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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

52 (2) 2018 175 – 188

The Dynamic Relationship between TFP and Human Capital Inequality: Evidence from ASEAN Countries
Hubungan Dinamik antara TFP dan Ketidakseragaman Modal Manusia: Bukti dari Negara ASEAN

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

duyuhong@siswa.ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

ahassan@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

tamat@ukm.edu.my

Abstract

The study investigates the long-run equilibrium relationship between human capital inequality and cumulative TFP growth rate using data for a panel of 5 selected ASEAN countries over the period of 1990 to 2014. Both the first-generation and second-generation panel unit root tests are involved and the long-run equilibrium relationships among variables are confirmed by using the Pedroni-type panel cointegration tests and the Westerlund-type panel cointegration estimator. Using the FMOLS and DOLS estimators, the results for the whole panel, human capital inequality is negatively affecting the cumulative TFP growth rate suggesting that the unequal distribution of human capital is harmful to regional TFP growth and an improvement in human capital inequality will promote TFP growth. However, homogenous effects of all individual countries are impractical and the results of the relationship between human capital inequality and TFP growth rate for individual countries present heterogeneity.

Keywords

Human capital inequality; long-run equilibrium; TFP growth rate
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2018-5202-14
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Hong, , Mohd Nor, , & Sarmidi, (2018). The Dynamic Relationship between TFP and Human Capital Inequality: Evidence from ASEAN Countries. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 52(2), 175–188. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2018-5202-14

@article{hong2018dynamic,
  title={The Dynamic Relationship between TFP and Human Capital Inequality: Evidence from ASEAN Countries},
  author={Hong, Du Yu and Mohd Nor, Abu Hassan Shaari and Sarmidi, Tamat},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={52},
  number={2},
  pages={175—188},
 

year={2018},
}

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