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  • Is There an Underside to Economic Growth ? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia (Inglês)

    This paper sheds light on a Malaysian paradox that may have lessons for the rest of the world. Despite high gross domestic product growth with concurrent sharp reductions in income poverty and inequality...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas No. do relatório: WPS10968 Data do documento: 5 de novembro de 2024 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Asadullah,M Niaz,Biradavolu,Monica,Vijayendra Rao,Simler,Kenneth

  • The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics (Inglês)

    This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in 2004–16. On aggregate, there were large reductions...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas No. do relatório: WPS9898 Data do documento: 10 de janeiro de 2022 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Rongen,Gerton,Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab,Lanjouw,Peter F.,Simler,Kenneth

  • Development Digest : Breaking the Wave (Inglês)

    Bold policies needed to boost economic recovery and improve social stability. Like Hydra, the many-headed monster of Greek myth, COVID-19 (coronavirus) is proving hard to suppress even a year after the...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de Trabalho No. do relatório: 160309 Data do documento: 1 de junho de 2021 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Schmillen,Achim Daniel,Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti,Subramaniam,Daniel Rajasingam,Le,Duong Trung,Islamaj,Ergys,Raad,Firas,D'Hulster,Katia,Simler,Kenneth,Reddy,Rekha,Bajpai,Rajni,Record,Richard James Lowden,Kuriakose,Smita,Johan Arief Jothi,Shahira Zaireen Bt,Coulibaly,Souleymane,Kwakwa,Victoria,Ali,Zainab

  • March 2021 PovcalNet Update : What’s New (Inglês)

    The March 2021 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed for improved harmonization, and the CPI, national...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de Trabalho No. do relatório: 157363 Data do documento: 12 de março de 2021 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Arayavechkit,Tanida,Atamanov,Aziz,Barreto Herrera,Karen Yiseth,Belghith,Nadia Belhaj Hassine,Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres,Fujs,Tony Henri Mathias Jany,Dewina,Reno,Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina,Edochie,Ifeanyi Nzegwu,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Lakner,Christoph,Mahler,Daniel Gerszon,Montes,Jose,Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana,Mungai,Rose,Newhouse,David Locke,Nguyen,Minh Cong,Sanchez Castro,Diana Marcela,Schoch,Marta,Sharma,Dhiraj,Simler,Kenneth,Swinkels,Robertus A,Takamatsu,Shinya,Uochi,Ikuko,Viveros Mendoza,Martha Celmira,Yonzan,Nishant,Yoshida,Nobuo,Wu,Haoyu

  • Malaysia’s Experience With National Development Planning : Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Inglês)

    This paper describes and evaluates Malaysia’s experience with National Development Planning (NDP). It discusses Malaysia’s approach to national planning and how it has successfully driven economic transformation...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Report No. do relatório: 178396 Data do documento: 1 de março de 2021 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Brown,Deryck R.,Govindasamy,Jeevakumar,Loo,Carmen,Simler,Kenneth,Chong,Yew Keat

  • Malaysia’s Experience with National Development Planning : Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Inglês)

    Malaysia stands out for its strong economic performance and resilience over a period of sixty years which delivered rapid and inclusive economic growth to its diverse population. This paper describes and...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Report No. do relatório: 171892 Data do documento: 28 de fevereiro de 2021 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Brown,Deryck R.,Govindasamy,Jeevakumar,Loo,Carmen,Simler,Kenneth,Chong,Yew Keat

  • Aiming High : Navigating the Next Stage of Malaysia’s Development (Inglês)

    Malaysia is likely to make the transition from an upper-middle-income economy to a high-income economy within the next five years, despite the setback of the COVID-19-induced recession in 2020. This transition...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Memorando Econômico do País No. do relatório: 156292 Data do documento: 2 de fevereiro de 2021 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Record,Richard James Lowden,Schmillen,Achim Daniel,Simler,Kenneth,Larson,Bradley Robert,Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende,Loayza,Norman V.,Bajpai,Rajni,Teh Sharifuddin,Shakira Binti,Kuriakose,Smita,Chong,Yew Keat

  • A Silver Lining - Productive and Inclusive Aging for Malaysia (Inglês)

    In 2020, Malaysia passes a crucial milestone in its demographic trajectory and becomes an aging society. Driven by a precipitous decline in fertility accompanied by a sustained rise in life expectancy...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Report No. do relatório: 154520 Data do documento: 22 de novembro de 2020 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Schmillen,Achim Daniel,Wang,Dewen,Yap,Wei Aun,Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende,Simler,Kenneth,Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab,Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti

  • Using Remittance Transaction Data for Timely Estimation of the Foreign Worker Population in Malaysia (Inglês)

    Malaysia has been grappling with understanding how many foreign workers reside in the country and thus faces challenges in formulating evidence-based foreign worker policies. This paper uses micro-level...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas No. do relatório: WPS9331 Data do documento: 23 de julho de 2020 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab,Simler,Kenneth,Yi,Soonhwa

  • Aspirations Unfulfilled : Malaysia's Cost of Living Challenges (Inglês)

    Despite Malaysia’s low and stable inflation rate, there has been an ongoing debate regarding perceived increases in the cost of living in the country. The concerns are frequently expressed in public policy...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Report No. do relatório: 151643 Data do documento: 1 de junho de 2020 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Simler,Kenneth,Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab,Harrison,Dao H,Biradavolu,Monica Rao

  • Who is Keeping Score? Estimating the Number of Foreign Workers in Malaysia (Inglês)

