Evan Lau, Ph.D - i-CoME

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SHORT

CURRICULUM VITAE

Evan Lau, Ph.D

(As at October 2015)

CURRENTLY:

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK

94300 KOTA SAMARAHAN

SARAWAK

MALAYSIA

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Profile Summary

Evan Lau is a well-trained Universiti Putra Malaysia graduate with vast experience and research excellence

covering the areas of International Economics with numerous applications of econometrics techniques. Recently

he ventured into socioeconomic discipline including Economics of Crime and Suicide. He joined Faculty of

Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) in 2005 soon after completing his Ph.D in

2004. He servicing as a senior lecturer since 2008 and the Managing Editor of International Journal of Business

and Society (IJBS), an internationally refereed journal indexed in SCOPUS bibliographic database, Malaysian

Citation Centre (MCC), ProQuest publisher, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, Cabell’s Directories (Economics,

Finance and Management) and EBSCO Host Publishing. He is the director of Centre of Excellence for Business,

Economics and Finance Forecasting (BEFfore), UNIMAS which among other serves as a platform and reference

point for business, economic and finance forecasting. At present, he is the first Visiting Scholar in Faculty of

Economics in University of Cambridge from Malaysia.

As of today, his journal articles publications are at 75, in which 15 were in the Thomson ISI list. These journals

were Journal of Business Economics and Management, Economics Letters, Economic Modelling, Journal of

Policy Modeling, The Manchester School, Japan and the World Economy, Applied Economics, South African

Journal of Economics, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, Applied Economics Letters, Singapore Economic

Review. In addition, he has 84 research papers published as chapters in books, conference proceedings, working

papers, newsletters and newspaper articles.

His excellence in research has brought him towards several award winnings. Beginning in his doctoral studies

days, he was awarded with first prize from the Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra

Malaysia (UPM) in 2001. Subsequently, this led him on to more winning awards. These include: 3 times

recipients of Young Researcher Award in UNIMAS; 2 times recipients Excellent Service Award, numerous

research medals from several Research Expo (UNIMAS and UPM), best papers from several conferences and

Highest Impact Journal Paper Award (Social Science Cluster) for UNIMAS from 2005 – 2013.

Research apart, he does carry out his role as a dedicated lecturer. He provides lectures, consultations and

supervisions to students. Courses that he has taught include History of Economic Thoughts, Principle of

Economics, Applied Econometrics, Research Methodology for Economics and Business, Econometric, Public

Finance, Malaysian Economy, Current Economics Issue, Modeling in Economics, Principles of

Microeconomics, Economic Research Method at undergraduate level; Firms, Institution and Competition and

Economics at the graduate level. To date, he has 50 post-graduate students under his supervision. Those who had

completed include 2 Ph.D (Economics), 11 Master of Science (Economics) and 29 students from Corporate

Master in Business Administration (CMBA). Those being in progress are the remaining 8 of which 6 Ph.D

students (4 as chairperson, 2 advisory committee); 2 masters of sciences in Economics (3 as the chairperson).

Besides, he had successfully supervised 93 undergraduate students. He also managed to examine 23 postgraduate

thesis and 121 undergraduate research projects.

As an active researcher, he has been awarded 21 research grants from UNIMAS (internal grants) and Ministry of

Higher Education (Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS, Exploratory Research Grant Scheme, ERGS,

Research Acculturation Grant Scheme, RAGS and Research Acculturation Collaborative Effort, RACE). In

recent, Evan Lau has presented 89 research papers in local and international conferences around the world.

As part of recognition and internationalization, he was listed as Top 10% economists in Malaysia since 2008

and Top 12% in Asia since 2012 by the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) database. He was also cited as

Top 10 Most Productive Malaysian Based Authors in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the year from

2001 to 2010, published by the Malaysian Citation Centre (MCC), Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in

2012. Apart from that, his biography was selected to be listed in the 29th Edition of Who's Who in the world for

2012. He also indeed contributed to society in terms of economic research studies. Thus, an invitation was

extended to him for interviews in several special programs on Budget (2006, 2011), post budget 2013 and live

radio interview in 2012 on the Malaysian broadcasting station. His profile is also made available at SCOPUS,

RePEc, ResearchGate, Google Scholar and Academia where he was among the highly cited authors in UNIMAS.

http://ideas.repec.org/e/pla173.html

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Evan_Lau/

http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=1HyaltEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

http://unimas.academia.edu/EvanLau

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CONTENTS

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1. PERSONAL PARTICULAR 4

2. AREAS OF EXPERTISE 5

3. EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIOINS 5

4. WORKING EXPERIENCES 6

5. SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS 7

6. RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES 8

7. PUBLICATIONS 14

8. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES 21

9. PUBLIC SERVICES AND EDITORIAL EXPERIENCES 26

10. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 33

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1. PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Name : Evan Lau Poh Hock

Present Address : Sulot 122, Lorong Riveria 2J1, Taman Riveria,

94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak.

Office Address : Faculty of Economics and Business

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)

94300 Kota Samarahan

Sarawak.

Tel: +6082-584368

Fax: +6082-583999

Permanent Address : No 120 Taiping Road, 96100, Sarikei, Sarawak,

Malaysia.

NRIC No. : 760524-13-5005

Hand phone : +60168535175

Date of Birth/Place : 24th May 1976/Kuching, Sarawak

E-mail : [email protected] , [email protected]

Marital Status : Single

Health : Excellent

Religion : Christian

Gender : Male

Nationality : Malaysian

Languages Spoken : English, Malay, Mandarin, Hokkien, Iban,

Foochow.

Languages Written : English, Malay and Iban.

Computer Knowledge : MS word, Excel, Power Point, Shazam, SPSS,

Econometrics-views, Microfit, RATS, CATS,

PCGIVE, PCFILM.

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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2. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

International Economics and Finance

Open Economy Macroeconomics

Applied Macroeconomics

Applied Econometrics

Current research foci:

1. Applied Econometrics

2. Sustainability of External and Internal Imbalances

3. Intertemporal Optimization Approach to Current Account Modeling

4. Monetary and Fiscal Policy

5. Regionalism and Economic Integration in East Asian

6. Aspects of Nonlinearities in Time Series Analysis

7. Panel Data Analysis

8. Economics of Crime, Suicide and Socio-economics

3. EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2005- 2006 Postgraduate Diploma (Teaching and Learning) at Universiti

Malaysia Sarawak.

2001- 2004 Ph.D (International Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Dissertation Topic: Dynamic Behavior of the Current Account:

Evidence from the ASEAN-5 Countries.

Main Advisor: Professor Dr. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah.

Committees: 1. Professor Dr. Muzafar Shah Habibullah

2. Associate Professor Dr. Zulkornian Yusop.

1999-2001 Master of Economics (International Economics), Universiti Putra

Malaysia

Thesis Topic: Determinants of Current Account Deficit: Empirical

Evidence from the ASEAN-5 Economies.

Advisor: Professor Dr. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah.

1996-1999

Bachelor of Economics (Hons). Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Final Year Project: Trade, Exchange Rate and Agricultural Trade

Policies in Malaysia with Emphasis in Palm Oil Sector.

Advisor: Professor Dato Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman.

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4. WORKING EXPERIENCES

Services chronology at UNIMAS

7 March 2005 to 10 November 2008 Lecturer, Department of Economics,

UNIMAS.

12 October 2006 Has been confirmed into lecturership

post.

10 October 2007 The recipient of Excellent Service Award

for the year of 2006.

11 November 2008 – 31 May 2014 Senior Lecturer Department of

Economics, UNIMAS.

22 July 2011 The recipient of Excellent Service Award

for the year of 2010.

15 October 2013 – 15 April 2014 Sabbatical Leave - Faculty of Economics,

University of Cambridge as Visiting

Scholar.

1 June 2014 – to date Associate Professor, Department of

Economics, UNIMAS.

