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This study aims to examine the determinants of gold dinar adoption in Kelantan, Malaysia by using an extended adoption model which consists of seven factors: relative advantage, triability, result visibility, result demonstrability, anxiety, facilitating conditions, and trust. Survey data collected from gold dinar adopters in Kelantan were used to identify the components of the gold dinar adoption and its determinants. Structural equation modeling technique was employed to test whether the hypothesised model fits the data collected. This study finds that all the indicators have good loading on their factors, suggesting that they measure what they were supposed to measure. All the factors except 'trust' are found to influence the adoption of the gold dinar. Thus, the adoption of gold dinar would depend more on its embedded benefits, religious link and the removal of impediments attached to it and not necessarily, the trust which users may place in issuing authorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this study is to estimate the effects of education on earnings of Malaysians. To achieve the objective, a Mincerian earning function has been estimated using Malaysia's Household Income Survey 2009. Apart from considering levels of qualification, factors such as age, marital status, ethnicity, occupational types and geographical locations have been considered in the estimations. The results show that the rates of return in Malaysia are high and positive, especially at the upper secondary and university education levels. Male workers, on average, received 40.3% higher than their female counterparts, holding other factors constant. There is also significant evidence of wage differential attributable to regional/urban-rural locations in Malaysia. By occupational activities, our estimates suggest that employers received the highest income, followed by those in public service, private sector, and then self-employed workers. Wage differential in Malaysia is also explained by ethnicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]