Macroeconomic Factors That Affecting Youth Unemployment in Malaysia

Michael, Evanezza; Geetha, Caroline

doi:10.51200/mjbe.vi.2890

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“…The unemployment statistics in Malaysia show that young people constitute the highest unemployment rate at 10.9%, slightly lower than the unemployment ratio in Southeast Asia at 12.2%. These figures position Malaysia's unemployment rate as the third highest, after the Philippines and Indonesia (Michael & Geetha, 2020). In addition, Welsh and Cheng (2020) asserted that research has indicated high unemployment rates among youths under 25 years old, primarily attributed to their lack of skills.…”

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Empowering underachieving youths in producing videos on social media: a study on the effectiveness of the BE:GINOW Training Programme

Che Nooryohana,

Nur Afiqah,

Melati

et al. 2024

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This study conducted a detailed analysis of how academically underachieving youth use technology and social media to create videos as part of a training programme called BE:GINOW. A mixed study design that combined a quantitative method using questionnaires and qualitative methods through interviews was used. The questionnaires were distributed through two phases: pre-BE:GINOW programme (Phase 1) and post-BE:GINOW programme (Phase 2), which intended to compare the videos produced by the participants before and after the programme. We also conducted two interview sessions to obtain feedback from external facilitators and participants on the effectiveness of the programme. The results show that BE:GINOW has successfully helped the participants produce more quality videos after eight months of participating in the programme. Respondents agreed that the post-programmed videos were better in terms of presentation structure, message delivery, language use and presentation style. The external facilitators and participants also confirmed the effectiveness of BE:GINOW in motivating and guiding the underachieving youth to improve their skills in the production of videos. It is envisaged that a programme like BE:GINOW will serve as a model for future technology-based training, acting as a catalyst for academic underachievers to expand their life skills and become active content creators.

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Empowering underachieving youths in producing videos on social media: a study on the effectiveness of the BE:GINOW Training Programme

Che Nooryohana,

Nur Afiqah,

Melati

et al. 2024

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“…Increase in unemployment, with the biggest effect likely to be in low-skill and decrease productivity sectors, such as tourism and retail some countries because it only measures the productivity of those who work (Gandy and Mulhearn, 2021). According to Michael and Geetha (2020), unemployment is a situation in which people who are actively looking for work are unable to find work. Dosi, Pereira, Roventini and Virgillito (2018) suggested when the Slovakia unemployment benefits are reduced significantly; macroeconomic conditions tend to deteriorate in terms of long-run growth of earnings and productivity.…”

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The Determinants of Labour Productivity Growth in Malaysia

Mohmad Hassan,

Harman,

Mohammad Azhar

2023

IJARBSS

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Productivity of a country measures the country's capacity to create more money or value added. Malaysia is expected to shift to a high-income economy between 2024 and 2028, reflecting the country's economic development trajectory during the previous decades. As Malaysia strives to become a developed country with a high standard of living, great productivity in manufacturing processes is critical. The aim of this research was to investigate the factors could have impact on Malaysia's labour productivity. The research was performed using secondary data from economic indicators, which were the real wages, inflation, foreign direct investment (FDI), unemployment, and employment rate. The research sample use a time-series data on Malaysia's labour productivity from 1990 until 2020. According to the results, there were three significant factors, which were the real wages, foreign direct investment and inflation rate, while the unemployment and employment rates were not significant. The real wages, foreign direct investment, and employment rate, showed a positive correlation. Meanwhile, the inflation rate and unemployment rate showed a negative correlation with labour productivity. This study will reveal some of the factors that will affect the labour productivity and may help the government to create policies to manage the crucial contributor of labour productivity to increase the countries' gross domestic product.

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“…The significant numbers of young people in NEET reflect a relatively high portion of young people around the world who are currently not contributing to either national development or self-development. Young people are more vulnerable than adults (Michael & Geetha, 2020). Globally, the ratio of young-to-adults to be unemployed is 3:1.…”

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Investigating the Role of Foreign Direct Investment on Youth Unemployment Rate in Indonesia

Tanaya

Suyanto

2023

Binus Business Review

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Youth unemployment is a contemporary socioeconomic problem in many countries. Although it is a negative phenomenon, this number can be translated into different perspectives as it offers plenty of available job force not only in terms of age and easily adaptable workers but also opportunities for low-wage workers. Unfortunately, despite having a high Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and economic growth rate, Indonesia still suffers from the youth unemployment problem. The research observed a relationship between youth unemployment and FDI in the case of Indonesia from 1991 until 2019. Because of a different situation faced by female and male workers, the research also extended the impact of FDI into gender-specific effects. Data were from World Development Indicator (WDI) in 1991-2019. The short- and long-run situations were analyzed using the Auto-Regressive-Distribution-Lag (ARDL) technique. Based on the findings, it is found that in the short run, FDI can increase youth unemployment in Indonesia. This situation can be due to the reallocation industry, which requires workers’ adjustment. However, in the long run, FDI significantly reduces youth unemployment. Therefore, it concludes that FDI in Indonesia can provide employment opportunities for young people. Next, FDI is found to have a negative and significant effect on female youth unemployment. Meanwhile, there is no significant effect found in male youth unemployment.

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Macroeconomic Factors That Affecting Youth Unemployment in Malaysia

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Empowering underachieving youths in producing videos on social media: a study on the effectiveness of the BE:GINOW Training Programme

Empowering underachieving youths in producing videos on social media: a study on the effectiveness of the BE:GINOW Training Programme

The Determinants of Labour Productivity Growth in Malaysia

Investigating the Role of Foreign Direct Investment on Youth Unemployment Rate in Indonesia

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