Courses taught at undergraduate level:

1. Principle of Economics

2. Principle of Microeconomics

3. Public Finance

4. Econometrics

5. Applied Econometrics

6. Current Issues in Economics

7. Research Methodology for Business

and Economics

8. Modelling in Economics

9. History of Economics Thought

10. Malaysia Economy

11. Economic Integration and

Globalization

Courses taught at postgraduate level

Corporate Master in Business

Administration (CMBA):

1. Firms, Institution and Competition

Investment

2005 – 2011 Part-time Lecturer in Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Labuan International Campus

(UMS –KAL) and Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus (SUTS).

Courses taught:

(1). Economics Research Methods (Undergraduate, UMS-KAL)

(2). Economics (Postgraduate, SUTS)

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5. SUPERVISION

Table 1: Summary of Supervision for Theses 2006-2015

Postgraduate – Theses/Dissertations Completed/In Progress No Name Degree Supervisory

Committee

Status Date of

Completion

1. Felix Adrian Ak Michael Gias

CMBA Main Supervisor

Completed 2006

2. Valentine Kho Kwang

Ming

CMBA Main

Supervisor

Completed 2006

3. Jeffrey Ling Chia Siong CMBA Main Supervisor

Completed 2006

4. Chok Chee Yung CMBA Member Completed 2006

5. Choo Fah The CMBA Member Completed 2006

6. Tiong Ing Tung CMBA Main Supervisor

Completed 2007

7. Wong See Yong CMBA Main

Supervisor

Completed 2007

8. Loh Ching Ching CMBA Member Completed 2007

9. Chuo Sing Ing CMBA Member Completed 2007

10. Doris Melia Ranggau CMBA Member Completed 2007

11. Leong Choi Meng Master of Science Member Completed 2008

12. Ling Kah Wei CMBA Main

Supervisor

Completed 2008

13. Brenda Jee Hui Siang Master of Science Member Completed 2009

14. Patricia Oh Swee Ling Master of Science Main Supervisor Completed 2009

15. Wee Teng Kee CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2011

16. Linda Then Wee Mei CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2011

17. Wan Jok Tong Master of Science Main Supervisor Completed 2012

18. Nurul Bariyah Ph.D (Economics) Co-supervisor Completed 2012

19. Mary Lee Pik Yuan CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2012

20. David Huang CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2012

21. Siti Nur Zahara Binti

Hamzah

Master of Science Main Supervisor Completed 2013

22. Tyson Teo Chih Soon CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2013

23.

Belinda Voon Mei Yuh CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2013

24. Gui Jin Kiant CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2013

25. Robin Hou Chu Soh CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2014

26 Muhammad Abdullah b. Zaidel

Ph.D Member Completed 2014

27. Anderson Sengli Master of Science Co-supervisor Completed 2014

28. Tan Chiang Ching Master of Science Main Supervisor Completed 2015

29. Mohd Tawfiq Gill bin Khairul

CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

30. Nur Amalina binti Zaidir CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

31. Jasmin binti Mazelan CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

32. Desmond Yeo Phoi Yew CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

33. Teo Shu Hui Master of Science Member Completed 2015

34. Alvina Lee Syn Yee Master of Science Main Supervisor Completed 2015

35. Sharon Alvina ak Sallih Master of Science Main Supervisor Waiting for Viva 2015

36. Jenny Yong Lijoo Master of Science Main Supervisor Revised after Viva 2015

37. Liyana binti Husni

Thamrin


38. Norhani binti Masri CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

39. Mohd Firdaus bin Bawadi CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

40. Azra Tilai CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

41. Majorie Anak Umar CMBA Main Supervisor Completed 2015

42. Mohamad Muazziz bin

Otman


43. Eric Olabisi Olabode Ph.D Main Supervisor Waiting for Viva 2015

44. Norapiah Hj. Bujang Ph.D Member Work in Progress 2015

45. Huzaimi bin Hussain Ph.D Member Work in Progress 2016

46. Ngu Nyok Ping Master of Science Main Supervisor Work in Progress 2016

47. Sandra Tan Chia Chia Master of Science Main Supervisor Work in Progress 2016

48. Md. Mahbubur Rahman Ph.D Main Supervisor Work in Progress 2018

49. Ho Siaw Fong Ph.D Main Supervisor Work in Progress 2018

50. Shirly Sia Ph.D Main Supervisor Work in Progress 2018

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6. RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES

Table 2: Summary of Research Grants Received (2005 – 2015)

Leader Members Total

A: Lecturer (2005 – 2008)

2 4 6

B: Senior Lecturer (2008 – 2014)

6 8 14

C: Associate Professor (2015 - )

0 1 1

Total 8 13 21 Notes: Grants based on start date

Table 3: Grants based on composition of amount received (2005 – 2015)

Role Amount Researchers

Affiliated

Sponsoring Bodies

Leader (8) RM212,327.40 UNIMAS, UPM,

UKM

UNIMAS(Fundamental,

SGS), MOHE (FRGS),

MOHE (RACE)

Members (13) RM630,045.70 UNIMAS, UPM,

UITM

UNIMAS

(Fundamental, DPI),

MOHE (FRGS, ERGS,

RAGS, RACE) Notes: Parenthesis in column one refers to the numbers of grants received in accordance to role played. Detail of the

abbreviation (eg. UPM, UKM), were provided in the sub-section as above.

A. Consultancy Works

1. A Manpower Study for Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).

Role: Consultant

Sponsor: State Planning Unit (SPU) Sarawak

Amount allocated: RM3.3 million

Duration: April 2009 - June 2011

Current Status: Completed

2. Betong Divisional Economics Report 2011

Role: Consultant

Sponsor: Betong Resident Office

Amount allocated: RM10,000

Duration: November 2011 – March 2012


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B. Research Grants

1. Price Factor Impact on Electricity Demand Function (2015)

Role: Project Member

Co-researchers: Dzul Hadzwan Hj Husaini (Leader), Associate Professor

Dr. Lean Hooi Hooi, Accociate Professor Dr. Puah Chin Hong, Associate

Professor Dr. Venus Khim-Sen Liew

Sponsor: RACE/e(2)/1249/2015(05)

Amount allocated: RM40,000.00

Duration: January 2015 – January 2017

Current status: Work in Progress

2. Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic Performance in Asian Economies (2014)

Role: Project Leader

Co-researchers: Professor Dato’ Dr. Zubaidi Baharumshah (Universiti Putra

Malaysia, UPM)

Sponsor: RACE/F2/SS/UNIMAS/2


Duration: January 2014 – January 2016


3. Business, Economics and Finance Forecasting in Malaysia (2013)


Co-researchers: -

Sponsor: UNIMAS Geran Penyelidikan Khas (Top Down)

03(TD04)/1054/2013(02)


Duration: October 2013 – October 2015


4. Impact of Economic shocks on Malaysian External Sector (2012)


Co-researchers: Dzul Hadzwan Hj Husaini (Leader), Professor Dr. Shazali

Abu Mansor, Accociate Professor Dr. Puah Chin Hong, Associate Professor

Dr. Venus Khim-Sen Liew

Sponsor: MOHE Dana Pembudayaan Penyelidikan

RAGS/2012/UNIMAS/SS07/5


Duration: December 2012 – December 2015

Current status: Work in progress

5. Constructing Debt Sustainability Indicators for Malaysia (2012)


Co-researchers: Associate Professor Dr. Puah Chin Hong, Dr. Mohammad

Affendy Arip and Professor Dr. Zubaidi Baharumshah (Unversiti Putra

Malaysia, UPM)

Sponsor: MOHE Fundamental Research Grant Scheme

FRGS/05(35)/843/2012(83)


Duration: June 2012 - May 2014


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6. Building a Crisis Alarming Device for An Early Warning Indicator of

Economic Vulnerability (2012)


Co-researchers: Professor Dr. Shazali Abu Mansor (Leader), Associate

Professor Dr. Venus Liew Khim Sen, Dr. Edmund Ng Giap Weng and

Associate Professor Dr. Law Siong Hook (Unversiti Putra Malaysia, UPM).

