The impacts of external and internal uncertainties on income inequality in the ASEAN 5 countries

• Main Authors: Thye, Goh Lim, Kumari, Selvarajan Sonia, Lu, Yong Sook, Muhairah, Shahabudin Sharifah
• Format: Article
• Published: School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2021
• Subjects: HC Economic History and Conditions; HM Sociology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36063/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124964554&partnerID=40&md5=35ba68be2ed5154d06337fdcfeffbc47
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

From a theoretical standpoint, increasing uncertainty causes delays in additional investment and hiring. Thus, income gaps between rich and poorer groups are expected to stretch further in times of uncertainty. Given that the causal relationship between uncertainty and income inequality poses an are...