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Research Interest

Open Economy Macroeconomics

Present Employment

o Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration,

Universiti Malaya, February 17, 2014 – February 16, 2015.

Working Experiences

o Senior Lecturer (level C), Department of Economics, School of Business, Monash University

Sunway campus, Malaysia, May 1, 2011 [Continuing] – February 14, 2014.

o Senior Lecturer (level C), Department of Economics, School of Business, Monash University

Sunway campus, Malaysia, June 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011 [Contract]

o Lecturer (level B, promotion through Australia), Department of Econometrics & Business

Statistics, School of Business, Monash University Sunway campus, Malaysia, June 19, 2006

– May 31, 2008 [Contract –renewable term].

o Assistant Lecturer [Lecturer level A], School of Business (previously, School of Business &

IT), Monash University Malaysia, July 16, 2001 to June 18, 2006 [Contract –renewable

term].

o Tutor [Part-time], Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics, School of Business &

IT, Monash University Malaysia, February 26, 2001 to June 1, 2001.

o Research Assistant, under Prof. Dr. Mohammad Haji Alias, School of Economics, Universiti

Utara Malaysia, September 1999 to December 2000.

o Senior Operation Officer (Hire Purchase Department), Public Finance Berhad (Tama AST,

Seremban) Malaysia, March 3, 1997 – June 4, 1998.

Educational Background

o Doctor of Philosophy (Economics). Monash University, Australia (Clayton campus) 2004-

2012 (External - part-time). Title of Thesis: “Common Factors and Cointegration of Japan’s

Aggregate Import Demand Function: An Empirical Study”, Principal supervisor: Dr. Dietrich

K. Fausten. [Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal Awardee]

o Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. Monash University, Australia (Clayton campus),

2003-2005.

Tuck Cheong TANG

Nationality: Malaysian

E-mail: tangtuckcheong@gmail.com

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o Master of Science (Management). Universiti Utara Malaysia (UNIUTAMA). 1998-1999.

Title of Thesis: “Commercial Banks Lending and Economic Growth in Malaysia: An

Empirical Study”, Principal supervisor: Dr. Sritua Arief.

o Bachelor of Economic (Hons) -Second Class Upper. Universiti Utara Malaysia

(UNIUTAMA). 1993-1996. Title of Graduate exercise: “Teori Kuantiti Wang dan Inflasi Di

Malaysia: Satu Analysis Model Ekonometrik”, School of Economics, Universiti Utara

Malaysia, 1996. (in Malay language)

Publications

Articles Published in Refereed Journals

2013

1. Tuck Cheong Tang & Ravin Chea, Export-Led Growth in Cambodia: An Empirical Study,

Economics Bulletin, 33 (1): 665-662.

2012

2. Tuck Cheong Tang & Dietrich K. Fausten, Current and Capital Account Interdependence:

An Empirical Test, International Journal of Business and Society, 13 (3): 229-244.

2011 3. Khoon Sook Goh, Tuck Cheong Tang & Shin Seow Koong, Re-investigation of Capital

Mobility in Malaysia: An Empirical Study from 1971 to 2007, International Journal of

Economic Research, 8 (2): 111-121.

4. Tuck Cheong Tang, Real Exchange Rates and Real Interest Differentials: The Case of a

Transitional Economy – Cambodia, International Journal of Business and Society, 12 (2):

101-108.

5. Tuck Cheong Tang & Koi Nyen Wong, Foreign Direct Investment, Merchandise and

Services Trade in a Transition Economy: The Case of Cambodia, International Economic

Journal, 25 (2): 251-267.

6. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, Foreign Direct Investment and Employment in

Manufacturing and Services Sectors: Fresh Empirical Evidence from Singapore, Journal of

Economic Studies, 38 (3): 313-330.

7. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, Exchange Rate Variability and the Export Demand

for Malaysia’s Semiconductors: An Empirical Study, Applied Economics, 43 (6): 695-706.

8. Tuck Cheong Tang & Lau Evan, General Equilibrium Perspective on the Twin Deficits

Hypothesis for the U.S.A., Empirical Economics Letters, 10 (3): 245-251.

2010

9. Tuck Cheong Tang & Venus Khim-Sen Liew, Purchasing Power Parity in a Transition

Economy – Cambodia: Evidence from Bilateral Exchange Rates, Asia Pacific Journal of

Economics & Business, 14 (1): 55-71.

10. Tuck Cheong Tang, Wagner’s Law versus Keynesian Hypothesis in Malaysia: An

Impressionistic View, International Journal of Business and Society, 11 (2): 87-96.

11. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, Tourism and Openness to Trade in Singapore:

Evidence using Aggregate and Country Level Data, Tourism Economics, 16 (4): 965-980.

12. Yong Ting Aw & Tuck Cheong Tang, The Determinants of Inward Foreign Direct

Investment: the Case of Malaysia, International Journal of Business and Society, 11 (1): 59-

76.

13. Liew, Venus Khim Sen & Tuck Cheong Tang, An Empirical Investigation of Purchasing

Power Parity for a Transition Economy – Cambodia, Economics Bulletin, 30 (2): 1025-1031.

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2009 14. Tuck Cheong Tang & Koi Nyen Wong, SARS Epidemic and International Visitor Arrivals

to Cambodia: Is the Impact Permanent or Transitory? Tourism Economics (Research Note),

15 (4): 883-890.

15. Lau Evan & Tuck Cheong Tang, Twin Deficits in Cambodia: An Empirical Study,

Economics Bulletin, 29 (4): 2789-2800.

