Economics Malaysia

I'm going to dive deeper into this topic, because there are a number of inter-related issues that need to be highlighted. The data here ...

Despite the government determining the minimum wage to be hiked to RM1,500 by May 1, 2022, there's still debate on whether the timing/qu...

Part I dealt with some of the criticisms of the minimum wage. Part II here will look at some of the data around the impact on wages and pri...

So the government has finally announced a new revision to Malaysia's minimum wage, two years after the last one. This time though, it...

I’ve had multiple requests to comment on this, but haven’t had the time. To be honest, I didn’t read either side’s political manifesto too c...

I was going to keep this for Monday, but this is too timely (excerpt): Be Careful When Raising Minimum Wages By Noah Smith ...

So, I’ve finally sat down to read through Pakatan Harapan’s alternative budget for 2018. There are some good ideas here, and a fair share of...

This paper caused a stir in the economics community in the past couple of weeks (abstract): Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wa...

I think by this time we all know that empirically, a minimum wage doesn’t seem to have the negative effect on employment that conventional...

It’s been two years since the implementation of Malaysia’s minimum wage policy, and it’s now up for review (excerpt): Review on minim...

From a recent post on the World Bank’s Future Development Blog (excerpt): A Tale of Two Impacts: Minimum Wage Outcomes in South Afric...

The Ministry of Human Resources has launched a portal for the Malaysia’s Minimum Wage, providing FAQs and info for employers and employees. ...

It’s been nearly a year since Malaysia’s minimum wage law came into effect. Although enforcement has been held off until next year from the ...

We’re a few months into Malaysia’s experiment with a minimum wage, and there’s we’re already seeing some effects, at least for the manufactu...

I once characterised employer hiring as similar to a monopsonistic market – I’m somewhat chuffed that I’m hardly alone in thinking that way ...

I’ve been on an extended break from blogging, what the holidays and all, and just as importantly, from a lack of issues to really talk about...

Reading this article this morning, I have to wonder just how people get their information (extract; emphasis added): Unfair to implem...

On the Beeb: Concern from Asian businesses over minimum wage Many countries across the globe are celebrating International Work...

Announced last night: PM: Minimum monthly wage is RM900 PUTRAJAYA: The minimum monthly wage for private sector employees in th...

In the Star today (excerpt): Implications of minimum wage Dramatic rise in wages poses upside risk to inflation… …The mi...