Food inflation: A study on key determinants and price transmission processes for Malaysia

• Main Authors: Norazman, Umi Zakiah, Khalid, Haniza, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
• 格式: Article
• 语言: English; English; English
• 出版: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2018
• 主题: HB Economic Theory; HB221 Price; HB522 Income. Factor shares.Interest.Profit.Entrepreneurship
• 在线阅读: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63001/1/IJBSVol19-no1-paper9.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63001/7/63001_Food%20inflation%20A%20study%20on%20key%20determinants%20and%20price%20transmission%20processes%20for%20Malaysia_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63001/13/63001_Food%20inflation_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63001/; http://www.ijbs.unimas.my/images/repository/pdf/Vol19-no1-paper9.pdf

In Malaysia, food price inflation reached its highest level at 8.8% in mid-2008 compared to overall inflation of 5.5% for the same period, mainly blamed on the spike in world commodity prices. However, recent moves by the government to rationalize food and energy subsidies have also led to higher...