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Saeed Solaymani

Saeed Solaymani

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6503-7600
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 55313897800
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Address: Arak University
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Research

Title
Evaluating the role of subsidy reform in addressing poverty levels in Malaysia: a CGE poverty framework
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Subsidy Reform ; Poverty; Malaysia; CGE
Year
2014
Journal The Journal of Development Studies
DOI
Researchers Saeed Solaymani

Abstract

Malaysia as one of the top subsidised countries around the world has launched to reduce subsidies to capture its development goals. This study, therefore, analyses the effects of the subsidy reform on the macroeconomic, welfare and poverty levels of Malaysia by applying a CGE model. The findings suggest that subsidy removal leads to significant falls in both income and consumption of rural, urban and non-citizen households, and consequently decreases their welfare. However, poverty levels among rural households will most likely increase significantly when compared to urban households due to their relatively low level of income compared to other groups.