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This paper examines the effects of market demand, labor productivity, socio-economic development and provision of industrial estates on foreign direct investment (FDI) across 13 states and 1 federal territory in Malaysia. The analysis uses FDI data of the manufacturing sector and data on independent variables for the years 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Results indicate positive relationships between these factors and FDI inflows in the manufacturing sector. FDI inflows are found to be most sensitive to labor productivity and GDP. The significance of socio-economic development for FDI is viewed in a long-term perspective.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influences of private investment inflows on employment and output across manufacturing industries. The study covered a time period from 1980 to 2010 for the variable of private investment inflows and from 1981 to 2011 for the variables of employment and output. There were seven cross-section units to represent seven categories of industries for the analysis. Using a regression technique, the estimated coefficients private investment flows had statistically significant influences on the levels of employment and output. Using Pearson Correlation technique, there was a positive correlation between employment and output. Private investments are encouraged to accelerate output growth and employment enhancement in the sector.

Penjawat awam mempunyai pendapatan bulanan yang tetap. Tetapi kos sara hidup yang semakin tinggi di Malaysia menyebabkan mereka melakukan pekerjaan sampingan untuk meningkatkan pendapatan keluarga. Kajian ini menumpukan kepada empat komponen perbelanjaan utama penjawat awam iaitu pendidikan, pemilikan harta, keagamaan dan kesihatan. Analisis dijalankan terhadap perbelanjaan bulanan barangan keperluan asas mereka mengikut jantina dan tahap pendidikan. Seramai 150 telah dipilih sebagai responden dalam kalangan penjawat awam dari Daerah Larut Matang dan Selama, Perak. Analisis deskriptif, ujian-t dan anova satu hala telah digunakan. Keputusan menunjukkan perbelanjaan terhadap pendidikan adalah yang paling tinggi berbanding dengan komponen-komponen perbelanjaan yang lain iaitu pemilikan harta, agama dan moral serta kesihatan. Perbelanjaan asas barangan dapur, pakaian dan pendidikan keluarga mempunyai corak perbelanjaan yang berbeza antara jantina. Bagi semua jenis perbelanjaan asas, penjawat awam mempunyai corak yang sama walaupun tahap pendidikan mereka adalah berbeza-beza.