16. Koi Nyen Wong, Tuck Cheong Tang & Dietrich K. Fausten, Foreign Direct Investment and

Services Trade: Evidence from Malaysia and Singapore, Global Economic Review, 38 (3):

265-276.

17. Tuck Cheong Tang, Testing for Non-Linearity in Balancing Item of Balance of Payments

Accounts: The Case of 20 Industrial Countries, Economic Issues, 14 (2): 107-124.

18. Tuck Cheong Tang & Lau Evan, An Empirical Investigation on the Sustainability of

Balancing Item of Balance of Payment Accounts for OIC Member Countries, Journal of

Economic Cooperation and Development, 30 (1): 1-16.

19. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, New Evidence on the Causal Linkages between

Foreign Direct Investment, Exports and Imports in Malaysia, ICFAI Journal of Applied

Economics, 8 (1): 20-25.

2008 20. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, The Causation between Foreign Direct Investment

and Electronics Exports in Malaysia: The Role of Exchange Rate Variability, Empirical

Economics Letters, 7 (7): 691-698.

21. Tuck Cheong Tang, Sustainability of Balancing Item in 18 Industrial Countries’ Balance of

Payments Accounts: An empirical Study, ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, 7 (5): 15-25.

22. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Import Demand Function for Japan: A Cointegration Re-

Investigation, Global Economic Review, 37 (3): 363-377.

23. Vinod Mishra, Russell Smyth & Tuck Cheong Tang, Is the Balancing Item for Australia

Sustainable? Evidence from a Threshold Autoregressive Model with an Autoregressive Unit

Root, Australian Economic Papers, 47 (2): 190-198.

24. Tuck Cheong Tang, The Demand for Imports in Japan: A Review Article, International

Journal of Business and Society, 9 (1): 53-76.

25. Tuck Cheong Tang & Russell Smyth, Sustainability of External Imbalances for 22 Least

Developed Countries: An Empirical Investigation, ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, 7

(3): 50-60.

26. Tuck Cheong Tang, Do Vehicles on Highways Help to Predict the Malaysian Stock Market?

ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, 7 (2): 25-30.

27. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, The Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on

Malaysia’s Disaggregated Electrical Exports, Journal of Economic Studies, 35 (2): 154-169.

Emerald Literati Network 2009 Awards for Excellence

28. Tuck Cheong Tang, Determinants of Malaysian Trade Balance: An ARDL Bound Testing

Approach - A Commentary, Global Economic Review, 37 (1): 125-133.

29. Tuck Cheong Tang & Evan Poh Hock Lau, An Empirical Investigation on Sustainability of

Balancing Item in Asian Countries, Applied Economics Letters, 15 (2): 117-123.

2007

30. Tuck Cheong Tang, Long-Run Linkage between Budget Deficit and Trade Deficit in

Lebanon: Results from the UECM and Bound Tests – A Commentary, IIUM Journal of

Economics and Management, 15 (1): 115-122. [Article Review].

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31. Tuck Cheong Tang, Is Sustainability of Balancing Item of Balance of Payments Accounts

for 20 Industrial Countries Stable? Evidence from a Rolling ADF Unit Root, Empirical

Economics Letters, 6 (5): 381-388.

32. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Empirical Investigation on the Sustainability of the Japan’s Bilateral

Imbalance, International Journal of Business and Society, 8 (2): 20-37.

33. Tuck Cheong Tang, Money Demand Function for Southeast Asian Countries: An Empirical

View from Expenditure Components, Journal of Economic Studies, 34 (6): 476-496.

34. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, Foreign Direct Investment and Electronics Exports:

Exploratory Empirical Evidence from Malaysia’s Top Five Electronics Exports, Economics

Bulletin, 6 (14): 1-8.

35. Tuck Cheong Tang, Sustainability of Balancing Item of Balance of Payments Accounts:

Fresh Empirical Evidence for G7 Countries, Applied Economics Letters, 14 (4): 251-254.

36. Tuck Cheong Tang & Chee Wooi Hooy, The asymmetric and time varying volatility of

balancing items in Australia's balance of payments, International Journal of Management, 24

(1): 76-81.

2006

37. Tuck Cheong Tang, Cointegration Analysis on Japan’s Aggregate Import Demand Function:

Does Data Frequency Matter? Labuan Bulletin of International Business and Finance, 4: 19-

42.

38. Tuck Cheong Tang, Are Imports and Exports in the OIC Member Countries Cointegrated?

A Reexamination, IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, 14 (1); 49-79.

39. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Import Demand and Bank Credit in Southeast Asia: An

Empirical Study, International Journal of Economics and Management, 1 (1): 117-139.

40. Ergun Dogan & Tuck Cheong Tang, Government Expenditure and National Income:

Causality Tests for Five South East Asian Countries, International Business and Economics

Research Journal, 5 (10): 49-58.

41. Tuck Cheong Tang, Export Led Growth in Hong Kong: Empirical Evidence from the

Components of Exports, International Journal of Business and Society, 7 (1): 30-52.

42. Tuck Cheong Tang, New Evidence on Export Expansion, Economic Growth and Causality

in China, Applied Economics Letters, 13 (12): 801-803.

43. Tuck Cheong Tang, A New Approach on Examining the Sustainability of External

Imbalances: The Case of Japan, Applied Economics Letters, 13 (5): 287-292.

44. Tuck Cheong Tang, Japan’s balancing Item: Does Timing Errors Matter? Applied

Economics Letters, 13 (2): 81-87.

45. Tuck Cheong Tang, The Influences of Economic Openness on Japan’s balancing Item: An

Empirical Note, Applied Economics Letters, 13 (1): 7-10.

