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Is the Phillips Curve Stable for Malaysia? New Empirical Evidence

Abstract:

The objective of this study is to investigate the stability of trade-off Phillips curve in Malaysia. The sample covers annual data from 1970 to 2005. This study finds that trade-off Phillips curve exists in Malaysia for both short run and long run. Furthermore, there is a stable long-run tradeoff relationship between the inflation and unemployment rates in Malaysia.

Keywords: Cointegration, inflation, unemployment, Phillips curve

JEL Classification: C01, E24, E31

1. Introduction

The Phillips (1958) curve which trade-offs between inflation and unemployment rates had been long debated in the economics literature. Several studies have investigated this relationship, among them being ...

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