World Bank2016-07-142016-07-142016-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24692The MEM is the World Bank's biannual flagship publication on Malaysia. It provides analysis of recent economic developments and the near-term outlook for Malaysia. Each publication also focuses on a special topic related to Malaysia's transformation into a high-income economy. Malaysia is at the forefront of a "new generation" of trade agreements that will shape trade and investment over the next decade. The 14th MEM focuses on how Malaysia can use trade agreements to bring new opportunities to the Malaysian economy and accelerate its transition to high income status.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOTARIFFSFORECASTSSURCHARGESMONETARY POLICYRISKSCAPITAL MARKETSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYFISHECONOMIC GROWTHPRODUCTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONMARKET DISTORTIONSVARIABLE COSTSINCOMEEXPECTATIONSPRODUCERSPROPERTY RIGHTSBALANCE OF PAYMENTSTIMBERLIQUIDITYEXPORTSPOLITICAL ECONOMYREVENUESPORTFOLIOANTITRUST LAWFISCAL POLICYECONOMIC EFFECTSBONDSDIMINISHING RETURNSINCENTIVESDISTRIBUTIONEQUILIBRIUMMODELSEMPIRICAL STUDIESMERGERSREAL INCOMEINPUTSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTBANKRUPTCYFREE TRADEINFLATIONECONOMIC ANALYSISTRENDSDEFICIT FINANCINGECONOMIC ACTIVITYDEVELOPMENTFISCAL POLICIESOIL PRICESEXPLOITATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEOILCROWDING OUTEXPORT GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTHECONOMIC COOPERATIONCAPITAL FORMATIONPRODUCTIVITYOPTIONSEXTERNALITIESDEBTMARKETSWTOPOLLUTIONFORESTRYBENEFIT ANALYSISDIVIDENDSUTILITYNATURAL RESOURCESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTMETALSSUBSIDIESEFFICIENCYFISHINGECONOMIC RESEARCHMARKET ECONOMIESTAXESGOVERNMENT SECURITIESRESOURCESNATURAL MONOPOLIESUNEMPLOYMENTDEREGULATIONEQUITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHCONSUMPTIONGROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATIONVALUE ADDEDECONOMIC IMPACTCAPITALWAGESINTERNATIONAL TRADEUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVALUESCOMPETITION POLICYVALUEPOLICY MAKERSCOMPETITIVENESSDISTORTIONARY EFFECTSECONOMIC POLICY REFORMCREDITQUALITY STANDARDSDEMANDCPIEVALUATION CRITERIAENDANGERED SPECIESPRICE CHANGESECONOMYAGRICULTUREENVIRONMENTSEXPENDITURESPROPERTYTARIFF BARRIERSDECISION MAKINGENVIRONMENTECONOMICSTERMS OF TRADESECURITIESCAPITAL GOODSFISHERIESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCARTELSTRADEGOVERNMENT BONDSGDPGOODSLANDECONOMIES OF SCALECOMPARATIVE ANALYSISCHLOROFLUOROCARBONSINVESTMENTPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIESCOALECONOMIC INFORMATIONSUPPLYCOMPETITIVE MARKETSMARKET POWERREVENUEPOLLUTION CONTROLEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONRISK MANAGEMENTCONSUMER PRICE INDEXLIVING CONDITIONSINTERMEDIATE INPUTSENVIRONMENTALPRICESCONSUMER PROTECTIONECONOMIESPRODUCTION PROCESSESCOMPETITIONReportWorld Bank10.1596/24692