2005

46. Tuck Cheong Tang & Mohammad Haji Alias, Are Imports and Exports of OIC Member

Countries Cointegrated? An Empirical Study, Labuan Bulletin of International Business and

Finance, 3: 29-42.

47. Tuck Cheong Tang, Does Exchange Rate Volatility Matter for the Balancing Item of

Balance of Payments Accounts in Japan? An Empirical Note, Rivista Internazionale Di

Scienze Economiche E Commerciali (RISEC) – International Review of Economics and

Business, 52 (4): 581-590.

48. Wai Ching Poon, Muzafar Shah Habibullah & Tuck Cheong Tang, Monetary Condition

Index: Construction and Implication in Malaysia, Journal of International Business and

Economics, 4 (1): 104-108.

49. Tuck Cheong Tang, Cointegration of Japan’s Aggregate Import Demand Function: Does

Nonlinearity Matter? Journal of International Business and Economics, 4 (1): 44-47.

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50. Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, Supply Response of Malaysian Palm Oil

Producers: Impact of Interest Rate Variations, Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal, 5 (2):

11-22.

51. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Examination of the Causal Relationship between Bank Lending and

Economic Growth: Evidence from ASEAN, Savings and Development, 29 (3): 313-343.

52. Tuck Cheong Tang, Balance-of-Payments-Constrained Growth Model: Empirical Evidence

from Malaysia, International Journal of Management Studies (formerly known as Jurnal

ANALISIS), 12 (1): 59-75.

53. Tuck Cheong Tang, Are Malaysian Exports and Imports Cointegrated? A Comment,

Sunway Academic Journal (formerly known as Sunway College Journal), 2: 101-107.

54. Tuck Cheong Tang, Revisiting South Korea’s Import Demand Behavior: A Cointegration

Analysis, Asian Economic Journal, 19 (1): 29-50.

2004

55. Tuck Cheong Tang, A Cointegration Analysis of Inflation Behaviour in Southeast Asia,

Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance, 2 (2): 123-136.

56. Tuck Cheong Tang, Money, Price and Causality in Malaysia: A Revisit, Labuan Bulletin of

International Business & Finance, 2 (1): 71-81.

57. Tuck Cheong Tang, Demand for Broad Money and Expenditure Components in Japan: An

Empirical Study, Japan and the World Economy, 16 (4): 487-502.

58. Tuck Cheong Tang, Does Financial Variable(s) Explain the Japanese Aggregate Import

Demand? A Cointegration Analysis, Applied Economics Letters, 11 (12): 775-780.

59. Tuck Cheong Tang, A Reassessment of Aggregate Import Demand Function in the ASEAN-

5: A Cointegration Analysis, International Trade Journal, 18 (3): 239-268.

60. Juhary Ali, Chew Thong Giap & Tuck Cheong Tang, Knowledge Management in Agile

Organizations, Sunway College Journal, 1:13-20.

61. Faoziah Idris & Tuck Cheong Tang, Inter-Counter Linkage in Kuala Lumpur Stock

Exchange Returns, Sunway College Journal, 1: 21-27.

62. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Examination of the Linkages between Foreign and Domestic Banks

in Malaysia, using the Error-Correction Mechanism Test, International Journal of

Management, 21 (1): 90-92.

2003

63. Tuck Cheong Tang, The Long-Run Relationship between Nominal Interest Rates and

Inflation of the Asian Developing Countries – A Commentary, Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 37:

135-139. (Commentary Note)

64. Tuck Cheong Tang, Cointegration Analysis for Japanese Import Demand: Revisited,

Applied Economics Letters, 10 (14): 905-908.

65. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Import Demand Function for Eighteen OIC Countries: A

Cointegration Analysis, IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, 11 (2): 167-195.

66. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Imports and Expenditure Components in Thailand:

Revisiting from Bounds Test, Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance, 1 (2):

95-106.

67. Tuck Cheong Tang, Singapore’s Aggregate Import Demand Function: Southeast Asian

Economies Compared, Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance, 1 (1): 13-27.

68. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Empirical Analysis of China’s Aggregate Import Demand Function.

China Economic Review, 14 (2): 142-163.

69. Tuck Cheong Tang, Japanese Aggregate Import Demand Function: Reassessment from the

‘Bounds’ Testing Approach, Japan and the World Economy, 15 (4): 419-436.

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70. Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, Sumber Pertumbuhan Sektor Pertanian di

Malaysia: Satu Analisis Penyebab-Akibat, Utara Management Review, 4 (1): 85-102.

[Written in Malay language].

71. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Imports Demand and Expenditure Components in Japan: An

Empirical Study, Jurnal ANALISIS, 10 (2): 19-34.

72. Tuck Cheong Tang, Banks Lending and Economic Growth in Malaysia: Revisited, Jurnal

ANALISIS, 10 (1): 69-87.

73. Tuck Cheong Tang, Directions of Banks Lending and Malaysian Economic Development:

An Empirical Study, International Journal of Management, 20 (3): 342-345.

74. Tuck Cheong Tang, Are Imports and Exports of the Five ASEAN Economies Co-

integrated? An Empirical Study, International Journal of Management, 20 (1): 88-91.

2002

75. Tuck Cheong Tang, Determinants of Aggregate Import Demand in Bangladesh, Journal of

Bangladesh Studies, 4 (2): 37-46.

76. Tuck Cheong Tang, Disaggregated Import Demand and Expenditure Components in

Malaysia: An Empirical Study, Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 39 (1&2): 47-63.

77. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Import Demand Behavior for Indonesia: Evidence from

Bounds Testing Approach, IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, 10 (2): 179-198.

