Centre for Economic Studies | UTAR R&D Annual Report 2017

Centre for Economic Studies (CES)

Activities Report

Dialogue between CES and China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong (CELAP)
Speaker: Director Zhao Xiuhua, CELAP Division of Foreign Affairs and Dr Yang Zhiqiang, Department of Economics and Business Administration, CELAP Date: 9 January 2017 (Monday) Time: 9.00am – 11.00am Venue: H120, UTAR Kampar Campus Dr Yang and Director Zhao (Center) in the dialogue session

Dialogue between CES and China Executive Leadership
Academy Pudong (CELAP)

Speaker: Director Zhao Xiuhua, CELAP Division of Foreign Affairs and
Dr Yang Zhiqiang, Department of Economics and Business Administration, CELAP
Date: 9 January 2017 (Monday)

Time: 9.00am – 11.00am
Venue: H120, UTAR Kampar Campus

Dr Yang and Director Zhao (Center) in the dialogue session

CES Research Colloquium Series on: Takaful Industry: Growth, Challenges and Potentials
Speaker: Cik Siti Rohaya binti Mat Rahim Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR Date: 24 March 2016 (Friday) Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm Venue: H120, UTAR Kampar Campus Cik Siti is presenting her findings

CES Research Colloquium Series on: Takaful Industry: Growth,
Challenges and Potentials

Speaker: Cik Siti Rohaya binti Mat Rahim
Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Date: 24 March 2016 (Friday)
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: H120, UTAR Kampar Campus

Cik Siti is presenting her findings

CES members’ involvement in the FBF Research Clinic as specialists
Topic Shared: How to write an effective research proposal Member’s Name: Dr Lau Lin Sea Date: 5 April 2017 (Wednesday) Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm Topic Shared: Quantitative techniques for social science research Member’s Name: Dr Yii Kwang Jing Date: 13 April 2017 (Thursday) Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm Topic Shared: Medical device industrial clusters Member’s Name: Dr Au Yong Hui Nee Date: 20 April 2017 (Thursday) Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm

CES members’ involvement in the FBF Research
Clinic as specialists

Topic Shared: How to write an effective research proposal
Member’s Name: Dr Lau Lin Sea
Date: 5 April 2017 (Wednesday)
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm

Topic Shared: Quantitative techniques for social science research
Member’s Name: Dr Yii Kwang Jing
Date: 13 April 2017 (Thursday)
Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Topic Shared: Medical device industrial clusters
Member’s Name: Dr Au Yong Hui Nee
Date: 20 April 2017 (Thursday)
Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm

19th Malaysian Finance Association Conference (MFAC) 2017
Organizer: Malaysian Finance Association (MFA), 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: 16-18 May 2017 Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm Venue: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus) Presenters with session chair in MFAC 2017 CES members (Mr Lui Tze Kiat and Dr Mohd Haniff) received best paper awards from Editor-in-Chief of Pacific Basin Finance Journal (Prof. Robert Faff) at GALA Dinner

19th Malaysian Finance Association Conference (MFAC) 2017

Organizer: Malaysian Finance Association (MFA),
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: 16-18 May 2017
Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm
Venue: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus)

Presenters with session chair in MFAC 2017

CES members (Mr Lui Tze Kiat and Dr Mohd Haniff) received best paper awards from Editor-in-Chief of Pacific Basin Finance Journal (Prof. Robert Faff) at GALA Dinner

CES Research Colloquium Series on: Recent Development in Testing for Cross-Sectional Dependence in Panel Data Model
Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Eng Yoke Kee Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR Date: 19 May 2017 (Friday) Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm Venue: H214, UTAR Kampar Campus Assoc. Prof. Dr Eng highlights the opportunities and challenges in Panel analysis

CES Research Colloquium Series on: Recent Development in Testing for Cross-Sectional Dependence in Panel Data Model

Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Eng Yoke Kee
Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Date: 19 May 2017 (Friday)
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: H214, UTAR Kampar Campus

Assoc. Prof. Dr Eng highlights the opportunities and challenges in Panel analysis

EMIS Professional: A Premier Source of Intelligence for the Emerging Markets
Speaker: Mr. Kenneth Siew Business Development Manager, EMIS Date: 24 May 2017 (Wednesday) Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm Venue: H214, UTAR Kampar Campus Participants pay attention on the explanation on EMIS Professional

