LINKAGES AND LEAKAGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN MALAYSIA

Authors

  • Siew-Hwa Yen
  • Wooi -Leng Ong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.490.2017

Abstract

This study examines the direct and indirect linkages and leakages of private and public higher education in Malaysia using input-output analysis. This study found that real estate, printing, wholesale and retail business as well as utilities are the sectors most closely inter-connected with higher education. The results of forward and backward linkages also show weak inter-industry links of the higher education sector with the rest of the economy. The public higher education use a larger amount of imported inputs compared to private higher education implicating a higher leakage from public higher education sector. Higher education in Malaysia can therefore said to take on a social role rather than an economic one. The structural change of education sector indicates an increase in the contribution of primary inputs and a dramatic decline in the consumption of intermediate inputs in education sector over time.

Keywords: Input-Output Analysis; Linkages; Leakages; Higher Education.

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Published

2017-11-17

How to Cite

Yen, S.-H., & Ong, W. .-L. (2017). LINKAGES AND LEAKAGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN MALAYSIA. International Journal of Business and Society, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.490.2017