Sponsor: MOHE Exploratory Research Grant Scheme

ERGS/01(01)854/2012(06)


Duration: June 2012 - June 2015


7. Relative Weight of Language, Family Values and Business Factors Leading

to the Success of Family Business Conglomerates: The Case of Sarawak

(2012)


Co-researchers: Associate Professor Dr. Ting Su Hie (Leader)


FRGS/05(37)/845/2012(85)


Duration: June 2012 – June 2014


8. Modeling and Forecasting the Macroeconomic Performance in Malaysia

(2011)


Co-researchers: Professor Dr. Shazali Abu Mansor (Leader), Associate

Professor Dr. Puah Chin Hong, Associate Professor Dr. Mohamad Jais,

Associate Professor Dr. Venus Khim-Sen Liew, Dr. Harry Entebang, Dr.

Mohammad Affendy Arip

Sponsor: UNIMAS Dana Principal Investigator 03(DPI03)/793/2011(03)


Duration: April 2011 - April 2014


9. The Significance of R&D in Generating High Income Economy: An Analysis

of ASEAN Country (2011)


Co-researchers: Dr. Chong Fen Nee (Leader Universiti Teknologi Mara,

UiTM), Associate Professor Dr. Rosita Suhaimi (UiTM) and Dr. Nurhani

Aba Ibrahimi (UiTM)

Sponsor: MOHE Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS) 600-

RMI/ERGS 5/3(36/2011)


Duration: July 2011 - June 2013

Current status: Completed

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10. Behavior of Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Asian (2011)


Co-researchers: -

Sponsor: UNIMAS Faculty Funded Research Grant FPI(FO1)/01/2011(01)

Amount allocated: -

Duration: March 2011 – March 2012


11. Measuring the Rationality of Malaysian Firms in Business Planning at

Multi-Sectorial Level (2011)


Co-researchers: Associate Professor Dr. Puah Chin Hong (Leader),

Jerome Kueh Swee Hui, Associate Professor Dr. Venus Liew Khim Sen

and Dr. Mohamad Jais


FRGS/05(27)/781/2010(62)


Duration: January 2011 - July 2013


12. Devising an Exchange Rate Signaling System for Currency Risk

Management in Malaysia (2010)


Co-researchers: Associate Professor Dr. Venus Khim- Sen Liew (Leader),

Associate Professor Dr. Puah Chin Hong and Professor Dr. Shazali Abu

Mansor


FRGS/05(15)/2010(15)


Duration: April 2010 – April 2013


13. Establishing the Commodity and Industry Comparative Advantage

Index of AFTA Member Countries (2010)


Co-researchers: Dr. Mohamad Affendy Arif, (Leader), Dato’ Professor Dr.

Rujhan Mustafa(Ministry of Higher Education, MOHE) and Bakri Abdul

Karim


FRGS/05(28)/782/2010(63)


Duration: December 2010 - June 2013


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14. Behavior of External Debt in Developing Countries (2009)


Co-researchers: Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah (student)

Sponsor: UNIMAS Faculty Funded Research Grant NF(FO1)/97/2009(57)

Amount allocated: -

Duration: June 2009 – December 2010


15. Consumption Smoothing Behavior in ASEAN-5 Countries (2008)


Co-researchers: Preofessor Dr. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah (UPM)

Sponsor: UNIMAS Faculty Funded Research Grant NF(FO1)/12/2008(05)

Amount allocated: -

Duration: January 2008 – February 2009


16. Managing Growth in the ASEAN-5 Countries: Equity Markets and FDI-

Trade Perspectives (2007)


Co-researchers: Professor Dr. Shazali Abu Mansor, Associate Professor

Dr. Puah Chin Hong and Jerome Kueh Swee Hui

Sponsor: UNIMAS Small Grant Scheme (SGS) [Grant:

03(S17)/638/2007(03)]


Duration: February 2007 - December 2008


17. Empirics of Economic Growth in ASEAN Countries: A Panel Analysis

(2007)


Co-researchers: Professor Dr. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah (Leader,

Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM) and Professor Datuk Dr. Noor Azlan

Ghazali (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM)

Sponsor: MOHE Fundamental Research Grant Scheme 04-10-07-351FR

Amount allocated: RM60,000

Duration: November 2007 - December 2009


18. New Measures of Money and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in

Malaysia (2007)


Co-researchers: Professor Dr. Shazali Abu Mansor, Associate Professor

Dr. Puah Chin Hong(Leader) and Professor Dr. Muzafar Shah Habibullah

(Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM)


(FRGS)/05(08)/650/2007(15)


Duration: September 2007 - March 2010


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19. Determinants of Current Account in ASEAN-5 Countries (2005)

Role : Project Leader

Co-researchers: Professor Dr. Shazali Abu Mansor

Sponsor: Unimas Fundamental Research Grant [03(72)/546/2005(45)]

Allocation: RM19,442.05

Duration : June 2005 – December 2006


20. Wagner’s Law Hypothesis – Evidence of ASEAN-5 Countries (2005)

Role : Project Member

Co-researchers: Dr. Dyg Affizzah Awg Marikan (Leader)

Sponsor: Unimas Fundamental Research Grant [03(80)/563/2005(62)]

Allocation: RM 19,841.40

Duration : June 2005 – December 2006


21. Government Intervention in the Economy: Testing Monetary and Fiscal

Policies in Malaysia (2005)


Co-researchers: Professor Dr. Shazali Abu Mansor (Leader) and

Associate Professor Dr. Puah Chin Hong

Sponsor: UNIMAS Top Down [Grant: 03(74)/555/2005(54)]


Duration: December 2005 - December 2008


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7. PUBLICATIONS

(i). Refereed Journal Articles (according to years)

2015

1. Evan Lau and Jenny Yong (2015) Modelling and Tracing Exchange Rate Volatility in

Malaysia, Actual Problem in Economics (forthcoming).

2. Evan Lau and Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah (2015) Childbearing – Vocation Schism: How

would-be mothers’ decision to work affects childbearing decision in Malaysia,

Economics Annals-XXI, Vol 1-2, No. 1, pp 98 – 101.

3. Evan Lau, Tan Chiang-Ching and Tang Chor-Foon (2015) Dynamic Linkages

Among Hydroelectricity Consumption, Economic Growth And Carbon Dioxide

Emission In Malaysia, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy

(forthcoming). [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.7888]

2014

4. Evan Lau, Kon Thian-Ling (2014) External Debt, Export and Growth in Asian

Countries: 1988 – 2006, Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 18, pp. 2170 -2176.

5. Evan Lau and Tan Chiang Ching (2014) Econometric Analysis of the Causality between

Energy Supply and GDP: The Case of Malaysia, Energy Procedia, Vol. 61, pp. 203 –

206

2013

6. Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah and Evan Lau (2013) Criminometric Analysis Of Deterrence

Hypothesis, Journal of Academic Research in Economics, Vol. 5 No 3, pp. 349 – 360.

7. Evan Lau, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Soon Siew Voon (2013) The Behavior

Of External Debt In Asian Countries: Evidence Based On Panel Unit Root Tests,

Journal of Business Economics and Management, Vol.14, Supplement 1, pp. S377–

S394. [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 2.388]

8. Evan Lau, Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah, Sharon Alvina Sallih and Mohammad Affendy

Arip (2013) Hungernomics: Explaining Food Trade Sustainability, International Food

Research Journal, Vol. 20, No 5, pp. 2887-2893.

9. Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah and Evan Lau (2013) Social Factors in Explaining Crime,

Theoretical and Applied Economics, Vol. 20, No. 6(583), pp. 99 – 118.

2012

10. Nurul Bariyah, Evan Lau and Shazali Abu Mansor (2012) Long Run Sustainability of

Sarawak – West Kalimantan Cross-Border Trade Flows, Journal of Developing Areas,

Vol. 46, No 1, pp. 165 – 181.

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11. Evan Lau, Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah and Xin-Yi Choong (2012) An Asian Monetary

Union?, Actual Problems of Economics, Vol. 132, No. 6 pp. 387 - 397.

