RAM Economics Research
Our Research And Advisory Services
Apart from input in all the activities and businesses of the RAM Group, the economics team has also completed numerous projects for clients in the public and private sectors as well as regional institutions. Our clientele includes government agencies, corporates and private businesses, and regional institutions.
Key projects completed by the team include:
| Studies undertaken for the Government of Malaysia |
Our team of economists had examined the profile, rationale and extent of price controls in Malaysia, proposed a methodology for evaluating the impact of price controls on the economy, and recommended price and market reforms for the controlled items. |
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In the study on the impact of foreign direct investment on the Malaysian economy, we had provided economic advice and quantitative estimates for the impact analysis. |
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For the study on the impact of foreign workers on the Malaysian economy, our role - working in a consortium of consultants - had been to provide economic advice and quantitative estimates for the impact analysis. |
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In the UNDP-EPU project to create a human-resource-development master plan for Malaysia, our task had been to provide economic advice and econometric estimates for the study led by Australia’s Macquarie Graduate School of Management. |
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The team defined and operationalised the concept of profiteering by determining the level of “excessive” cost pass-through that can be termed as “profiteering” and the conditions that give rise to it. A user-friendly and empirical-based cost pass-through monitoring software (IT) system was developed to be used in conjunction with the Government's current price monitoring activities to identify ‘excessive’ cost pass-through and to simulate the impact of increases in cost of inputs such as raw materials, energy, utilities and transport on the retail prices of goods and services. |
| ASEAN-Australian Development Cooperation Programme (“AADCP”) Regional Economic Policy Support Facility (“REPSF”). |
ASEAN Tourism Investment Study - a project from the AADCP REPSF conducted in 1Q 2006 in collaboration with William Angliss Institute of TAFE, Australia - to comprehensively review the investment environment in the ASEAN tourism industry, to understand investor-related needs and impediments. We had recommended policy/regulatory measures to reduce barriers against investment and trade in tourism, and had provided advice and guidelines on elements to be included in each member country’s national plan. |
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For inquiries on research services, publications and career opportunities, please write to us at
ram@ram.com.my .
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