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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: [email protected]
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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: [email protected]
2. Mohammad Haji Alias Faculty of Economic & Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, Nilai,
Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Malaysia.
E-mail: [email protected]
3. Puah Chin Hong
Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Business, Universiti Malaysia
Sarawak, Malayia.
E-mail: [email protected]
4. Wong Koi Nyen Department of Management and Economics, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul
Ehsan, Malaysia.
E-mail: [email protected]