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The Effect of International Trade in Malaysia’s Economy Growth
Yii Yuann Chi
Supervisor: Dr. Syerrina Binti Zakaria
Bachelor of Science (Financial Mathematics)
School of Informatics and Applied Mathematics
International trade consists of inflows (imports) and outflows (exports) of goods and
services in the country and associated with economic growth. In addition, trade openness
is also expected to have an impact on economic growth due to its definition of total
exports and imports compared to the GDP ratio. So this study aims to identify the
relationship between exports, imports and trade openness with gross domestic product
(GDP) in Malaysia. The method used in this study is Pearson correlation coefficient and
multiple regression method. Data used was 1967-2016 has been found on websites such
as World Bank and Global Economics. Based on the analysis, all independent variable
have a correlation with GDP and also have a significant relationship with GDP in Malaysia.
The further research can be carried out to include other factors like labor force and foreign
direct investment (FDI) that can bring effect to GDP.
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