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Centre Name:

Centre for Economic Studies

Chairperson:

Asst Prof Dr Eng Yoke Kee

Description of Centre:

 

In line with the University's mission to strengthen its research activities and be more involved in the development of the nation and the region, the research centre is formed to encourage all its academic staff and graduate students to contribute towards a vibrant research culture. 

The research centre focuses on some key areas or specialization in economics, such as financial economics, monetary economics, international economics, sustainable development and applied macroeconomics. The centre aims to achieve excellence in research and consultancy. Besides, gaining national and international recognitions as the primary research centre is the ultimate goal of its establishment. Thus, support in terms research grants and guidance will be provided to the research activities carried out by the members. 

Research area:

Research Group

Research Interest / Expertise

International Economics

Foreign direct investment, private capital flows, exchange rates, trade balances, foreign exchange risk, trade policy, economic integration.

Financial Economics

Financial liberalization, finance and development, stock market analysis, money markets, financial theory and practice, corporate finance investments.

 

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Monetary aggregates, macroeconomics policy issues, monetary standards and regimes, central banks and their policies, monetary policy designs, monetary stabilization policy, fiscal policy and economic stabilization, public finance, public sector revenue and expenditure.

Industrial and Managerial Economics

Industries and markets, environmental economic evaluation, environmental planning, small business enterprise, cost and revenue analysis, corporate governance, role of MNCs and SMEs, productivity analysis, diversification, vertical integration and M& A.

 

Activities in 2013

1.      Summary of activities

List of all events organized from January till December 2013 (in chronological order).

 

No.

Date

Event

1

 

21 January 2013 (Monday) 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm

 

Colloquium Talk on “Decomposing Gender Occupational Differences: Is It Characteristics,Preferences or Hiring Discrimination?” by Dr Kelvin Wye Chung-Khain, UTAR

2

1 March 2013 (Friday) 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Colloquium Talk on “Rising China, Anxious Asia?A Bayesian New Keynesian view” by Dr Wong Chin Yoong, UTAR

3

11 April 2013 (Thursday) 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Colloquium Talk on “Cost, Revenue and Profit Efficiency of Islamic Banks in Malaysia” by Cik SitiRohaya Mat Rahim, UTAR

4

22-13 April 2013

(9am - 5pm)

Workshop on “Time series volatility modeling in Finance and Economics Using Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models” by Dr Eng Yoke Kee, UTAR

 

5

23-May-2013 (10am - 4pm)

Workshop on “Using EViews for Regression Analysis” by Ms Koay Ying Yin, UTAR

6

11-June-2013

(9am - 4pm)

Workshop on “Technology Foresight'” by Prof. Dr. Benjamin Yuan (Institute of Management of Technology, National Chiao Tung University)

7

11 July 2013 (3.00 pm - 4.30 pm)

Seminar Talk on “Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) and its Regional Repercussion” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tso Chen-Dong (executive director of Center for China Studies at National Taiwan University)

8

25 September 2013 (10.30 am – 12.00 pm)

Colloquium Talk on “An Analysis of the Nonlinear Relationships Between Capital Flows and Real GDP: The Case of Malaysia” by Ms. Vinothiny Subramaniam, UTAR

9

4 October 2013,

9am – 5pm

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AND ECONOMICS (BAFE 2013) 

“Paving the way for value creation towards sustainability” jointly organized by Faculty of Business and Finance, Centre for Accounting, Banking and Finance (CABF), Centre of Business Management (CBM) and Centre of Economic Studies (CES)

10

30-October

2013, 2.30 -4.00pm

Seminar talk on “Tolerance and Economic Growth” by Dr. Grace Lee Hooi Yean, Coordinator, Department of Economics, School of Business, Monash University Sunway Campus

11

26 November 2013 (10 am -12pm)

Roundtable Talk on “Minimum Wage in Malaysia: Road to Prosperity?”

Speakers: Professor Dr. Lai Yew Wah, Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Dr. Foo Loke Min, Chief Representative ASEAN, Anbound Research Centre (Anbound) , and Mr. Nurhisham Hussein, Vice President Economic Research,   Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC), Moderator: Dr. Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)

 

2.      Highlights on major events 

 Colloquium Talk

 Title:              Decomposing Gender Occupational Differences: Is It Characteristics,

Preferences or Hiring Discrimination?

Presenter:       Dr. Kelvin Wye Chung-Khain,

 Department of Economics, UTAR

Date:               21 January 2013 (Monday)

Time:               3.30 pm - 4.30 pm

Venue:             H112, Perak Campus 

Dr. Kelvin Wye Chung Khain delivers his talk on wage differentials across gender.