78. Tuck Cheong Tang, Intersectoral Integration in Malaysian Economic Transition and

Change: A Cointegration Analysis, Jurnal ANALISIS, 9 (1&2): 47-61.

79. Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris, Foreign Bank and Financial Liberalization in Malaysia:

An Empirical Study, Utara Management Review, 3 (2): 1-10.

80. Tuck Cheong Tang, Wagner’s Law in ASEAN: A Simple Panel Causality Analysis, Utara

Management Review, 3 (2): 11-25.

81. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Aggregate Import Demand Function for Hong Kong, China: New

Evidence from Bounds test, International Journal of Management, 19 (4): 561-567.

82. Tuck Cheong Tang, Demand for M3 and Expenditure Components in Malaysia: Assessment

from Bounds Testing Approach, Applied Economics Letters, 9 (11): 721-725.

83. Byung, S. Min, Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, An Analysis of South

Korea’s Import Demand, Journal of Asia-Pacific Affairs, 4 (1):1-17.

84. Tuck Cheong Tang, Long-run Linkages of Financial Liberalization among ASEAN

Economies: Results from Bounds Testing Approach, Journal of Asia-Pacific Affairs, 3 (2):

113-134.

85. Tuck Cheong Tang & Mahendhiran Nair, A Cointegration Analysis of Malaysian Import

Demand Function: Reassessment from the Bounds Test. Applied Economics Letters, 9 (5):

293-296.

2001

86. Mohammad Haji Alias, Tuck Cheong Tang & Jamal Othman, Aggregate Import Demand

and Expenditure Components in five ASEAN Countries: An Empirical Study, Jurnal

Ekonomi Malaysia, 35: 37-60.

87. Tuck Cheong Tang, Testing the Relationship between Government Expenditure and

National Income in Malaysia, Jurnal ANALISIS, 8 (1&2): 37-51.

88. Tuck Cheong Tang, Bank Lending and Inflation in Malaysia: Assessment from Unrestricted

Error-Correction Models, Asian Economic Journal, 15 (3): 275-289.

89. Tuck Cheong Tang, The Long-run Relation between Price Level and Its Determinants:

Evidence from Malaysia, Utara Management Review, 2 (1): 21-32.

90. Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris, Linking Commercial Banks’ Financial Ratios to

Economic Growth in Malaysia: Evidence from Error-Correction Model, Utara Management

Review, 2 (1): 65-77.

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2000

91. Tuck Cheong Tang & Mohammad Haji Alias, An Aggregate Import Demand Function for

Malaysian: A Cointegration and Error Correction Analysis, Utara Management Review, 1

(1): 43-57.

92. Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Imports and Expenditure

Components in Malaysia: A Cointegration and Error Correction Analysis, ASEAN Economic

Bulletin, 17 (3): 257-269.

93. Tuck Cheong Tang, Commercial Banks Lending and Economic Growth in Malaysia: An

Empirical Study, Borneo Review, 11 (1): 60-71.

Articles Published in Non-Refereed Journals

2002

1. Tuck Cheong Tang, Macroeconomic Mismanagement and Banking in Malaysia: An

Empirical Study, The Economic Challenger, 17 (5): 49-52.

2. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Import Demand Behavior in India: Stable or Unstable? The

Economic Challenger, 14 (4): 35-37.

2001

3. Tuck Cheong Tang, Bank Lending and Economic Growth in India: An Empirical Study, The

Economic Challenger, 13 (4): 59-62.

4. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Analysis of Calendar Disaster of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange,

The Economic Challenger, 12 (3): 19-22.

5. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Investigation of Output Linkages between Foreign and Domestic

Banks in Malaysia, The Economic Challenger, 11 (3): 43-48.

Book 2008

1. Tuck Cheong Tang & Hock Tsen Wong, Malaysian International Trade Issues: An

Impressionistic View, Pelanduk Publications (M) Sdn Bhd, Selangor, Malaysia.

Chapters Published in Books 2008

1. Tuck Cheong Tang, Chapter 4: Determinants of Aggregate Import Demand in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Economy: Diagnoses and Prescriptions, Selection from the Journal of

Bangladesh Studies. The University Press Limited (UPL), pp. 73-89.

2004 2. Tuck Cheong Tang, Chapter 7: Linking Commercial Bank Lending into Determinants of

Price Level in Malaysia. Regional Financial Market: Issues and Policies, edited by Dilip K.

Ghosh and Mohamed Ariff. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, USA, pp. 117-136.

Conferences / Workshops / Seminars

2010

1. Tuck Cheong Tang (2010), Wagner’s Law versus Keynesian Hypothesis in Malaysia: An

Impressionistic View, the 4th International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC), by Faculty

of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sarawak Malaysia,

December 13-15, 2010, Park City Everly Hotel, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings CD

version, P.627-632.

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2. Tuck Cheong Tang, & Dietrich K. Fausten (2010), Current and Capital Account

Interdependence: An Empirical Test, the Sixth Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific

Economic Association (APEA), by the Asia-Pacific Economic Association, July 8-9, 2010,

Lam Woo International Conference Centre, Shaw campus, Hong Kong Baptist University,

Hong Kong. [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

2009

3. Tuck Cheong Tang, & Lau, Evan (2009), An Empirical Investigation on the Sustainability

of Balancing Item of Balance of Payment Accounts for OIC Member Countries, the

International Conference on Islamic Economics and Economies of the OIC Countries 2009,

by department of Economics, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences,

International Islamic University Malaysia, and the Islamic Research and Training Institute,

Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 28-29, 2009, Istana Hotel, Kuala

Lumpur Malaysia. Proceedings CD version [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

4. Koi Nyen Wong and Tuck Cheong Tang (2009), Exchange Rate Volatility and International

visitor Arrivals to the Home of World Heritage – Cambodia: Fresh Empirical Evidence,

International Conference – Advances in Tourism Economics 2009, jointly organized by the

Portuguese Association for Tourism Research and Development (APIDT), and the Research

Centre in Tourism, Innovation and Services (CITIS) of Universidade Lusiada de Lisboa,

April 23-24, 2009, School of Economics and Business, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa.