12. Chin-Hong Puah, Evan Lau and Hui-Fern Teo (2012) Assessment Of Budget

Sustainability In Sarawak, Asian Economic and Financial Review Vol. 2, No 8, pp.

952-965.

2011

13. Tuck-Cheong Tang and Evan Lau (2011) General Equilibrium Perspective on the

Twin Deficits Hypothesis for the U.S.A., Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 10, No 3,

pp. 245 – 251.

14. Evan Lau and Nelson Fu (2011) Financial and Current Account Interrelationship: An

Empirical Test, Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Vol. VI, No.1, pp. 32 – 42.

15. Chor-Foon Tang and Evan Lau (2011) The Behaviour Of Disaggregated Public

Expenditures and Income In Malaysia, Review of Applied Economics, Vol. 7, No 1 –

2, pp. 55 - 67.

16. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah Chan Tze Haw, A. Mansur M Masih and Evan Lau

(2011) Financial Integration of East Asian Economies: Evidence from Real Interest

Parity, Applied Economics, Vol. 43, No. 16, pp. 1979 -1990. [Impact Factor SSCI

2012: 0.459].

17. T.K. Jayaraman and Evan Lau (2011) Oil Price and Economic Growth in Small

Pacific Island Countries, Modern Economy, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 153 -161.

18. Hui-Siang Jee Brenda, Evan Lau, Chin-Hong Puah, Shazali Abu Mansor (2011)

Domestic Fuel Price and Economic Sectors in Malaysia, Journal of Economics and

Behavioral Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 28 – 41.

19. Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah and Evan Lau (2011) Is Peniaphobia an incentive of crime?,

Global Crime, Vol 12, No. 4, pp. 312 – 326.

20. Evan Lau, Xiao-Hui Chye, Chee-Keong Choong (2011) Energy-Growth Causality:

Asian Countries Revisited, International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy,

Vol.1 No.4, pp. 140 – 149.

21. T.K. Jayaraman and Evan Lau (2011) Aid and Growth: Empirical Evidence from

Pacific Island Countries, Journal of Academic Research in Economics, Vol. 3 No 2,

pp. 122 – 135.

2010

22. W.N.W. Azman-Saini, Evan Lau and Zulkefly Abdul Karim (2010) Hedge funds,

exchange rates and causality: Evidence from Thailand and Malaysia, Applied

Economics Letters, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 393 – 397. [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.226]

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23. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, Evan Lau and Mudziviri T. Nziramasanga (2010)

Purchasing power parity in African countries: Evidence from Panel SURADF test,

South African Journal of Economics, Vol 78, No 1, pp. 40 – 56 [Impact Factor SSCI

2012:0.426].

24. Venus khim-sen Liew and Chin-Hong Puah and Chee-keong Choong and Evan Lau

(2010) Revisiting Purchasing Power Parity for Central Asian Countries Using

Threshold Cointegration Tests', Economics Bulletin, Vol. 30 No.2 pp. 1283-1292.

25. Evan Lau, Shazali Abu Mansor and Puah Chin Hong (2010) Revival of the Twin

Deficits in Asian Crisis-affected Countries, Economic Issues, Vol. 15, Part 1, pp. 29 –

53.

26. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Evan Lau (2010) Mean Reversion of The Fiscal

Conduct in 24 Developing Countries, The Manchester School, Vol. 78, No. 4, pp. 302

– 325 [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.259].

27. Chee-Keong Choong, Evan Lau, Venus Khim-Sen Liew, and Chin-Hong Puah (2010)

Which Types of Debts Foster Economic Growth? The Experience of Malaysia,

African Journal of Business Management, Vol. 4(8), pp. 1564-1575.

28. Choi-Meng Leong, Chin-Hong Puah, Shazali Abu Mansor and Evan Lau (2010)

Testing The Effectiveness Of Monetary Policy In Malaysia Using Alternative

Monetary Aggregation, Margin: Journal of Applied Economic Research, Vol. 4, No.

3, pp. 321-338.

29. Swee-Ling Oh, Evan Lau, Chin-Hong Puah And Shazali Abu Mansor (2010)

Volatility Co-Movement Of Asean-5 Equity Markets, Journal of Advanced Studies in

Finance, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 23 -30.

30. Evan Lau, Swee-Ling Oh and Leong-Jau Ling (2010) Bilateral Trade Sustainability:

Malaysia and the ASEAN Counterparts, Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 9, No 8,

pp. 765 – 771.

2009

31. Evan Lau, Swee-Ling Oh and Ling-Na Wong (2009) Econometric Analysis on

Malaysia-China and Malaysia-India Bilateral Trade Sustainability, International

Journal of Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 2; No. M09, pp. 126 – 139.

32. Evan Lau, Swee-Ling Oh and W.N.W. Azman-Saini (2009) Regional Economic

Integration: Do The Asean-5 Equity Markets Align?, International Journal of

Financial Economics and Econometrics, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 45 – 57.

33. T.K. Jayaraman and Evan Lau (2009) Does External Debt lead to Economic Growth in

Pacific Island Countries? An Empirical Study, Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 31,

No.2, pp. 272 – 288 [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.643].

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34. Tuck-Cheong Tang and Evan Lau (2009) An Empirical Investigation on the

Sustainability of Balancing Item of Balance of Payment Accounts for OIC Member

Countries, Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 1

–16.

35. Evan Lau and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah (2009) Assessing The Mean Reversion

Behavior of Fiscal Policy: The Perspective of Asian Countries, Applied Economics,

Vol. 41, No 15, 1939 – 1949 [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.459]

36. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, Hamizun Ismail and Evan Lau (2009) Twin Deficits

Hypothesis and Capital Mobility: The ASEAN-5 Perspective, Jurnal Pengurusan,

Vol. 29, pp. 15 – 32.

37. Evan Lau, Magdalene Hua-Ling Tiong and Jeffrey Ling (2009) Fiscal Sustainability:

An Empirical Investigation in Sarawak, International Journal of Economics and

Management, Vol. 3, No 1, pp. 62 – 72.

38. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Evan Lau (2009) Structural breaks and the twin

deficits hypothesis: Evidence from East Asian countries, Economics Bulettin, Vol. 29,

No. 4, pp. 2521-2528.

39. Evan Lau and Tang Tuck Cheong (2009) Twin deficits in Cambodia: An Empirical

Study, Economics Bulettin, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 2789-2800.

40. Evan Lau, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, Shazali Abu Mansor and Puah Chin Hong

(2009) Testing Stationarity of Budgetary Position in Developing Countries,

International Econometric Review, Vol. 1 No 2, pp. 1 – 12.

41. Swee-Ling Oh and Evan Lau (2009) Cross-Market Causal Linkages of ASEAN-5,

ICFAI Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 7 No 3 and 4, pp. 37 – 47.

42. Evan Lau, Swee-Ling Oh and Sing-Sing Hu (2010) Tourist Arrivals and Economic

Growth in Sarawak, Sarawak Development Journal, Vol. 9, pp. 36 – 45.

2008

43. Evan Lau, Chin-Hong Puah, Swee-Ling Oh and Yan-Ching Lo (2008) Causality

between White Pepper and Black Pepper: Evidence from Six Markets, ICFAI Journal

of Agricultural Economics, Vol. V, No. 2, pp. 7-21.

44. Tuck-Cheong Tang and Evan Lau (2008) An Empirical Investigation on Sustainability

of Balancing Item in Asian Countries, Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 15. No. 2, pp.

117- 123. [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.226]

45. Evan Lau and Lee Koon Po (2008) Interdependence of Income between China and

ASEAN-5 Countries, Journal of Chinese and Foreign Trade Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2,

pp. 148-161.

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46. Evan Lau, Nelson Fu and Swee-Ling Oh (2008) Causality Between Financial Account

and Current Account, The Empirical Economics Letters, 7, 615 –621.

47. Puah Chin Hong, Yong Sze Wei, Shazali Abu Mansor and Evan Lau. (2008).

Exchange Rate and Trade Balance Nexus in ASEAN-5. Labuan Bulletin of

International Business & Finance. Volume 6, pp. 19-37.

