Curriculum Vitae

DR. ONG SHEUE LI

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Economics
    Faculty of Business and Economics
  • ongsl
  • 03-79673699

BIOGRAPHY

Sheue-Li Ong is a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. She is also honored to serve as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa (2022 - 2025). Within her academic role, Dr. Ong primarily focuses on teaching mathematics and programming courses.

During her undergraduate studies, Dr. Ong, originally a Mathematics student, had the opportunity to complete an internship at the Central Bank of Malaysia, which greatly influenced her decision to pursue further studies in the field of Economics. Dr. Ong has had the privilege of receiving full scholarships for her master's and Ph.D. studies, which included three memorable years spent studying in Japan. This experience greatly contributed to her knowledge and passion for her research areas. Upon completing her studies, she served as a visiting scholar at Edith Cowan University in Australia (2016) and Yokohama National University in Japan (2017). She also pursued a three-month fellowship at Yokohama National University in 2023, further enhancing her knowledge and collaborations.

With a specialization in time series analysis, Dr. Ong's research interests lie in the field of international economics. Her contributions to the academic community have been recognized through a number of best paper awards for her collaborative publications with esteemed co-researchers. Furthermore, she has been granted funding from esteemed organizations such as the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA), and the Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC).

Beyond her academic responsibilities, Dr. Ong serves as a coordinator for graduate employability, actively supporting students in developing the skills and knowledge necessary for success in their professional journeys. She maintains a strong commitment to continuous learning and building her expertise, with a profound desire to make positive contributions to society.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS, (Economics)
    Yokohama Nat. University

