摘要：Many studies on income disparities in Malaysia tend to use household data, focus on mean income, and ignore the
distribution of income. The linkage to some of the characteristics of the individuals has not been examined. Using
nationally representative data at the individual level, this paper shows empirically that the impact of demographic and
socio-economic variables on income varies according to different income quantiles. The results of quantile regression
suggest that education has a u-shaped effect on income among the graduates. Age and some occupational categories
have stronger effects on income differentials at the top end of income distribution. On the other hand, the differentials
attributed to gender, ethnicity and employment sector tend to decline as income level rises.
