Ethnic and Gender Inequality in Employment during the New Economic Policy

Zulkifly Osman () and Hazrul Shahiri ()
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Zulkifly Osman: School of Economics, National University of Malaysia
Hazrul Shahiri: School of Economics, National University of Malaysia

Institutions and Economies (formerly known as International Journal of Institutions and Economies), 2014, vol. 6, issue 1, 57-72

Abstract: The paper analyses ethnic-based and gender-based segregation in employment as a fundamental reason for the economic inequality between the three major ethnic groups in Malaysia. Using the Duncan Dissimilarity Index (DDI) and the Adjusted Duncan Dissimilarity Index (ADDI), the study found a marked increase in the degree of segregation based on occupation between males and females by the end of the New Economic Policy (NEP), particularly among the ethnic Malays. The findings provide an explanation as to why ethnic inequalities persisted post NEP.

Keywords: Occupation segregation; Duncan Dissimilarity Index; New Economic Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J16 J31 J48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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