48. Evan Lau dan Siti Rahmah Binti Abdul Rahman (2008) Kelestarian Akaun Semasa:

Kajian di Negeri Sabah dan Sarawak, Labuan e-Journal of Muamalat and Society,

Vol. 2, pp. 27-35

2007

49. Venus Khim−Sen Liew, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Evan Lau (2007)

Assessing the Forecastibility of ESTAR Models: Evidence from ringgit/yen Rate,

ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 7-19.

50. Khong Wye Leong Roy and Evan Lau (2007) Business Cycles Asymmetry: Analysis

on Developing Countries, ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, Vol 6. No. 2, pp. 33-

44.

51. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Evan Lau (2007) Regime Changes and The

Sustainability of Fiscal Imbalance In East Asian Countries, Economic Modeling, Vol.

24, No.6, pp. 878-894. [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.701]

52. Puah Chin Hong, Jerome Kueh Swee Hui and Evan Lau (2007) The Implication of

Emergence of China Towards ASEAN-5: FDI-GDP Perspectives, The Asian

Economic Review, Vol. 49, No. 2, 179-192.

53. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Evan Lau (2007) Dynamics of Fiscal and Current

Account Deficits in Thailand: An Empirical Investigation, Journal of Economic

Studies, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 454 – 475.

54. Audrey Liwan and Evan Lau (2007) Managing Growth: The Role of Export, Inflation

and Investment in three ASEAN Neighboring Countries, ICFAI Journal of

Managerial Economics, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 7-16.

55. Chan, Tze Haw, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, and Evan Lau (2007) Real Financial

Integration among the East Asian Economies: A SURADF Panel Approach, Capital

Markets Review, Vol. 15, No 1 and 2, pp. 53 – 71.

56. Jerome Swee-Hui Kueh, Chin-Hong Puah, Evan Lau and Shazali Abu Mansor (2007)

FDI-Trade Nexus: Empirical Analysis on ASEAN-5, Global Review of Business and

Economic Research, Vol. 3, No.2, pp. 143 – 153.

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2006

57. Evan Lau, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Tze-Haw Chan, (2006) Current Account:

Mean-Reverting or Random Walk Behavior?,” Japan and World Economy, Vol.18,

No.1, pp.90-107. [Ranked No. 4 of the hottest articles in Science Direct database in first

quarter 2006]. [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.339]

58. Evan Lau and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, (2006) Twin Deficits Hypothesis in

SEACEN Countries: A Panel Data Analysis, Applied Econometrics and International

Development, Vol.6-2, pp. 209-222.

59. Chin-Hong Puah, Evan Lau and Kim-Lee Tan (2006) Budget-Current Account Deficits

Nexus in Malaysia, The Journal of Global Business Management, Vol.2, No.2, pp. 126-

135.

60. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, Evan Lau and Ahmed M. Khalid, (2006) Testing Twin

Deficits Hypothesis for ASEAN-4: Using VARs and Variance Decomposition,”

Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, Volume 11, No. 3, pp. 331-354[Impact Factor SSCI

2012:0.643].

61. Chin-Hong Puah, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, Evan Lau, Shazali Abu Mansor, (2006)

Testing Long-Run Monetary Neutrality In Malaysia: Revisiting Divisia Money,

Journal of International Business and Economics, Vol 6, No. 1, pp.110-115.

62. Evan Lau, Shazali Abu Mansor and Chin-Hong Puah (2006) Government Intervention

In The Economy: Test On The Fiscal Conduct In Malaysia, Asia Pacific Journal of

Economics and Business, Volume 10, No. 2, pp. 4-19.

2005

63. Evan Lau and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, (2005) Mean-Reverting Behavior of

Current Account in Asian Countries, Economics Letters, Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 367-371.

[Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.447]

64. Venus Khim−Sen Liew, Kian−Ping Lim, Evan Lau, and Chee−Keong Choong, (2005)

Exchange Rate – Relative Price Nonlinear Cointegration Relationship in Malaysia,

Economics Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 11 pp. 1−16.

65. Tze-Haw Chan and Evan Lau, (2005) Business Cycles and the Synchronization

Process: A Bound Testing Approach, Inti Journal, Vol.1. No. 5, pp.445-465.

66. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, Evan Lau And Stilianos Steve Fountas, (2005) Current

Account Deficit Sustainability: A Panel Approach, Journal of Economics Integration,

Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 514-529.

2004

67. Venus Khim-Sen Liew, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Evan Lau, (2004)

Nonlinear Adjustment towards Purchasing Power Parity in ASEAN Exchange Rates,

ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. III, No. 6, pp. 7 – 18.

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68. Evan Lau, Kian-Ping Lim and Hock-Ann Lee, (2004) Modelling the Current Account:

Empirical Evidence from ASEAN-5 Economies, Labuan Bulletin of International

Business and Finance, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 83-104.

69. Evan Lau and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, (2004) On the Twin Deficits Hypothesis:

Is Malaysia Different?,” Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol.

12, No. 2, pp. 87-100.

70. Evan Lau, Venus Khim-Sen Liew and Chin-Hong Puah (2004) The Tale Of The Twin

Deficits Nexus: An Alternative Procedure, International Journal of Business and

Society, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 33-53.

71. Evan Lau, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Venus Khim-Sen Liew, (2004)

Transmission Mechanism of Twin Deficits Nexus: An Alternative Approach,

International Review of Economics and Business, Vol 51, No.4, pp. 533-546.

2003

72. Evan Lau and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, (2003) Sustainability of External

Imbalances: The Case of Malaysia, Singapore Economic Review, Vol. 48 No.1 pp. 61-

80, 2003 [Impact Factor SSCI 2012: 0.139].

73. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, Evan Lau and Stilianos Steve Fountas, (2003) On the

Sustainability of Current Account Deficits: Evidence from Four ASEAN Countries,”

Journal of Asian Economics, Vol. 14, No.3, pp.465-487 [Ranked No. 20 of the most

requested articles in 2003 with 212 requests].

74. Evan Lau and Tze-Haw Chan, (2003) Transmission Mechanism of Twin Deficits

Hypothesis: Evidence from Two Neighboring Countries, Inti Journal Vol. 1 No.3, pp.

159-166.

2002

75. Evan Lau and Hock-Ann Lee, (2002) Testing Twin Deficits Causal Linkages: An

Empirical Inquiry from Malaysia, Borneo Review, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 91-107.

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8. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

2015

1. Director of COE – BEFfore (Business, Economics and Finance Forecasting).

1. Managing Editor, International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS), UNIMAS.

2. Committee member for Final Year Project (PTA), Department of Economics.

3. Committee member for Reseach Grant and Publication, Department of Economics.

4. Committee Member for Workshop and Training, Department of Economics.

5. Committee Member for Postgraduate Studies, Department of Economics.

6. Member of Econometric Society.

7. Member of Asia-Pacific Economic Association (APEA).

8. Advisor of Wushu Club UNIMAS, 4 June 2014 – 3 June 2015.

2014


10. Focus Group iRIS, UNIMAS








18. Advisor of Wushu Club UNIMAS, 4 June 2014 – 3 June 2015.

2013


20. Focus Group iRIS, UNIMAS


22. Reviewers for FEB Postgraduate Colloquim 2013, 5 – 6 September 2013.

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23. Ketua Achieve Reputable Research Recognition (FC2) Balance Scorecard FEB.






29. Assessor/Examiner for the participants in the Postgraduate Diploma Cohort 10

(2012/2013).

30. Assessor of FEB Poster Competition 2013. Organized by FEB, UNIMAS.

31. Organizing Committee of 1st Borneo Research Education Conference 2013, 20 – 21

August 2013.


2012

33. Conversion Committee from Master to Ph.D program (Hiew Lee Chea), 4 January 2012.

34. Chairperson for Postgraduate Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2012

(PCSSH 2012), 9 – 10 July 2012, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia.



37. Internal Examiner for Ph.D proposal Defense presentation for Mr. Rasaq Akonji

Damola, 17 December 2012.


