Roles of Institutional Quality on the Relationship between Tourism and Economic Development in Malaysia

Authors

  • Hui Shan LEE Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Bandar Sungai Long. Author
  • Sin Yee LEE Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Bandar Sungai Long Author
  • Wai Mun HAR Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Bandar Sungai Long Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/m11k3283

Keywords:

Institutional Quality, Tourism, Economic Growth, Tourism-led Growth, Growth-led Tourism

Abstract

This research intends to examine the roles of institutional quality on tourism-led growth and growth led tourism hypothesis in Malaysia in both short run and long run analysis. This study uses yearly data from 1996 to 2015 to verify whether institutional quality significantly affects the relationship between tourism and economic growth in Malaysia. It provides a comprehensive dataset by investigating all the institutional quality dimensions including control of corruption, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence in addition to the aggregate value and average value of these dimensions. The findings provide empirical supports that institutional quality such as control of corruption and government effectiveness do play important roles in the tourism and economic growth in Malaysia. In this essence, any policy planning that enhances the corruption and government effectiveness of Malaysia could promote the tourism development and economic growth in Malaysia. 

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Published

29.02.2020

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2020): 24 (1) 2020

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How to Cite

Shan LEE, H., Yee LEE, S., & Mun HAR, W. (2020). Roles of Institutional Quality on the Relationship between Tourism and Economic Development in Malaysia. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(1), 685-693. https://doi.org/10.61841/m11k3283