“…In addition, our estimation results reveal that the volatility of the growth rate tends to drop between 0.874 per cent to 4.219 per cent for every 1 per cent increase in financial development (i.e., lnFD t , lnM2 t , lnM3 t , lnPRI t , and lnBC t ). These findings are corroborated with previous studies such as Sahoo et al (2019), Moradbeigi and Law (2016), Ćorić and Pugh (2013), Dabla-Norris and Srivisal 2013, Darrat et al (2005), Denizer et al (2002), Taylor (1994Taylor ( , 1996, Levine (1997), and Bencivenga and Smith (1992). Next, we extend our study to investigate the moderating effect of financial development on the impact of inflation volatility, trade openness and FDI on growth volatility in Malaysia.…”