Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Transformasi Sosial dan Ekonomi,
Biografi/ Biography :
Zulkefly Abdul Karim (Dr.) is a Professor at the Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Development Studies (SID), Faculty of Economics and Management. He received a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of Southampton, the United Kingdom, in Mac 2011. His research interests have concentrated on Applied Macroeconomics, Econometrics Modelling (time series and panel data), monetary and financial economics, public sector economics, and international trade. Up to date, he has published more than 100 articles in a refereed journal. Some of his publications have been published in WOS-SSCI impact factor journals such as Finance Research Letters (Q1), Technological and Economic Development of Economy (Q1), Mathematics (Q1), Agriculture (Q1), International Journal of Finance and Economics (Q2), Economic Research (Q2), Sustainability (Q2), Journal of Asia Pacific Economy (Q3), Singapore Economic Review (Q3), European Review (Q4), Global Economic Review (Q4), and Applied Economics Letters (Q4). He also has published in high-quality WOS-ESCI, and SCOPUS indexed journals, such as Journal of Asia Pacific Business, Economies, Studies in Economics and Finance, Journal of Financial Economics Policy, Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market, Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business, Southesat Asian Journal of Economics, Economies, Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance, Asian Academy of Management Journal, International Journal of Business and Society, and ext. In terms of the research grant, up to date, he has been conducted 23 research projects, with a total cumulative funding is more than RM1 million. He was also actively involved as a subject matter expert in various government agencies and institutions such as Ministry of Finance Malaysia, Malaysian Examination Council, Central Bank of Malaysia, Ministry of Health Malaysia, and Public Service Department. He has also been appointed as visiting scholar, trainer, guest lecturer, and visit
amri sulong, mohd shahidan shaari, noorazeela zainol abidin, zulkefly abdul karim . (2026). the impact of low-carbon fuel consumption on public debt in malaysia . - jurnal ekonomi malaysia. 89 - 102.
zulkefly abdul karim, nur ‘alyaa’ arif, bakri abdul karim, massita mohamad, ismahalil ishak. (2026). population aging and economic growth in malaysia: new evidence using panel threshold analysis. - etikonomi. 173 - 188.
zulkefly abdul karim, adriana delaila yusddy. (2026). the impact of research, development, innovation & commercialization (rdic) shocks on income equality in selected countries: a panel vector autoregression study. - 55th ebes conference proceedings - volume i. 215 - 240.
zulkefly abdul karim, sabariah ali, maimunah manab, siti eshah abu bakar, norimah rambeli, siti hir afidah md tahir, elya nabila abdul bahri, md nazri rahim, ishak ismail, chieng siew chii, ng cheau may, halina mohd ali, hayati ariffin...ex all. (2026). ekonomi gunaan. - . .
ahmed saleh hasan, zulkefly abdul karim, abdul hafizh mohd azam, mohd fahmi ghazali. (2026). the determinants of exchange rate volatility in the mena region: new evidence using a dynamic panel data. - international journal of economics and finance studies. 128 - 161.
muhammad nur amir ar, sharifa ezat binti wan puteh,1 roszita ibrahim, md mizanur rahman, zulkefly abdul karim, fawzi zaidan bin ali, nor farah binti bakhtiar. (2025). antimicrobial resistance in malaysia: a cross-sectional study analysing trends and economic impacts. - bmj open. 1 - 8.
hakimah nur ahmad hamidi, norlin khalid, zulkefly abdul karim. (2024). palm oil trade restrictiveness index and its impact on world palm oil exports. - agricultural economics-czech. 101-111.
mohd shahidan shaari, muhamad huzaifah asbullah, noorazeela zainol abidin, zulkefly abdul karim, benjamin nangle. (2023). determinants of foreign direct investment in asean+3 countries: the role of environmental degradation. - international journal of environmental research and public health. 1-15.
abdikafi hassan abdi, mohd azlan shah zaidi, zulkefly abdul karim. (2023). economic complexity and bilateral trade flows in selected comesa and east asia countries. - technological and economic development of economy. 846-873.
chee loong lee, riayati ahmad, zulkefly abdul karim, norlin khalid. (2023). institutional quality, income level, and debt sustainability: new evidence using dynamic panel threshold regression. - technological and economic development of economy. 1520-1538.
