Testing for convergence and catching-up for Kedah with the rest of the states in Malaysia: a panel unit root test analysis

• Main Authors: Habibullah, Muzafar Shah, Awang Marikan, Dayang Affizah, Lim, Kian Ping, Puah, Chin Hong
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: IUP Publications 2009
• 在線閱讀: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16993/1/Testing%20for%20convergence%20and%20catching.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16993/

In Malaysia, the issue of economic convergence is much debated. Despite various Malaysia Development Plans for the past three decades, regional disparity among states persists. Therefore, the objective of the present paper is to address the question whether the state of Kedah has been converging, ca...