CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : Eng Yoke Kee

Designation : Associate Professor

Affiliation: : Department of Economics,

Faculty of Business and Finance

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)

Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat

31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia

E-mail : engyk@utar.edu.my

Complete CV

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Eng Yoke Kee is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business & Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia. She obtained her Bachelor, Master Science Degree and Ph.D from School of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her research interests include applied macroeconomics and the application of econometrics analysis on wide-ranging economic issues. She has extensively used statistical packages such as EViews, Gauss, Stata, Regression Analysis of Time Series (RATS), and Matlab in her research works as well as in statistical laboratory for the teaching of time series analysis and econometrics. Her articles have been published in China Economic Review, Economics Letters, International Review of Economics and Finance, Review of Development Economics, Economic System, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, among many others. She has regularly conducted time series and panel econometric workshops since 2013, during which she shared with the participants about the originality and beauty of econometrics through replication.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

· PhD (Financial Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2010.

· Master of Science (Financial Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2002.

· Bachelor of Economics (Financial Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2000.

AREAS OF CURRENT RESEARCH AND INTEREST

Research: Applied Macroeconomics, application of econometrics analysis on economics issues.
Teaching: statistics, econometrics, time series analysis.

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals

· Yoke-Kee Eng, Chin-Yoong, Wong. Asymmetric growth effect of capital flows: Evidence and quatitative theory. Forthcoming in Economic System.

(Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index)

· Chin-Yoong Wong, Yoke-Kee Eng (2015). Surviving asymmetry in capital flows and the business cycles: Role of prudential capital controls. Review of Development Economics, 19(3), 545-563. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2014=0.61).

· Lin-Sea Lau, Chee-Keong Choong, Yoke-Kee Eng (2014). Investigation of the environmental Kuznets curve for carbon emissions in Malaysia: Do foreign direct investment and trade matter? Energy Policy, 68, 490–497. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2012=2.743)

· Lin-Sea Lau, Chee-Keong Choong, Yoke-Kee Eng (2014). Carbon dioxide emission, institutional quality, and economic growth: Empirical evidence in Malaysia, Renewable Energy 68 (2014) 276-281. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2012=2.989)

· Chin-Yoong Wong, Yoke-Kee Eng and and Muzafar Shah Habibullah (2014). Rising China, Anxious Asia? A Bayesian New Keynesian View, China Economic Review, 28, 90-106. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2012=1.390)

Chin-Yoong Wong and Yoke-Kee Eng (2013). International business cycle comovement and vertical specialization reconsidered in multistage Bayesian DSGE model, International Review of Economics and Finance, 26, 109-124. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2012=0.855)
Yoke-Kee Eng, Chin-Yoong Wong, and Muzafar Shah Habibullah (2012). Endogenous structural breaks and real exchange rates stationarity in Asia: empirics and theory, Journal of Korean Trade, 16(3), 23-42. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2011=0.486)
Chin-Yoong Wong and Yoke-Kee Eng (2012). Asset price boom-burst as elastic money response to technological shocks, Economics Letters, 114 (3), 292-295. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2012=0.509).
Chin-Yoong Wong and Yoke-Kee Eng (2012). Transmission of Shocks from Japan to Southeast Asia: Can Open-Economy New Keynesian Model Account for the Facts? International Journal of Economics and Management, 6(2), 417-445. (Indexed in SCOPUS).
Yoke-Kee Eng and Muzafar Shah Habibullah (2011). Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions. Banks and Bank systems, 6(1), 62 -71. (Indexed in Econlit, ABI/INFORM).

Chin-Yoong Wong and Yoke-Kee Eng (2010). Vertically Globalized Production Structure in New Keynesian Philips Curve. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 21, 198 -216. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2011=0.757, SCOPUS, Science Direct, ABI)
Yoke-Kee Eng and Chin-Yoong Wong (2008). A Short Notes on Business Cycles of Underground Output: are they asymmetric? Economics Bulletin, 3(58), 1-10. (Indexed in SCOPUS).
Yoke-Kee Eng and Muzafar Shah Habibullah. (2006). Assessing International Capital Mobility in East Asian Economies: A Panel Error-Correction Approach. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 11(4), 411 - 423. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2009=0.204).
Muzafar Shah Habibullah and Yoke-Kee Eng. (2006). Does Financial Development Cause Economic Growth? A Panel Data Dynamic Analysis for the Asian Developing Countries. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 11(4), 377 – 393. (Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, IF2009=0.204).
Muzafar Shah Habibullah and Yoke-Kee Eng. (2006). Crime and the Underground Economy in Malaysia: Are They Related? The Journal of Global Business Management. 2(1), 138-155. (listed in the CABELL'S & ULRICH'S DIRECTORY).
Yoke-Kee Eng, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, Azali Mohamed and Mohammed B Yusoff. (2000). Are Entrepreneurs’ Forecasts Unbiased? The Case for the Primary Sectors in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 15, 42-61. (Listed in CAB Abstracts).

