Biography

Yip Tien Ming is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Business, School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Distinction.), a Master of Applied Statistics (Distinction.), and a Doctor of Philosophy from the Universiti Malaya. His research interests include applied econometrics, demographic economics, financial economics, and macroeconomics. Thus far, he has published 31 research articles in journals indexed in SSCI and SCOPUS, such as the Economic Change and Restructuring, Singapore Economic Review, Acta Oeconomica, Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, Journal of Financial Economic Policy, and Institutions and Economies.  He also worked as a project consultant for the “In-Depth Economic Analysis of the 5G Technology Implementation in Malaysia-Phase 1: National Level Study”, commissioned by the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Research Interest

Applied Econometrics, Demographic Economics, Financial Economics, Macroeconomics

Educational Background

• PhD (Demographic Economics), Universiti Malaya (2024)

• MSc (Applied Statistics), Universiti Malaya (2020)

• BSc (Economics), Universiti Malaya (2018)

Working Experience

• Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University (2025- Present)

• Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, HELP University (2024-2025)

• Project consultant, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (2020-2021)

• Research assistant, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Universiti Malaya (2019-2022)

Research Experience

• GPF004-2018. Uptake and associated factors of contraceptive use in four ASEAN countries (2019.02-2019.06)

• RF001P-2018. Non-linear effects of fiscal adjustments on economic performance: Does uncertain environment matter? (2019.06-2019.12)

• GPF008P-2019. Monetary policy and inequality: Evidence from Developing Countries and Japan. (2020.01-2020.05)

• GPF007P-2019. The role of private sector in family planning in ASEAN countries. (2020.07-2020.12)

• IIRG001C-2020IISS. Economic feasibility of improving power grid resilience against extreme weathers. (2021.1-2022.12)

• In-Depth Economic Analysis of the 5G Technology Implementation in Malaysia-Phase 1: National Level Study. (2020.09- 2021.08)

Representative Publications

• Lau, W.Y. and Yip, T.M., (2019). The Nexus between Fiscal Deficits and Economic Growth in ASEAN, Special Issue on "ASEAN: Towards Economic Convergence", Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, 36(1): 25-36. (SCOPUS-Indexed)

• Wong, T.L., Lau, W.Y. and Yip, T.M. (2020). Cashless Payments and Economic Growth: Evidence from Selected OECD Countries, Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, 2020, special issue, pp. 183-207 UDK: 336.717.11. DOI: 10.2478/jcbtp-2020-0028 (SCOPUS-Indexed)

• Lai, S.L. and Yip, T.M. (2022). The role of older workers in population aging-economic growth nexus: Evidence from developing countries. Economic Change and Restructuring, 55, 1875-1912. (ISI-Indexed).

• Lau, W.Y. and Yip, T.M. (2023).  The effect of different periods of unconventional monetary policies on Japanese financial markets. Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 15(3), 263-279. (SCOPUS-indexed). 

• Lau, W.Y. and Yip, T.M. (2023).  Are monetary transmission channels effective under the quantitative and qualitative easing policy? Acta Oeconomica, 73(2), 231-249. (ISI-indexed). 

• Yip, T.M, Lai, S.L. and Lau, W.Y. (2024). An empirical analysis of the relationship between economic growth and population ageing in Malaysia. Singapore Economic Review. (ISI-indexed).

• Lau, W.Y., Ke, G.N., Yip, T.M., Wong, M.M., Kamal, A.K., Lee, S.C., Carter, S., Khairudin, R., and Grajfoner, D. (2024). Socioeconomic impact and sufficiency of government financial support during COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective study. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302979 (ISI-indexed).

• Yip, T.M. and Lau, W.Y. (2024). Nexus between ESG Practice and Firm Performance: Are there any Stylized Facts? Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 61(2), 199-213. (SCOPUS-indexed)