Malaysian People Financial Prosperity

Are Financial Sector Policies Effective in Deepening the Malaysian Financial System? Are Financial Sector Policies Effective in Deepening the Malaysian

This paper provides an empirical assessment of the effects of financial sector policies on development of the financial system in Malaysia over the period 1959-2005. The technique of principal component analysis is used to construct a summary measure of interest rate policies in order to account for the joint influence of various interest rate controls imposed on the Malaysian financial system....

The Dividend Payout Policy – A Study on Malaysian Financial Institutions

The purpose of this study is to identify the determinants of dividend policy in Malaysian financial institutions. Panel data set were constructed from 33 financial institutions in Malaysia for a period of 10 years (2001-2010). The results show a statistically significant positive relationship between dividend policy and profitability, which implies that Malaysian financial institutions distribu...

Intellectual Capital Effects by Satisfactory Design on Financial and Economic Performance of Malaysian Companies

This paper aims to prepare intellectual capital component by satisfactory design. Satisfaction of employees, customers and residual benefit are the main core of present measurements. The correct position of these items in the financial statements are proposed by correcting entries, then the impact of these elements are investigated on the return on equity, revenue growth and economic value adde...

Managing Global Risks and Creating Prosperity: the Role of the IMF and Regional Financial Architectures

Patience and prosperity

This paper introduces wealth-dependent time preference into a simple model of endogenous growth. The model generates adjustment dynamics in line with the historical facts on savings and economic growth in Europe from the High Middle Ages to today. Along a virtuous cycle of development more wealth leads to more patience, which leads to more savings and even higher wealth. Savings rates and incom...