Biography

Dr Tan Kim Leng (Edwin) is currently an Assistant Professor in Finance at the School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University Malaysia Campus. Prior to joining XMUM, he is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Accountancy, Finance, and Business, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, which is now known as Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology. His expertise is in the areas of Financial Economics and Behavioural Sciences. Dr Edwin is also a Panel of Assessor (POA) for Malaysia Qualifications Agency (MQA). 

Research Interest

Financial Economics, Time Series Analysis, Energy Economics, Behavioural Finance, and Behavioural Economics

Educational Background

• PhD (Financial Economics), School of Business, Monash University, Malaysia (2020)
• M. Phil (Management), Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, Malaysia (2015)
• BBA (Hons) Banking and Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia (2010)

Working Experience

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Finance, School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University, Malaysia (2021 to current).
• Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Economics and Administration, Faculty of Accountancy, Finance and Business, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, Malaysia (2020 to 2021).
• Lecturer, Dept. of Economics and Administration, Faculty of Accountancy, Finance, and Business, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, Malaysia (2020 to 2020).

Research Experience

• Co-Researcher, MMU Mini Fund, RM5,000, Modelling the Antecedents of Telemedicine Services Acceptance Framework for the Elderly in Malaysia, 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2024.

• Principle Researcher, XMUM Research Fund, RM30,000, How public information, lifetime experiences, and household perception shaped Malaysian inflation expectations and behaviour, 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.
• Co-Researcher, FRGS Grant, RM62,500, A Multivariate Approach in Forecasting Risk on Malaysian Energy Stock Market using Intraday Data, 01 September 2022 to 31 August 2024
• TARUC Internal Grant, RM2,000, The Impact of Communicable Disease – The COVID-19 on Hotel Industry in Malaysia, 01 July 2020 to 31 December 2021.

Representative Publications

• Foo, L.P., Chin, M.Y., Tan, K.L., and Phuah, K.T. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism Industry in Malaysia. Current issues in Tourism, 24(19), pp. 2735-2739.
• Goh H.H., Tan K.L., Khor, C.Y., and Ng, S.L. (2016). Volatility and Market Risk of Rubber Price in Malaysia: Pre- and Post- Global Financial Crisis. Journal of Quantitative Economics, 14(2), pp. 323-344.
• Tan, K.L., Chin, W.C., and Tan, S.H. (2015). Stylized Facts and Impact of Oil Price Shocks on International Shariah Stock Markets. International Journal of Economics and Management, 9(S), pp. 61-80.
• Tan, K.L., Chin, W.C., and Tan, S.H. (2014). Empirical Stylized Facts Modelling and Forecast Evaluations for Energy and Stock Markets. Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, 17(4), pp. 311-347.

Honors / Awards

• Best Paper, 8th International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC 2018)