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC STUDIES, BOARD MEMBER
    Since 2020 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • BORNEO JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, EDITORIAL BOARD
    2018 to 2022 (National)
  • EAST ASIAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2018 to 2018 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Excellence Service Award
    2023, Universiti Malaya
  • Essay Writing Competition in Conjunction With World Population Day 2022
    2022, LPPKN and UM,  (National)
  • Best Paper Award On 2021 Sebelas Maret International Conference On Digital Economy
    2021, Center for Fintech and Banking, Universitas Sebelas Maret,  (International)
  • Certificate of Excellent Service
    2019, Universiti Malaya
  • Best Paper Award
    2018, The 8th International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC) 2018, UNIMAS, Sarawak,  (National)
  • Best Paper Award
    2018, Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research (SIBR) 2018 Conference, Osaka Japan,  (International)
  • Monbukagakusho Scholarship Award for Doctoral Program
    2013, Government of Japan,  (International)
  • Aspiration Postgraduate Award
    2012, Universiti Malaysia Sabah,  (University)
  • Excellent Student Award (master by Research - Science)
    2012, Universiti Malaysia Sabah,  (University)
  • Scholarship of Ums Postgraduate Assistance Scheme
    2010, Universiti Malaysia Sabah,  (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Chin, M. Y., Ong, S. L., Wai, C. K., Puah, C. H. (2020). Vertical intra-industry trade and economic size: The case of Malaysia. Journal of International Trade Economic Development, 29(4), 440-454. doi: 10.1080/09638199.2019.1696878
  2. Ong, Sheue Li; Sato, Kiyotaka (2018). Regional or global shock? A global VAR analysis of Asian economic and financial integration, NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE. 46, 232-248. doi:10.1016/j.najef.2018.04.009
Scopus
  1. Chin M.-Y., Ong S.-L., Foo L.-P., Mutsvangwa S. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 on Trade Performance in the World Economy, International Economic Journal. . doi:10.1080/10168737.2023.2255852
  2. Kon Y.-Q., Chin M.-Y., Ong S.-L. (2023). The Threshold Level of Economic Growth in BRI and Non-BRI Developing Countries for Better Environmental Quality, Institutions and Economies. 15(1), 1-25. doi:10.22452/IJIE.vol15no1.1
  3. Chin M.-Y., Meyer D.F., Ong S.-L., Kon Y.-Q. (2022). The impact of infrastructure investment on economic growth in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative: A comparative analysis between Africa and Asia, Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations. 8(1), 1-43
  4. Ekakkararungroj C., Ong S.-L., Devadason E.S. (2022). Immigration Trade Relationship in ASEAN: What Does the Evidence Show?, Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies. 59(1), 131-151. doi:10.22452/MJES.vol59no1.7
  5. Chin, M. Y., Ong, S. L., Wai, C. K., & Kon, Y. Q. (2021). The role of infrastructure on economic growth in belt and road participating countries. Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 14(2), 169-186. doi: 10.1108/JCEFTS-09-2020-0065
Others
  1. Chin, M. Y., Ong, S. L., and Kon, Y. C. (2019). One Belt One Road: A New Aspect on Income Convergence. Int. J. of Trade and Global Markets, 12(3/4), 241-249.
  2. Chia, R. C. J., Lim, S. Y. and Ong, S. L. (2014). Long-run validity of purchasing power parity and cointegration analysis for low income African countries. Economics Bulletin, 34(3), 1438 - 1447.
  3. Ong, S. L. and Ho, C. M. (2014). Testing for linear and non-linear Granger non-causality hypothesis between stock and bond: The cases of Malaysia and Singapore. The Singapore Economic Review, 59(5), 1 - 18.
Other Publications
  1. Foo, L.-P. and Ong, S.-L. (2022, May 13). Micro-enterprises need help. The Star. - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
  2. Ong, S. L. (2022). One Currency, Two Markets: China s Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi. [Review of the book, One Currency, Two Markets: China s Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi, by Edwin L.-C. Lai]. Cambridge University Press: United Kingdom. https://ijie.um.edu.my/index.php/ijie/article/view/39017 - Book Review
  3. Ong, S. L. (2022, January 3). A new era of international economic cooperation. The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/search-scholar-series/2022/01/03/a-new-era-of-international-economic-cooperation. - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
  4. Ong, S. L. (2022, March 21). Building a green silk road. The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/search-scholar-series/2022/03/21/building-a-green-silk-road - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
  5. Ong, S. L. (2022, November 1). RMB Internationalization, Against the U.S. Dollar's "Exorbitant Privilege". Sinchew Daily. https://www.sinchew.com.my/20221101/%E5%9D%90%E7%9C%8B%E4%BA%91%E8%B5%B7%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E5%B8%81%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E5%8C%96%E5%AF%B9%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E7%9A%84%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81%E6%80%A7/ - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
  6. Ong, S. L. (2020). Lacking information: Government-to-business PSK. MySinchew - Opinion, 2020-4-13 (https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2252656.html). - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2023, Government Agency
    Practice Of Networked Content Self-regulation Amongst Malaysian Users ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2017 - 2019, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    Time-Varying Global and Regional Stock Market Integration: Alternative Measure with Bayesian Dynamic Factor Analysis and Its Application ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2019 - 2020, Others MOHE
