HIGHLIGHTS
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Canada Research Chair (CRC Tier II) in International Finance & Competitiveness.
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Refereed publications in internationally top-ranked journals.
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SSHRC Insight grant for scholarly excellence.
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Best Research Paper Award in one of the largest and prestigious finance conferences in the world.
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Excellence in Teaching Awards at one of the top business schools in Canada.
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Educated at two of the world's best universities, i.e., the University of Cambridge and the University of Toronto.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
International Business
How the rise of low-wage countries as global economic powerhouses affect firm performances in the West?
2003-2009
PhD in Economics and Finance
University of Toronto, Canada
Empirical Corporate Finance
How organizational structure of firms affect their choice of financial structure, innovation activities, and diffusion of shocks locally as well as globally?
Financial Development
How cross-country differences in financial and regulatory architecture matter for firm performance when designing internationalization strategies.
2002-2003
MPhil in Management Studies
University of Cambridge, U.K.
2000-2001
MA in Economics
York University Canada
1996-2000
BA Honours in Economics and Finance
IIUM Malaysia