Centre for Economic Studies

 REPORT OF ACTIVITIES

Public Disclosure Forum
Title: A taste for dim sum: Exploring determinants of firms' participation in the new offshore renminbi debt securities market
Speaker: Professor Dr Paul D. Mizen
Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Date: 15 February 2016 (Monday)
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00 pm
Venue: IDK4, UTAR Kampar Campus


Prof. Paul speaks in the forum

 

Title: Global Value Chains in East Asia
Speaker: Professor Dr Shigeyuki Abe
Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University, Japan
Date:17 February 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 10.00am - 12.00 pm
Venue: IDK8, UTAR Kampar Campus


Prof. Shigeyuki talks about Global Value Chains in East Asia

Intellectual Discourse Forum
Title: Let You Career Shine – in Big City or Your Hometown?
Speaker: Dr Edward Foo Loke Min
Head of Malaysia office of Anbound, an international think-tank
Date: 1 April 2016 (Friday)
Time: 10.00am - 12.00 pm
Venue: EDK1, UTAR Kampar Campus


Dr Edward's sharing in the intellectual disclosure

CES members' involvement in the FBF Research Clinic as specialists

Member's Name: Dr Wye Chung Khain
Date: 30 March 2016 & 6 April 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 11am – 1pm
Topic Shared: Problem Definition & Theoretical Gap Identification
Member's Name: Prof. Dr Choong Chee Keong
Date: 5 April 2016 (Tuesday) & 18 April 2016 (Monday)
Time: 11am – 12pm & 9am – 10.30am
Topic Shared: Experience sharing: Problem statement and objectives


CES activities in April 2016

The Chairperson has contacted Dr Mao Wei, Head of Centre for Malaysia Studies, China-ASEAN Research Institute, Guangxi University, China, for research collaboration in Islamic Banking and Finance. The Chairperson has sent Dr Mao Wei a list of research outputs produced by a group of UTAR scholars on Islamic Banking and Finance for future reference. The Chairperson is anticipating the same list being produced by Dr Mao Wei for our future reference as well.
UTAR R&D Colloquium 2016

Title: The role of tourism in the linkage between CO2 emission, energy consumption and economic growth: Evidence from the G-20 countries
Speaker: Mr Ng Cheong Fatt
Date: 28 May 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 9.00am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Block L, UTAR Kampar Campus


Mr Ng delivers his presentation on environmental economics

 

Title: Is Elderly Spending More than Non-elderly? - An Assessment of Household Income Expenditure Data
Speaker: Dr Abdelhak Senadjki
Date: 28 May 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 9.00am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Block L, UTAR Kampar Campus


Dr Abdelhak presents his work on household income expenditure
CES members' involvement in the FBF Research Clinic as specialists

Member’s Name: Prof. Dr Choong Chee Keong
Date: 14 June 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 10am – 11.30am
Topic Shared: Econometric Series I: The Use of Unit Root Tests

Member’s Name: Prof. Dr Choong Chee Keong
Date: 28 June 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 10am – 11.30am
Topic Shared: Econometric Series II: The Use of Cointegration Tests Part 1 (Engle-Granger Bivariate Cointegration Test)

 
CES members' involvement in the FBF Research Clinic as specialists

Member’s Name: Dr Au Yong Hui Nee
Date: 12 July 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 11am – 12pm
Topic Shared: Drawing Practical and Policy Implication

Member’s Name: Dr Abdelhak Senadjki
Date: 12 July 2016 (Tuesday); 26 July 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Topic Shared: Primary Data Collection: Surveys and Interview Techniques
Member’s Name: Dr Wong Chin Yoong
Date: 28 July 2016 (Thursday)
Time: 10am – 11am
Topic Shared: Measurement with or without theory?

Member’s Name: Dr Eng Yoke Kee
Date: 28 July 2016 (Thursday)
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Topic Shared: Using regression analysis in your research
CES Research Colloquium Series on: Is optimal Islamic financial contract stabilizing? A perspective of New Keynesian model with the financial accelerator

Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Wong Chin Yoong
Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Date: 28 July 2016 (Thursday)
Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Venue: IDK6, UTAR Kampar Campus



Assoc. Prof. Wong shares on Islamic Financial from a perspective of New Keyniesian model

 

CES members' involvement in the FBF Research Clinic as specialists

Member’s Name: Dr Wye Chung Khain
Date: 10 August 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 10am – 12pm
Topic Shared: Problem Definition & Theoretical Gap Identification
CES Research Colloquium Series on: The Influence of Technology on Youth Sexual Prevalence: Evidences from Malaysia

Speaker: Assistant Professor Dr Abdelhak Senadjki
Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Date: 26 September 2016 (Monday)
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Venue: IDK3, UTAR Kampar Campus


Dr Abdelhak shares on Influence of Technology on Youth Sexual Prevalence
4th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics 2016 (BAFE2016)

Organizer: Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Collaborators: Centre for Economic Studies (CES)
Centre for Business and Management (CBM)
Centre for Accounting, Banking and Finance (CABF)
Date: 5 October 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.30am – 6pm
Venue: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus)

 

4th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2016)


Organizer: Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Collaborators: Centre for Economic Studies (CES) Centre for Business and Management (CBM) Centre for Accounting, Banking and Finance (CABF)
Date: 5 October 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.30am – 6pm
Venue: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus)


Presenters and participants with session chair in BAFE Conference 2016

 


 

UTAR R&D Colloquium 2016 (2.0)

Title: How Technology Matter in Tourism Development: Evidences from Malaysia.
Presenters: Mr Lee Chin Yu
Date: 22 October 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Venue: Level 2, UTAR Sg Long Campus


Mr Lee presents on how technology matter in tourism development

UTAR R&D Colloquium 2016 (2.0)

Speaker: Mr Lee Chin Yu
Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Date: 10 November 2016 (Thursday)
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Venue: IDK7, UTAR Kampar Campus


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