Proceedings CD version [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

2008 5. Koi Nyen Wong and Tuck Cheong Tang (2008), Exchange Rate Variability and the Export

Demand for Malaysia’s Semiconductors: An Empirical Study, the 3rd International Borneo

Business Conference 2008, December 15-17, 2008, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota

Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia. Proceedings CD version, P. 18-32 [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

6. Koi Nyen Wong, Tuck Cheong Tang & Dietrich K. Fausten, Foreign Direct Investment and

Services Trade: Evidence from Malaysia and Singapore, International Conference on

Business and Information (BAI), by Academy of Taiwan Information System Research, July

7-9, 2008, JW Marriott Hotel, Seoul, South Korea. Proceedings CD version [T. C. Tang –

Presenter].

2007

7. Tuck Cheong Tang & Dietrich K. Fausten, Current and Capital Account Interdependence: A

Refresher, 12th Doctoral Research Conference 2007, by Faculty of Business and Economics,

Monash University, Australia, October 24-25, 2007, Marysville, Victoria, Australia.

Proceedings, p.225-236 [T.C. Tang – Presenter].

8. Koi Nyen Wong & Tuck Cheong Tang, The Effects of Exchange Rate Variability on

Malaysia’s Disaggregated Electrical Exports, Singapore Economic Review Conference 2007,

by Singapore Economic Review, August 2-4, 2007, Meritus Mandarin Singapore, Singapore.

[T.C. Tang – Presenter].

9. Tuck Cheong Tang, Testing for Non-Linearity in Balancing Item of Balance of Payments

Accounts: The Case of 20 Industrial Countries, 2007 Oxford Business and Economics

Conference, by Association for Business and Economics Research (ABER) and International

Journal of Business and Economics, June 24-26, 2007, St. Hugh’s College, Oxford

University, Oxford, U.K. Proceedings CD version.

10. Tuck Cheong Tang & Russell Smyth, Sustainability of External Imbalances for 22 Least

Developed Countries: An Empirical Investigation, Academy for Global Business

Advancement (AGBA) Fourth World Congress, by AGBA, May 21-25, 2007, Park Royal

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Penang Hotel, Penang, Malaysia. Proceedings vol. 4 no.1, part 1, p.371-376 [T. C. Tang –

Presenter].

2006

11. Tuck Cheong Tang, A Fresh View on ‘National Cash Flow’ Variable in Import Demand

Analysis, The 2nd International Borneo Business Conference (iBBC), jointly organized by

Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and School of Business

and Economics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, December 6-8, 2006, Hilton Hotel, Kuching,

Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings CD version.

12. Tuck Cheong Tang, The Balancing Item in Industrial Countries’ Balance of Payments

Accounts: An Emprical Note, The 2nd International Borneo Business Conference (iBBC),

jointly organized by Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and

School of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, December 6-8, 2006, Hilton

Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings CD version.

13. Tuck Cheong Tang, Kian-Ping Lim & Khim-Sen Venus Liew, Is Balancing Item of Balance

of Payments Accounts Sustainable? Fresh Evidence from Non-Linear Unit Root Test, The 2nd

International Borneo Business Conference (iBBC), jointly organized by Faculty of

Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and School of Business and

Economics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, December 6-8, 2006, Hilton Hotel, Kuching,

Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings CD version [T.C. Tang – Presenter].

14. Tuck Cheong Tang, Money Demand Function for Southeast Asian Countries: An Empirical

View from Expenditure Components, International Conference on Business and Information

2006, organized by Academy of Taiwan Information Systems Research, July 12-14, 2006,

Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore. Proceedings CD version.

15. Tuck Cheong Tang, Export Led Growth in Hong Kong: Empirical Evidence from the

Components of Exports, Academy of International Business 2006, June 23-26, 2006, Beijing

International Convention Center, Beijing, China. Proceedings CD version - abstract.

16. Tuck Cheong Tang, Sustainability of Japan’s External Accounts: Using Disaggregated Data

by Region and by Country, Association of Japanese Business Studies 19th Annual

Conference, June 22-23, 2006, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, and

Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China. Proceedings CD version.

17. Tuck Cheong Tang, Do Vehicles on Highways Help to Predict the Malaysian Stock Market?

The Malaysian Finance Association’s 8th Annual Conference, jointly organized by School of

Business and Economics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, and Malaysian Finance Association,

May 8-9, 2006, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

18. Ergun Dogan & Tuck Cheong Tang, Government Expenditure and National Income:

Causality Tests for Five South East Asian Countries, The 2006 Applied Business Research

and College Teaching & Learning Conferences, January 2-6, 2006, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Proceedings CD version [Ergun Dogan – presenter]. Best Paper Award.

2005

19. Wai Ching, Poon, Muzafar Shah Habibullah & Tuck Cheong Tang, Monetary Conditions

Index: Construction and Implication Using Malaysia’s Data, International Academy of

Business and Economics Annual Conference organized by IABE, October 16-19, 2005,

Boardwalk Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA [W. C. Poon – Presenter].