Other Publications

Yoke-Kee Eng and Chin-Yoong Wong (2007). A note on Southeast Asian hysteretic unemployment. Journal of International Economic Review, 1(2), 129-137.

International/National Conference Presentations/Proceedings

Wong Chin Yoong, Eng Yoke Kee (2015) “Internationalisation of the Renminbi and Scenario Analysis” Paper presented at “Prospects for the Renminbi in Malaysia”, organized by GLT Capital Advisor, on 28^th April 2015.
Wong Chin Yoong, Eng Yoke Kee (2015) “Policy uncertainty, the Ringgit problem? Some evidence and theory” Paper presented at 8^th Globalisation and Economic Policy International Conference on Current Issues in International Economics and Open-Economy Macroeconomics, organized by GEP and CFCM, University of Nottingham, on 11-12 February 2015.
Wong Chin Yoong, Eng Yoke Kee (2014) “Accounting for asymmetric growth effect of capital flows in a model with nonlinear credit constraint: implications for prudential capital control.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries, organized by University of Leipzig and University of Duisburg-Essen, on 13 – 14 October 2014.
Wong Chin Yoong, Eng Yoke Kee and Muzafar Shah Habibullah (2013) “Rising China, anxious Asia? A Bayesian New Keynesian view” Paper presented at the 17^th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, organized by University of Crete, Greece, on 30 May -2 June, 2013, University of Crete, Greece.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2013) “Optimal monetary policy coordination for open economies with production fragmentation and dollar-invoiced trade” Paper presented at the 17^th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, organized by University of Crete, Greece, on 30 May -2 June, 2013, University of Crete, Greece.

Eng Yoke Kee and Wong Chin Yoong (2013) “Is capital flow growth spurring or impeding? An asymmetric causality view” Paper presented at the International Conference on Economics and Business Research, (ICEBR), Organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kedah, with the cooperation of Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, and Prince of Songkla University, Thailand , 15-16 May, 2013, Park Royal Hotel, Penang Malaysia.
Wong Chin Yoong, Eng Yoke Kee and Muzafar Shah Habibullah (2012) “Regional Production Network, Asian Trade Integration, and Optimal Monetary Policy Coordination” Paper Presented at the 13^th EAEA International Convention, October 19-20, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.

Wong Chin Yoong, Eng Yoke Kee and Muzafar Shah Habibullah (2012) “Regional Production Network, Asian Economic Integration and Optimal Monetary Cooperation” Paper presented at Bank Negara Malaysia Economic Research Workshop, April 16-17, 2012.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2011) “International Business Cycle Comovement and Vertical Specialization” Paper presented at the 13^th ZEW Summer Workshop for Young Economist, 28-30 June 2011, Mannheim, Germany.

Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2010) “International Business Cycle Comovement and Vertical Specialization” Paper accepted for presentation at the 12th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association held on 2-3 October 2010 in International Education Building, Ewha Womans University,Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2010) “Betting on the rise of China: beneficial or detrimental to Malaysian macroeconomy?” Paper accepted for presentation at the 12th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association held on 2-3 October 2010 in International Education Building, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2010) “Macroeconomic Linkages in a World of Vertical Specialization” Paper Presented at 2010 Taipei International Conference on Growth, Trade and Dynamics, June 17-19, Academia Sinica, in cooperation with Department of Economics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2009) “Disinflationary Depreciation, Incomplete Exchange Rate Pass-through and Monetary Policy Rule” Paper Presented at the 3^rd All China Economics International Conference, 14 -16 December, City University of Hong Kong, China.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2008) “Vertically Globalized Production Structure in New Keynesian Phillips Curve” Paper Presented at the 4^th Annual Asia Pacific Economic Association Conference, 13 -14 December, Beijing, China.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2008) “Vertically Globalized Production Structure in New Keynesian Phillips Curve” Paper Presented at the 11^th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association 15-16 November 2008, Organised by East Asia Economic Association, Diamond Hotel, Manila, Philippines.
Eng Yoke Kee, Wong Chin Yoong and M.S. Habibullah (2008) “Quantifying the Size of Underground Economy: A Revisit to the Currency Demand Approach in DSGE Model” Paper Presented at the 11^th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association 15-16 November 2008, Organised by East Asia Economic Association, Diamond Hotel, Manila, Philippines.
Wong Chin Yoong and Eng Yoke Kee (2007). “The Financial Perils of Inflation Targeting” Paper Presented at the Singapore Economic Review Conference (SERC) in conjunction of Brooks World Poverty Institute, Meritus Mandarin Singapore, Singapore, 2-4, August, 2007.
Eng Yoke Kee and Wong Chin Yoong (2007) “A Note on Southeast Asian Hysteretic Unemployment” Paper Presented at the Singapore Economic Review Conference (SERC) in conjunction of Brooks World Poverty Institute, Meritus Mandarin Singapore, Singapore, 2-4, August, 2007.
Eng Yoke Kee and Wong Chin Yoong (2007) “A Note on Southeast Asian Hysteretic Unemployment” Paper Presented at the International Economic Conference on Trade and Industry in Trade and Industrial Development: Contemporary Challenges and Policies, Organized by Universiti Utara Malaysia, Bayview City Hotel, Penang, 3 -5 December 2007.
Eng Yoke Kee Wong Chin Yoong Yoong and M.S. Habibullah (2007) “Fiscal Regime and Estimates of the Underground Economy in Malaysia: The Currency Demand Approach in Dynamic General Equilibrium Model” Paper Presented at the International Economic Conference on Trade and Industry in Trade and Industrial Development: Contemporary Challenges and Policies, Organized by Universiti Utara Malaysia, Bayview City Hotel, Penang, 3 -5 December 2007.
Eng Yoke Kee, Wong Chin Yoong and M.S. Habibullah (2006). “Revisiting Purchasing Power parity with Structural Breaks- A Tale of Expected Depreciation and World Interest Rate” Paper presented at the Seminar FEP 06, “Global Issues and Challenges in Business and Economics”, Organized by Universiti Putra Malaysia, Coral Paradise, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, 13 -15 December 2006.
Eng Yoke Kee, and M.S. Habibullah (2005). “Dynamic Saving-Investment Relationship and International Capital Mobility” Paper presented at the International Conference in Finance and Economics 2005, Organized by Labuan International Campus, Universiti Malaysia Sabah,May 26-27,2005.
Eng Yoke Kee and Muzafar Shah Habibullah. (2004). Chapter title: “The Long-run Relationship between Money (Simple-sum and Divisia) and Income in Malaysia: A Non-parametric Cointegration Analysis.” In S.A. Mansor, R. Mustafa, P.C. Hong, L.M. Chiun, D.A.A. Marikan and R.A. Rahim (Editors). IBBC 2004 Conference Proceeding: The Impact of Contemporary Environment on Economics and Business. Kuching: UNIMAS. pp. 502-509.
Eng Yoke Kee and Muzafar Shah Habibullah. (2004). Chapter title: “The Instability of the Long-run Money Demand Function: An I(2) Interpretation.” In S.A. Mansor, R. Mustafa, P.C. Hong, L.M. Chiun, D.A.A. Marikan and R.A. Rahim (Editors). IBBC 2004 Conference Proceeding: The Impact of Contemporary Environment on Economics and Business. Kuching: UNIMAS. pp. 14-24.
Eng Yoke Kee and M.S. Habibullah (2004). The Rationality of Malaysia Business Survey Forecast: Evidence from Services Sector In Asia-Pacific Economies amid Global uncertainty: Bracing for a New World, Co-organized by Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association, City Bayview Hotel, Penang, Malaysia, 7-9 October 2004.
Eng Yoke Kee and M.S. Habibullah (2004). Does Financial Development Causes Economic Growth? Another Look at the Panel Evidence from Developing Regions. In Asia-Pacific Economies amid Global uncertainty: Bracing for a New World, Co-organized by Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association, City Bayview Hotel, Penang, Malaysia, 7-9 October 2004.
S. H. Tan, M.S. Habibullah, and Eng Yoke Kee (2003). Asymmetric Adjustment of Commercial Bank Adjustment Rates in Malaysia: Some empirical Evidence. Globalization: Opportunities and Challenge. Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia. 2003.
Eng Yoke Kee, and M.S. Habibullah (2003). The Rationality of Malaysian Business Survey Forecast: Evidence from Service Sectors. In Globalization: Opportunities and Challenge. Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Sarinder Kumari, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, M. Azali, Mohammed B. Yusoff and Eng Yoke Kee (2002). International Capital Mobility: A Panel Approach to the Saving Investment Correlation Analysis. In The Impact of Global Competitive Environment on Asian Economies, Business and Society (Volume 1). Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia. 7-15.
Eng Yoke Kee, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, M. Azali and Mohammed B. Yusoff. (2002). Are Entrepreneurs’ Forecasts Unbiased? The Case for Primary Sectors in Malaysia. In The Impact of Global Competitive Environment on Asian Economies, Business and Society (Volume 1). Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia. 748-757.

