Curriculum Vitae

DR. MUHAMMAD AIZAT BIN ZAINAL ALAM

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Economics
    Faculty of Business and Economics
  • 0379673709

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • RETIREMENT
  • FINANCIAL LITERACY
  • SOCIAL PROTECTION

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Bidang Ekonomi)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MEc, (Economics)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • B.Sc (Actuarial Science), (Actuarial Science)
    Universiti Teknologi Mara (Uitm)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • PHD GRADUATE ON TIME
    UNIVERSITI MALAYA, 2023 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Alam, Muhammad Aizat bin Zainal; Chen, Yong Chen; Mansor, Norma (2022). Predicting savings adequacy using machine learning: A behavioural economics approach, EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS. 203. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117502
ESCI
  1. Alam, Muhammad Aizat Zainal; Chen, Yong Chen; Mansor, Norma (2023). Mental Accounting and Savings Behavior: Evidence From Machine Learning Method, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND PLANNING. 34(2), 204-218. doi:10.1891/JFCP-2022-0019
Others
  1. Yong, C.C, & Zainal Alam, M.A (2021). A Behavioural Economics Approach to Assessing Formation of Financial Literacy: A Conceptual Framework. Academic Journal Of Business And Social Sciences, 5(1), 1-17. Retrieved from https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/AJoBSS/article/view/15353

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Population Ageing (Ageing; Retirement)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2023) ECONOMIC EVALUATION ON INTERSECTORAL EFFECT OF ENERGY SHOCKS, MUHAMMAD HAFIZ BIN ABDUL MAJID
  2. (2023) THE DETERMINANTS OF GENDER WAGE GAP IN PAKISTAN. A PRIMARY CASE STUDY OF SOUTHERN PUNJAB OF PAKISTAN., RIDA FATIMA
  3. (2023) -, YANG FAN
  4. (2023) -, YIRAN ZHANG
  5. (2023) -, JINGJING GE
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2024) EIA3010 Academic Research
  2. (2024) Industrial Training, VISHNU KHEERTHY NAIDU, CHU WIN ZHE
  3. (2023) EIA3005 Graduation Exercise

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2024) AA017009 - Social Protection
  2. (2023) AA017017 - Labour Economics
Bachelor
  1. (2024) EIA2016 - Critical Thinking in Economics
  2. (2023) EIG3002 - Financial Mathematics
  3. (2023) GBE0015 - Seeing The World Like An Economist

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Emcee for Post Budget Debate 2023, (16 Oct 2023 - 16 Oct 2023) (University)
  • Speaker At Postgraduate Club Coffee &Amp; Connect Event, (13 Oct 2023 - 13 Oct 2023) (University)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 2023, Universiti Malaya (07 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2023)
  2. EMERALD RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION 2023, Universiti Malaya (15 Aug 2023 - 17 Aug 2023)
External Course
NATIONAL
  1. PENSION AND RETIREMENT PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME, LEVEL 1 - FUNDAMENTALS IN SOCIAL PROTECTION, Wyndham Grand Bangsar 1, Jalan Pantai Baru Jaya Tower 3 59200 Kuala Lumpur (27 Feb 2024 - 29 May 2024)