Fuel subsidy reform in Malaysia: An assessment on the direct welfare impact on consumers

• Main Authors: Abdul Hakim, Roslan, Ismail, Russayani, Abdul Razak, Nor Azam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Othman Yeop Abdullah (OYA) Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: HC Economic History and Conditions
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/18442/1/IPBJ%20%208%201%202016%20%2026-36.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/18442/; http://www.oyagsb.uum.edu.my/images/ipbj/IPBL_Vol._8_1_2016/3.pdf

This paper investigates the issue of fuel subsidy reform in Malaysia by analysing the direct welfare impact resulting from fuel subsidy removal.Using the Household Expenditure Survey 2004/2005 with a sample of 4227 households, the analysis is carried out by segregating households into 3 different in...