Book Chapters

Sarinder Kumari, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, Azali Mohamed, Mohammed B Yusoff and Eng Yoke Kee. (2005). Financial Integration and Its Implication for Economic Union in Asia. In A.Z. Baharumshah (Editor). Open Economy Macroeconomics in East Asia. England: Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 197-212. ISBN: 0754644006

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS AND GRANTS

Awards

Gold Medal for research/paper title “Asymmetric Adjustment of Commercial Bank Retail Rates in Malaysia” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah, Mansor H. Ibrahim, and Tan Siow Hooi) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2009. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. 28-30 July 2009.
Bronze Medal for research/paper title “Are Entrepreneurs' Forecasts Unbiased?,” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2009. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. 28-30 July 2009.
Bronze Medal for research/paper title “Money and Income in Two Emerging Economies: a Non-Parametric Cointegration Analysis,” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2007. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. March 2007.
Silver Medal for research/paper title “Financial Development and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis,” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2007. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. March 2007.
Silver Medal for research/paper title “International Capital Mobility in East Asia: Panel Error-Correction Model,” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2007. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. March 2007.
Silver Medal for research/paper title “Crime and Underground Economy in Malaysia,” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2007. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. March 2007.
Silver Medal for research/paper title “Monetary Services Index and Economic Activity in Malaysia,” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2005. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. March 2005.
Bronze Medal for research/paper title “International Capital Mobility and the OCA Criteria: An Empirical Testing,” (with Muzafar Shah Habibullah and Sarinder Kumari) at the Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2005. Organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. March 2005.
Dean’s List for Scholastic excellence from 1998-2000.

Research Grants

· Geran Putra – Inisiatif Putra Berkumpulan (IPB), 2014, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Title: Does Good Governance Matters for Achieving High Income Country’s Status? An Econometric Inquiry

Value: RM105,000

Status: 1 January 2015 – 1 January 2017

Project Leader: Prof Dr Muzafar Shah Habibullah

Co-researchers: Badariah Hj Din (UUM), Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR), Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR), Law Siong Hook (UPM)

· Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), 2/2014, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (FRGS/2/2014/SS07/UTAR/02/2).

Title: Making GST Works for and Acceptable by All Malaysians: From Tax Design to Implementation

Value: RM 73,000.00

Status Dec 2014- November 2017

Project Leader: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR)

Co-researchers: Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

· Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), 2/2014, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (FRGS/2/2014/SS07/UTAR/03/2)).

Title: Constructing a Malaysian Wellbeing Index as a Comprehensive Measurement for Economic Performance and Social Progress

Value: RM 85,348.00

Status December 2014-November 2016

Project Leader: Koay Ying Yin (UTAR)

Co-researchers: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR), Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

· Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), 1/2014, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (FRGS/1/2014/SS07/USM/02/1).

Title: The formation of optimal monetary policy rule for ASEAN5 using DSGE model

Value: RM89, 000.00

Status July 2014- June 2017

Project Leader: Sek Siok Kun (USM)

Co-researchers: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR), Mohd Tahir Bin Ismail (USM)

· Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), 2/2013, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (FRGS/2/2013/SS07/UTAR/02/1).

Title: Firewall against Virulent Capital Flows: Institutional Design and Mechanism

Value: RM57, 000.00

Status 1 December 2013-30 November 2015

Project Leader: Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

Co-researchers: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR)

· MOSTI e-science Fund, 4/2012, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia (06-02-11-SF0174).

