Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Economics - Doctor of Philosophy, University of East Anglia, Norwich
- Development Economics - Masters Degree, University of East Anglia, Norwich
- Analytical Economics - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
Rokiah Alavi (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
rokiah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Rokiah Alavi is a Professor at the Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia. She received her Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) from University of Malaya in 1986. She obtained her Masters in Development Economics and her PhD from University of East Anglia, England. She has been actively involved in research, teaching and training on WTO and international trade issues. Her research interests are in the area of economics of intellectual property protection, services trade, competition policy and development economics.
She was the Head of Department of Economics, IIUM in 2003 until 2006 and led the Globalization and WTO Unit for 10 years since 2003. She has been the trainer for the Regional Trade Policy Course organized by the WTO since 2004 until 2014 and was part of the teaching team for training programs organized by JICA, IIUM, University Malaya as well as the Malaysian National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN). She has been awarded research grants from various international organizations such as World Bank, OECD, JIPO, ICTSD, SEATCA and UNCTAD and has published few books and many articles in international journals. She is actively involved in various NGOs and local community associations.
She was the Head of Department of Economics, IIUM in 2003 until 2006 and led the Globalization and WTO Unit for 10 years since 2003. She has been the trainer for the Regional Trade Policy Course organized by the WTO since 2004 until 2014 and was part of the teaching team for training programs organized by JICA, IIUM, University Malaya as well as the Malaysian National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN). She has been awarded research grants from various international organizations such as World Bank, OECD, JIPO, ICTSD, SEATCA and UNCTAD and has published few books and many articles in international journals. She is actively involved in various NGOs and local community associations.
Area of Specialisation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ International Trade (Including Competitiveness, Globalisation, Trade Issues and Policies) - Globalization, Economic Integration, ASEAN, WTO and Economics of Intellectual Property
Teaching Responsibilities
BUSINESS ECONOMICS | 2009/2010 |
ECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS | 2005/2006 2003/2004 |
GLOBAL TRADE ISSUES | 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 |
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS I | 1995/1996 |
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 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 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2000/2001 1999/2000 1997/1998 1996/1997 1994/1995 |
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEMS | 1995/1996 1994/1995 |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DEVELOPMENT | 2005/2006 |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT | 2022/2023 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 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 1999/2000 1998/1999 1997/1998 1996/1997 1990/1991 |
ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 1997/1998 |
MULTILATERAL ISSUES AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN ASIA PACIFIC | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 1994/1995 |
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 2022/2023 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 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001 1999/2000 1997/1998 1996/1997 1995/1996 |
TOTAL QUALITY MGT | 2008/2009 |
Research Projects
Completed
2015 - 2019 | Establishing Legal and Economic Framework to Protect Malaysian Copyright Based Industries from the Possible Negative "Effects" of the Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement |
2011 - 2014 | Incorporating Merger Control Into Competition Law: An Analysis of Policy Consideration and the Legal Framework |
2011 - 2014 | Health Tourism as an Export Industry: Moving up the Services Value Chain |
2009 - 2013 | Innovation and Intellectual Property in Malaysia |
2008 - 2011 | Copyright Protection and Software Piracy in Asia |
2007 - 2008 | Liberalization of Distribution Service: The Impact of Foreign Hyper-markets in Malaysia |
2004 - 2005 | GATS the Malaysian Health Care |
- 2010 | Malaysian Science and Technology Indicators 2010 |
On-Going
2016 - Present | Positioning Malaysia as Global Islamic Apparel Hub: Leveraging Free Trade Agreements in Facilitating the Creation of Original Brand Manufacturers |
2004 - Present | Trade, Regulation and Policy Research Unit |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2018 | Islamic economics: principles & analysis. International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), ISBN: 978-967-16568-2-2 |
2009 | Intellectual property system and industrial development in Malaysia. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789675272332 |
Book Section
2018 | The impact of liberalization on higher education and domestic regulation. In: Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-10-6276-6, pp. 245-261 |
2014 | Malaysia’s participation in the ASEAN economic community. In: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, ISBN: 978-981445968-6 / 978-981445969-3, pp. 227-260 |
2013 | Competition law in Malaysia: issues and challenges in regulating market behaviour. In: International Association of IT lawyers (IAITL), ISBN: 9788799485437, pp. 317-329 |