Mohd Nahar Mohd Arshad obtained his Bachelor of Economics (2000) and Master of Economics (2002) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In 2012, he obtained his PhD from the University of Tasmania Australia in Economics.
Dr. Nahar started his academic career as an assistant lecturer, upon completion of his BEcons from IIUM. Then, he served as a lecturer at IIUM, after completing his Master's degree.
Presently Dr. Nahar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics. He is also the current Head of the Department. Dr. Nahar is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Islamic Economics, IIUM.
He is currently working on modelling Digital Economy for Social Transition in Malaysia, writing a textbook on Islamic Economics and developing a Third Sector Socioeconomic Model.

• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Labour Economics - Labor economics
• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Islamic Economics - Islamic Economics
• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Welfare Economics - Voluntary sector

ASSHARI'AH, ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY	2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
FOUNDATION OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004
FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS	2013/2014
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERING	2012/2013 2011/2012 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003
LABOUR ECONOMICS	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
PRINCIPLE OF MICROECONOMICS	2014/2015 2013/2014
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	2012/2013 2011/2012 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003

Completed

2018 - 2020	Foundation Of Islamic Economics
2016 - 2021	Household Debt in Malaysia: Economic, Physiological, Health and Social Impacts and the Role of Religiosity
2015 - 2019	Formulating a Measure of Daruriyyat (Necessities) based on the Frameworks of Demand for and Supply of Charity
2015 - 2019	Conceptualising an Integrated Framework for Social Responsibility of Islamic Finance within a Three-Sector Economic Model
2013 - 2022	Socio Economic Impact of Shari'ah Compliant Hospitality and Services on Malaysia and Muslim Communities
2013 - 2016	Exploring the Conceptual and Practical Dimensions of a 3 Sector Socio-Economic Transformation Model (3s SETM) for Malaysia
2013 -	Islamic Economic Framework for Waqf: Lessons from History,Comparative Best Practices and Developing Contemporary Models
2013 - 2014	Secondary Education Investment: How Efficient is the OIC Countries?
2012 - 2017	A Critical Assessment of PSPTN's Contribution to the Malaysian Economy
2011 - 2012	An Estimation of Technical Efficiency of Secondary Education in Malaysia: A Cross-country Analysis (RU 2011)
2011 - 2016	Exploring the Conceptual & Practical Dimensions of A 3 Sector Socio-Economic Transformation Model

On-Going

20 Feb, 2013

Bronze Medal in IUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2013 - International Islamic University Malaysia

University

Article

2021	Covid-19 pandemic and addressing digital divide in Malaysia. Journal of Information Systems and Digital Technologies, 3 (2) pp. 29-49
2021	The multi‑dimensional effect of household debt on urban individual well‑being in Klang Valley Malaysia. Social Indicators Research, 158 (1) pp. 23-44
2020	Estimations of business exposure to corruption in Malaysia. Journal of Financial Crime, 27 (4) pp. 1273-1287
2020	Household debt and household spending behavior: evidence from Malaysia (hutang isi rumah dan tingkah laku perbelanjaan isi rumah: Bukti dari Malaysia). Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 54 (1) pp. 111-120
2020	The association between household debt and marriage satisfaction in the context of urban household in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Journal of Emerging Economies & Islamic Research, 8 (1) pp. 12-22
2019	Komponen utama gaji kehidupan wajar. TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World, 12 (2) pp. 99-119
2017	The informal economy: A neglected area in Islamic economics. International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting, 25 (2 (Special Issue)) pp. 285-314
2016	Determinants of charitable giving in Malaysia. Humanomics, 32 (4) pp. 459-473
2016	Return to education by ethnicity: A case of Malaysia. International Journal of Economics and Management, 10 (1) pp. 141-154
2016	Third sector socio economic models: how waqf fits in?. Institutions and Economies, 8 (2) pp. 72-90
2015	Market failure: notes on teaching microeconomics with Islamic perspective. International Journal of Economics, Management And Accounting, 23 (2) pp. 263-270
2015	Quality of human capital and labor productivity: a case of Malaysia. International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting, 23 (1) pp. 37-55
2015	Returns to education and wage differentials in Malaysia. The Journal of Developing Areas, 49 (5) pp. 213-223
2014	Efficiency of secondary education of a selected OIC countries. Global Education Review, 1 (4) pp. 53-75
2013	How efficient is Malaysia’s secondary education? (Bagaimanakah keberkesanan pendidikan menengah di Malaysia). Malaysian Journal of Education , 38 (1) pp. 25-40
2013	Kesan jerebu ke atas ekonomi. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2013	Memahami simptom-simptom stress dalam kewangan. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2012	Estimation issues and mathematical derivation of educational production function. International Journal of Economics, Management And Accounting, 20 (2) pp. 149-186
2012	Ke arah kualiti hidup yang lebih tinggi realisasikan Wawasan 2020. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2012	Menjelang bajet 2013: harapan menyeluruh rakyat terhadap Kerajaan Pusat. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2012	Merungkai logik erti keberkatan. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2012	Transformasi perumahan negara. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2011	Harapan pada Belanjawan 2012. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2011	Sektor ketiga lengkap transformasi ekonomi. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2009	Mentaliti dalam tingkatkan nilai modal insan. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.

Conference or Workshop Item

2017	Kejayaan konsep filantropi barat: satu panduan kepada pengurusan wakaf. In: Seminar Filantropi dan Derma Bakti Islam: Pendekatan Korporat Dalam Konsep Wakaf,
2015	Essentials of Islamic economics: keys to socioeconomic justice. In: Islamic Economics Symposium 2015,
2014	Third sector socio-economic models: how awaqf fits in?. In: 2014 Thematic Workshop on the Revival of Waqf for Socio Economic Development ,
2014	How competitive is the secondary education of the OIC countries?. In: International Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2014 (IRIIE2014),
2014	The economics of voluntarism. In: Half - Day Workshop Briefing on P1 , The Three Sector Economy and Introduction to Effective Bibliographic Surveys,
2013	How efficient was Malaysia’s secondary education? . In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2013,
2012	An estimation of technical efficiency of secondary education in Malaysia: A cross-country analysis. In: Labuan International Conference on Educational Research: ,
2012	Panel Data Models: Theoretical Insights. In: Workshop on Panel Data Analysis (Basic-Level),
2012	Secondary Education: How Malaysian Students Fare Internationally. In: Department of Economics Seminar Series,
2010	An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools . In: 2010 PhD Conference in Economics and Business,

Book

2018	Islamic economics: principles & analysis. International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), ISBN: 978-967-16568-2-2
2007	Hidup kaya tanpa riba. PTS Millenia, ISBN: 9789833604463 (pbk.)

Book Section

2022	Conceptualizing the Islamic social finance into a three-sector economic model. In: Routledge, ISBN: , pp. 50-64
2019	Kejayaan konsep filantrofi Barat: satu panduan kepada pengurusan wakaf. In: Penerbit IKIM/IKIM Press, ISBN: 978-983-2718-75-8, pp. 169-183
2018	Third sector socio-economic models: how Awaqf fits in?. In: IIUM Press, & Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), ISBN: 978-967-418-398-1, pp. 478-503

Monograph

2014	A critical assessment of NHESP’S contribution to the Malaysian economy. In: IPPTN,