20. Tuck Cheong Tang, Cointegration of Japan’s Aggregate Import Demand Function: Does

Nonlinearity Matter? International Academy of Business and Economics Annual Conference,

organized by IABE. October 16-19, 2005, Boardwalk Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada,

USA.

21. Tuck Cheong Tang, Promoting Active Learning for Business Statistics in Tutorial Class: An

Action Research Plan, 3rd International Seminar on Learning and Motivation: “Enhancing

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Students Engagement”, organized by Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Education,

Universiti Utara Malaysia. September 10-12, 2005, City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Kedah,

Malaysia.

22. Tuck Cheong Tang, A New Approach on Examining the Sustainability of External

Imbalances: The Case of Japan, Singapore Economic Review Conference 2005, organized by

Singapore Economic Review, August, 4-6, 2005, Pan Pacific Singapore, Singapore.

23. Tuck Cheong Tang, Does Exchange Rate Volatility Influence the Balancing Item in Japan?

An Empirical Note, International Conference in Economics and Finance 2005, organized by

Labuan School of Business and Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, F.T. Labuan, Malaysia,

May 26-27, 2005, Labuan International Campus, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Proceedings CD

version, p.197-202.

24. Tuck Cheong Tang & Mohammad Haji Alias, Are Imports and Exports of OIC Member

Countries Cointegrated? An Empirical Study, International Conference in Economics and

Finance 2005, organized by Labuan School of Business and Finance, Universiti Malaysia

Sabah, F.T. Labuan, Malaysia, May 26-27, 2005, Labuan International Campus, Universiti

Malaysia Sabah. Proceedings CD version, p.19-28 [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

2004

25. Tuck Cheong Tang, Money, Price and Causality in Malaysia: A Revisit, International

Borneo Business Conference: The Impact of Contemporary Environment on Economics and

Business, jointly organized by School of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaysia

Sabah, and Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (in

collaboration with University of Brunei, Brunei, and Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak,

Indonesia). Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, December 9-11, 2004, Sutera Harbour Resort

and Span, Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia. Proceedings CD version, p.519-523.

26. Tuck Cheong Tang, A Cointegration Analysis for Inflation Behaviour in Southeast Asia:

Bounds Testing Approach, Asia Pacific Economics & Business Conference 2004 (APEB

2004): Asia-Pacific Economies amid Global Uncertainty: Bracing for a New World, Jointly

organised by Universiti Putra Malaysia and Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association.

Penang, Malaysia, October 7-9, 2004, City Bayview Hotel, Penang.

27. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Imports and Bank Credit in Southeast Asia: A Cointegration

Analysis, The 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, Local host:

Institute for International Business, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden,

July 10-13, 2004, Stockholm City Conference Center, Norra Latin. Proceedings CD version -

Abstract.

2003 28. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Import Demand Function for China: An Empirical Study,

Institutional Challenges for the Global China Conference, organized by Asian Business and

Economics Research Unit in the Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University,

November 13-14 2003, Melbourne, Australia. Proceedings CD version, p.1-15.

29. Tuck Cheong Tang, Trade Liberalization and Import Demand in Malaysia: An Empirical

Note, The 15th Convention of the Malaysian Economic Association on The Malaysian

Economy at Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by Malaysian Economic

Association, July 22-23, 2003, Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

30. Tuck Cheong Tang, Singapore’s Aggregate Import Demand Function: Southeast Asian

Economies Compared, The 1th International Conference of The Asian Academy of Applied

Business, jointly organized by Asian Academy of Applied Business and School of Business

and Economics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, July 10-12, 2003, Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota

Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Proceedings, p.206-216. Best Paper Award.

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31. Tuck Cheong Tang, Determinants of Import Demand in Thailand: A View from Expenditure

Components and Bounds Testing Approach, The 7th International Conference on Global

Business & Economic Development, jointly organized by Montclair State University (New

Jersey) and Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), January 8-11, 2003, Plaza Athenee,

Bangkok. Proceedings CD version, p.981-987.

2002 32. Tuck Cheong Tang, Banks Lending and Economic Growth in Malaysia: Revisited, Asia

Pacific Economics and Business Conference, jointly organized by Universiti Putra Malaysia,

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and Malaysia Agricultural and Economics Association,

October 2-4, 2002, Kuching Hilton Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings Vol. 1,

p. 66-72.

33. Mohammad Haji Alias, Mahendhiran Nair & Tuck Cheong Tang, A Robust Estimation of

Cointegrating Relationship between Palm Oil and Soybean Prices: Results from the Bounds

Test, Asia Pacific Economics and Business Conference, jointly organized by Universiti Putra

Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and Malaysia Agricultural and Economics

Association, October 2-4, 2002, Kuching Hilton Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia,.

Proceedings Vol. 1, p.209-212 [M. Nair – Presenter].

34. Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Imports Demand and Expenditure Components in Japan,

Asia Pacific Economics and Business Conference, jointly organized by Universiti Putra

Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and Malaysia Agricultural and Economics

Association. October 2-4, 2002, Kuching Hilton Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Proceedings Vol. 1, p.727-731.

35. Tuck Cheong Tang, Demand for Broad Money and Expenditure Components in Japan, The

Fourteenth Annual APFA/PACAP/FMA Finance International Conference, organized by

Graduate School of International Management, International University of Japan, July 14-17,

2002, Keio Plaza Inter-Continental Hotel, Tokyo, Japan.

36. Faoziah Idris & Tuck Cheong Tang, Inter-Counter Linkages in Kuala Lumpur Stock

Exchange Returns, The Fourth Annual Malaysian Finance Association Symposium,

organized by School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and The Malaysian Finance

Association, May 31 –June 1, 2002, Bayview Beach Resort, Penang. Proceedings, p. 271-277

[Faoziah Idris – Presenter].