Title: Investigating Pollution Haven Hypothesis in a Model of Production Fragmentation and Trade

Value: RM 98,537.00

Status: October 2013 – March 2016

Project Leader: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR)

Co-researchers: Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

· UTAR Research Publication Scheme 2013

Title: International business cycle comovement and vertical specialization reconsidered in multistage Bayesian DSGE model

Value: RM855.00

Principal author: Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

Co-author: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR)

· UTAR Research Fund, (UTARRF), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Title: Investigating the Effect of Merger & Acquisition (M&A) on Public Listed Companies’ Stock Performance in Malaysian Properties & Construction Industries

Value: RM 2,000.00

Status: In Progress

Project Reader: Wan Pui Yee (UTAR)

Committee: Eng Yoke Kee, Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

· Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 2/2010, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia (FRGS/2/2010/SS/UTAR/03/6).

Title: Carbon Dioxide Emission, Exports and Economics Performance in Malaysia: The Role of Institutional Innovations

Value: RM 30,000.00

Status: Completed

Project Leader: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR)

Co-researcher: Choong Chee Keong (UTAR), Lau Lin Sea (UTAR)

· Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 2/2010, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia (FRGS/2/2010/SS/UTAR/03/7).

Title: Betting on the rise of China: Beneficial or Detrimental to Malaysian Economy?

Value: RM 25,000.00

Status: Completed

Project Leader: Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

Co-researchers: Eng Yoke Kee (UTAR)

· 11^th International Convention of East Asian Economic Association traveling subsidies USD $300.

· 12^th International Convention of East Asian Economic Association traveling subsidies 25000yen.

CURRENT APPOINTMENT IN UTAR

Associate Professor, January 2014
Assistant Professor, March 2010 – December 2013
Senior Lecturer, Jan – Feb 2010
Lecturer, April 2004 – December 2009
Chairperson, Centre for Economic Studies
Chairperson, Academic Self Assessment Procedure for PhD programme
Chairperson, Academic Self Assessment Procedure for Bachelor of Economics (Hons) Financial Economics (FBF)
Task Force Committee for Bachelor of Economics (Hons) Financial Economics (FBF) Accreditation
UTARRF (UTAR Research Fund) Internal Screening Committee member
Members of FBF Research and Development Committee
PhD Proposal Defense Examining Committee, Ms Sim Jia Jia
PhD Proposal Defense Examining Committee, Ms Lam Siew Yong
Deputy Dean, Academic Programme, Faculty of Business and Finance, 2010-2011.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION/ MEMBERSHIP

Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Business and Management, Linton University College

Member, East Asian Economic Association (EAEA)
Member, Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Editorial Board member

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management (ISSN (Online): 1753-0830; ISSN (Print):1753-0822)

Reviewer

Public Finance Review (Ebsco)
International Economics Journal (Econlit, Scopus, EBSCO)
Economic modeling (SSCI journal)
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy (SSCI journal)
Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting & Finance
International Journal of Services, Economics and Management (inderscience)

Discussant

Conference paper “Inflation Targeters Do Not Care (Enough) About Financial Stability: a Myth? Investigation on a Sample of Emerging Market Economies” for the 17^th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, organized by University of Crete, Greece, on 30 May -2 June, 2013, University of Crete, Greece.

Conference paper “Asset price fluctuation and macroeconomics behavior in East Asian” for the 11^th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association 15-16 November 2008, Manila, Philippines.

· Conference paper “The 'Flying Geese' Patterns of Industrial Development” for the 12^th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association 2-3 October 2010, Seoul, Korea.

Course facilitator/ Trainer for Professional Development workshop

· Workshop on Panel Data Econometrics using EViews 9.0, 29 - 30 Aug, 2015, organized by the Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Time Series Economics using EViews 9.0, 22 - 23 Aug, 2015, organized by the Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Panel Data Analysis II (Stata), 9 -10 May, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Panel Data Analysis I (Stata), 2 -3 May, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Time Series Econometrics II (using Eviews), 18-19 April, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Time Series Econometrics I (using Eviews), 11-12, April, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Panel Data Analysis –EViews (2^nd Series), 25-26 October, 2013, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya, at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Panel Data Analysis –EViews, 27-28 September, 2013, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya, at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

· Workshop on Time Series Econometrics for the Practitioner –EViews, 20-21 September, 2013, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya, at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.

· Workshop on Time series volatility modeling in Finance and Economics using Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models, 12-13 April 2013, organized by centre for Economic Studies (CES), UTAR, at Faculty of Business & Finance.

· EViews workshop 13&14 October 2009, organized by Department of Economics, UTAR.

