Professor Wong Koi Nyen
- Professor
Biography
Koi Nyen’s service as a lecturer in economics with Sunway University (formerly is known as Sunway College) dates to 1996, when it had a twinning arrangement with Monash’s Faculty of Business and Economics offering bachelor's degrees in commerce and Economics. Subsequently (in 1998), he served the School of Business at Monash University Malaysia for 13 years before returning to her sister institution, Sunway University, in 2011. Koi Nyen is Associate Dean and Professor of Economics with Sunway University Business School and is attached to the Department of Economics and Finance. His research publications can be found in https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NA-JH-sAAAAJ&hl=en and https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.malaysia.html.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
Research Interests
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Economic Development in Asia
- International Trade and Economic Development
Teaching Areas
- Economics
Courses Taught
- Research Methodology
- Contemporary Regional Issues
- Political Economy of Southeast Asia and East Asia
Notable Publications
Dogan, E., Wong, K.N. and Yap, M.M.C. . Vertical and horizontal spillovers from foreign direct investment: Evidence from Malaysian manufacturing, Asian Economic Papers, 16(3), 158-183.
Tan, B.W., Goh, S.K. and Wong, K.N., . The effects of inward and outward FDI on domestic investment: Evidence using panel data of ASEAN-8 countries, Journal of Business Economics and Management, 17(5), 717-733.
Wong, K.N., Goh, S.K. and Lean, H.H. , Foreign direct investment, oil prices and global financial crisis: Evidence from Singapore, Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, 10, No. 4(34) Summer, 494-504.
Goh, S.K. and Wong, K.N. . Could inward FDI offset the substitution effect of outward FDI on domestic investment: Evidence from Malaysia, Prague Economic Papers, (4), 413-425.
Wong, K.N. . Outward FDI and economic growth in Malaysia: An empirical study. International Journal of Business and Society, 14(1), 163-172.
Dogan, E., Wong, K.N. and Yap, M.M.C. . Turnover, ownership and productivity in Malaysian manufacturing, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 18(1), 26-50.
Goh, S.K., Wong, K.N. and Tham, S.Y. . Trade linkages of inward and outward FDI: Evidence from Malaysia, Economic Modelling, 35(9), 224-230.
Wong, K.N. and Goh, S.K. . Outward FDI, merchandise and services trade: New evidence from Singapore, Journal of Business Economics and Management, 14(2), 276-291.
Dogan, E., Wong, K.N. and Yap, M.M.C. . Plant size, turnover and productivity in Malaysian manufacturing, The Empirical Economics Letters, 11(9), 917-924.
Dogan, E., Wong, K.N. and Yap, M.M.C. . Does exporter turnover contribute to aggregate productivity growth? Evidence from Malaysian manufacturing, The World Economy, 34(4), 424-443.
Tang, T.C. and Wong, K.N. . Foreign direct investment, merchandise and services trade in a transition economy: The case of Cambodia, International Economic Journal, 25(2), 251-267.
Goh, S.K. and Wong, K.N. . Malaysia’s outward FDI: The effects of market size and government policy, Journal of Policy Modeling, 33(3), 497-510.
Achievements & Accolades
The Best Professor in Management & Economics, The Golden Globe Tigers Awards – Education Leadership, .
The Best Professor in Management & Economics, Asia's Best B-School Awards, in association with the World Education Congress, CMO Asia and the CMO Council.
Outstanding Paper Award at the Literati Network Award for Excellence for paper entitled “The effects of exchange rate variability on Malaysia's disaggregated electrical exports”, that was recently published in Journal of Economic Studies.
PVC’s Award for Excellence in Research , Monash University, Malaysia.
Department of Economics Teaching Award , Monash University, Australia.
Professional Associations
Life Member of Malaysian Economic Association