(2011/2012).





50. Editorial Committee International Borneo Business Conference 2012 (IBBC 2012),

Tawau, 19 – 21 December 2012.


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2011

45. Reviewing Committee for Asia Pacific Marketing and Management Conference

(APM2C), 9 – 11 November 2011.

46. Committee Member of Methodogy and Instrumentation for Sarawak Corridor of

Renewable Energy (SCORE).


48. Conversion Committee from Master to Ph.D program (Shirly Wong), 27 December

2011.



2010

51. Judge for Battle of the Bands UNIMAS Open 2010, 27 February 2010, Dewan

UNIMAS.



53. Assesor for PTK3 and 4 Siri 1/2010.


55. Committee Member for Reviewers International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC)

2010, 13 – 15 December 2010.

56. Committee Member for Proceeding Book International Borneo Business Conference

(IBBC) 2010, 13 – 15 December 2010.

57. Coordinator of Wushu Club UNIMAS, 1st October 2010 – 30

th September 2012.


(2010/2011).


2009

60. Publication committee for EkoBiz (FEB Newsletter), International Journal of Business

and Society (IJBS) and FEB Working Paper Series.

61. Organizer of the FEB Seminar Series.

62. Member for International Network for Finance and Economics (INFE).

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64. Advisor of Wushu Club UNIMAS.




(2009/2010).

67. Assessor of FEB Poster Competition 2009. Organized by FEB, UNIMAS.

2008



69. FEB Technical Committee.



72. Advisor of Wushu Club UNIMAS.

73. Assessor for applicant for the post of senior lecturer, 2008 (Dr. Puah).

74. Head of review committee for International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC) 2008,

15 – 17 December 2008, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.


2007


(2007/2008).







2006

82. Assessor/Examiner for the participant in the Postgraduate Diploma Cohort 4

(2006/2007).

83. Advisor for EkoBiz, FEB Newsletter July – December 2006 issue.

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85. Co-chairperson for the second International Borneo Business Conference 2006, jointly

organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business UNIMAS and School of Business

and Economics, UMS on 6-8 December 2006, Kuching, Sarawak.





89. Member for Malaysian Regional Science Association (MRSA), 2006.

2005

71. Committee Member for the Asia Pacific Marketing Conferences 2005, organized by the

Faculty of Economics and Business UNIMAS on 22-24 November 2005, Kuching,

Sarawak.

72. Head of Abstract Book committee of the Asia Pacific Marketing Conferences 2005.




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9. PUBLIC SERVICES AND EDITORIAL EXPERIENCES

A: Public Services

2015

1. Internal Examiner for Ph.D proposal Defense Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

(UNIMAS), presentation for SAMINA RIAZ, 27 May 2015.

2. Chairperson for Session – Business and Economics 16th International Academic

Conference, 12 – 15 May 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands.

3. Chairperson for Session 2 in the International Conference on Business, Economics and

Management (ICBEM’15), 9-10 April 2015, Phuket, Thailand.

4. External Examiner for Master of Science (Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia

titled Pass-Through Effect of Energy Consumption and Fuel Price into Output and

Inflation for Malaysia for Poh Paik Xuan (2015).

5. Internal Examiner for Ph.D (Economics), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS),

Assessing the impact of FDI on Manufacturing Sector Development in Nigeria for Mr.

Rasaq Akonji Danmola (2015).


(UNIMAS), presentation for Liew Siew Ling, 20 May 2015.

7. Special Guest Speaker – GST talk, organized by KRT Tabuan Height Phase 3, D’Tea

Pavillion Café, 26 April 2015.

8. Invited Professor for Research Methodology for Ph.D program in economics, Fakultas

Ekonomi, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia, 17 – 18 April 2015.

9. Guest Lecturer in Self Motivation and Development, Fakultas Ekonomi, Universitas

Tanjungpura, Indonesia, 17 April 2015.


(UNIMAS), presentation for Mr. Asfand Yar, 8 April 2015.

11. Keynote Speech for the ‘Undergraduate Postgraduate Students Conference’, 25

March 2015 in SEGi College Sarawak. Title of the Keynote Speech is ‘Rationality,

Crime and Economics: An Insight’.

12. External Examiner for Master of Philosophy, Multimedia University, Predictability

and Market Risk Evaluation of Crude Oil Markets, Tan Kim Leng (2015).


(UNIMAS), presentation for Mr. Bilal Tariq, 11 February 2015.

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2014

14. Scientific Conference Committee for The VII International Meeting in Dynamics of

Socio-Economic System, Dyses 2014, hosted by Faculty of Tourism and Finance,

University of Seville September 16-18, 2014.

15. Program Chair - The 2014 Asia Conference on Economics & Business Research

(ACEB), 13th and 14th November 2014, Concorde Hotel Singapore.

16. Chairperson for Concurrent Session Economics Track: In 26th International Business

Research Conference, 7-8 April 2014.

17. Forum Speaker – Hari Memahami GST, Festival Pesta Kaul, Mukah, 25 – 27 April

2014.

18. Paper Reviewer for International Borneo Business Conference 2014 (IBBC 2014),

Kuching, 20 – 21 August 2014.

19. Internal Examiner for Ph.D proposal Defense presentation for Mr. Collin Wong Koh

King, 14 May 2014.

20. Chairperson for Ph.D proposal Defense presentation FAWZI S. F. FESAY, 14 May

2014.

21. Invited Speaker cum Facilitator for Workshop on Modeling and Forecasting in

Research, 4 September 2014.

22. Invited Speaker Forum Kolokium 2014 Jabatan Ekonomi, 5 September 2014.

23. Invited Speaker for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Briefing Session, 9th

October 2014

2013

24. Chairperson for Ph.D proposal Defence – Suzie Lim Swee Yian, 23 September 2013.

25. Chairperson for Ph.D Viva Defense – Dwi Sunu Kanto Slamet Widodo, 11 September

2013.

26. Invited Speaker – ‘Journal Editor Workshop’, 5 – 6 September 2013, organized by

School of Management (SOM), Universiti Sains Malaysia.

27. Speaker for talk on Malaysian and Sarawak Economy, Reitaku University

international exchange of faculties and students program 19 – 24 February 2013.

28. Chairperson for Concurrent Session III: Management III, in International Conference

on Business and Economic Research (4th

ICBER 2013), 4 - 5 March 2013.

29. Invited Speaker for ‘Ceramah Motivasi Kemasukan Ke Universiti’, SMK Tunku

Abdul Rahman Putra, Sabak Bernam, Selangor, 19 March 2013.

30. Speaker - ‘Welcoming Talk to UNIMAS’, for students from SMK St. Anthony, Sarikei,

26 March 2013.

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31. Internal Examiner for Master of Science (Economics), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak,

The Relationship between ASEAN Currencies with Remimbi (2013).

32. Paper Reviewer for 15th

Malaysian Finance Association Conference (MFA 2013),

Kuala Lumpur, 2 – 4 June 2013.

33. Paper Reviewer for International Conference on Economic and Business Research

(ICEBR) 2013, Penang, 15 – 16 May 2013.

34. Forum Discussant for FEB–UNIMAS and FE-UNTAN Fakultas Ekonomi, Academic

Visit, Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak, Indonesia, 6 – 11 April 2013.

35. Paper Reviewer for 10th

Asian Academy of Management International Conference

2013 (AAMC 2013), Penang, 23 – 25 August 2013.


Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility and Oil Price Volatility on FDI Inflows in BRICs

(2013).

37. Chairperson for Concurrent Session I, in 3rd

International Conference on Education

and Information Management (ICEIM -2013), 15 - 16 June 2013.

38. Chairperson for Viva Committee for Mr. Thurai Murugan a/l Nathan, 27 February

2013.

2012


Tawau, 19 – 21 December 2012.

