This book explores Malaysias experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, analysing the profound economic and societal challenges faced from 2020 to 2021. This book will interest academics and researchers in the field of econometrics, Asian economics and Malaysian studies.
This book explores Malaysias experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, analysing the profound economic and societal challenges faced from 2020 to 2021.
The coverage of Malaysias post-pandemic recovery provides valuable insights into ongoing global issues. Contributors to this book address a wide range of topics, including unemployment, monetary and trade policies, tourism, human capital development, and women's labor participation. They also examine the rise of the gig economy, poverty alleviation efforts, and social safety nets. By presenting model applications and empirical research, the book offers data-driven policy advice to handle challenges that arise from pandemics, such as rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, disparities and sustainability issues.
This book will interest academics and researchers in the field of econometrics, Asian economics and Malaysian studies. It will also act as a useful guide for NGOs, practitioners, public administrators, and economic policymakers involved in post-COVID-19 economic revival and policy development.
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1 Malaysia's Population and Human Resources Post Covid-19 Pandemic
Tey Nai Peng and Lai Siow Li
2 Promoting Sustainable Healthcare Financing in Malaysia
Ong Sheue Li
3 Determinants of the COVID-19 Death Rate using Machine Learning
Diana Abdul Wahab and Shariff Abu Bakar Sarip Abidinsa
4 Utilizing Mathematical Modeling in Policy Development:
Insights from the SIR Model for Managing COVID-19 in Malaysia
Hannun Eiadila Yaacob, Adilah Abdul Ghapor, and Maria Ismail
5 The Poverty Conundrum and Pandemic Poor in Malaysia
Muhamad Hilmi Abdul Rahman, Azmah Othman, and Yong Zulina Zubairi
6 The Economics of Social Protection Program During Covid-19 Pandemic among
the Urban Poor in Permatang Pauh, Malaysia
Fatimah Kari, Nurulhuda Mohd Satar, and Peter Aning Tedong
7 Gig Economy Workers: Challenges Pandemic to Endemic
Nurhidayah Abdullah, Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri, and Nur Farzana Md Yusof
8 Female Labor Force Participation and Work-Life Balance During COVID-19 in
Malaysia
Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri and Tong Sheau Kei
9 The Impact of Monetary Policy on Malaysias Macroeconomic Variables during
COVID-19
Mohamed Aslam Gulam Hassan and Liew San Yee
10 Assessing the Impact of Government Fiscal Policies on
Inflation-Unemployment Dynamics in Malaysias Transition to Endemic COVID-19:
An NARDL Approach
Goh Lim Thye
11 Lessons of COVID-19 and Trade Outlook Rethinking Trade Policy in
Malaysia
Evelyn S. Devadason
12 Post-COVID Tourism Transition Opportunity Suggestions by Modeling and
Forecasting Tourist Arrivals into Malaysia
Mohammad Zhafran Azharudin and Ahmad Farid Osman
13 Final Perspectives: Charting the Path to Malaysia Post-Pandemic Economic
and Social Development
Muzalwana binti Abdul Talib @ Abdul Mutalib
Muzalwana Abdul Talib is a senior lecturer in Decision Science at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
Ahmad Farid Osman is a senior lecturer in Decision Science at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri is a senior lecturer in Economics at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
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