    Malaysia has experienced a rise in foreign labor inflows in response to steady economic expansion and demographic changes. The foreign workforce has been hovering around 15 percent of the total labor force...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Report No. do relatório: 148289 Data do documento: 1 de abril de 2020 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Yi,Soonhwa,Simler,Kenneth,Loh,Wei San,Tan Wei,Kershia

  • Development Digest : Navigating the New Normal (Inglês)

    Malaysia is no stranger to external shocks affecting its macroeconomy. Over the past two decades, it was buffeted by the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (AFC), the 2001 global slowdown after 9/11, and the...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de Trabalho No. do relatório: 148238 Data do documento: 1 de abril de 2020 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Schmillen,Achim Daniel,Abdul Aziz,Ahmad Hafiz Bin,Maluda,Alyssia Thien Nga,Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti,Myers,Bernard,David,Clarissa Crisostomo,Mendez Ramos,Fabian,Abraham,Facundo,Raad,Firas,Tessada,Jose,Foong,Joshua Chee Yan,Simler,Kenneth,Chuah,Lay Lian,Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende,Dorfman,Mark Charles,Lee,Min Hui,Osman,Mohamed Rozani Bin Mohamed,Amin,Mohammad,Loayza,Norman V.,Record,Richard James Lowden,Schmukler,Sergio L.,Kuriakose,Smita,Yi,Soonhwa,Eknath,Varun,Kwakwa,Victoria,Loh,Wei San,Soh,Yew Chong,Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab

  • Malaysia Economic Monitor : Making Ends Meet (Inglês)

    Malaysia's economy is continuing to see growth, but the pace of expansion has moderated. Growth slowed to 4.4 percent in Q3 2019, as subdued global conditions and heightened uncertainty continued to weigh...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Atualizações e modelagem econômicas No. do relatório: 144194 Data do documento: 1 de dezembro de 2019 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Record,Richard James Lowden,Chong,Yew Keat,Teh Sharifuddin,Shakira Binti,Simler,Kenneth,Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab,Harrison,Dao H,Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende

  • Malaysia Economic Monitor : Making Ends Meet : Abbreviated Report (Inglês)

    Malaysia's economy is continuing to see growth, but the pace of expansion has moderated. Growth slowed to 4.4 percent in Q3 2019, as subdued global conditions and heightened uncertainty continued to weigh...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Atualizações e modelagem econômicas No. do relatório: 144219 Data do documento: 1 de dezembro de 2019 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Record,Richard James Lowden,Chong,Yew Keat,Teh Sharifuddin,Shakira Binti,Simler,Kenneth,Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab,Harrison,Dao H,Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende

  • Development Digest : Approaching New Frontiers (Inglês)

    The World Bank Group Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Malaysia is experiencing a year of transitions: firstly, moving into our next phase of operations, beginning July 1, 2020; and second, undergoing...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de Trabalho No. do relatório: 142982 Data do documento: 1 de outubro de 2019 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Schmillen,Achim Daniel,Abdul Aziz,Ahmad Hafiz Bin,Brown,Deryck R.,Hussain,Farah Imrana,Raad,Firas,Moroz,Harry Edmund,Govindasamy,Jeevakumar,Simler,Kenneth,Warwick,Mara K.,Tan,Mei Ling,Lee,Min Hui,Bajpai,Rajni,Reddy,Rekha,Record,Richard James Lowden,Faiez,Shahridan,Devadas,Sharmila,Raja,Siddhartha,Pennings,Steven Michael,Rao,Vijayendra,Zhang,Wei - EEAF1

  • Development Digest : Looking Beyond Averages (Inglês)

    The fifth edition of the Development Digest begins with an article on why it’s important to look beyond averages when it comes to the country’s development, followed by a look at the region’s success in...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de Trabalho No. do relatório: 132530 Data do documento: 1 de outubro de 2018 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Schmillen,Achim Daniel,Kamarulzaman,Adeeba,Aviles,Ana Maria,Suleiman,Anita,Myers,C. Bernard,Larson,Bradley Robert,Sitorus,Djauhari,Simler,Kenneth,Chuah,Lay Lian,Warwick,Mara K.,Lee,Min Hui,Loayza,Norman V.,Tatucu,Radu,Record,Richard James Lowden,Llovet Montanes,Ruth,Wahba Tadros,Sameh Naguib,Schmukler,Sergio L.,Teh Sharifuddin,Shakira Binti,Raja,Siddhartha,Osornprasop,Sutayut,Trujillo Tejada,Veronica Paola,Kwakwa,Victoria,Loh,Wei San,Chong,Yew Keat

  • Greater Maputo : urban poverty and inclusive growth (Inglês)

    The overall objective of the Maputo Urban Poverty and Inclusive Growth Study is to inform the municipal governments of Maputo and Matola in the Greater Maputo Area (GMA) on how to better target and finance...

    Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de Trabalho No. do relatório: ACS22437 Data do documento: 1 de junho de 2017 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Herzog,Andre,Lall,Somik V.,Baez,Javier,Olinto,Pedro,Simler,Kenneth,Nakamura,Shohei,Zaengerling,Bontje Marie,Kim,Hannah,Jones,Dany S.,Stewart,Benjamin P.,Cherkezian,Henry,Lima,Lycia,Vasconcellos Barros,Bernardo Weaver Mirandela De,Yepes,Tipo,Oberreiter,Julia Anna,Acioly,Adrienne Janna