Browsing by Author "Wong, Koi Nyen"

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Citation Count: Doğan, Ergun; Wong, Koi Nyen. (2010). "Plant Size, Turnover and Productivity in Malaysian Manufacturing", RePEc.
Plant Size, Turnover and Productivity in Malaysian Manufacturing
(2010) Doğan, Ergun; Wong, Koi Nyen; 43080
Malaysian manufacturing has an asymmetrical structure: small and medium-sized enterprises dominate in numbers, but contribute relatively little to total output, employment, and exports as compared to their larger counterparts. In light of an increasingly competitive environment arising from globalization, a sound knowledge of turnover patterns within the sector by plant size and its potential impact on aggregate productivity growth is imperative. We find that turnover, particularly of large plants, makes a substantial contribution to overall productivity growth in manufacturing. Hence, from a policy perspective, facilitating turnover might be as important as supporting existing plants in promoting aggregate productivity growth.
Citation Count: Doğan, Ergün; Wong, Koi Nyen (2020). "Sources and Channels of International Knowledge Spillovers in ASEAN-5: The Role of Institutional Quality", Journal of International Development, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 470-486.
Sources and Channels of International Knowledge Spillovers in ASEAN-5: The Role of Institutional Quality
(2020) Doğan, Ergün; Wong, Koi Nyen; 43080
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a dynamic and outward-looking regional economy, which has made notable progress in expanding trade and investment. This paper examines whether knowledge spillovers are prevalent among ASEAN-5, focusing on the issues of which channels and which sources are the potential drivers of total factor productivity. The findings reveal that the key spillover channels are exports and non-capital imports coming from source countries such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, the G7 countries. The institutional quality plays an instrumental role in increasing total factor productivity through foreign direct investment, especially when the spillovers originate from the OECD and the G7. (c) 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Citation Count: Doğan, E., Wong, K.N., Yap, M.M.C. (2013). Turnover, ownership and productivity in Malaysian manufacturing. Journal Of The Asia Pacific Economy, 18(1), 26-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13547860.2012.742714
Turnover, ownership and productivity in Malaysian manufacturing
(Routledge Journals, 2013) Doğan, Ergün; Wong, Koi Nyen; Yap, Micheal M.C.; 43080
Applying Foster, Haltiwanger, and Krizan's decomposition of productivity growth method to Malaysian manufacturing census data for 2000 and 2005, we analyze if firm turnover by ownership (domestic vs. foreign) has any impact on the sector's aggregate productivity growth. The findings show that turnover matters regardless of ownership, but more importantly, attracting foreign direct investment inflows could induce positive net entry effect'. The analysis shows that large-sized foreign and domestic entrants are more productive than medium-sized and especially small-sized ones. The study provides important implications for government policies based on ownership and firm size
Citation Count: Doğan, E., Wong, K.N., YAp, M.M.C. (2017). Vertical and horizontal spillovers from foreign direct investment: evidence from Malaysian manufacturing. Asian Economic Papers, 16(3), 158-183. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1162/ASEP_a_00560
Vertical and horizontal spillovers from foreign direct investment: evidence from Malaysian manufacturing
(MIT Press, 2017) Doğan, Ergün; Wong, Koi Nyen; Yap, Micheal M.C.; 43080
Given developing countries' dependence on foreign direct investment (FDI) in manufacturing, it is important to assess the benefits that accompany FDI, given the cost of incentives that are used to attract foreign investments. We empirically analyze FDI spillover effects in Malaysia using unpublished establishment-level data, accounting for domestic firm size, the market orientation of local firms and foreign multinationals, and firm technology level and absorptive capacity. We find weak evidence of horizontal spillovers; backward and forward spillovers are negative in most cases. Because these results raise concerns about the technological capability of local firms, government policies on technology, human resource, education, and R&D should address this.