37. Tuck Cheong Tang, Macroeconomic Mismanagement and Banking in Malaysia:

Strengthening the National Economic Security Capabalities, The 3rd International Conference

on Disaster Management: Strengthening the National Security Capabilities, jointly organized

by Disaster Management Institute (School of Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia),

National Security Division (Prime Minister Department Malaysia), and Faculty of Economics

and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, May 5-6, 2002, Hotel Crowne Plaze Riverside,

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

2001

38. Tuck Cheong Tang, Intersectoral Integration in Malaysian Economic Transition and

Change: Results from UECMs, International Conference – Economic Transition and

Change: The Case of Malaysia After The Financial Crisis and The Way Ahead, October 22-

23, 2001, Convention Centre, Universiti Utara Malaysia [Invited paper].

39. Tuck Cheong Tang, An Examination of the Causal Relationship between Bank Lending and

Real GDP Growth: Evidence of ASEAN, The Asia Pacific Finance Association Annual

(APFA 2001). Conference, July 22-25, 2001, Shangri-La, Bangkok, Thailand.

40. Tuck Cheong Tang, Disaggregated Import Demand and Expenditure Components in

Malaysia: An Empirical Analysis, Academy of International Business for South East Asia

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Region (AIBSEAR) 2001, July 4-6, 2001, Kempinski Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia. Proceeding

CD version.

41. Juhary Ali, Chew Thong Giap & Tuck Cheong Tang, Knowledge Management in Agile

Organizations, Knowledge Management 2001: International Conference and Exhibition

(KMICE 2001), May 14-15, 2001, City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia [Juhary Ali –

Presenter].

42. Tuck Cheong Tang, Economic Disaster, A Matter of Problem Loans? Evidence from

Malaysia Case. The 2nd International Conference on Disaster Management: Preparing and

Planning for the future, organized by School of Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia in

cooperation with ALKON Institute for Training and Development (LPKM), Surabaya,

Indonesia, May 3-5, 2001, Shangri-La Hotel, Surabaya, Indonesia. Proceeding vol.2.

43. Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris An Analysis of Calendar Disaster of Kuala Lumpur

Stock Exchange, The 2nd International Conference on Disaster Management: Preparing and

Planning for the future organized by School of Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia in

cooperation with ALKON Institute for Training and Development (LPKM), Surabaya,

Indonesia, May 3-5, 2001, Shangri-La Hotel, Surabaya, Indonesia. Proceeding vol.2 [T. C.

Tang – Presenter].

44. Tuck Cheong Tang, Are Imports and Exports of ASEAN five Countries Cointegrated?

National Workshop: Capacity Building Towards Excellence in Economic Research and

Policy Formulation, April 23 – 24, 2001, Convention Centre, Universiti Utara Malaysia,

Sintok, Kedah.

45. Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregated Imports Demand and

Expenditure Components in ASEAN Countries: A Cointegration and Error Correction

Analysis, National Workshop: Capacity Building Towards Excellence in Economic Research

and Policy Formulation, April 23 – 24, 2001, Convention Centre, Universiti Utara Malaysia,

Sintok, Kedah [Mohammad Haji Alias – Presenter].

2000 46. Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, Sumber Pertumbuhan Sektor Pertanian di

Malaysia: Satu Analisis Sebab-Menyebab, Seminar Dimensi Baru Dalam Pertanian Negara,

Anjuran Fakulti Ekonomi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, October 6-8, 2000, Equatorial

Hill, C. Highlands, Malaysia. Pascasidang, 2003, p. 29-42 [Mohammad Haji Alias –

Presenter].

47. Mohd. Zukime Mat Junoh, Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris, Produktiviti, Nilai Tambah

dan Penggunaan Teknologi Maklumat Dalam Sektor Pertanian di Malaysia: Satu Dimensi

Baru, Seminar Dimensi Baru Dalam Pertanian Negara, Anjuran Fakulti Ekonomi, Universiti

Kebangsaan Malaysia, October 6-8, 2000, Equatorial Hill, C. Highlands, Malaysia.

Pascasidang, 2003, p. 313-325 [Mohd. Zukime Mat Junoh – Presenter].

48. Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris, Foreign Commercial Banks' Activity in Malaysia: An

Empirical Analysis of Its Determinants, 1st International Conference on Banking and

Finance: Issues and Strategies, organized by School of Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara

Malaysia, August 18 – 20, 2000, Hotel Nikko, Kuala Lumpur [Faoziah Idris – Presenter].

49. Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, Supply Response of Malaysian Palm Oil

Producers: Impact of Interest Rate Variations, 1st International Conference on Banking and

Finance: Issues and Strategies, organized by School of Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara

Malaysia, August 18 – 20, 2000, Hotel Nikko, Kuala Lumpur [Mohammad Haji Alias –

Presenter].

50. Tuck Cheong Tang, Linking Commercial Banks Lending to Malaysian Inflation: An

Empirical Study, 1st International Conference on Banking and Finance: Issues and

Strategies, organized by School of Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, August 18

– 20, 2000, Hotel Nikko, Kuala Lumpur.

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51. Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris, A Causal Analysis of Commercial Banks Lending and

Economic Growth - from Malaysian Evidence, 1st International Conference on Banking and

Finance: Issues and Strategies, organized by School of Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara

Malaysia, August 18 – 20, 2000, Hotel Nikko, Kuala Lumpur [T. C. Tang – Presenter]

[Invited paper].

52. Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris, Linking the Commercial Banks' Financial Ratios to

Malaysian Economic Growth: An Empirical Study, The Year 2000 Second Annual Malaysia

Finance Association Symposium, organized by Malaysian Finance Association, Universiti

Malaya, June 10, 2000, Hotel J.W. Marriott, Kuala Lumpur [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

53. Tuck Cheong Tang & Faoziah Idris, A Causal Analysis of Commercial Banks Lending and

Economic Growth - from Malaysian Evidence, A national seminar, Strengthening the

Macroeconomic Fundamentals of the Malaysian Economy, organized by School of

Economics, Universiti Utara Malaysia and Faculty of economics, Universiti Kebangsaan

Malaysia, June 5 – 6, 2000, Pan Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

54. Faoziah Idris & Tuck Cheong Tang, An Observation of Financial Ratios as Early Signal for

Banking Crisis in Malaysia, The international conference on Disaster Management: lessons

to be learnt, organised by School of Management, Centre of Co-Curriculum, Universiti Utara

Malaysia, April 29-30, 2000, City Bayview Hotel, Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah Darul Aman.

Proceedings, p. 91-103 [T. C. Tang – Presenter].

55. Mohammad Haji Alias & Tuck Cheong Tang, Aggregate Imports and Expenditure

Components in Malaysia: A Cointegration and Error Correction Analysis. An international

workshop, International Symposium on Malaysian Business in the New Era, February 23-24,

2000, Council Room, Monash University Malaysia [Mohammad Haji Alias – Presenter].

Teaching

In School of Business at Monash University Sunway campus, I have taught Business Statistics

(ETW1102), Business and Economic Statistics (ETW1000), Case Studies in International Trade

(ECW3301), Introductory Microeconomics (ECW1101), Introductory Macroeconomics

(ECW1102), Principles of Macroeconomics (ECC1100), and Trade Finance and Foreign

Exchange (ECW2721).

Professional Affiliations

1. Editorial advisory committee – Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance – since

2004.

2. Advisory board member, 2003 to 2004, and editorial board member (2001 to 2002) for the

journal of the Economic Challenger, INDIA. <http://www.economicchallenger.net/>

3. Life member – Malaysian Economic Association – since 2001.

Invitation

Keynote speaker, Writing for Academic Journals: The Imperatives, Bengkel Penulisan Jurnal

Akademik ke-2, organized by Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia (University Press), Hotel EDC

(Executive Development Centre), Universiti Utara Malaysia, 28-29 November 2007 (with

Mohamad Haji Alias)

Refereeing

Applied Economics (2005-2, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010); Asian Academy of Management Journal

of Accounting & Finance (2011); ASEAN Economic Bulletin (2003, 2004, 2012); Annals of

Tourism Research (2006); China Economic Review (2004, 2006-2, 2008, 2009, 2010); Borneo

Journal of Business and Economics (2009); Computers and Mathematics with Applications

(2008); Contemporary Economics (2013); Economic Modelling (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012,

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2013-3); Economic Research (2013); Economics Research International (2011); Economics

Bulletin (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013-3); Economic Issues (2013); Eastern Economic Journal (2006);

Global Economic Review (2010, 2013); International Economics and Economic Policy (2011-3,

2013); International Economic Journal (2010); International Journal of Economics, Management

& Accounting (formerly known as the IIUM Journal of Economics and Management) (2006,

2008, 2009-2, 2012, 2014); International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research

(2011, 2013); International Journal of Business and Society (2007, 2008, 2009. 2010-2);

International Journal of Management Studies (formerly known as Jurnal ANALISIS) (2003-4,

2005, 2006, 2007-3, 2008, 2011); Japanese Economic Review (2011); Japan and the World

Economy (2002, 2003, 2005-2, 2013); Journal of Comparative Economics (2004); Journal of

Economic Studies (2007, 2010); Journal of Business Economics and Management (2011, 2012);

Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance (2005-6, 2006-2, 2007, 2008, 2010);

Malaysian Management Journal (2009); South African Journal of Economics (2010); Singapore

Economic Review (2005, 2010, 2011-2, 2012-2); Southern Economic Journal (2007);

Transnational Corporations (2008); Technological and Economic Development (2011).

The 6th edition of A Guide to Econometrics by Peter Kennedy (Blackwell Publishing) (Chapters

8, 9, 17, 21, and 23) [2009]

Research Grants

1) 2005: Monash University Malaysia Research Grants (B-10-05) on Does Exchange Rate

Volatility Influence the Balancing Item in Japan? An Empirical Study, MYR5,000

2) 2003: Seed Fund from School of Business, Monash University (Malaysia campus) on Are

Imports and Exports of the five ASEAN Economics Co-integrated? An Empirical Study,

MYR671.38 3) November 2009-2011 (2 years): Universiti Sains Malaysia (1001/CDASAR/816125) on Is

Malaysia Exempted from “Impossible Trinity”? Evidence from 1990-2008 as co-researcher

(Soo Khoon Goh, project leader), RM92,764.98

Awards

1. August 20, 2008: PVC’s Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and

Administration 2008 (Research category).

Referees

1. Dietrich K. Fausten Department of Economics, Monash University, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia.

E-mail: Dietrich.Fausten@monash.edu

2. Mohammad Haji Alias Faculty of Economic & Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, Nilai,

Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Malaysia.

E-mail: mohdhajialias@usim.edu.my

3. Puah Chin Hong

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Business, Universiti Malaysia

Sarawak, Malayia.

E-mail: chpuah@feb.unimas.my

4. Wong Koi Nyen Department of Management and Economics, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul

Ehsan, Malaysia.

E-mail: koinyenw@sunway.edu.my