...Harold Glenn A. Valera; Mark J. Holmes; Gazi M. Hassan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider whether or not the introduction of inflation targeting (IT) impacts on the mean-reversion properties of inflation and output growth. Design/methodology/approach Focusing on eight Asian...

...Atif Awad; Ishak Yussof; Norlin Khalid Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of migrant workers on the output growth of 15 sub-industries of the manufacturing sector in Malaysia during the period 1990–2008. The paper seeks to answer the following critical questions: what...

...Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah; Siew-Voon Soon Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the causal relationships between inflation, output growth and their uncertainties in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – The modeling approach allows for structural breaks to avoid the masking...