DATO' PROF. ULUNG DR. RAJAH A/L RASIAH
Asia-Europe Institute
Asia-Europe Institute
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Rajah Rasiah is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya. He obtained his doctorate in Economics from Cambridge University in 1992, and was a Rajawali fellow at Harvard University in 2014. He was the first holder of the Khazanah Nasional Chair of Regulatory Studies, and served as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya in 2009-2010 and 2013-2014. He was a member of the GLOBELICS scientific board over the period 2012-2017, Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT since 2004, Senior Research Associate at the Technology Management and Development Centre at Oxford University, Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Rising Powers, Cambridge University, an advisory member of the Industrial Development Research Centre, Zhejiang University over the period 2010-2015, Member of the Advisory Board of University of Cambodia over the period 2005-2015, Visiting Professor at Lahore School of Economics (2019), Visiting Professor at UNIMAS (since 2018). He has delivered public lectures, policy talks and keynote speeches at several universities, including Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Columbia, University of California (Berkeley), Emory, American University, George Mason University, University College London, Meijo University, Zhejiang University, National University of Singapore, Monash, Melbourne, Australian National University, University of Capetown, Witswaterand, Murdoch, Latrobe, Macquarie, Sydney, Wollongong, University of Philippines (Diliman), Jawaharlal Nehru, Culcutta, Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore), Lahore School of Economics, Mohamad Ali Jinnah, University of Malaya, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Chulalongkorn University, Chiengmai University, Beijing University, UNIKAMP (Sao Paolo), University of Buenos Aires, Manchester, National Taiwan University, Soeul National University, Bocconi University, University of Rome, UNU-MERIT (Maastricht), Adama, Copenhagen Business School, Aolborg, Lund, University of Indonesia, University Padjajaran, Agricultural University of Bogor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sunway University, University Institute of MARA (Shah Alam), and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. His policy-oriented work includes research in several countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Among the major contributions he has made for the benefit of society include the conceptualization of technology, and its link to development, and methodologies designed to capture clustering, technological capabilities and industrial policies. In recognition of his competence the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, World Bank, International Labour Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Development Programme, the Asian Development Bank and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia have commissioned the writing of several reports for guiding industrial policy in the developing economies. He was also one of the principal authors of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) 2009 flagship report, and one of the editors of the 2015 UNESCO Science Report. His research and policy work has produced over 280 publications in international journals and prestigious presses.
While the prime focus of his research is on technology and international development, he has also worked extensively on foreign investment, human capital, public health and environment. He is the 2014 recipient of the Celso Furtado prize from the World Academy of Sciences for advancing the frontiers of social science (economics) thought. In light of his outstanding impactful contributions to scholarship, Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education conferred him the award of Distinguished Professor in the field of Economics in 2017. He was conferred the Merdeka (Independence) Award for academic excellence in 2018. |
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Tabung Khas Profesor Ulung - Incremental And Radical Innovations: Drivers Of Competitiveness In The Automative Parts And Components, Integrated Circuits And Clothing Industries |
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Mitigating Environmental Emissions At Source: Integrating Human And Technology Capabilities For Sustainable Manufacturing |
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Globalization, The Changing Labour Market And Chronic Poverty |
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Can millennials’ disposal intention be influenced through institutional motivation: A study of green disposal conduct in Perak, Malaysia
Critical determinants and firm performance of sustainable technology adoption in the apparel industry: the stakeholder approach
Motivations behind SME greenfield investment in emerging markets
Research on the Influence of Tax Incentives and Financing Constraints on NEEQ Enterprises’ Innovation
Rasiah, R., Low, W.Y. & Kamaruddin, N. (eds) (2023) Digitalization and Development: Ecosystem for Promoting IR 4.0 Technologies, Abingdon: Routledge
Malaysia's Leap Into the Future: The Building Blocks Towards Balanced Development
Rasiah, R., Gopi Krishnan, V. & Azleen, O.R. (eds) (2022) Financing Sustainability: Critical Issues with East Asian Experiences, Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Malaya Press.
Rasiah, R., Azirah, H., and Jatswan, S. Sidhu (eds) (2021) Contesting Malaysia's Integration into the World Economy, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Kiranjeet Kaur, Hemant Kedia & Rasiah, R. (2023) Ecosystem Supporting Industry 4.0 Technologies in Textile and Clothing Manufacturing, Rasiah, R., Low, W.Y., Kamaruddin, N. (eds), Digitalization and Development: Ecosystem for Promoting Industrial Revolution 4.0 Technologies in Malaysia, Abingdon: Routledge. Kiranjeet Kaur, Hemant Kedia and Rajah Rasiah
Rasiah, R., Kamaruddin, N. & Low, W.Y. (2023). Problematizing Digitalization and Industrial Revolution 4.0, Rasiah, R., Kamaruddin, N. & Low., W.Y., Abingdon: Routdlege.
Yeap Khai Leang (2023). Diffusion of IR 4.0 Technologies in Electronics Manufacturing: The Role of the Embedding Ecosystem, Rasiah, R., Low, W.Y. & Kamaruddin, N. (eds), italization and Development: Ecosystem for Promoting Industrial Revolution 4.0 Technologies, Abingdon: Routledge.
Maslina Daud & Rasiah, R. (2023). Addressing Cybersecurity Issues, Rasiah, R., Low, W.Y. & Kamaruddin, N. (eds), Digitalization and Development: Ecosystem for Promoting Industrial Revolution 4.0 Technologies in Malaysia, Abingdon: Routledge.