chee loong lee, riayati ahmad, norlin khalid, zulkefly abdul karim. (2026). modeling the nonlinear fiscal reaction function in malaysia. - singapore economic review. 529 - 546.
ying liu, zulkefly abdul karim, norlin khalid, fathin faizah said. (2022). benefit modeling and analysis of wind power generation under social energy economy and public health. - journal of environmental and public health. 1-9.
syed munawar-shah, mariani abdul-majid, zulkefly abdul karim. (2019). debt-oriented capital structure and economic growth: a panel evidence for oecd countries. - european review. 519-542.
thilagarani selvaraj, zulkefly abdul karim, aisyah abdul-rahman, norshamliza chamhuri. (2019). the determinants of microcredit quality in malaysia: a panel evidence. - international journal of business and society. 641-656.
mohamed aseel shokr, zulkefly abdul karim, mohd azlan shah zaidi. (2019). monetary policy and macroeconomics responses: a non-recursive svar study of egypt. - journal of financial economic policy. 319-337.
guo feng, noorasiah sulaiman, zulkefly abdul karim, lai wei sieng. (2026). a composite index of high-quality economic development in china: long-term evidence from the yangtze river economic belt. - paperasia. 20 - 32.
ahmed saleh hasan, zulkefly abdul karim, abdul hafizh mohd azam, mohd fahmi ghazali. (2026). exchange rate volatility and financial market activity in the mena region: new evidence using a dynamic panel threshold regression . - journal of applied economic sciences . 75 - 98.
idzrin idzwana ismail, fathin faizah said, fatimah abdul razak, zulkefly abd karim, abdul hafizh mohd azam. (2026). us-china trade war shocks in value-added trade: sectoral network simulation of supply and demand propagation. - international economics and economic policy . 1 - 36.
dame esther mastina hutabarat, fathin faizah said, zulkefly abdul karim, wai-yan wong. (2026). nascent role of green sukuk in green finance: a structured bibliometric analysis. - msw management journal. 869 - 883.
yusri yahya, abdul hafizh mohd azam, zulkefly abdul karim, mohd azlan shah zaidi . (2026). risiko geopolitik dan keputusan pelabur di pasaran saham malaysia pendekatan lat tertabur autoregresif. - jurnal ekonomi malaysia. 59 - 69.
qusai mohammad qasim alabed, fathin faizah said, zulkefly abdul karim, mohd azlan shah zaidi, mohammad mansour. (2022). determinants of unemployment in the mena region: new evidence using dynamic heterogeneous panel analysis. - the 8th international conference on advanced machine learning and technologies and applications (amlta2022). 401-411.
ashwag dignah, radziah abdul latiff, zulkefly abdul karim, and aisyah abdul rahman. (2017). fair value accounting and the cost of equity: the moderating effect of risk disclosure. - shs web of conference volume 34, 2017: the 17th annual conference of the asian academic accounting association (2016 foura conference). 1-5.
bakri abdul karim, wong siew lee, zulkefly abdul karim, mohamad jais. (2012). the impact of subprime mortgage crisis on islamic banking and islamic stock market. - procedia - social and behavioral sciences, elsevier science direct. .
zulkefly abdul karim, nurul aqilah mohd nuruddin, bakri abdul karim, norlin khalid, massita mohamad, ismahalil ishak. (2025). kesan pertumbuhan penduduk, penuaan dan taraf kesihatan ke atas pertumbuhan ekonomi di malaysia. - . 67 - 79.
zulkefly abdul karim, nurul aqilah mohd nuruddin, bakri abdul karim, norlin khalid, massita mohamad, ismahalil ishak. (2025). penuaan penduduk dan pertumbuhan ekonomi malaysia yang mampan. - . 388 - 391.
zulkefly abdul karim, salasiah hanin hamjah, jamia azdina jamal. (2025). inovasi sosial memperkasa penyelidikan translasi berimpak tinggi. - . 15 - 22.
salasiah hanin hamjah, jamia azdina jamal, zulkefly abdul karim, wan kamal mujani, normah mustaffa, mohd nur hakim azmi, siti aisyah zakaria. (2025). transformasi komunitimenerusi inovasi sosial. - . 133 - 154.
