Hock-Eam Lim
Biographic Data
| ID | 276504 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hock-Eam Lim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hock-Eam |
| FAMILY NAME | Lim |
| SIGNATURE | LIM H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern University of Malaysia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Statistical identification of predictors of dropout in secondary education: Evidence from Malaysia
The issue of school dropout has been long rooted in Malaysia. To address this issue effectively, further insight into the predictors of the school dropout and the early statistical identification of dropouts are crucial. Nevertheless, uncertainty has been persistent on these two aspects. This paper aims to identify the predictors and assess the feasibility of early identification of school dropouts. Using a school administrative database that com…
Of higher salaries and superior skills: Comparing the worth of public and private university education
The paper compares the worth of public and private university education. We develop a Public–Private University Worth parity index and provide empirical estimations to lend rigour in testing our main hypothesis that the type of university education does not matter in determining salaries and skills’ value-added. Using data from a recent questionnaire survey, our proposed parity index suggests that private university graduates have higher salaries…
Estimating the superstition value: Why not decomposition analysis
Superstitious belief of the number of eight as a lucky number is common among the Malaysian Chinese as its pronunciation carries the meaning of “prosperity”. Nevertheless, for the non-Chinese (i.e. Malay) who do not believe in superstition, it is just a neutral number. The existence of the two groups provides a natural setting to use the nonlinear decomposition analysis. This innovative approach allows us to decompose the price premium of number …
Cubicles or corner offices? Effects of academic performance on university graduates’ employment likelihood and salary
This paper uses a 2016/2017 sample of 1107 freshly minted university graduates from a public and a private university in Malaysia. Against a backdrop of an institutional setting very much different from that of western countries’ and issues of high living costs and graduate unemployment, we analyse how academic performance affects graduates’ employment likelihood, salaries, and salary distribution. Using quantile estimations, we find that academi…
Difference or not to difference an integrated time series? An empirical investigation
This paper uses the gross domestic product growth rates of Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and China in an empirical examination to determine whether an integrated time series should be differenced before it is used for forecasting. The results reveal that Mallows model combination (M.M.A.) of original and differenced series is a better choice than just differencing the series only if the perturbation instability measure is more than 1.25 for autor…
The Use of Different Happiness Rating Scales: Bias and Comparison Problem
The Use of Different Happiness Rating Scales: Bias and Comparison Problem
Difference or not to difference an integrated time series? An empirical investigation
This paper uses the gross domestic product growth rates of Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and China in an empirical examination to determine whether an integrated time series should be differenced before it is used for forecasting. The results reveal that Mallows model combination (M.M.A.) of original and differenced series is a better choice than just differencing the series only if the perturbation instability measure is more than 1.25 for autor…
Cubicles or corner offices? Effects of academic performance on university graduates’ employment likelihood and salary
This paper uses a 2016/2017 sample of 1107 freshly minted university graduates from a public and a private university in Malaysia. Against a backdrop of an institutional setting very much different from that of western countries’ and issues of high living costs and graduate unemployment, we analyse how academic performance affects graduates’ employment likelihood, salaries, and salary distribution. Using quantile estimations, we find that academi…
Of higher salaries and superior skills: Comparing the worth of public and private university education
The paper compares the worth of public and private university education. We develop a Public–Private University Worth parity index and provide empirical estimations to lend rigour in testing our main hypothesis that the type of university education does not matter in determining salaries and skills’ value-added. Using data from a recent questionnaire survey, our proposed parity index suggests that private university graduates have higher salaries…
Estimating the superstition value: Why not decomposition analysis
Superstitious belief of the number of eight as a lucky number is common among the Malaysian Chinese as its pronunciation carries the meaning of “prosperity”. Nevertheless, for the non-Chinese (i.e. Malay) who do not believe in superstition, it is just a neutral number. The existence of the two groups provides a natural setting to use the nonlinear decomposition analysis. This innovative approach allows us to decompose the price premium of number …
Statistical identification of predictors of dropout in secondary education: Evidence from Malaysia
The issue of school dropout has been long rooted in Malaysia. To address this issue effectively, further insight into the predictors of the school dropout and the early statistical identification of dropouts are crucial. Nevertheless, uncertainty has been persistent on these two aspects. This paper aims to identify the predictors and assess the feasibility of early identification of school dropouts. Using a school administrative database that com…
Mathematics (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Statistics (5 works) · Econometrics (4 works) · Actuarial science (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)