Malaysian households are increasingly in debt, which is seen
as one of the effects of the country's shaky economy. As a result, the
researchers were motivated to investigate the various lending possibilities
offered to consumers. The goals of this study are to investigate the
relationship between macroeconomic drivers or variables and family debt in
Malaysia, as well as to establish which element is the most relevant. The study
examined annual secondary data from trustworthy sources such as Databank, Knoema,
Bloomberg, and Bank Negara Malaysia from 1984 to 2018. The three macroeconomic
factors considered were Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Unemployment Rate
(UN-EM), and Inflation Rate (INF). Descriptive analysis, Augmented Dickey Fully
(ADF) and Philips-Perron (PP) Unit Root Tests, Normality Tests, and Regression
Analysis are used to study the relationship between macroeconomic factors and
household debt. According to the findings of the multiple regression model
test, all three variables, namely GDP, UN-EM, and INF, exhibit positive
correlations with household debt. The most prominent was the UN-EM, which was
followed by the GDP.
The rise of these independent variables,
according to the data, influences the rise in household debt. Only the GDP and
the UN-EM have been demonstrated to be significant influences, whereas the INF
has been determined to be insignificant. The findings of this study indicated
that households use debt to pay greater spending as a substitute for income as
a result of rising living costs. According to the facts, the country's debt is
tremendous, and the country is in serious trouble. Future researchers should
experiment with different data architectures, perform additional study, and
integrate new macroeconomic factors, as a recommendation.
Author (S) Details
Ms. Suhana Mohamed
Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Johor Branch, Pasir Gudang Campus, Malaysia.
Mrs. Siti Sara Mohamadon
Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Johor Branch, Pasir Gudang Campus, Malaysia.
Mr. Mohamad Azwan Md Isa
Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Malaysia.
Mr. Wan Muhd Faez Wan Ibrahim
Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Sarawak Branch, Malaysia.
Mr. Ferri Nasrul
Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Malaysia.
Ms. Siti Salwa Hassan
Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Sarawak Branch, Malaysia.
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