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The Impact of Population Ageing On Economic Growth in Malaysia<br />

Fatin Nazira binti Baharuddin<br />

Encik Muhammad Najit bin Sukemi<br />

Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)<br />

School Of Social and Economic Development<br />

Since 1960 there was an increasing in the population ageing in Malaysia due to the<br />

reduction in fertility and mortality rate, infectious disease control, and improvement in<br />

healthcare facilities. This leads to the increasing in life expectancy among community. To<br />

see the impact of the increasing in population ageing, this study is carry out to identify<br />

the relationship of population ageing on economic growth. ARDL model is used to<br />

analyses data of population ageing, fertility rate, life expectancy, and economic growth<br />

including 30 observations from 1984 – 2014. There are two results obtained. First, there<br />

is a significance relationship of population ageing and economic growth. Second, the<br />

reduction in fertility rate affects the increasing in population ageing. Overall, this paper<br />

shows the relation of economic activity and individual life expectancy towards population<br />

ageing in Malaysia.<br />

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