EMIS Professional: A Premier Source of Intelligence for the Emerging Markets

Speaker: Mr. Kenneth Siew
Business Development Manager, EMIS
Date: 24 May 2017 (Wednesday)
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Venue: H214, UTAR Kampar Campus

Participants pay attention on the explanation on EMIS Professional

CES Research Talk on: Research Grants – Eligibilities, Procedures & Possibilities
Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Saidatulakmal Mohd, Deputy Dean (Research, Postgraduate & Networking), School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Date: 18 July 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm Venue: IDK6, UTAR Kampar Campus Assoc. Prof. Dr Saidatulakmak is sharing her research experience Speaker received souvenir from Dean of FBF, Dr Au Yong

CES Research Talk on: Research Grants –
Eligibilities, Procedures & Possibilities

Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Saidatulakmal Mohd,
Deputy Dean (Research, Postgraduate & Networking), School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Date: 18 July 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Venue: IDK6, UTAR Kampar Campus

Assoc. Prof. Dr Saidatulakmak is sharing her research experience

Speaker received souvenir from Dean of FBF, Dr Au Yong

CES Research Talk on: Dutch Disease in Pacific Island Countries: Do FDI and Remittances Hurt Export Competiveness of Fiji?
Speaker: Professor Dr Tiru K. Jayaraman, Fiji National University (FNU) Date: 10 August 2017 (Thursday) Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pm Venue: H113, UTAR Kampar Campus Participants with Prof. Dr Jayaraman in the talk

CES Research Sharing / Brainstorming Session
Speaker: Professor Dr Tiru K. Jayaraman, Fiji National University (FNU) Date: 11 August 2017 (Friday) Time: 9.30am – 11.00am Venue: H112, UTAR Kampar Campus Prof. Dr Jayaraman shares his research experience with CES members

CES Research Sharing / Brainstorming Session

Speaker: Professor Dr Tiru K. Jayaraman,
Fiji National University (FNU)
Date: 11 August 2017 (Friday)
Time: 9.30am – 11.00am
Venue: H112, UTAR Kampar Campus

Prof. Dr Jayaraman shares his research experience with CES members

CES Research Colloquium Series on: Is Housing Affordable? An Assessment of Housing Affordability using Focus Group Discussions
Speaker: Assistant Professor Dr Au Yong Hui Nee Dean, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR Date: 22 August 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm Venue: H220, UTAR Kampar Campus Dr Au Yong is presenting the research findings

CES Research Colloquium Series on: Is Housing Affordable?
An Assessment of Housing Affordability using Focus Group Discussions

Speaker: Assistant Professor Dr Au Yong Hui Nee
Dean, Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Date: 22 August 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: H220, UTAR Kampar Campus

Dr Au Yong is presenting the research findings

Research Talk on: Innovation Policy in Malaysia
Speaker: Professor Dr Lai Yew Wah, Centre of Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia Date: 28 August 2017 (Monday) Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm Venue: H216, UTAR Kampar Campus Prof. Dr Lai is explaining the statistics on R&D personnel per million population Prof. Dr Lai is posing with some of the participants

Research Talk on: Innovation Policy in Malaysia

Speaker: Professor Dr Lai Yew Wah,
Centre of Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Date: 28 August 2017 (Monday)
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: H216, UTAR Kampar Campus

Prof. Dr Lai is explaining the statistics on R&D personnel per million population

Prof. Dr Lai is posing with some of the participants

5th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics 2017 (BAFE2017)
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: 4 October 2016 (Wednesday) Time: 8.30am – 6.00pm Venue: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus) Presenters and participants with session chair in BAFE Conference 2017

5th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics 2017 (BAFE2017)

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: 4 October 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Venue: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus)

Presenters and participants with session chair in BAFE Conference 2017

IMLD and CES Talk on: Prospects for the Global Economy
Speaker: Dr Tanweer Akram, Director, Global Public Policy and Economics, Thrivent Financial Date: 1 November 2017 (Wednesday) Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm Venue: IDK7, UTAR Kampar Campus

3rd Applied Financial Modelling Conference 2017 Organizer: Asia-pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA) and 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: 8-9 November 2017 Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm Venue: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar Campus)