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Evelyn Shyamala Devadason

University of Malaya (UM)

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50603

University of Malaya (UM)

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50603

Malaysia

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1.

Socio-Economic Effects of Foreign Workers on the Host Labour Market: The Malaysian Perspective

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Mar 2012
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
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unskilled foreign workers, wage inequality, social ills, Malaysia

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Chinese Engagement in Nigeria's Oil and Mining: Positive Transformation?

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 25 Aug 2015
Gold Kafilah and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 727 (87,119)

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China; Nigeria; oil and mining; trade; investment; aid.

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): The Chinese Perspective

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 Jul 2012
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 696 (92,254)
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panel gravity, export potentials, China, TPP, East Asia

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Food Safety Standards and Regulations in Malaysia: Implications for the ASEAN Integrated Region

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Feb 2016
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason, Vgr Govindaraju and Tang Tuck Cheong
University of Malaya (UM), University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies and University of Malaya (UM) - Faculty of Economics & Administration (FEA)
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non-tariff measures, technical measures, food, imports, coverage ratio, Malaysia, ASEAN

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ASEAN and the EU: An Assessment of Interregional Trade Potentials

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Dec 2018
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason, Shujaat Mubarik and Shujaat Mubarik
University of Malaya (UM) and Heriot-Watt University - Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School, Students
Downloads 338 (221,253)

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Augmented Gravity Model; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Interregional Exports; Association of Southeast Asian Nations; European Union

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Framing China-Malaysia Trade Relations Beyond ASEAN: Factoring the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 May 2014
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
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China, Malaysia, ASEAN, RCEP, trade potentials

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Proposed Framework for Assessing Human Capital: Derivation of the Human Capital Index and Its Application

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 May 2014
Shujaat Mubarik, Shujaat Mubarik, Vgr Govindaraju and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
Heriot-Watt University - Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School, Students, University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 323 (232,793)
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human capital dimensions; human capital sub-dimensions; AHP; human capital index; textiles; Pakistan

8.

Proliferation of Non-Tariff Measures in China – Their Relevance for ASEAN

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Oct 2011
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Santha Chenayah
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 323 (232,793)
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Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs), Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs), Gravity Model, China, ASEAN

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Non-Tariff Measures in ASEAN: Barriers to Intra-Regional Trade?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Oct 2011
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 296 (255,791)

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export coverage ratio, gravity model, ASEAN

10.

China-Africa Trade and Investment Relations: Whither South-South Cooperation?

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 25 Feb 2014
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Vgr Govindaraju
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies
Downloads 291 (260,469)

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Sino-African relations, south-south cooperation, exports, investment, gravity model

11.

Food Safety Legislation in Malaysia: Implications for Imports and Harmonization of Regulations in Southeast Asia

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Aug 2016
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Vgr Govindaraju
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies
Downloads 252 (302,586)
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Non-Tariff Measures, Technical Measures, Food, Imports, Coverage Ratio, Malaysia, ASEAN

12.

Construction of Household-Based Human Development Index: New District-Level Evidence for Punjab, Pakistan

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 24 Jan 2017
Kashif Imran, Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Kee-Cheok Cheong
University of Malaya (UM), Faculty of Economics & Administration (FEA), Students, University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 225 (342,220)
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household-based human development index; education; health; housing; Punjab

13.

Do Non-Tariff Measures in the EU, Japan and the ASEAN Matter for Export Consignments from Malaysia?

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2011
Arumugam G. Sithamaparam and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 210 (362,957)
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non-tariff measures, export coverage ratio, frequency counts, gravity model

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Lack of Gender Sensitization in Malaysian Laws and Regulations: Need for a Rights-Based Approach

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Jul 2014
Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
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gender, labour laws and regulations, discrimination, Malaysia.

15.

