Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach

Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach

Economic growth plays an important role in determining the number of female labour force. As economic growth intensifies, the number of female labour force increases simultaneously. However, the rise in the number of female labour force can lead to an increase in the number of child abuse cases. T...

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Main Authors: Mohd Shahidan Shaari, Nor Hidayah Harun, Nor Ermawati Hussain
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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spelling ukm-140652020-01-29T13:42:35Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14065/ Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach Mohd Shahidan Shaari, Nor Hidayah Harun, Nor Ermawati Hussain, Economic growth plays an important role in determining the number of female labour force. As economic growth intensifies, the number of female labour force increases simultaneously. However, the rise in the number of female labour force can lead to an increase in the number of child abuse cases. Therefore, this study is essential to explore the relationship between female labour force and child abuse cases in Malaysia. This study employs the ARDL bound testing approach and the results show that a higher number of female labour force can contribute to a higher child abuse case in Malaysia. Therefore, policies on female labour force should be formulated to cushion its effects on child abuse cases. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14065/1/jeko_53%281%29-3.pdf Mohd Shahidan Shaari, and Nor Hidayah Harun, and Nor Ermawati Hussain, (2019) Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 53 (1). pp. 27-33. ISSN 0127-1962 http://www.ukm.my/fep/jem/content/2019.html
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description Economic growth plays an important role in determining the number of female labour force. As economic growth intensifies, the number of female labour force increases simultaneously. However, the rise in the number of female labour force can lead to an increase in the number of child abuse cases. Therefore, this study is essential to explore the relationship between female labour force and child abuse cases in Malaysia. This study employs the ARDL bound testing approach and the results show that a higher number of female labour force can contribute to a higher child abuse case in Malaysia. Therefore, policies on female labour force should be formulated to cushion its effects on child abuse cases.
format Article
author Mohd Shahidan Shaari,
Nor Hidayah Harun,
Nor Ermawati Hussain,
spellingShingle Mohd Shahidan Shaari,
Nor Hidayah Harun,
Nor Ermawati Hussain,
Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach
author_facet Mohd Shahidan Shaari,
Nor Hidayah Harun,
Nor Ermawati Hussain,
author_sort Mohd Shahidan Shaari,
title Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach
title_short Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach
title_full Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach
title_fullStr Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach
title_full_unstemmed Female labour force and child abuse in Malaysia using ARDL approach
title_sort female labour force and child abuse in malaysia using ardl approach
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14065/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14065/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14065/1/jeko_53%281%29-3.pdf
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