Invited Technical Talk

Invited speaker on the topic of “Structural breaks and broken trend in econometric models”, 21 November 2014, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Invited speaker on the topic of “Binary dependent variable in Dynamic Panel Data Analysis”, 28 November 2014, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Editorial Board member

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management (ISSN (Online): 1753-0830; ISSN (Print):1753-0822)

Research fellow

· GLC Capital Advisor, Malaysia

· MalaysianEconomy.net by Centre for Malaysian Chinese Research (大马华社研究中心).

Session chair

17^th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, University of Crete, 30 May – 1 June 2013, Session chair for “Emerging Market” session.

Focus group

· Global Movement of Moderation Foundation (GMMF)

Resource person

· Asian Economic and Social Society (AESS)

POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION

Name : Lau Lin Sea

Degree : Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Title : Exports, institutional quality, carbon dioxide emission and economic development

Status : Completed, March 2015

Role : Co-supervisor

Name : Koay Ying Yin

Degree : Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Title : The Macroeconomics of Happiness

Status : In progress, April 2011 – present

Role : Main-supervisor

Name : Wan Pui Yee

Degree : Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

Title : Investigating the Effect of Merger & Acquisition (M&A) on Public Listed Companies’ Stock Performance in Malaysia

Status : In progress, Jan 2013 – present

Role : Main Supervisor

Name : Gordon Liew Kok Tong

Degree : Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

Title : Pollution haven hypothesis

Status : In progress, August 2015

Role : Co-supervisor

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

Invited speaker on the topic of “Structural breaks and broken trend in econometric models”, 21 November 2014, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Invited speaker on the topic of “Binary dependent variable in Dynamic Panel Data Analysis”, 28 November 2014, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Instructor for the Workshop on Panel Data Analysis II (Stata), 9 -10 May, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

Instructor for the Workshop on Panel Data Analysis I (Stata), 2 -3 May, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

Instructor for the Workshop on Time Series Econometrics II (using Eviews), 18-19 April, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

Instructor for the Workshop on Time Series Econometrics I (using Eviews), 11-12, April, 2014, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and University of Malaya, Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

Instructor for the Workshop on Panel Data Analysis –Eviews (2^nd Series), 25-26 October, 2013, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya, at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

Instructor for the Workshop on Panel Data Analysis –Eviews, 27-28 September, 2013, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya, at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur

Instructor for the Workshop on Time Series Econometrics for the Practitioner –Eviews, 20-21 September, 2013, organized by Asian Economic & Social Socierty (AESS) and Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), University of Malaya, at Wisma R&D University of Malaya, 59990 Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.

Instructor for the Workshop on Time series volatility modeling in Finance and Economics using Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models, 12-13 April 2013

Module Writer for BBES1103 Economics and Business Statistics (Open University Malaysia)

WORKSHOP ATTENDED

Forecasting Models and Recent Developments, 20 -21 October 2015, Centre for Extended Education, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia (Instructor: Professor Dr Paresh Kumar Narayan, Deakin University, Australia)

Panel Data Econometrics, 25- 29 August 2014, CEMFI Summer School, Madrid, Spain (Instructor: Professor Dr Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, University of Michigan).

Simulation and Programming in Time Series Models, 20 - 22 February 2014, Centre for Policy Research and International Studies and School of Mathematical Sciences, USM, Penang Malaysia (Instructor: Professor Dr Robert F. McNown, University of Colorado Boulder).

Vector Autoregressions, Panel Vector Autoregressions & GMM Panel Procedures in E-Views, 19 - 22 March 2014, Centre for Policy Research and International Studies and School of Mathematical Sciences, USM, Penang Malaysia(Instructor: Professor Dr Robert F. McNown, University of Colorado Boulder).

Panel Data Analysis Made Easy (Using Stata), 24-25, October, 2012, Centre for Policy Research and International Studies and School of Mathematical Sciences, USM, Penang Malaysia (Instructor: Dr Yong Yoon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)

Global VAR Modelling Using the GVAR Toolbox 1.0, 16-18, July 2012, EconMod Modeling School, Brussels, Belgium (Instructor: Dr Vannessa Smith, University of Cambridge, UK)

13th ZEW Summer Workshop for Young Economist, 28-30 June 2011, Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, Germany (Instructors: Professor Michael B Devereux, University of British Columbia, Canada and Professor Dr. Fabio Ghironi, University of Washington, USA)

UPDATED: 04 January 2016