Dr. Evan Lau
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Dr. Evan Lau

Senior Lecturer
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in International Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

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Biography

Dr. Evan Lau is currently servicing as a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Managing Editor of International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS). He has completed his Ph.D. in International Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. He is actively involves in research covering the areas of Applied Economics and Econometrics, International Economics and Finance and also topics in Open Economy Macroeconomics. To date, he has 26 post-graduate students under his supervision. Those who had completed include 3 Master of Science (Economics) and 12 students from Corporate Masters of Business Administration. Those being in progress are the remaining 12 of which 7 masters of sciences in Economics (5 as the chairperson, and 2 as advisory committee); and 5 PhD students (as advisory committee). Also, he had successfully supervised 64 undergraduate students. He has published 53 research articles in journals, edited 2 books, and 37 chapters in book/proceedings contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Economics
100%
International Economics
62%
International Finance
90%
Applied Econometrics
75%
Applied Macroeconomics
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. Oh, S.L., E. Lau, C.H. Puah And S.A. Mansor, 2010. Volatility Co-Movement Of Asean-5 Equity Markets. J. Adv. Stud. Finance 1: 23-30.
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  2. Liew, V.K.S., C.H. Puah, C.K. Choong and E. Lau, 2010. Revisiting Purchasing Power Parity for Central Asian Countries Using Threshold Cointegration Tests. Econ. Bulletin, 30: 1283-1292.
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  3. Leong, C.M., C.H. Puah, S.A. Mansor and E. Lau, 2010. Testing The Effectiveness Of Monetary Policy In Malaysia Using Alternative Monetary Aggregation. Margin J. App. Econ. Res., 4: 321-338.
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  4. Lau, E., S.L. Oh and L.J. Ling, 2010. Bilateral Trade Sustainability: Malaysia and the ASEAN Counterparts. Empirical Econ. Lett., 9: 765-771.
  5. Lau, E. S.A. Mansor and P.C. Hong, 2010. Revival of the Twin Deficits in Asian Crisis-affected Countries. Econ. Issues, 15: 29-35.
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  6. Choong, C.K., E. Lau, V.K.S. Liew, and C.H. Puah, 2010. Which Types of Debts Foster Economic Growth? The Experience of Malaysia. Afr. J. Bus. Manage. 4: 1564-1575.
  7. Baharumshah, A.Z., E. Lau and M.T. Nziramasanga, 2010. Purchasing power parity in African countries: Evidence from Panel SURADF test. South Afr. J. Econ., 78: 40-56.
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  8. Baharumshah, A.Z. and E. Lau, 2010. Mean Reversion of The Fiscal Conduct in 24 Developing Countries. Manchester Sch., 78: 302-325.
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  9. Azman-Saini, W.N.W., E. Lau and Z.A. Karim, 2010. Hedge funds, exchange rates and causality: Evidence from Thailand and Malaysia. App. Econ. Lett., 14: 393-397.
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  10. Tang, T.C. and E. Lau, 2009. An Empirical Investigation on the Sustainability of Balancing Item of Balance of Payment Accounts for OIC Member Countries. J. Econ. Cooperation Develop., 30: 1-16.
  11. Oh, S.L. and E. Lau, 2009. Cross-Market Causal Linkages of ASEAN-5. ICFAI J. Financial Econ., 7: 37-47.
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  12. Lau, E., S.L. Oh and W.N.W. Azman-Saini, 2009. Regional Economic Integration: Do The Asean-5 Equity Markets Align? Int. J. Financial Econ. Econometrics 1: 45-57.
  13. Lau, E., O. Swee-Ling and L.N. Wong, 2009. Econometric Analysis on Malaysia-China and Malaysia-India Bilateral Trade Sustainability. Int. J. Math. Comput., 2: 126-139.
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  14. Lau, E., M.H.L. Tiong and J. Ling, 2009. Fiscal Sustainability: An Empirical Investigation in Sarawak. Int. J. Econ. Manage., 3: 62-72.
