Biography
An Assistant Professor at the Department of Finance, School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University Malaysia. Her PhD research explores empirical issues related to aggregate liquidity of the Malaysian stock market, with three of her empirical chapters published in North American Journal of Economics and Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis and International Review of Economics & Finance. Her research interests include capital market financial economics, spillovers / connectedness, and financial market liquidity.
Research Interest
Capital market financial economics, spillovers / connectedness, financial market liquidity
Educational Background
PhD (Financial Economics), University Malaya, Malaysia (2021)
MEc, University Malaya, Malaysia (2016)
BSc (Actuarial Science), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia (2011)
Working Experience
Assistant Professor, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia (2025 - Current).
Assistant Professor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia (2021 – 2024)
Lecturer, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia (2020 – 2021)
Research Assistant, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2015 – 2018)
Investment Analyst, MNRB Holdings Berhad, Malaysia (2011 – 2014)
Research Experience
The Impact of Information Technology on the Efficiency of Employers and Employees, Agensi Pekerjaan Prospects Executive Sdn Bhd, March 2024 - March 2026, RM3,000 (Co-Researcher)
Midterm Review on the Performance of the Twelfth Malaysia Plan, 2021-2022/23 and Embracing the Circular Economy, Institute of Strategic Analysis & Policy Research (INSAP), June 2023 - June 2023, RM1,500 (Principal Investigator)
Bringing Takaful to the Limelight: Towards Greater Financial Inclusiveness, Efficiency and Shariah Compliance, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia), September 2021 – September 2023, RM89,785 (Co-Researcher)
Financial inclusion and sustainable development: The role of insurance, UTAR Research Fund, July 2021 – December 2022, RM27,403 (Co-Researcher)
Financial Sustainability of Construction Firms, Jtech Engineering, April 2021 – September 2022, RM1,000 (Co-Researcher)
MTC Customer Satisfaction Survey, December 2021 – March 2022, RM27,000, Malaysian Timber Council (Co-Researcher)
Interconnectedness of Economic Policy Uncertainties among Major Economies, January – March 2022. RM200, Rongzhi College (Principal Investigator)
Youth Working Preferences and Their Understanding of Retirement Planning, July 2023 – January 2024, RM3,300, Private Pension Administrator Malaysia (Co-Researcher)
2024 INSAP Economic Forum, July 2024, RM5,950, Institute for Strategic Analysis & Policy Research (Co-Researcher)
Trainer for UTAR – MFKB15503 Managerial Economics, August – October 2024, RM3,200, UTAR (Principal Investigator)
Representative Publications
Jia-Kiuk Chong, Hui-Shan Lee, and Ping-Xin Liew. (2024). Is Takaful (Islamic insurance) more efficient than conventional insurance? A comparative analysis of insurance industry in Malaysia. International Journal of Business and Society, 25(2), 3-12. (Scopus-Indexed)
Shen Yap, Hui-Shan Lee, and Ping-Xin Liew. (2024). The roles of insurance and banking services on financial inclusion. SAGE Open, 14(2), 1-19. (WoS-Indexed)
Shen Yap, Hui-Shan Lee, Ping-Xin Liew. (2024). How do life and non-life insurance affect financial inclusion? New empirical evidence from a cross-country analysis. Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking. In-Press. (Scopus-Indexed)
Shen Yap, Hui-Shan Lee, and Ping-Xin Liew. (2023), The role of financial inclusion in achieving finance-related sustainable development goals (SDGs): A cross-country analysis. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 36(3), 2212028. (Scopus-Indexed)
Ping-Xin Liew, Kian-Ping Lim and Kim-Leng Goh. (2022). The dynamic and determinants of liquidity connectedness across financial asset markets. International Review of Economics & Finance, 77, 341-358. (WoS-Indexed)
Ping-Xin Liew, Kian-Ping Lim and Kim-Leng Goh. (2020). Does proprietary day trading provide liquidity at a cost to investors? International Review of Financial Analysis, 68, 101455. (WoS-Indexed)
Ping-Xin Liew, Kian-Ping Lim and Kim-Leng Goh. (2018). Foreign Equity Flows: Boon or Bane to the Liquidity of Malaysian Stock Market? North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 45, 161-181. (WoS-Indexed)
Ping-Xin Liew, Kian-Ping Lim and Kim-Leng Goh. (2016). Aggregate Liquidity for Malaysian Stock Market: New Indicators and Time Series Properties. International Journal of Economics and Management, 10(2), 297-319. (SCOPUS-Indexed)
Honors / Awards
- Best Paper Award, “Exploring Threshold Effect of Board Size on Firm Value: Evidence from Malaysia”, The 10th International Management and Accountancy Conference, 13-14 Oct 2021, Organized by Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2021, (National)
- Best Paper Award, "Local Investors' Trading and The Aggregate Liquidity of Malaysian Stock Market", The 7th International Borneo Business Conference, 7-8 Sept 2016, Organized by Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 2016, (National)