The Influence of the Year of the Dragon on Fertility of Chinese Malaysians: Cointegration and Variance Decomposition Analysis

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Mar 2012
Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam, Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah
University of Malaya, University of Malaya (UM) and University Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Economics and Management
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fertility, Chinese, Chinese zodiac, Dragon Year, cointegration, variance decomposition, Malaysia

16.

Evolution of ASEAN's New Protectionism

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 08 Jul 2018
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 179 (422,345)
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Standard-Like Non-Tariff Measures; Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures; Technical Barriers to Trade; Protectionism; Procedural Obstacles; ASEAN

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Trade Interactions between Asia and Latin America: ASEAN, ‘Game Changer’ and ‘Platform’ for Interregional Engagement?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 18 Sep 2013
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya
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China, ASEAN, Latin America, Pacific Alliance, interregional trade

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Unlocking Trade Potentials in China-ASEAN Relations: The China-Vietnam Context

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Oct 2017
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Vgr Govindaraju
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies
Downloads 175 (431,126)
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gravity; stochastic frontier analysis; trade efficiency; China; ASEAN; Vietnam

19.

China’s Investments in Africa: Does Investment Facilitation in Africa Matter?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Dec 2020
Ke Xia and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
Universiti Malaya and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 155 (480,208)

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outward foreign direct investment, investment facilitation, gravity model, China, Africa.

20.

Malaysia: Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Integration

Forthcoming in Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community. Potential and Opportunities? Palgrave MacMillan
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Jun 2018
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 144 (514,995)

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trade, foreign direct investment, industrial policy, Malaysia

21.

Non-Tariff Measures in the Food Processing Sector in Malaysia: An Assessment of Welfare Impacts

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Aug 2019
Vickie Yew Siew Hoon, Abul Quasem Al-Amin and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM), Faculty of Economics & Administration (FEA), University of Waterloo and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 137 (534,155)

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non-tariff measures, ad-valorem equivalent, welfare, food, Malaysia

22.

How Resilient is ASEAN-5 to Trade Shocks? Regional and Global Shocks Compared

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How Resilient is ASEAN-5 to Trade Shocks? Regional and Global Shocks Compared

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 31 Jul 2019
Mala Raghavan and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Tasmania and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 86 (773,441)

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trade links; SVAR model; ASEAN-5; China; US

How Resilient Is ASEAN-5 to Trade Shocks? Regional and Global Shocks Compared

CAMA Working Paper No. 53/2019
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2019
Mala Raghavan and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Tasmania and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 51 (1,072,374)

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trade links, SVAR model, ASEAN-5, China, US

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Intraregional Trade Flows and Trade Efficiency in Palm Oil and Palm-Based Products: Southeast Asia and Latin America Regions Compared

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Oct 2019
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason, Shujaat Mubarik and Shujaat Mubarik
University of Malaya (UM) and Heriot-Watt University - Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School, Students
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stochastic frontier gravity model, trade potential, palm oil and palm-based products, Southeast Asia, Latin America

24.

Modelling Economic Effects of Reducing Non-Tariff Measures in the Food Processing Sector of Malaysia Using Computable General Equilibrium

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Jul 2019
Vickie Yew Siew Hoon, Abul Quasem Al-Amin and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM), Faculty of Economics & Administration (FEA), University of Waterloo and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 126 (572,948)

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Non-Tariff Measures, Imports, Exports, Ad-Valorem Equivalent, CGE, Malaysia

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Structure of Iran's Foreign Trade Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Economic Sanctions: Evidence from Intensive and Extensive Margins

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Aug 2015
Amirhossein Moharreri and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 117 (608,822)

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Intensive margin, Extensive margin, Economic Sanctions, Iran

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Trade Interactions of China-Latin America vis-à-vis ASEAN-Latin America: The Relevance of the Center-Periphery Relations?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Aug 2013
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya
Downloads 115 (617,542)

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China, ASEAN, Latin America, factor endowment, exports, panel cointegration, panel causality

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Global Interactions of China and India: Divergent Paths of Trade?

