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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. ONG SHEUE LI
DR. ONG SHEUE LI
Senior Lecturer
Department of Economics
Faculty of Business and Economics
03-79673699
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BIOGRAPHY

Sheue-Li Ong is a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

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

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    01 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 (University Malaya)
  • Curriculum Review
    28 Oct 2024 - 28 Oct 2026 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Task Force Member
    10 Aug 2026 - 10 Aug 2026 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Task Force Member
    29 Oct 2024 - 28 Oct 2025 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Head Coordinator
    28 Sep 2022 - 27 Sep 2025 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Coordinator
    29 May 2023 - 28 May 2025 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Committee Members
    10 Jun 2024 - 12 Jul 2024 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Wakil Jabatan Ekonomi dan Statistik Gunaan ke Mesyuarat JPIT
    04 Oct 2021 - 03 Oct 2023 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Task Force Member
    28 Sep 2022 - 27 Sep 2023 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Coordinator
    06 Apr 2022 - 31 May 2023 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Coordinator
    17 Nov 2020 - 16 Nov 2022 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Wakil Jabatan
    04 Feb 2021 - 15 Jul 2021 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Programme Coordinator
    15 Jul 2019 - 31 Jan 2021 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Programme Coordinator
    15 Jul 2019 - 31 Jan 2021 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Kecil Seminar Fakulti
    21 Dec 2018 - 22 Dec 2020 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Task Force Semakan Kurikulum Program Ijazah Tinggi dan Ijazah Dasar FEP
    14 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Wakil Jabatan Ekonomi bagi Jawatankuasa Kursus Latihan Ilmiah
    01 Sep 2019 - 04 Dec 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Tabung Kebajikan B40 FEP
    18 Dec 2018 - 04 Dec 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Ahli Panel Penasihat Akademik
    01 Sep 2018 - 04 Dec 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Wakil Jabatan Ekonomi bagi Jawatankuasa Kursus Latihan Ilmiah
    18 Feb 2019 - 31 Aug 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Ahli Panel Penilai Kursus-kursus di bawah Program Pengajian Sarjana Muda Ekonomi
    24 Apr 2019 - 28 Jun 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Wakil Jabatan bagi Jawatankuasa Pengajian Ijazah Dasar
    23 Apr 2018 - 23 Apr 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa "Faculty of Economics and Administration (FEA) Advancement Unit
    25 Jan 2018 - 25 Jan 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Wakil Jabatan bagi penyediaan Analisis dan laporan Penilaian Program Sarjana Muda Ekonomi - "Employer Survey"
    16 Jan 2018 - 19 Jan 2019 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Pelaksana Program Team Building (FEP)
    23 Nov 2018 - 25 Nov 2018 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Internal Auditor for Faculty of Economics and Administration
    12 Nov 2018 - 16 Nov 2018 (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administration)
  • Coordinator
    21 Jul 2018 - 22 Jul 2018 (University Malaya)

