Chung-Khain Wye

• National University of Malaysia

Financial capital flow is an essential part of the national economy system and human resource capital. In this paper, we identify that financial development is an important determinant factor of productivity growth and can affect productivity through financial technology (fintech) investment. By constructing a multi-province, cross-year dataset in...

The current study examines the influences of leisure preferences and caregiving responsibilities on the relationship between human capital and post-retirement employment among Malaysian older adults. Cross-sectional data were collected between May and August 2023 from 770 participants aged between 60 and 74 years in the Klang Valley through survey...

Past studies examining the linear association between energy consumption and employment have generally ignored the role of FDI, trade and economic growth (GDPPC) in accounting for the nexus. These macroeconomic factors are closely intertwined with energy and employment, with empirical evidence being observed in ASEAN-5 confirming the EKC hypothesis...

This study introduces a new remittance outflow indicator, the Real Remittance Indicator (RRI), which accounts for inflation and transaction costs. It examines the dynamics of real and nominal remittance outflows in GCC countries, emphasising the need for accurate economic analysis. Using a t-test and a panel ARDL model with dynamic fixed effects, t...

Artikel ini mengkaji impak latihan di tempat kerja (OJT) terhadap upah pekerja warga emas di Malaysia, dengan memberikan tumpuan kepada perbezaan upah antara pekerja terlatih dengan pekerja tidak terlatih di kawasan Lembah Klang. Data dikutip menerusi kajian tinjauan bermula April sehingga Julai 2023, melibatkan 162 pekerja berusia 60 hingga 74 tah...

The objectives of this study are to constructs the wage-productivity gap and its threshold effect on unemployment in emerging economies. The analysis involved the cross-section threshold regression method among 47 emerging economies from 2016 to 2018, where the Total Factor Productivity (TFP)/productivity is derived using the DEA Malmquist Producti...

The study investigates the extent job rotation on the career development of Royal Malaysian Navy officers in a fixed wage setting model. It attempts to fill in the gap in literatures concerning the impact of job rotation in a non-conventional wage setting model. The present study is benefited from an actual data set of Royal Malaysian Navy officers...

Earlier studies have focused on how education investment affects economic growth in different countries, namely developed and developing countries. The conclusions have been ambiguous and one of the dominant factors leading to such variation is the omission of financial development indicators. The present paper makes use of panel date from 2005 to...

Energy efficiency policy implemented within ASEAN-5 region raises concern over the possibility of compromising economic growth and trade in general, and labour market stability in specific. Previous studies have mostly considered the linear association and ignored nonlinearity between energy consumption and employment. Testing the existence of nonl...

The sudden switch to emergency remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic posed many challenges for learners, but it also provided the opportunity to research these challenges. This study empirically examines the relationships of the contextual challenges of emergency remote learning with future preference for e-learning, as well as moderating ef...

Under what circumstances can minimum wages increase without adverse effects on employment levels? In 31 Chinese provinces between 2004 and 2015, the employment effect of a minimum wage depended on the minimum wage level, foreign direct investment, per capita gross domestic product and labour productivity. A minimum wage increase reduced hiring as f...

The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of workers' ability index on wages and optimal level of schooling in the service sector. Empirical analysis in this study is conducted on 611 households' data in Peninsular Malaysia collected in 2015. In this analysis, workers' ability index is divided into two categories, namely index of ability...

This study aims to examine the impact of regional expansion policy on regional development inequality in North Sumatra province, Indonesia. North Sumatra province is one of 34 Provinces in Indonesia. This province produce many new regencies and cities as a result of regional expansion policy. In 2000, the number of regencies in North Sumatra Provin...

In Malaysia, skilled‐job creation does not match the rising number of tertiary‐educated workers. The resultant accumulation of skill and ability competencies and work experience raises the question of the extent to which this enhances (mitigates) the wage premium (penalty) of over‐education (under‐education). Using data collected in Peninsular Mala...

Resumen El número de trabajadores con estudios superiores crece en mayor medida que el empleo calificado en Malasia. Se plantea la cuestión de hasta qué punto la acumulación de competencias, capacidades y experiencia laboral mejora la prima salarial de la sobrecalificación o atenúa la penalización salarial de la infracalificación. Los autores estim...

Résumé En Malaisie, l'offre d'emplois qualifiés ne suffit pas à absorber l'afflux de diplômés du supérieur, une situation qui pourrait renforcer la prime salariale des travailleurs surdiplômés et réduire la pénalité salariale des sous‐diplômés. Dans ce contexte, les auteurs s'intéressent à l'effet des compétences au sens large (la «qualification gl...

The Ordinary Least Square coefficient of years of schooling in standard Mincer's (1974) equation may not reflect the effect of education on wages if it is correlated with ability of individual that also correlated with wages. Furthermore, productivity and skills between gender also may contribute differently on wages. Hence, this paper aims to esti...

Energy consumption in China has been rapidly increasing due to production and consumption, and the growth varies by regions. Chinese government has been trying to reduce energy intensity in production and energy use among households through several energy efficiency policies since 1980s. However, there has been concern over the employment impact of...

In Malaysia, the participation of women in the labor market has increased over time. However, occupational segregation and wage differentials continue to be prevalent between men and women in the labor market. The present paper investigates gender-related occupational segregation and wage differentials based on data collected from 7135 working hous...

Most past studies of gender wage differentials estimate wage models using the entire sample for different gender groups. The estimated coefficients are then used in wage decomposition formula to identify the contribution of variables to the wage gap. However, quantile regression is preferred nowadays as it allows the regressors to be associated wit...

Purpose Generally the paper intends to develop a model by identifying factors which will assist policy makers in implementing m-government in Tanzania. The paper identify direct and indirect factors which may influence adoption of m-government among the rural farmers in Tanzania Design/methodology/approach The paper conducted survey by using Dro...

This paper attempts to investigate if the undergraduates’ core competencies are able to meet with the requirements set by the employers and to analyse the effectiveness of personal qualities and employability skills development in private university in Malaysia. Questionnaires survey, mean score comparison, and independent sample t-test are used to...