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The Study on Capital Market Contribution to Economic Growth in Asean-3<br />

Countries<br />

Nur Alwani binti Ahmad<br />

Supervisor: Dr Zairihan Abdul Halim<br />

Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)<br />

School Of Social and Economic Development<br />

The purpose of this research is to understand the impact of stock and, bond markets as<br />

well as money supply on economic growth in ASEAN-3 countries, namely Malaysia,<br />

Thailand and Indonesia. These countries have different characteristics than capital<br />

market in other countries because their capital market has experienced a major crisis.<br />

The policy of their government has significant impact on how these countries managed<br />

their capital markets. The data collected from secondary source from 2000 to 2016. The<br />

data was then analyzed using the Multiple Linear Regression Model (MLRM) method. The<br />

findings show that the above three factors significantly influenced the capital market<br />

contribution to economic growth in ASEAN-3 countries. An important insight from this<br />

study is that serious attention should be paid to the capital market development, which<br />

is an important driver of economic growth in ASEAN-3 countries.<br />

1462 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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