Exports, imports and economic growth in Malaysia: Empirical evidence based on multivariate time series

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 389-406

  Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi ^a   Rashid, Salim ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0033490427     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8381.00092     Document Type: Article

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