CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC

STUDIES (CES)

Research Project Funding  In UTAR
Staff Name:

Wong Chin Yoong

Funding Bodies (Others):

AAIBE

Title of Research:

CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL ENERGY STORAGE USING SECOND-HAND BATTERIES AND REFRIGERATORS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

27/03/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 800 000

Staff Name:

Eng Yoke Kee

Funding Bodies (Others):

AAIBE

Title of Research:

CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL ENERGY STORAGE USING SECOND-HAND BATTERIES AND REFRIGERATORS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

27/03/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 800 000

Staff Name:

Tan Suang Sin

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Identifying organizational agility in responding to digitalization: An exploratory study on Malaysian private hospitals

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/06/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 27 450

Staff Name:

Tan Ai Lian

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

The impacts of ESG practices on Malaysian SMEs performances: the mechanisms of organizational agility and market turbulence

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/06/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 30 280

Staff Name:

Har Wai Mun

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Predicting the gig worker's performance through the multi-faceted of gig work

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/06/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 28 575

Staff Name:

Au Yong Hui Nee

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

An assessment of adoption of climate smart farming in production and marketing among farmers in Peninsular Malaysia

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/09/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 58 000

Staff Name:

Abdelhak Senadjki

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Digital Skills Development and Employment Opportunities in the Malaysian Digital Economy

Current Status:

COMPLETED

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 38 000

Staff Name:

Vikniswari a/p Vija Kumaran

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Adoption of the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices: The Next Frontier for Sustainable Food Security using Quintuple Helix Model

Current Status:

COMPLETED

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 38 000

Staff Name:

Au Yong Hui Nee

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Mitigating ESG risks in supply chain management: Integrating intra-organisational resources, supply chain diversity and sustainable supply chain performance

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 29 480

Staff Name:

Tang Siu Eng

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Financial Innovation and Economic Growth: How does Governance matters?

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 7 100

Staff Name:

Lim Shiau Mooi

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

SOCIAL SYMPTOMS AND INTEGRITY FORMATION CHALLENGES AMONG 21ST CENTURY ADOLESCENTS

Current Status:

COMPLETED

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 8 070

Staff Name:

Choong Chee Keong

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Sustainable Traditional Villages, Sustainable Tourism: A Comparative Analysis of Issues, Challenges and Prospects in Malaysia and China

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 41 450

Staff Name:

Yogambigai a/p Rajamoorthy

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Malaysians Working In Singapore: A Deep Dive On The Push And Pull Factors & Policy Recommendations

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 27 500

Staff Name:

Au Yong Hui Nee

Funding Bodies (Others):

MOHE FRGS

Title of Research:

Developing a National Environmental, Social and Governance Index in Malaysia

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/09/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 83 600

Staff Name:

Au Yong Hui Nee

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

An Evaluation of the Moderation Effect Of COVID19 Pandemic Policy Responses on Economic, Social, and Technological Factors towards Firm Performance: A Case Study of Malaysia

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 69 700

Staff Name:

Kuah Yoke Chin

Funding Bodies (Others):

MOHE FRGS & Samaiden Group Berhad

Title of Research:

Gender Equality: The Key Factor and Challenge of Successful Malaysian Female Entrepreneurs

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/09/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 88 600

Staff Name:

Lau Lin Sea

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SECURITY IN LOW-LATITUDE REGIONS

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/05/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 5 510

Staff Name:

Looi Sing Yan

Funding Bodies (Others):

MOHE FRGS

Title of Research:

BRIDGING THE AGEING GAP: PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF SOCIAL INSURANCE FOR LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING IN MALAYSIA

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/09/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 88 250

Staff Name:

Eng Yoke Kee

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Constructing China's Provincial Economic Policy Uncertainty

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/10/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 33 600

Staff Name:

Choong Chee Keong

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

UNRAVELLING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/5/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 39 800

Staff Name:

Lau Lin Sea

Funding Bodies (Others):

Others

Title of Research:

Public lecture, workshops and experiential learning based on Japanese model of education

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/3/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 56 000

Staff Name:

Woo Kok Hoong

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

An Investigation of knowledge management and socialization toward financial literacy among youth in a tertiary institute in the rural area of Kinta Valley

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/5/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 3 500

Staff Name:

Chitrah a/p Krishnan

Funding Bodies (Others):

UTARRF

Title of Research:

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) among Business Students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A Comparative Analysis between Malaysia and China

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/5/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 28 300

Research Project Funding NOT In UTAR
Staff Name:

Au Yong Hui Nee

Funding Bodies (Others):

Others

Title of Research:

The Vanishing Effect of Finance on Economic Growth: Distance to Frontier and Competitiveness

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

30/04/2025

Funding Amount:

RM 5 000

Staff Name:

Au Yong Hui Nee

Funding Bodies (Others):

Others

Title of Research:

Regional Perception Poll on ASEAN Creative Economy: Malaysia

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

9/1/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 34 200

Staff Name:

Lim Chong Heng

Funding Bodies (Others):

Others

Title of Research:

Scholars Commentary Project- Second Series

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/08/2024

Funding Amount:

RM  250

Staff Name:

Ng Cheong Fatt

Funding Bodies (Others):

Others

Title of Research:

Understanding Japanese Ways of Enhancing Residential Solar PV Adoption: Lessons for Malaysia

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/03/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 30 750

Staff Name:

Choong Chee Keong

Funding Bodies (Others):

Others

Title of Research:

Understanding Japanese Ways of Enhancing Residential Solar PV Adoption: Lessons for Malaysia

Current Status:

IN PROGRESS

End Date (YYYY):

31/03/2024

Funding Amount:

RM 38 800