Malaysia Faces A Challenge in Reinforcing the Wage-Productivity Link

Achim Schmillen, Senior Economist, World Bankâ€™s Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice

29-Mar-19 08:45

Malaysia Faces A Challenge in Reinforcing the Wage-Productivity Link

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For goods and services worth US$1000, Malaysians get paid US$340 compared to $510 in similar economies. How Bank Negara’s wish list on how to fix this translates to policy is a different matter altogether.

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