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

  • ASEAN Talented Young Scientist Program 2024 (ATYSP)
    2025, Guangxi Mingzu University,  (International)
  • 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, MY; Ong, SL; Foo, LP (2026). ASEAN-4 -China FDI and Vertical Intra-Industry Trade Links Amid the US-China Trade War-A Spatial Panel Analysis, SAGE OPEN. 16(1). doi:10.1177/21582440251410197
  2. Ong, SL; Sato, K (2026). Growing convergence of Asian real exchange rates toward the Chinese Renminbi?, REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS. . doi:10.1007/s10290-026-00642-7
  3. Xiang, XueTing; Lim, Kian-Ping; Ong, Sheue-Li (2025). The dynamics and drivers of global market integration: Regional and cultural factors matter, RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE. 78. doi:10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102975
  4. Chin, Mui-Yin; Ong, Sheue-Li; Ooi, Daniel Boon-Yann; Puah, Chin-Hong (2024). The impact of green finance on environmental degradation in BRI region, ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY. 26(1), 303-318. doi:10.1007/s10668-022-02709-5
  5. 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
  6. 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., Ooi D.B.-Y., Wibowo W. (2026). Empowering ASEAN's Economic Growth through Renewable Energy Consumption, Institutions and Economies. 18(3), 143-168. doi:10.22452/JIE.vol18no3.6
  2. Tara M.N., Thye G.L., Li O.S. (2026). Technical Efficiency in Large-Scale Manufacturing: Evidence from Bangladesh s Recent Census, Journal of International Commerce Economics and Policy. . doi:10.1142/S1793993325500309
  3. Chin M.-Y., Meyer D.F., Ong S.L.I., Francis F.J. (2025). TRADING IN TURBULENT TIMES: COMPARING HOW EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY SHAPES ASIAN AND AFRICAN ECONOMIES, Global Economy Journal. . doi:10.1142/S2194565925500010
  4. Chin M.-Y., Ong S.-L., Foo L.-P., David S.K., Damelina B.T., Wendra H. (2025). Escalating Trade Tensions and ramification to ASEAN-5 Member Countries, Journal of Economic Integration. 40(3), 475-495. doi:10.11130/jei.2025004
  5. Ong S.-L., Chin M.-Y., Rahman N.H.A., Wong T.-H., Ho C.-M., Mansor N. (2025). A Fit-For-Purpose Social Protection Policy: Targeted Those in Need, Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics. 35, 257-283. doi:10.60016/majcafe.v35.10
  6. Ong S.-L., Lai C.-L., Chin M.-Y., Chong S.-C. (2025). Practice of networked content self-regulation in Malaysia: From industrial players to media users, Journal of Digital Media and Policy. 16(3), 293-312. doi:10.1386/jdmp_00145_1
  7. Chin M.-Y., Ong S.-L., Ooi D.B.-Y., Puah C.-H. (2024). The impact of green finance on environmental degradation in BRI region, Environment, Development and Sustainability. 26(1), 303-318. doi:10.1007/s10668-022-02709-5
  8. Koh L.-Y., Ong S.-L., Chin M.-Y. (2024). THE IMPACT OF BROADBAND ADOPTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN ASSESSMENT IN SELECTED DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Journal of Economic Development. 49(3), 63-81. doi:10.35866/caujed.2024.49.3.003
  9. Ong S.-L. (2024). Promoting Sustainable Healthcare Financing in Malaysia, Post-Pandemic Economic and Social Development: Recovery, Challenges, and Policy in Malaysia. , 13-24. doi:10.4324/9781003491736-2
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Shang J., Ong S.-L. (2023). Bubbles in China s Housing Market, International Real Estate Review. 26(3), 392-419
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.
Books
  1. Goh, L.T., Yong, S.L., Chenayah, S., & Ong, S.L. (2025).Pathways to Sustainable Food Security: Lessons from ASEAN-5. Penerbit UMT, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (ISBN:978-629-7625-80-5)
  2. Goh, L.T., Selvarajanm S. K., Ong, S. L., Yong, S. L., and Chong, C. S. (2023). Economics Made Simple For The Pandemic Era. Universiti Malaya Press.
Chapter in Books
  1. Ong, S.-L. (2025). Malaysia’s Digital Transformation: Navigating the Digital Silk Road. (Ngeow, C.-B.) Malaysia–China Relations: Progress, Partnership, Prospects (pp. 145-158). World Scientific.
  2. Ong, S. L. (2024). Promoting Sustainable Healthcare Financing in Malaysia. In Talib, Osman and Bahri (1st ed) Post-Pandemic Economic and Social Development Recovery, Challenges, and Policy in Malaysia. (pp. 13-24)
  3. Ong, S. L. and Sato, K. (2024). RMB Bloc or Dollar Bloc? China’s Monetary and Financial Influences on Asia. In Avom, D. and Dufrénot, G. (Ed.) Topical Issues in International Development and Economics (pp. 429-459) Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Other Publications
  1. 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

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2023 - 2027, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Constructing A Multidimensional Index For Digital Transformation Of Malaysian Companies ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2023 - 2026, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Estimating The Economic Value Of Informal Caregiving For Older Adults In Malaysia: Developing An Integrative Model For Informal Caregiving Value ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2022 - 2023, Government Agency
    Practice Of Networked Content Self-regulation Amongst Malaysian Users ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 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))
  5. 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. 2024 - 2026, University Grant
    Food For Thought: Addressing Asean-5's Food Security Challenges ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2026, University Grant
    Total Factor Productivity (tfp), Technical Efficiency (te) And Export: The Case Of Bangladesh Manufacturing Sector ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 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, Researcher
    01 Dec 2017 - 01 Dec 2017 (National)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2026) External Assessor for The Evaluation of The Business Programmes (cbs-v, Dde-v and Dba-v), National, (External Assessor)
Contribution to External Organisation
  1. (2026) Honorary Senior Research Fellow of Southeast Asia Research Centre for Humanities (search), National, (Resource Person)
  2. (2026) Ahli Jawatankuasa Pakar, National, (Resource Person)
  3. (2025) Senior Research Associate, International, (Adjunct/Visiting Professors)
  4. (2023) Guest Associate Professor (a Foreign Researcher) at Yokohama National University, International, (Adjunct/Visiting Professors)
  5. (2022) Penyelidik Pusat Penyelidikan Malaysia-jepun, Universiti Malaya, University, (Academic Appointment )
  6. (2017) Visiting Scholar, Yokohama National University, International