    One Belt One Road: Opportunities & Challenges from Malaysia SME's Perspective. ( Consultant)
Private
  1. 2023 - 2024, Private Funding
    A National Health Insurance System: Enhancement Of Health Equity In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
University
  1. 2022 - 2023, University Grant - Managed by SWRC
    The Fit-for-Purpose Social Protection policy: Targeted Those in Need ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • The Economic Impact of The Mof Sme Loan for Chinese Smes, Ministry of Finance
    01 Dec 2017 - 01 Dec 2017 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Why are Econometrics so important in Economics?, Economic Colloquium, Economics and Corporate Administration Department, FAFB, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Kuala Lumpur (National) (02 Jan 2019 - 02 Jan 2019)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Research on Practice of Networked Content Self-regulation amongst Malaysian Users, The Ultimate Guide to Better Content, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (Content Forum) (International) (27 Feb 2023 - 27 Feb 2023)
  2. Uncertainty Effects of Chinese Renminbi on Asian Exchange Rate and Stock Return: A Bivariate GARCH-in-Mean VAR Analysis, 4TH International Conference "China's Rise and Internationalization: Challenges and Impacts: Regionally and Globally"., Ningbo University (International) (07 Dec 2018 - 08 Dec 2018)
PRESENTER
  1. Driving Forces of International Stock Market Integration: A Bayesian Perspective., World Bank Half-Baked Seminar, World Bank's Development Research Group (DECRG) (International) (25 Feb 2020 - 25 Feb 2020)
  2. Driving Forces of International Stock Market Integration: A Bayesian Perspective., 30th EBES Conference - Kuala Lumpur, Eurasia Business and Economics Society (International) (08 Jan 2020 - 10 Jan 2020)
  3. Uncertainty Effects of Chinese Renminbi on Asian Exchange Rate and Stock Return: A Bivariate GARCH-in-Mean VAR Analysis, The 16th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, The East Asian Economic Association (EAEA) (International) (27 Oct 2018 - 28 Oct 2018)
  4. Uncertainty Effects of Chinese Renminbi on Asian Exchange Rate and Stock Return: A Bivariate GARCH-in-Mean VAR Analysis, Department Seminar, Department of Economics (University) (23 Oct 2018 - 23 Oct 2018)
  5. What drives Asian business cycle synchronization? Analysis of cross-country spillover by the dynamic factor model with time-varying parameters. , Singapore Economics Review Conference, The Singapore Economics Review (International) (02 Aug 2017 - 04 Aug 2017)
  6. What drives Asian business cycle synchronization? Analysis of cross-country spillover by the dynamic factor model with time-varying parameters. , 2017 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society , The Econometric Society (International) (03 Jun 2017 - 05 Jun 2017)
  7. What drives Asian business cycle synchronization? Analysis of cross-country spillover by the dynamic factor model with time-varying parameters., The 15th International Convention of the EAEA Bandung , The East Asian Economic Association (International) (05 Nov 2016 - 06 Nov 2016)
  8. Regional or global shock? A global Vector Autoregressive Analysis of Asian Monetary Union., 2016 ECU YNU International Conference , Yokohama National University (International) (08 Jul 2016 - 09 Jul 2016)
  9. Regional shock or global shock? A global VAR analysis on economic and monetary integration in Asia., 2014 Asia-Pacific Business Conference , Edith Cowan University (International) (27 Nov 2014 - 29 Nov 2014)
  10. Regional shock or global shock? A global VAR analysis on economic and monetary integration in Asia., The 14th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, The East Asian Economic Association (International) (01 Nov 2014 - 02 Nov 2014)
  11. Testing for linear and nonlinear Granger noncausality hypothesis between stock and bond: In Malaysia and Singapore cases., Singapore Economic Review Conference 2011 , The Singapore Economic Review (International) (04 Aug 2011 - 06 Aug 2011)
  12. On a causal relationship between stock and bond: In Malaysia case. , 4th International Borneo Business Conference 2010, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (International) (13 Dec 2010 - 15 Dec 2010)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2025) Senior Research Associate, International, (Adjunct/Visiting Professors)
  2. (2023) Guest Associate Professor (a Foreign Researcher) At Yokohama National University, International, (Adjunct/Visiting Professors)
  3. (2022) Penyelidik Pusat Penyelidikan Malaysia-jepun, Universiti Malaya, University, (Academic Appointment )
  4. (2017) Visiting Scholar, Yokohama National University, International

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2019) EQA7003 - Advanced Microeconomics
  2. (2018) EQA7003 - Advanced Microeconomics
Bachelor
  1. (2019) EIA2005 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
  2. (2019) EIA3001 - Microeconomics III
  3. (2018) EIA3001 - Microeconomics III
  4. (2018) EXEE2110 - Microeconomics Iic
  5. (2017) BBBE1023 - Macroeconomics
  6. (2017) BBBE2834 - Basic Econometrics
  7. (2017) BBBE3814 - Econometrics

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Organising Committee for 2020 Post Budget Debate, (24 Oct 2019 - 24 Oct 2019)
  • Organising Committee for 2nd International Conference On Economics Education in Southeast Asian Nations (icee-sean) 2019, (02 Oct 2019 - 03 Oct 2019)
  • Project Director for Amro-mea Seminar: Asean+3 Regional Economic Outlook (areo) 2019, (06 Aug 2019 - 06 Aug 2019)
  • Organising Committee for The Malaysian Economic Convention 2019, (17 Jun 2019 - 18 Jun 2019)
  • Organising Committee for Bnm Governor's Address On The Malaysian Economy and Panel Discussion, (28 Mar 2019 - 28 Mar 2019)