9th Asia Pacific Economic Association (APEA) Conference, Osaka University, July 27-29, 2013, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Jun 2013
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 114 (621,896)

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China, India, exports, foreign direct investment, factor endowment, augmented gravity model

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Whither Sub-Regional Cooperation? The CLMV Perspective

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Nov 2011
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 112 (630,858)

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sub-regional cooperation, China, CLMV, ASEAN, GMS, gravity model

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Immigration-Trade Relationship in ASEAN: What Does the Evidence Show?

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Mar 2021
Chanida Ekakkararungroj, Sheue Li Ong and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Malaya (UM)
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international migration; international trade; intra-industry trade; ASEAN.

30.

Labour Market Effects of Non-Tariff Measures: A Computable General Equilibrium for the Food Processing Sector in Malaysia

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Jul 2019
Vickie Yew Siew Hoon, Abul Quasem Al-Amin and Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM), Faculty of Economics & Administration (FEA), University of Waterloo and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 94 (720,278)

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employment, wages, non-tariff measures, computable general equilibrium, Malaysia

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Stringency of Non-Tariff Measures in Partner Countries: The Perspective of Malaysian Exporters

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Feb 2016
Arumugam G. Sithamaparam, Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Santha Chenayah
University of Malaya (UM), University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 90 (742,061)
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non-tariff measures, stringency of non-tariff measures, exporters, Malaysia

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Rebalancing Through Expansions in Intra-ASEAN Exports? Insights from Gravity Panel Estimates

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2011
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason, Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah
University of Malaya (UM), University of Malaya and University Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Economics and Management
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trade structure, intra-industry trade, panel gravity, ASEAN

33.

Regulatory Incoherence in Nutrition Labelling of Prepackaged Food in ASEAN: What Next?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Feb 2018
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Vgr Govindaraju
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies
Downloads 86 (765,566)

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nutrition labelling, prepackaged food, exporters, harmonisation, ASEAN

34.

Whither Latin America? Scoping Export Potentials and Trade Barriers in the Malaysia-Chile Partnership

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Sep 2014
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason, Vgr Govindaraju, Shujaat Mubarik and Shujaat Mubarik
University of Malaya (UM), University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies and Heriot-Watt University - Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School, Students
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export potentials, non-tariff barriers, Malaysia, Chile

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Strategic Responses by Exporters to Non-Tariff Measures: Firm-Level Evidence from Malaysia

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Arumugam Sithamaparam, Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Santha Chenayah
University of Malaya (UM) - Faculty of Economics & Administration (FEA), University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
Downloads 76 (830,555)

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non-tariff measures; strategic responses; proactive; reactive; exporters; Malaysia

36.

Trade Linkages and Domestic Market Concentration: An Empirical Exploration for Malaysia

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Jul 2013
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya
Downloads 71 (867,774)

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market concentration, export intensity, intra-industry trade, panel cointegration, manufacturing, Malaysia

37.

Sino-LAC Ties: Trade Relationships and Asymmetric Dependency

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Sep 2015
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason, Vgr Govindaraju, Shujaat Mubarik and Shujaat Mubarik
University of Malaya (UM), University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Development Studies and Heriot-Watt University - Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School, Students
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China; Latin America; export potentials; asymmetric dependency; gravity model

38.

Stakeholder Perception of Links between International Factor Flows and Labour Standards in Malaysia

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Jul 2019
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
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labour standards; workers’ rights; unskilled migrants; foreign direct investment; Malaysia

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Establishing Regional Identities in East Asia: An Assessment of Trade Strategies of China and India

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Jul 2013
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
University of Malaya (UM)
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regionalism, panel gravity model, China, India, East Asia

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International Capital Inflows and Labour Immigration: A Heterogeneous Panel Application in Malaysian Manufacturing Industries

Posted: 26 Oct 2012
Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam
University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya

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inward FDI, unskilled immigrants, panel cointegration, FMOLS, panel causality