An empirical assessment of the impact of Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) on Malaysian economy

Islam, Mohd Aminul (2015) An empirical assessment of the impact of Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) on Malaysian economy. International Journal of Financial Economics, 4 (4). pp. 176-184. ISSN 2310-3256 E-ISSN 2310-2942

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Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the importance of Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) as a significant component of the financial system and their contributions towards promoting and supporting economic development process in Malaysia. We investigated the topics from both conceptual and empirical viewpoints. To analyze their development and contributions we have used total assets and the financing activities of DFIs covering the period 1980 – 2012. Total assets represent the size or development of DFIs while financing activities represent the involvement in promoting economic development. For empirical test, we utilized cointegration method to determine the relationship between per capita real income and the DFIs involvement in economic activities. The investigation revealed that since establishment, the DFIs have been playing important role towards achieving national development agenda by channeling the resources and funds in the economy to meet the demand particularly for medium and long term capital to areas and sectors deemed as strategic for national economic development plan. The empirical results showed that both the variables in the form of total assets and financing activities of DFIs have positive and statistically significant long run relationship with per capita real income suggesting that the DFIs are also important in influencing per capita income in Malaysia.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5651/47327
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Development Financial Institutions (DFIs), Malaysia, Economic Development, financial system, economic growth, econometric regression
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Aminul Islam
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2016 11:05
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2018 09:18
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/47327

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