Centre for Economic Studies


Centre Name:

Centre for Economic Studies (CES)
Chairperson:Dr. Foo Chuan Chew
Description of Centre:Centre for Economic Studies (CES) is one of the research centres at Faculty of Business and Finance (FBF), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). The Centre aims to achieve excellence in research and consultancy and to gain recognition at national- and international level. The research works in the Centre focus on various economic related areas, including financial economics, monetary economics, international economics, sustainable development, and applied macroeconomics. In line with the University's mission to strengthen its research activities, the Centre is a platform for academic staff and graduate students to discuss and to share their research ideas and activities.
Research area:
  • Malaysia Economics Issues
  • Global Economics Issues
  • Econometrics
  • Social Development Issues



NO.NAMEFACULTYMEMBER
1Foo Chuan ChewFBFFull Membership
2Vinothiny a/p SubramaniamFBFFull Membership
3Yip Pick SchenFBFFull Membership
4Choong Chee KeongFBFFull Membership
5Lee Chin YuFBFFull Membership
6Thavamalar a/p GanapathyFBFFull Membership
7Lim Chong HengFBFFull Membership
8Tan Chai ThingFBFFull Membership
9Go You HowFBFFull Membership
10Yii Kwang JingFBFFull Membership
11Lau Siew YeeFBFFull Membership
12Thurai Murugan a/l NathanFBFFull Membership
13Woo Kok HoongFBFFull Membership
14Wan Pui YeeFBFFull Membership
15Tan Yan TengFBFFull Membership
16Vivien Wong Zi WenFBFFull Membership
17Chen FanyuFBFFull Membership
18Chitrah a/l KrishnanFBFFull Membership
19Abdelhak SenadjkiFBFFull Membership
20Lau Lin SeaFBFFull Membership
21Lim Shiau MooiFBFFull Membership
22Tan Ai LianFBFFull Membership
23Wan Nur Izni Binti Wan Ahmad KamarFBFFull Membership
24Juliana binti Abu BakarFBFFull Membership
25Koay Ying YinFBFFull Membership
26Eng Yoke KeeFBFFull Membership
27Wong Chin YoongFBFFull Membership
28Ng Cheong FattFBFFull Membership
29Chia Fah ChoyLKC FESFull Membership
30Cheah Siew PongFBFFull Membership
31Tang Siu EngFBFFull Membership
32Yip Chee YinFBFFull Membership
33Liew Chung YeeFBFFull Membership
34Kalai Vani a/p KalimuthuFBFFull Membership
35Yiew Thian HeeFBFFull Membership
36Lui Tze KiatFBFFull Membership
37Vikniswari a/p Vija KumaranFBFFull Membership
38Au Yong Hui NeeFBFFull Membership
39Felicia Yong Yan YanLKC FESFull Membership
40Liew Feng MeiFBFFull Membership
41Jireh Chan Yi- LeFBFFull Membership
42Mohamad Shah Bin Hussin ShahFBFFull Membership
43Keh Chia GuanFBFFull Membership
44Theresa Wong Lai HarFBFAssociate Membership
45Teoh Sok YeeFBFAssociate Membership
46Choong Yuen OnnFBFAssociate Membership
47Mohd Haniff Bin ZainuldinFBFAssociate Membership
48Seow Ai NaFBFAssociate Membership
49Hoon HuiFBFAssociate Membership
50Lee Chee LoongFBFAssociate Membership
51Ravindran a/l NadarajanFBFAssociate Membership

No.DateEvent
120 June 2019CES’s Real Estate Forum on “Housing Market, Employment and Home Ownership: Current and Future.” by Datuk Ho Hon Sang (CEO, Mah Sing Group Bhd); Mr Lee Yuk Chong (Development Director, Beneton Properties Sdn Bhd); James Tan (CEO, Suntrack Development Sdn Bhd); Rabinder Singh (Managing partner, Rabin & Associates); Jeffrey Lim (Executive Director, Arcadis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd); Ar Kevin Teh (Consulting Director, ESD Greentech Sdn Bhd)
218 September 2019CES - CBM Research talk on Medical Tourism in Malaysia by Prof Dr. Lai Yew Wah
321 November 2019Research talk on “Effecting Factors of Agricultural Product Price in China” by Dr. Zhuang Yan

No.Date
1CES’s Real Estate Forum on “Housing Market, Employment and Home Ownership: Current and Future.”

Speakers: Datuk Ho Hon Sang (CEO, Mah Sing Group Bhd); Mr Lee Yuk Chong (Development Director, Beneton Properties Sdn Bhd); James Tan (CEO, Suntrack Development Sdn Bhd); Rabinder Singh (Managing partner, Rabin & Associates); Jeffrey Lim (Executive Director, Arcadis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd); Ar Kevin Teh (Consulting Director, ESD Greentech Sdn Bhd)
Date: 20 June 2019 (Thursday)
Time: 1.30pm to 5.00pm
Venue: IDK2, UTAR Kampar Campus
CPD: 3.5

The respective speakers (second row in the middle) are posing with other participants.

2CES - CBM Research talk on Medical Tourism in Malaysia

Speaker: Prof Dr. Lai Yew Wah,
Project Researcher at the Crime and Policing Research Unit, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Date: 18 September 2019 (Wednesday)
Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm
Venue: IDK3, UTAR Kampar Campus
CPD: 2

Prof Dr. Lai Yew Wah (middle in the first row) is posing with other participants.

3CES’s Research talk on “Effecting Factors of Agricultural Product Price in China”

Speaker: Dr. Zhuang Yan
Visiting scholar of FBF who came from Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China

Date: 21 November 2019 (Thursday)
Time: 11.00am to 12.00pm
Venue: H210, UTAR Kampar Campus
CPD: 1