2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Malaysia has consistently placed high priority on reducing income
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inequality, particularly between ethnic groups, with increasing emphasis
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in recent years on national rather than intergroup inequality, exclusion
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of low-income households, and gender disparity. Official statistics show
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steeply declining household income inequality in recent years, and a
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marginal gender wage gap, but further investigation finds different
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trends and more nuanced pictures. This paper presents alternative
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findings that pose questions about the official account. Computing
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estimates of wage distribution, the study finds moderate changes in
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inequality, with relatively higher wage growth at the top and bottom
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ends managers, production and elementary workers while professionals,
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skilled workers and service workers have experienced slower gains.
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Shifts in Malaysia''s economic structure and labour markets are
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consistent with the modest changes in inequality that are observed, and
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somewhat confound the drastic drop plotted in official sources. On
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gender inequality, women''s rapidly increased educational attainment and
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steadily rising labour participation have bolstered their economic
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standing, and may account for the surprisingly low average male female
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wage disparity. However, when disaggregated by occupation, age group,
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and employment status, substantial gender gaps are observed. Malaysia''s
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efforts to redress inequality warrant more rigorous analyses and
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systematic policies.'
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affiliation: 'Lee, HA (Corresponding Author), ISEAS Yusof Ishak Inst, 30 Heng Mui
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Keng Terrace, Singapore 119614, Singapore.
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Lee, Hwok-Aun, ISEAS Yusof Ishak Inst, 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119614,
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Singapore.
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Choong, Christopher, Khazanah Res Inst, Res, Mercu UEM, Level 25,Jalan Stesen Sentral
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5, Kuala Lumpur 50470, Malaysia.'
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author: Lee, Hwok-Aun and Choong, Christopher
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author-email: 'lee\_hwok\_aun@iseas.edu.sg
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christopher.choong@krinstitute.org'
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author_list:
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- family: Lee
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given: Hwok-Aun
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- family: Choong
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given: Christopher
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1355/ae36-3d
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eissn: 2339-5206
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files: []
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issn: 2339-5095
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journal: JOURNAL OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMIES
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keywords: inequality; Malaysia; income; wage; labour; gender
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keywords-plus: WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: 3, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '67'
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orcid-numbers: 'LEE, Hwok-Aun/0000-0003-4513-5235
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Choong, Christopher/0000-0002-4477-5022'
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pages: 329-354
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papis_id: e4c7733cd60c7ec6cc7de964f5d1a72d
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ref: Lee2019inequalitymalaysia
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researcherid-numbers: 'LEE, Hwok-Aun/B-8835-2010
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times-cited: '5'
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title: Inequality in Malaysia Empirical Questions, Structural Changes, Gender Aspects
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000503802500004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
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usage-count-since-2013: '10'
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volume: '36'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics
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year: '2019'
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