Biography
Ooi Tze Wei is currently an Assistant Professor at Xiamen Malaysia University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Universiti Sains Malaysia, in 2020. He was serving Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman from 2021-2024. From 2019-2020, he attached with Universiti Malaya as a part time lecturer. Tze Wei also actively published in Scopus and WOS indexed journals and also served as a reviewer for several Scopus-indexed journals. You can reach him at tzewei.ooi@xmu.edu.my.
Research Interest
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Educational Background
PhD (Economics), School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (2020)
MSc (Economics and Management), University Sains Malaysia (2015)
BSc (Economics), University Sains Malaysia (2014)
Working Experience
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (2021 to 2024)
Part Time Lecturer, INPUMA, Universiti Malaya (2020 to 2021).
Research Assistant, Universiti Sains Malaysia (2018 to 2020).
Swimming Coach, Chinese Swimming Club (2014 to 2019)
Research Experience
Understanding the underlying mechanism of false financial claims among Malaysian undergraduate students and its behavioral mitigation, MOHE FRGS, September 2022 - August 2024 (Principal Investigator)
Discounting mechanism underlying impulsivity among smokers and its mitigations, MOHE FRGS, November 2020 - November 2022 (Co-Researcher)
Representative Publications
Tze-Wei, Ooi, Kean Siang, Ch'ng, "University Selection Processes and Market Size: An Experimental Study", Institutions and Economies, Institutions and Economies, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp 69-96, January 2021 (Scopus Index, Q3)
Tze-Wei, Ooi, Kean Siang, Ch’ng, Narayanan, Suresh "Can the university matching mechanism in Malaysia do better? An experimental evaluation of three matching mechanisms", Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor and Francis, pp 1-24, January 2022 (SSCI Index, Q3)
Tze-Wei, Ooi, Wee-Yeap, Lau, Developing Psychological Cue to Improve the Ability to Delaying Instant Gratification: An Experimental Study, National Financial Literacy Symposium, October 2022 (Organized by Bank Negara Malaysia)
Tze-Wei, Ooi, Wee-Yeap, Lau, “Intertemporal Decision: Do Financial Literacy and the Framing Effect Matter in the Malaysian Context?” Advances in Pacific Basin Business, Economics and Finance, Vol. 12, Emerald Publishing Limited, April 2024. (Scopus Index)
Honors / Awards
Hadiah Unggu Recipient 2014 (Best Academic and Sports Award) awarded by Vice Chancellor of USM
MyMaster Scholarship Recipient 2015, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE)
MyPhD Scholarship Recipient 2016, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE)
Being the finalist in World Rescue 2012 in Adelaide (representing Malaysia)
Participated in 16th Asean University Games Vientiane, Laos 2012(representing Malaysia).
Gold Medalist for Malaysian Universities Sports Council 2012, 2013 (representing USM).