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  15. Lau, E., A.Z. Baharumshah, S.A. Mansor and P.C. Hong, 2009. Testing Stationarity of Budgetary Position in Developing Countries. Int. Econometric Rev., 1: 1-12.
  16. Lau, E. and T.T. Cheong, 2009. Twin deficits in Cambodia: An Empirical Study. Econ. Bulettin, 29: 2789-2800.
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  17. Lau, E. and A.Z. Baharumshah, 2009. Assessing The Mean Reversion Behavior of Fiscal Policy: The Perspective of Asian Countries. App. Econ., 41: 1939-1949.
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  18. Jayaraman, T.K. and E. Lau, 2009. Does External Debt lead to Economic Growth in Pacific Island Countries? An Empirical Study. J. Policy Model., 31: 272-288.
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  19. Baharumshah, A.Z., H. Ismail and E. Lau, 2009. Twin Deficits Hypothesis and Capital Mobility: The ASEAN-5 Perspective. Jurnal Pengurusan, 29: 15-32.
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  20. Baharumshah, A.Z. and E. Lau, 2009. Structural breaks and the twin deficits hypothesis: Evidence from East Asian countries. Econ. Bulettin, 29: 2521-2528.
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  21. Tang, T.C. and E. Lau, 2008. An Empirical Investigation on Sustainability of Balancing Item in Asian Countries. App. Econ. Lett., 15: 117-123.
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  22. Lau, E., N. Fu and O. Swee-Ling, 2008. Causality Between Financial Account and Current Account. Empirical Econ. Lett., 7: 615-621.
  23. Lau, E. and S.R.A. Rahman, 2008. Kelestarian Akaun Semasa: Kajian di Negeri Sabah dan Sarawak. Labuan J. Muamalat Soc., 2: 27-35.
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  24. Lau, E. and K.P. Lee, 2008. Interdependence of Income between China and ASEAN-5 Countries. J. Chinese Foreign Trade Stud., 1: 148-161.
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  25. Swee-Hui Kueh, J., C.H. Puah, E. Lau and S.A. Mansor, 2007. FDI-Trade Nexus: Empirical Analysis on ASEAN-5. Global Rev. Bus. Econ. Res., 3: 143-153.
  26. Liwan, A. and E. Lau, 2007. Managing Growth: The Role of Export, Inflation and Investment in three ASEAN Neighboring Countries. ICFAI j. Managerial Econ., 5: 7-16.
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  27. Leong Roy, K.w. and E. Lau, 2007. Business Cycles Asymmetry: Analysis on Developing Countries. ICFAI J. App. Econ., 6: 33-44.
  28. Khim−Sen Liew, V., A.Z. Baharumshah and E. Lau, 2007. Assessing the Forecastibility of ESTAR Models: Evidence from ringgit/yen Rate. ICFAI J. App. Econ., 6: 7-19.
  29. Hong, P.C., J.K.S. Hui and E. Lau, 2007. The Implication of Emergence of China Towards ASEAN-5: FDI-GDP Perspectives. Asian Econ. Rev., 49: 179-192.
  30. Chan, T.H., A.Z. Baharumshah and E. Lau, 2007. Real Financial Integration among the East Asian Economies: A SURADF Panel Approach. Capital Markets Rev., 15: 53-71.
  31. Baharumshah, A.Z. and E. Lau, 2007. Regime changes and the sustainability of fiscal imbalance in East Asian countries. Econ. Mod., 24: 878-894.
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  32. Baharumshah, A.Z. and E. Lau, 2007. Dynamics of Fiscal and Current Account Deficits in Thailand: An Empirical Investigation. J. Econ. Stud., 34: 454 -475.
