Penentu Makroekonomi Kadar Jenayah di Malaysia

Chor Foon Tang and Sezali Md. Darit ()
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Sezali Md. Darit: Centre for Policy Research and International Studies Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 USM Pulau Pinang MALAYSIA

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2015, vol. 49, issue 2, 53-60

Abstract: The increasing trend of crime rate would detriment the economic growth of a country. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the macroeconomic determinants that affect crime rate in Malaysia. This study covers yearly data from 1970 to 2013. To achieve the objective of this study, we use the bounds testing approach to cointegration and the Granger causality tests. Our study finds that unemployment rate, tourism, poverty and security levels are affecting crime rate in Malaysia, especially in the long-run. However, the rate of inflation does not influence crime rate in Malaysia. Additionally, this study discovers that tourism is a dynamic variable because the expansion of tourism sector not only reduces the crime rate while it also reduces the rate of unemployment and the level of poverty. In line with the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), policymakers should promote the development of tourism sector.

Keywords: Granger causality; Malaysia; cointegration; crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.17576/JEM-2015-4902-05

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