioritize "love" only in LTRR; (2) females prioritize "marriage" in LTRR, while men prioritize "trust," "comfort," and "stability." Males do not consider "marriage" as part of a LTRR; (3) both males and females view STRR positively, while LTRR are viewed more practically; (4) "sex" is a core element in STRR but is absent in LTRR; (e) males differentiate between STRR and LTRR with no overlapping elements. These findings provide insight into the social representations of romantic relationships among young adults in Malaysia and suggest future directions for research in the field.

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Navigating Love in a Post-Pandemic World: Understanding Young Adults’ Views on Short- and Long-Term Romantic Relationships

Mengzhen,

Lim,

Berezina

et al. 2023

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“…The former Minister of Human Resources, Datuk M. Saravanan, stated that the country's image has been damaged due to poor management of foreign workers and non-compliance with the Minimum Standards for Housing, Accommodation, and Employee Facilities Act (Act 446) by some employers (Fadli & Sibutar-butar, 2022). Lee and Choong (2019) highlighted the issue of employment discrimination in Malaysia, particularly in terms of job quality, employment opportunities, and wages.…”

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Towards Sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Awareness and Overcoming Challenges

2023

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“…In Malaysia, research on income inequality mainly focuses on income inequality among different ethnic groups (such as Khalid & Yang, 2021;Ragayah, 2008), rural and urban inequality (such as Ishak, 2000;Roslan 2003), state inequality (Tey et al, 2019) and gender inequality (Lee & Choong, 2019). Very few investigate the relationship between income inequality and income growth in Malaysia using time series modelling.…”

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“…Although the ethnic income gap in Malaysia is narrowing in relative sense, the inequality between the income groups, in particular, the Top 20% (or T20), the Middle 40% (or M40), and the Bottom 40% (or B40), is yet to be resolved. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the participating B40 as beneficiaries in the growth process (Lee & Choong, 2019). Hence, Income Inequality, Income Growth and Government Redistribution in Malaysia the government implements strategies to expand the income share of the B40 1 as well as raising their purchasing power with supported inclusive programs to reduce the increasing cost-of-living pressure.…”

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Income Inequality, Income Growth and Government Redistribution in Malaysia: What Do We Know in the Long Run?

Goh

Wong

Ayupp

et al. 2023

MJES

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Malaysia has a good track record of reducing income inequality, especially between ethnic groups. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to national inequality – notably by targeting the bottom 40% income group while sustaining growth with inclusivity. This paper uses the latest cointegration technique, namely, the augmented autoregressive distributed lag (A-ARDL) to examine the long-run determinants of income inequality in Malaysia. The long-run results suggest that income inequality is negatively driven by real GDP per capita and government redistribution of income. The findings provide some possible policy implications that could reduce income inequality in the long run, in particular, through the enhancement of the quality and skills of the workforce, and the government’s benevolent role by using redistributive instruments such as progressive income tax and cash transfers to low-income groups.

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Inequality in Malaysia Empirical Questions,Structural Changes,Gender Aspects

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Navigating Love in a Post-Pandemic World: Understanding Young Adults’ Views on Short- and Long-Term Romantic Relationships

Navigating Love in a Post-Pandemic World: Understanding Young Adults’ Views on Short- and Long-Term Romantic Relationships

Towards Sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Awareness and Overcoming Challenges

Income Inequality, Income Growth and Government Redistribution in Malaysia: What Do We Know in the Long Run?

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