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Determinants of Factors that Affecting Inflation in Malaysia

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  • Rabiul Islam

    (School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia,)

  • Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani

    (School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.)

  • Emil Mahyudin

    (University Padjajaran, Indonesia,)

  • Narmatha Manickam

    (School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.)

Abstract

Inflation became a one of the serious matters over a period of time. It can be said that, throughout the past few years, Malaysia's inflation is caused by many factors. The aim of the paper is to determinants of factors that affecting inflation in Malaysia This paper consists of quantitative method and the econometric model is used for identify the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. It can be categorized two models in this paper namely mathematical model and econometric model. In this paper, it has been discussed the autocorrelation, multicollinearity and Heteroscedasticity. High inflation may cause negative impact to a particular country.

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  • Rabiul Islam & Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani & Emil Mahyudin & Narmatha Manickam, 2017. "Determinants of Factors that Affecting Inflation in Malaysia," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(2), pages 355-364.
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    Keywords

    Inflation; Money Supply; Exchange Rate; Unemployment Rate;
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    JEL classification:

    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • E23 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Production
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange

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