tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post6608683842682202274..comments2024-03-27T18:15:59.096+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: BNM Annual Report 2011hishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-68077594374387727082012-04-02T11:42:47.556+08:002012-04-02T11:42:47.556+08:00Yep, understood. Thanks for clarifying.
P.S. Glad...Yep, understood. Thanks for clarifying.<br /><br />P.S. Glad to see you're still writing this blog. For a moment there, I thought you were going to do a Brad Setser on us when you posted in late 2011 about possible changes.<br /><br />Hope that doesn't happen anytime soon as you're the only local blogger on economics that I follow regularly :)tanstaaflnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-42684211333381832182012-04-02T11:05:15.312+08:002012-04-02T11:05:15.312+08:00The 4% rate is BNM's assessment of the inflati...The 4% rate is BNM's assessment of the inflation-neutral unemployment rate. Whether the rate accurately depicts the true unemployment rate is probably immaterial for policy purposes. In any case, given how the unemployment rate is actually measured in this country, I don't think it's truly accurate - both employment and labour force numbers are estimated. Even if the actual number of hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-33094633967996495542012-04-02T10:50:11.767+08:002012-04-02T10:50:11.767+08:00Just curious about how accurate the unemployment r...Just curious about how accurate the unemployment rate of 4% is since there appears to very little incentive to disclose one's unemployment status in this country. Can you shed some light on this?tanstaaflnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-404833716519542482012-03-23T09:53:23.674+08:002012-03-23T09:53:23.674+08:00The breakdown of expenditure isn't there, but ...The breakdown of expenditure isn't there, but what they have is expenditure, savings and debt repayment by income level (chart, bottom of pg 14 of the FSPS report).<br /><br />Sorry if I implied there was a breakdown of expenditure. Average expenditure patterns can of course be obtained from DOS:<br /><br />http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/images/stories/files/LatestReleases/household/hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-31233536576695807492012-03-23T01:02:11.508+08:002012-03-23T01:02:11.508+08:00Read thru the whole book n looking specifically fo...Read thru the whole book n looking specifically for expenditure breakdown by income level...can't find that white box.Hope u can refer me to Pg..sorry.<br />TQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-17919813040250846972012-03-23T00:32:09.550+08:002012-03-23T00:32:09.550+08:00Thank you, my pleasureThank you, my pleasurehishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-64923976560876825082012-03-22T21:58:58.823+08:002012-03-22T21:58:58.823+08:00I was there ... Brilliant summary indeed... Gonna ...I was there ... Brilliant summary indeed... Gonna share this with my staff<br /><br />Tqvm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-23074761052084056332012-03-22T21:33:02.651+08:002012-03-22T21:33:02.651+08:00brilliant summary!
REbrilliant summary!<br /><br />REAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com