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  33. Puah, C.H., M.S. Habibullah, E. Lau and S. Abu Mansor, 2006. Testing Long-Run Monetary Neutrality In Malaysia: Revisiting Divisia Money. J. Int. Bus. Econ., 6: 110-115.
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  34. Puah, C.H., E. Lau and K.L. Tan, 2006. Budget-Current Account Deficits Nexus in Malaysia. J. Global Bus. Manage., 2: 126-135.
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  35. Lau, E., S.A. Mansor and C.H. Puah, 2006. Government Intervention In The Economy: Test On The Fiscal Conduct In Malaysia. Asia Pac. J. Econ. Bus., 10: 4-19.
  36. Lau, E., A.Z. Baharumshah and T.H. Chan, 2006. Current Account: Mean-Reverting or Random Walk Behavior? Jpn. World Econ. 18: 90-107.
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  37. Lau, E. and A.Z. Baharumshah, 2006. Twin Deficits Hypothesis in SEACEN Countries: A Panel Data Analysis. App. Econ. Int. Dev., 6: 209-222.
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  38. Baharumshah, A.Z., E. Lau and A.M. Khalid, 2006. Testing Twin Deficits Hypothesis for ASEAN-4: Using VARs and Variance Decomposition J. Asia Pac. Econ., 11: 331-331.
  39. Lau, E. and A.Z. Baharumshah, 2005. Mean-Reverting Behavior of Current Account in Asian Countries. Econ. Lett., 87: 367-371.
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  40. Khim−Sen Liew, V., K.P. Lim, E. Lau and C.K. Choong, 2005. Exchange Rate � Relative Price Nonlinear Cointegration Relationship in Malaysia. Econ. Bulletin, 6: 1-16.
  41. Chan, T.H. and E. Lau, 2005. Business Cycles and the Synchronization Process: A Bound Testing Approach. Int. J., 1: 445-465.
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  42. Baharumshah, A.Z., E. Lau And S.S. Fountas, 2005. Current Account Deficit Sustainability: A Panel Approach. J. Econ. Integ., 20: 514-529.
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  43. Lau, E., V. Khim-Sen Liew and C.H. Puah, 2004. The Tale Of The Twin Deficits Nexus: An Alternative Procedure. Int. J. Bus. Soc., 5: 33-53.
  44. Lau, E., L. Kian-Ping and H.A. Lee, 2004. Modelling the Current Account: Empirical Evidence from ASEAN-5 Economies. Labuan Bulletin Int. Bus. Finance, 2: 83-104.
  45. Lau, E., A.Z. Baharumshah and V. Khim-Sen Liew, 2004. Transmission Mechanism of Twin Deficits Nexus: An Alternative Approach. Int. Rev. Econ. Bus., 51: 533-546.
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  46. Lau, E. and A.Z. Baharumshah, 2004. ) On the Twin Deficits Hypothesis: Is Malaysia Different? Pertanika J. Soc. Sci. Hum., 12: 87-100.
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  47. Khim-Sen Liew, V., A.Z. Baharumshah and E. Lau, 2004. Nonlinear Adjustment towards Purchasing Power Parity in ASEAN Exchange Rates. ICFAI J. App. Econ., 3: 7-18.
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  48. Lau, E. and C. Tze-Haw, 2003. Transmission Mechanism of Twin Deficits Hypothesis: Evidence From Two Neighboring Countries. Int. J., 1: 159-166.
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  49. Lau, E. and A.Z. Baharumshah, 2003. Sustainability of External Imbalances: The Case of Malaysia. Singapore Econ. Rev., 48: 61-80.
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  50. Baharumshah, A.Z., E. Lau and S.S. Fountas, 2003. On the Sustainability of Current Account Deficits: Evidence from Four ASEAN Countries. J. Asian Econ., 14: 465-487.
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  51. Lau, E. and L. Hock-Ann, 2002. Testing Twin Deficits Causal Linkages: An Empirical Inquiry from Malaysia. Borneo Rev., 13: 91-107.
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