  


Colloquium Talk

 Title:               Rising China, Anxious Asia? A Bayesian New Keynesian view

Presenter:       Dr. Wong Chin Yoong,

 Department of Economics, UTAR

Date:               1 March 2013 (Friday)

Time:               2.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Venue:             H112, Perak Campus

  

Dr. Wong Chin Yoong sheds lights on the impact of the Great Trade Reshuffling from Southeast Asia to China. 



Colloquium Talk

Title:            Cost, Revenue and Profit Efficiency of Islamic Banks in Malaysia

Presenter:    Cik Siti Rohaya Mat Rahim,
                   Department of Economics, UTAR

Date:           11 April 2013 (Thursday)

Time:           2.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Venue:         H121, Perak Campus

Cik Siti Rohaya Mat Rahim presents her work on efficiency of Islamic Banking in Malaysia.



Workshop

Title:               Time series volatility modeling in Finance and Economics Using   Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models

Instructor:      Dr Eng Yoke Kee

Date:               22-13 April 2013

Time:              9am -5 pm

Venue:            H2-214, Perak Campus

Dr. Eng Yoke Kee guides the workshop participants through GARCH modeling.




Workshop

Title:            Using EViews for Regression Analysis

Instructor:    Ms Koay Ying Yin

Date:           23 May 2013

Time:          10am -4pm

Venue:        H2-214, Perak Campus
Ms. Koay Ying Yin demonstrates the use of EViews in regression analysis with the staff.

Workshop

Title:          Workshop on 'Technology Foresight'   

Speaker:    Prof. Dr. Benjamin Yuan
                   Institute of Management of Technology, National Chiao Tung University

Date:         11-June-2013

Time:         9am - 4pm   

Venue:       A110, Perak Campus

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Yuan and all the participants in the Workshop on Technology Foresight are having joyful and productive moments.




Seminar Talk

Title:        Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) and its Regional
                Repercussion.    
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tso Chen-Dong, Executive director of Center
                for China Studies at National Taiwan University    
Date:       11 July 2013
Time:       3.00 pm - 4.30 pm     
Venue:     H004, Kampar Campus

Dr. Tso Chen-Dong, all the way from Taipei, China, speaks on the pros and cons of Trans-Pacific Strategic Partnership from the Taiwanese perspective.






R & D Exhibition

Title: Science Fair @UTAR in conjunction with UTAR R&D Exhibition Day.

Date: 11-12 July 2013

Day: Thursday and Friday

Time: 9.00AM – 5.00PM




Colloquium Talk

Title:       An Analysis of the Nonlinear Relationships Between Capital Flows and Real
               GDP: The Case of Malaysia.    

Speaker:  Ms. Vinothiny Subramaniam    

Date:        25 September 2013

Time:       10.30 am – 12.00 pm    

Venue:     H109, Kampar Campus


Ms. Vinothiny shares her view on the non-linear relationship between capital flows and real gross domestic product in Malaysia.





International conference
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AND ECONOMICS (BAFE 2013)    

Title:              Paving the way for value creation towards sustainability   
Organizers:    FBF, CABF, CBM, CES   
Date:              4 October, 2013   
Time:              9am – 5pm
Venue:            Kampar campus, UTAR

Congratulation to the recipients of the Best Paper Awards in the inaugural International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics 2013.





Seminar talk

Title:        Tolerance and Economic Growth   
Speaker:  Dr. Grace Lee Hooi Yean, Coordinator, Department of Economics,                            School of Business, Monash University Sunway Campus   
Date:        30-Oct-13   
Time:        2.30pm - 4pm
Venue:      E214, Kampar Campus


Dr. Grace Lee Hooi Yean enlightens the audience on how tolerance can have positive impact on long-run economic growth.




Roundtable Talk

Title:              Minimum Wage in Malaysia: Road to Prosperity?   

Speaker I:     Dr. Lai Yew Wah, Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia   
Topic:            Minimum wage policy: Rational and Potential Impact

Speaker II:   Dr. Foo Loke Min, Chief Representative ASEAN, Anbound Research                        Centre
Topic:             Lessons Learnt from Malaysia's Minimum Wage Implementation

Speaker III:   Mr. Nurhisham Hussein, Vice President Economic Research, 
                       Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad
Topic:             Minimum wage: Impact and Implications

Moderator:    Dr. Wong Chin Yoong (UTAR)   
Date:              26 November 2013
Time:             10 am -12pm    
Venue:            EDK1, Kampar campus, UTAR


Dr. Lai Yew Wah, Dr. Wong Chin Yoong, Dr. Foo Loke Min, and Mr. Nurhisham Hussein (from left to right) are exchanging thoughts on minimum wage policy in Malaysia.



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