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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Economics - Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University
- In Economics - Masters Degree, Purdue University / West Lafayette, IN
- Master of Science (Applied Probality and Statistics) - Masters Degree, Northern Illinois University
- Bachelor of Science - Bachelor Degree, Northern Illinois University
Selamah Bt. Abdullah Yusof (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
selamah@iium.edu.my
4615
Expert Profile
Selamah Abdullah Yusof is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the International Islamic University Malaysia. Her teaching interests include econometrics, mathematics, statistics, labour economics and microeconomics. In 2010, she was awarded the Best Teacher Award (Department level).She has conducted training workshops in the areas of research methods and data analysis for academic staff at the university level.
Her research interests center on analyzing areas in economics from an Islamic perspective. She has co-written articles on constructing Islamic theoretical frameworks related to producer behaviour and profit maximization. She led a research team on developing a benchmark, and measures for values along the principles of Islam, and the impact on social problems, which has won the Quality Research Award at the university level. One of her current research works is in developing an Islamic development index. Apart from these works, she also conducts research in the area of household economics particularly in studying household financial fragility. She has produced several papers and has won several medals in the university research, invention and innovation exhibitions for this effort.
She was appointed as the Head of Department of Economics in 1999 and served in that position until 2003. She was the Editor of IIUM Journal of Economics and Management for 2004-2005, and was also an editorial board member of Asian Academy of Management Journal from 2003 to 2006.
Her research interests center on analyzing areas in economics from an Islamic perspective. She has co-written articles on constructing Islamic theoretical frameworks related to producer behaviour and profit maximization. She led a research team on developing a benchmark, and measures for values along the principles of Islam, and the impact on social problems, which has won the Quality Research Award at the university level. One of her current research works is in developing an Islamic development index. Apart from these works, she also conducts research in the area of household economics particularly in studying household financial fragility. She has produced several papers and has won several medals in the university research, invention and innovation exhibitions for this effort.
She was appointed as the Head of Department of Economics in 1999 and served in that position until 2003. She was the Editor of IIUM Journal of Economics and Management for 2004-2005, and was also an editorial board member of Asian Academy of Management Journal from 2003 to 2006.
Teaching Responsibilities
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 1999/2000 1998/1999 1997/1998 |
ECONOMETRICS | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 1997/1998 1996/1997 |
ECONOMETRICS I | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001 1999/2000 1997/1998 1995/1996 |
ECONOMETRICS II | 2015/2016 1995/1996 1990/1991 |
ECONOMICS THEORY | 2000/2001 1998/1999 |
ELEMENTARY MATH | 1990/1991 |
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT | 2002/2003 |
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS I | 1996/1997 1995/1996 |
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS II | 2004/2005 1996/1997 |
LABOUR ECONOMICS | 2006/2007 2002/2003 |
MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS | 2004/2005 2003/2004 1999/2000 1995/1996 |
MICROECONOMICS | 1998/1999 |
PRACTICAL TRAINING(BECS) | 2002/2003 |
QUANT METHODS FOR MANAGERS | 1996/1997 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 1990/1991 |
STATISTICAL METHODS | 2010/2011 2003/2004 2000/2001 1999/2000 1998/1999 1996/1997 |
STATISTICS FOR ACCOUNTING | 1990/1991 |
STATISTICS I | 1990/1991 |
Research Projects
Completed
2019 - 2020 | Kajian Peluang Pekerjaan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) di Malaysia |
2016 - 2021 | Household Debt in Malaysia: Economic, Physiological, Health and Social Impacts and the Role of Religiosity |
2013 - 2022 | Socio Economic Impact of Shari'ah Compliant Hospitality and Services on Malaysia and Muslim Communities |
2013 - | Islamic Economic Framework for Waqf: Lessons from History,Comparative Best Practices and Developing Contemporary Models |
2012 - 2016 | A Critical Analysis of the Current Islamic Banking Structure in Malaysia: Issue & Policy Implications |
2011 - 2014 | Household Financial Risks in Malaysia: Risk Exposure, Risk-Bearing Capacity, and Risk-Coping Strategies |
2010 - 2011 | An Analysis of Values of KENMS Students |
2009 - 2010 | Asymmetric Adjustment of Employment and productivity : The case of Indonesia,Thailand and Malaysia |
2009 - 2013 | Assessing Academic Department Efficiency at a Public University : the Case of the Kulliyyah of Economics & Management Science, International Islamic University Malaysia |
2007 - 2007 | The Link Between Globalization and the Malaysian Labor Market |
2007 - 2007 | The Long-run and Dynamic Behaviors of Productivity in Malaysia |
2007 - 2010 | Expenditure and Investment Patterns of Malaysians |
On-Going
2014 - Present | Religiousity and Holistic Development in a Muslim Society: A Case Study on south Kalimantan, Indonesia |
2013 - Present | The Integrated Development Index (I-DEX): A New Comprehensive Approach to Measuring Human Development |
2011 - Present | The Integrated Development Index (I-Dex): A New Comprehensive Approach to Measuring Human Development |
Award & Recognition
16 Mar, 2002 | Quality Research Award (Kulliyyah) - International Islamic University Malaysia | Kulliyyah |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2015 | Medical tourism: miracle or mirage? . In: 18th QMOD-ICQSS & KSQM International Joint Conference on Quality and Service Sciences (ICQSS 2015), |
2015 | Medical tourism: miracle or mirage?. In: 18th QMOD-KSQM International Joint Conference on Quality and Service Science, |
2015 | Safeguarding wealth (Hifdh al mal) and its role in sustainable economic development in the OIC countries. In: International Conference on “Islam, Science and Sustainable Development: Maqasid al-Shari‘ah and Humanity’s Well-being, |
2013 | Household financial management: Profiles of urban households of different religious beliefs. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2013, |
2013 | Risk exposure, risk-bearing capacity, and risk-coping strategies: A comparative study among urban households. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2013, |
2013 | Risk exposure, risk-bearing capacity, and risk-coping strategies: a comparative study among urban households in Malaysia. In: 10th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference (EBES), |
2011 | The quest for a 21st century Islamic economics curriculum for universities in the Muslim world: the case of IIUM. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Islam and Higher Education, |
2008 | An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor. In: National Conference on Social Problems in Malaysia, |
Book
2018 | Islamic economics: principles & analysis. International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), ISBN: 978-967-16568-2-2 |
Book Section
2018 | Measuring wealth development based on Maqasid al-Shariah: Hifdh al-Maal Index (HMI). In: IIUM Press, & Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), ISBN: 978-967-418400-1, pp. 185-203 |
2015 | The Integrated Development Index (I-Dex): a new comprehensive approach to measuring human development. In: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation , ISBN: 978-9927-118-22-7, pp. 159-172 |
2013 | The effectiveness of an integrated curriculum: economics programme at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182700, pp. 153-168 |
2013 | The effectiveness of an integrated curriculum: economics programme at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182700, pp. 153-168 |
Monograph
2017 | 2017 Tracer Study Report. In: Alumni Relations Division, IIUM, |