40. Invited Speaker for series of Workshop on Pemilihan Topik Penelitian Tesis Dan

Disertasi, Pendekatan Kuantitatif Dalam Penelitian Dengan Menggunakan Data Panel

dan Konversi Tesis/Disertasi Menjadi Artikel Jurnal Ilmiah, Fakultas Ekonomi,

Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak, Indonesia, 23 – 25 November 2012.

41. Paper Reviewers for USM-AUT International Conference 2012, 17 -18 November

2012, Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia.

42. Paper reviewers for International Conference on Statistics in Science, Business and

Engineering 2012 - ICSSBE2012, 10 – 12 Sepetember 2012, Langkawi, Malaysia.

43. Paper reviewers for 14th

Malaysia Finance Association Conference 2012, 2 – 3 June,

2012, Penang, Malaysia.


Testing Long Run Monetary Neutrality Proposition in ASEAN-5 Countries (2012).

45. Invited Speaker cum Facilitator for Workshop on Modeling and Forecasting in

Research, 25 June 2012.

46. External Examiner for Master of Science (Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia, The

Ricardian Equivalence Hypothesis: Analysis of Government Debt, Government

Spending and Private Sector Behaviour in ASEAN-4 Countries (2012).

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47. Guest Speaker for ‘Educational Talk’, Segi College, 24th

February 2012.

2011

48. Guest Speaker for a talk on ‘Living with Economics’, Twintech College, 12th

October

2011.

49. Member of Conference Master-International Conference, 2011 to date.

50. Jerayawara Program Sejiwa Senada Serian, 18th

– 20th

March 2011.

51. External Examiner for Master of Science (Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia,

Institutions and Economic Growth (2011).

52. Chairperson for Session 1: Economy in the 2nd International Conference on Business

and Economics Research (ICBER) 2011, Langkawi, Malaysia, March 14 - 16, 2011.

53. BIE Education Tour, Sibu, 4th

– 7th

February 2011.

54. Chairperson for Session 2C: Economics in the Asia Pacific Marketing and

Management Conference (APM2C), 9 – 11 November 2011.

55. Facilitator for Statistical Analysis with EViews Workshop. Organized by Research

and Innovation Management Centre (RIMC), UNIMAS. 5-6, May 2011.

56. Facilitator for Time Series Econometrics with EViews Workshop. Organized by

Research and Innovation Management Centre (RIMC), UNIMAS. 9-10, May 2011.

2010


Miri, 13 – 15 December 2010.

58. Jerayawara Program Sejiwa Senada Kapit, 14th

– 16th

December 2010.

59. Guest Speaker for a talk on ‘Current Issues in International Business and Economics’,

Twintech College, 9th

December 2010.

60. External Examiner for Master of Science (Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia,

Exchange Market Pressure and Monetary Policy: Evidence from Malaysia (2010).

2009

61. Invited Speaker for Workshop on Tren penelitian ekonomi dan aplikasi metode

kuantitatif, Fakultas Ekonomi, Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak, Indonesia, 18 -19

December 2009.

62. Chairperson for Session 5B: Economics 2 in Asia Pacific Marketing Conference 2009,

Damai Beach Resort, 9 – 11 December 2009.

63. External Examiner for Master of Science (Economics), Universiti Putra Malaysia

titled Exchange Market Pressure and Monetary Policy: Evidence from Malaysia

(2010).

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64. Invited as judge for the ‘Pameran Reka Cipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi’ (PRPI) 28 –

30 July 2009 (Social Science Cluster). UPM.

2008

65. Invited Speaker for Workshop on Internationalization of Journal, Grand Continental,

Kuching, Sarawak, 2nd

December 2008.

66. Invited Speaker cum Facilitator for Workshop on Applied Quantitative Techniques in

Business and Economics, Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Sarawak. 16-

19, June 2008.


Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 15 – 17 December 2008.

68. Chairperson for Session 2(C): Economics in the 3rd International Borneo Business

Conference 2008, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) December 15 - 17, 2008.

69. Chairperson for Session IV (D): International Finance in the 10th

MFA Annual

Conference 2008, Holiday Inn, Kuching, Sarawak, June 5 - 6, 2008.

70. Paper reviewer for 10th

MFA Annual Conference 2008, Holiday Inn, Kuching,

Sarawak, June 5 - 6, 2008.

71. Paper reviewer for 2008 Global Marketing Conference at Shanghai on March 20-23,

2008 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

2007

72. Paper Reviewer for Asia Pacific Marketing Conference 2007 (APMC) organized by

the Faculty of Economics and Business UNIMAS on 2-3 November 2007, Holiday

Inn Resort Damai Beach Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

73. Chairperson for Session [2]: Economics and Finance in the Oxford Business and

Economics Conference (OBEC), St. Hugh College, Oxford University, England, 24-

26 June 2007.

2006

74. Paper Reviewer for International Borneo Business Conference 2006, jointly organized

by the Faculty of Economics and Business UNIMAS and School of Business and

Economics, UMS on 6-8 December 2006, Kuching, Sarawak.

75. Paper Reviewer for BIMP-EAGA International Conference 2006, 21-23 June

Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

2005

76. Chairperson for the Session 2A: Investment in the International Conference in

Economics and Finance (ICEF), Labuan, Malaysia, 26-27 May 2005.

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B: Editorial Experiences

1. Managing Editor of International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS), 2005 to date

2. Editorial Board of Review of Applied Economics, 2011 to date.

3. Associate Editors of International Journal of Economics and Business Modeling, 2010 to

date.

4. Associate Editors of International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, 2012 to

date.

5. Associate Editors of Trend in Applied Science Research, 2012 to date.

6. Associate Editors of Asian Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2012 to date.

7. Associate Editors of Journal of Applied Sciences, 2012 to date.

8. Editorial Review Board for Scientific Journal International (SJI) 2007 – 2009.

9. Editorial Board of International Journal of Applied Financial Issues and Economics, 2010

- 2011

C: Journal Refereeing

NO ISI and SCOPUS Refereed Journals

1. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy – 2012 1. Asian Journal of Business Research – 2012

2. Asian Academy of Management Journal of

Accounting and Finance – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015

2. Borneo Journal of Business and Economics – 2009

3. Bulletin of Economic Research – 2010 3. British Journal of Economics, Management and Trade – 2013

4. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics – 2009 4. Bulletin of Statistics and Economics - 2007

5. Contemporary Economic Policy – 2010 5. Croation Journal of Sociology and Space – 2013

6. Defense and Peace Economics – 2013, 2014 6. IIUM Journal Of Economics & Management – 2009

7. Economic Papers - 2014 7. INTI Journal – 2005, 2006

8. Economic Modelling – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,

2015

8. International Journal of Economics, Management &

Accounting – 2012

9. Empirical Economics – 2013, 2014

9. Journal of Asia Business Studies – 2009

10. Economic Change and Restructuring - 2013a, 2013b,

2015

10. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences – 2007

11. Economics Bulletin - 2010, 2011 11. Journal of Economics – 2007

12. Global Journal of Economics and Finance – 2010 12. Journal of Business and Public Affairs – 2007a, 2007b, 2007c

13. Global Crime – 2012 13. Journal of International Economic Review - 2008

14. International Journal of Management Studies (IJMS) –

2005

14. Labuan e-Journal of Muamalat and Society – 2008

15. International Journal of Business and Economics

(IJBE) -2006

15. Journal of Economics and International Finance – 2014

16. International Journal of Business and Society - 2007,

2008, 2009, 2012,2013, 2014, 2015

16. Capital Market Review – 2015

17. International Journal of Economics and Management

– 2008, 2015

18. International Review of Applied Economics – 2013

19. International Journal of Social Economics – 2011,

2014, 2015

20. International Journal of Economic Sciences and

Applied Research - 2013

21. Journal of Applied Statistics – 2009, 2011

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22. Journal of Environment and Development – 2009

23. Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade

Studies – 2008,2009

24. Journal of Developing Areas – 2009, 2014

25. Labuan Bulletin of International Business and Finance

(LBIBF) – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

26.

