Investigating the Impact of Poverty and the Role of Human Capital on Economic Growth

English

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of health, education and poverty on economic growth in Malaysia. We use autoregression moving average to see the magnitude of the effect of health, education and poverty in Malaysia. This research period starts from 1990 to 2020 using secondary data from the world bank. we found that in Malaysia, technological developments are the biggest in providing a boost to the economy in Malaysia. Education and health provide a significant boost to economic growth so that they are three vital factors in economic growth in Malaysia. Poverty puts pressure on economic growth in Malaysia so that poverty must be reduced gradually to provide a boost to the economy in Malaysia.