Biography

Dr. Lee Weng Chang obtained his Doctor of philosophy (Economics) at Universiti. Putra Malaysia. He lectures Economics, Econometric, Research Methodology, Business Statistics and Monetary Policy. He is also currently a member of Department of Economics Bureau at The Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (HuaZong) and previously as research associate at Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research Malaysia (INSAP) (2021-2022). He also published some academic research paper in high impact journal such as Economics Modelling. 

Research Interest

Institutional Economics, Economics Development, Innovation Economics, Applied Economics.

Educational Background

• PhD (Economics), School of Business and Economics , University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2017)

• MSc (Financial Economics), University Putra Malaysia (2011)

• BSc (Financial Economics), Universiti Utara Malaysia (2007)

Working Experience

• Lecturer, INTI University and Colleges, Malaysia (2015 to 2017).

Research Experience

• Xiamen University Malaysia Research Grants

Representative Publications

• Tan, T.H. and Lee, W.C. (2023) “Life satisfaction and perceived and objective neighborhood environments in a green-accredited township: Quantile regression approach,” Cities, 134, p. 104196. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104196.
• Trinugroho, I. et al. (2021) “Effect of financial development on innovation: Roles of market institutions,” Economic Modelling, 103, p. 105598. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2021.105598.
• Law, S.H., Lee, W.C. and Singh, N. (2018) “Revisiting the finance-innovation nexus: Evidence from a non-linear approach,” Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 3(3), pp. 143–153. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2017.02.001.
• Lee, W.C. and Law, S.H. (2017) “Roles of formal institutions and social capital in Innovation Activities: A cross-country analysis,” Global Economic Review, 46(3), pp. 203–231. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1226508x.2017.1292859.