jamia azdina jamal, zulkefly abdul karim, salasiah hanin hamjah. (2024). penyelidikan translasi dan gegar gamat pemacu perubahan. - . 15 - 24.
yusri yahya, abdul hafizh mohd azam, zulkefly abdul karim, mohd azlan shah zaidi . (2026). risiko geopolitik dan keputusan pelabur di pasaran saham malaysia pendekatan lat tertabur autoregresif. - jurnal ekonomi malaysia. 59 - 69.
zulkefly abdul karim, sabariah ali, maimunah manab, siti eshah abu bakar, norimah rambeli, siti hir afidah md tahir, elya nabila abdul bahri, md nazri rahim, ishak ismail, chieng siew chii, ng cheau may, halina mohd ali, hayati ariffin...ex all. (2026). ekonomi gunaan. - . .
zulkefly abdul karim, nurul aqilah mohd nuruddin, bakri abdul karim, norlin khalid, massita mohamad, ismahalil ishak. (2025). kesan pertumbuhan penduduk, penuaan dan taraf kesihatan ke atas pertumbuhan ekonomi di malaysia. - . 67 - 79.
zulkefly abdul karim, nurul aqilah mohd nuruddin, bakri abdul karim, norlin khalid, massita mohamad, ismahalil ishak. (2025). penuaan penduduk dan pertumbuhan ekonomi malaysia yang mampan. - . 388 - 391.
zulkefly abdul karim, salasiah hanin hamjah, jamia azdina jamal. (2025). inovasi sosial untuk kesejahteraan komuniti. - . .
zulkefly abdul karim, adriana delaila yusddy. (2026). the impact of research, development, innovation & commercialization (rdic) shocks on income equality in selected countries: a panel vector autoregression study. - 55th ebes conference proceedings - volume i. 215 - 240.
zulkefly abdul karim. (2025). trade and financial policies for sustainable economic growth: enhancing international economic insight. - world class university adjunct profressor in economics teaching. .
zulkefly abdul karim. (2025). workshop on writing technique of international reputable journal. - world class university adjunct profressor in economics teaching. .
zulkefly abdul karim. (2025). understanding asean economic dynamics and their relevance to economic education. - rundown international community development bridging academia and schools: transferring asean international economic knowledge to high school economics teachers. .
zulkefly abdul karim. (2025). strategies to increase economic growth and welfare amidst the global economic downturn. - international guest lecture, universitas negeri surabaya (unesa). .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PERUSAHAAN MIKRO BERASASKAN PRODUK EKONOMI BIRU GOLONGAN B40 DI KUALA KEDAH DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN TEKNOLOGI PENGERING KUBAH/TUNNEL SOLAR UKM | majlis amanah rakyat (mara) | 19% (2026-04-01 sehingga 2027-09-30) |
| PERUSAHAAN MIKRO BERASASKAN PRODUK EKONOMI BIRU GOLONGAN B40 DI KUALA KEDAH DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN TEKNOLOGI PENGERING KUBAH/TUNNEL SOLAR UKM | lembaga kemajuan ikan malaysia (lkim) | 19% (2026-04-01 sehingga 2027-09-30) |
| PENINGKATAN SKALA EKONOMI PENGUSAHA KECIL PEKASAM DI GEOPARK LENGGONG MELALUI PEMINDAHAN PENGETAHUAN DALAM TEKNOLOGI PENGURUSAN MAKANAN DAN MODEL PERNIAGAAN BAHARU | pejabat daerah lenggong | 19% (2026-04-01 sehingga 2027-09-30) |
| SPILLOVER OF VOLATILITY ACROSS FINANCIAL AND REAL ASSETS IN THE PACIFIC REGION: A MULTISCALE AND STOCHASTIC VOLATILITY APPROACH | permodalan nasional berhad | 3.6% (2026-07-01 sehingga 2027-06-30) |
ECONOMICS :SOCIAL SCIENCES
Financial and Monetary Economics
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
EKONOMI :ECONOMICS
Econometrics Modelling (Panel Data and Time Series), Financial and Monetary Economics
Pengalaman / Experience : 13 tahun/years(s)
ECONOMICS :SOCIAL SCIENCES
Public Policy and Capital Market Studies
Pengalaman / Experience : 26 tahun/years(s)