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G-Econ Malaysia - Description of Methodology 1. Political Boundaries: Peninsular Malaysia located between latitudes 1 and 7 north and longitudes 100 and 104 east, situated right in the heart of South East Asia is a federation of 13 states and two distinct regions: Peninsular Malaysia and the East Malaysian provinces of Sabah and Sarawak in North Borneo. The two parts are separated 650km (403 miles) apart by the South China Sea. Peninsular Malaysia's neighbors are Thailand and Singapore. Sabah and Sarawak border Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo) and Sarawak surrounds the tiny enclave of Brunei. The Andaman Sea is on the West Coast of the peninsula. The East Coast of the peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak all adjoin the South China Sea. It is hot and humid all year round and its natural vegetation is the tropical rainforest. Total land area is about 328550 Sq. Km. 2. Data Sources: Population: Area and 1991 population for states/administrative regions was obtained from "Yearbook of Statistics Malaysia 1992 and 2000," published by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia. To keep the data consistent with our analysis, the 1991 population was rescaled using weighted average to fit the 1990 population. Population density was calculated for each province for computing the expected population in grid. GWP population figures were used rescaling the population in grid. RIG’s: The file Malaysia_Province was obtained from the g-econ server. The file, contained state/region level information regarding long., lat., RIG’s, ZPop and Grid Area was created by Steven Citron_Pousty or Kyle Hood. Arc View Program was used to compute State/Region level RIG’s for the present analysis. ArcView shows 14 administrative division that are included 13 states/regions: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu. RIG’s figures calculated using Arc View program and obtained from the Malaysia_Province file were found to be comparable. GDP: Per capita GDP figures for the year 1990 for the States/Region were obtained from the "Sixth Malaysia Plan, 1991-1995," published by the Government of 2 Malaysia. The GDP figures were rescaled to fit the 1990 current prices and were used to compute the cell out put. Methodology: “GDP by province” methodology: We have the state/region wise data on population, density and per capita GDP. First the grid area figures were converted into square kilometers using 1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers. Then, the sub cell population was computed using the formula [RIG * grid area * population density], and re-scaled the resulting sub cell population to fit the GWP population. Sub cell GDP was calculated using the formula [sub cell GDP = [income per capita * 1990 sub cell population], where income per capita = [total GDP/Population], and aggregated the sub cell values to the cell level using the "collapse" command in Stata. Finally, cell GDP was rescaled to fit the 1990 National GDP of the county and re-scaled further to fit the 1990 World Bank GDP (Constant 1995 US $). 4. Summary: Geographical units for rescaling economic data Geographical units for economic data Geographical units for GPW population Grid Cells 14 14 920 54 Major Source for Economic Data: GDP Province/State 1. Government of Malaysia., "Sixth Malaysia Plan, 1991-1995," pp. 38 2. Department of Statistics, Malaysia., "Yearbook of Statistics Malaysia 2000," Prepared By: Qazi T. Azam Date: July 4, 2004 Data File Name: Malaysia_Calc_Qa_061005 Upload File Name: Malaysia_Upload_Qa_061005