Malaysian Journal of Economics Studies - 2014

27. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities –

2012

28. Review of Applied Economics – 2011, 2013, 2014.

29. Public Finance Review – 2010, 2014

30. Sport, Business, Management: An International

Journal – 2011, 2012

31. World Applied Sciences Journal – 2011

32. Journal of Applied Sciences – 2014

33. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia - 2015

34. International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy -

2015

D: Interviews

1. Invited for an interview for a special program related to the BUDGET 2006 by the RTM

Sarawak on 29 September 2005 (from 5.20pm – 6.00pm) of one of their program “Gine

Mun” in Sarawak FM.

2. Invited for an interview for RTM on the 1 September 2006 on the BUDGET 2007.

3. Interview by Borneo Post on 1st July 2009 on Liberalization Measures by the Malaysian

Government. Article appears in Borneo Post July 2nd

2009 entitled Chamber Welcomes

Liberalisation Measures.

4. Live interview and discussion of Budget 2011 on TV2, 15th

October 2010.

5. Live interview on Radio – Sarawak FM, 23 October 2012.

6. Interview/talk show on TVi program (Astro Channel 180) – post budget discussion in one

their program ‘Sitok Kamek’ – 27 October 2012.

7. Interview by Sarawak Tribune on October 23 2013 on “What they say about GST”. Aricle

published in Sarawak Tribune November 1st 2013.

8. Interview by Sarawak Tribune on December 24 2013 on “Christmas wishes for the New

Year”. Aricle published in Sarawak Tribune December 25th 2013.

9. Live Radio Interview on GST issues (in Mandrian) by Sibu FM April 27 2014.

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10. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2015

1. RePEc – Top 10 percent economics authors in Malaysia (since 2008) and Top 13

percent in Asia (since 2012).

2. Harzing Publish or Perish (h-index = 14) http://www.harzing.com/pop.htm

3. SCOPUS (h-index = 9)

4. Google Scholar (h-index = 14, citation 656)

5. Bronze Medal – Evan Lau, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Alvina Lee (2015)

Modelling the Fiscal Reaction for Three ASEAN Countries, poster presented at the 8th

Research and Development Exposition UNIMAS, 14 – 15 April 2015

2014

6. RePEc – Top 10 percent economics authors in Malaysia (since 2008) and Top 13

percent in Asia (since 2012).

7. Harzing Publish or Perish (h-index = 11) http://www.harzing.com/pop.htm

8. SCOPUS (h-index = 8)

9. Google Scholar (h-index = 11, citation 503)

10. Highest Impact Journal Paper Award (Social Science Cluster). The award carries a

prize money of RM1,000.00, 26th

June 2014.

11. Gold Medal – Evan Lau, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah and Soon Siew Voon (2014)

The Behavior of External Debt in Asian Countries: Evidence based on Panel Unit

Root Tests, Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi (PRPI) 2014, 30 September

– 1 October 2014, UPM.

2013

12. Bronze Medal – Evan Lau, Jenny Yong and Venus Khim-Sen Liew (2013) Exchange

Rate Volatility and Intervention: The Case of Malaysia, poster presented at the R & D

Expo UNIMAS, 20 – 21 Mac 2013

13. Recipient of UNIMAS research grants, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS),

Exploratary Reseach Grant Scheme (ERGS), Research Acculturation Collaborative

Effort (RACE) totaling: RM842,373.10 for the period 2005-2014.

14. Sabbatical Prize Award UNIMAS to University of Cambridge, 15 October 2013 – 15

April 2014.

http://www.harzing.com/pop.htm

http://www.harzing.com/pop.htm

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2012

15. Bronze Medal - Evan Lau and Chiang-Ching Tan (2012) Hydroelectricity

Consumption-economic growth relationship and carbon dioxide emissions in Malaysia

for R & D Expo UNIMAS, 21 – 22 Mac 2012.

16. The Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2012, Twenty Ninth Edition.

17. Top 10 Most Productive Malaysian Based Authors in Arts, Humanities and Social

Sciences for publication indexed, 2001 – 2010, Malaysian Citation Centre (MCC),

Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) 2012.

18. Consolation Prize - Alvina LEE Syn-Yee and Evan Lau (2012) External Debt And

Macroeconomics Indicators: Evidence From Malaysia, The 5th International

Conference on Postgraduate Education (ICPE-5 2012), 18 – 19 December 2012,

Dewan Sultan Iskandar, UTM.

19. Consolation Prize - Jenny YONG and Evan Lau (2012) Exchange Market Pressure:

Evidence from Malaysia, The 5th International Conference on Postgraduate Education

(ICPE-5 2012) 18 – 19 December 2012, Dewan Sultan Iskandar, UTM.

2011

20. Silver Medal – Evan Lau and Thian-Hee, Yiew (2011) Bilateral trade sustainability in

Sarawak, for R & D Expo UNIMAS, 27 – 28 Mac 2011.

21. Silver Medal – Chiang-Ching Tan and Evan Lau (2011) On Nuclear Energy

Consumption and Economic Growth in the United States for R & D Expo UNIMAS,

27 – 28 Mac 2011.

22. Excellent Service Award 2010 from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. The award carries a

prize money of RM1,000.00, 22nd

July 2011.

23. Highest Impact Journal Paper Award (Social Science Cluster). The award carries a

prize money of RM1,000.00, 22nd

July 2011.

2010

24. Silver Medal – Puah Chin Hong, Leong Choi Meng, Shazali Abu Mansor and Evan

Lau (2010) Revisiting Money Demand in Malaysia: Simple-sum versus Divisia

Monetary Aggregates for R & D Expo UNIMAS, 25 – 26 Mac 2010.

25. Silver Medal - Evan Lau and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah (2010) Assessing The

Mean Reversion Behavior of Fiscal Policy: The Perspective of Asian Countries, for R

& D Expo UNIMAS, 25 – 26 Mac 2010.

26. Young Researcher Award UNIMAS 2010. The award carries prize money of

RM1500.00, 7th

August 2010.

2009

27. Young Researcher Award UNIMAS 2007/2009. The award carries prize money of

RM1500.00, 4th

July 2009.

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28. Outstanding Reviewer Award 2009, Emerald Literati Network.

2008

29. Best paper award (Bronze) for paper titled “Current Account And Financial Account:

Push Or Finance? (co-authored with Nelson Fu, Swee-Ling Oh and Audrey Liwan)

from Applied International Business Conference 2008 (AIBC 2008), Grand Dorsett

Hotel, Labuan, 6 – 8 November 2008.

30. Researcher Award for Faculty of Economics and Business 2008, Merdeka Palace, 11th

April 2009.

2007

31. Recipient of “Commendable Service Award” from 2005-2006 from Universiti

Malaysia Sarawak.

32. 2nd placing of the Young Researcher Award UNIMAS 2005/2006. The award carries

prize money of RM750.00.

33. Best paper award for paper titled “Real Financial Integration among the East Asian

Economies: A SURADF Panel Approach (co-authored with Chan Tze Haw and

Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah) from the Malaysian Finance Association (MFA) 9th

Annual Conference, Shah Alam, 12-13 June 2007.

34. Bronze Medal for research paper entitled “Testing Long-Run Monetary Neutrality in

Malaysia: Revisiting Divisia Money,” (co-authored with Puah Chin Hong, Muzafar

Shah Habibullah and Shazali Abu Mansor) at the Invention and Research Innovation

Exhibition 2007.

35. Excellent Service Award 2006 from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. The award carries a

prize money of RM1,000.00, December 2007.

2003

36. Bronze Medal award for paper titled “Current Account and Budget Deficit in Asian: A

Vicious Cycle Phenomenon (Co-authored with Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah) at the

Invention & Research Exhibition 2003, organized by Research Management Centre

(RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia. July 2003.

2001

37. Best Paper Award (First Place) for paper titled “The Long Run Behavior of Malaysia’s

Current Account: Do Deficits Matter?” (Co-authored with Ahmad Zubaidi

Baharumshah) from Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra

Malaysia, 1-5 October 2001. The award carries prize money of RM500.00.

Evan Lau, Ph.D - i-CoME

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