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Consumers’ Valuation on Food Safety Attributes 消费者对食品安全属性的评价

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2023-5701-02

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Role of Oil Prices in Financial Instability, Trade Openness and Economic Growth: Evidence from ASEAN Countries 石油价格在金融不稳定、贸易开放和经济增长中的作用:来自东盟国家的证据

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2023-5701-10

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Ketidaksamaan di Malaysia: Adakah Dasar Ekonomi Berasaskan-Etnik Relevan? 马来西亚的不平等现象：贝拉萨斯坎民族经济的基础是否相关？

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2023-5701-06

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Inequality and Public Policy in Asia 亚洲的不平等与公共政策

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2022-5603-11

M. Asadullah

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Who Gains from Class Size Reduction? Another Look at Malaysia’s “Lost Boys Phenomenon” in Student Achievement 谁从班级规模缩减中获益?再看马来西亚学生成绩的“迷失男孩现象”

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2022-5603-07

Siapa yang Mendapat, Manfaat daripada, Pengurangan Saiz Kelas, Satu Lagi, Pandangan Fenomena

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The Adoption of the Multidimensional Poverty Index in Developing Asia: Implications for Social Program Targeting and Inequality Reduction 亚洲发展中国家采用多维贫困指数:对社会规划目标和减少不平等的影响

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2022-5603-10

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Gig Economy, Social Protection and Labour Market Inequality: Lessons from Malaysia 零工经济、社会保障和劳动力市场不平等:马来西亚的经验教训

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2022-5603-09

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What Does Data on Functional Income Distribution tell us about Trends in and Correlates of Income Inequality in The Asia-Pacific? 关于亚太地区收入不平等的趋势和相关因素，功能性收入分配数据告诉我们什么?

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2022-5603-03

Selim Raihan

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Between-Country Global Inequality and Demographic Change 国家间的全球不平等和人口变化

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2022-5603-04

M. Bruni

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The Resurgence of Income Inequality in Asia-Pacific: The Role of Trade Openness, Educational Attainment and Institutional Quality 亚太地区收入不平等的重新抬头:贸易开放、教育程度和制度质量的作用

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.17576/jem-2022-5603-01

A. K. L. Siah

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