Professor Zarinah served in various teaching capacities in renowned public and private schools in Malaysia, including Sekolah Menengah Sains Raub and Sekolah Sri Kuala Lumpur. At IIUM, she teaches Business Mathematics, Statistical Methods, Econometrics, Quantitative Decision Making and Mathematical Economics. Her research areas include intra-trade and financial integration, entrepreneurship education, SME’s and waqaf development.
She has published over 30 articles in reputable international refereed journals such as the Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, Journal of Developing Areas, International Journal of Managerial Finance, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Journal of Emerging Market Finance, Pertanika, Journal of Islamic Economic Studies, Journal of Asia-Pacific and others. She has also presented papers in various seminars locally and internationally. She used to hold positions as Principal of Residential College, Deputy Dean of Student Affairs, Quantitative Coordinator and Course Coordinator. Currently she is the Editor of the International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting (IJEMA) and Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) Member of Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Economic Development and Growth - Intra Trade, Financial Integration, SME
• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ International Trade (Including Competitiveness, Globalisation, Trade Issues and Policies)
• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Other Economics/Applied Economics n.e.c.
• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Labour Economics
• Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Economic Modelling and Forecasting

• 2001 - 2029: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Malaysian Economic Association
• 2004 - 2008: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Missouri Valley Economic Association

Completed

2019 - 2020	Renewable Energy consumption and Economic Growth (KENMS RESEARCH GRANT)
2016 - 2018	Examining the Determinants of Compliance Behaviour Among Individual Taxpayers in Malaysia
2015 - 2019	Regulating a Mis-regulation of Trading Halts through a Comprehensive Financial Legal Framework for the Protection of Investors? Interest
2014 - 2018	A Contemporary Theory of Social Entrepreneurship from Tawhidic Paradigm
2014 - 2017	Formulating Silver as a Model Payment System in Islamic Finance for the Protection of Maqasid of Shariah
2014 - 2016	Modelling Rental Index for Islamic Home Financing A Case Study on Selected Cities in Malaysia, Dubai, London
2013 - 2016	Involvement of Corporate Entities in Waqaf Management: Experiences of Selected Waqaf Institutions
2013 - 2015	Contagion Effects of Financial Crisis: A Meta-Analysis
2013 - 2015	Inclination of Non-Business Students Towards Entrepreneurship : Special Reference to IIUM
2012 - 2012	Contagion Effects of the U.S Subprime Crisis GCC Stock Markets
2012 - 2016	Aligning Business Strategies with Data Warehouse Design : A Study on Selected Government Linked Companies (GLCs)
2011 - 2011	The Determinants Of Economics Growth : Empirical Evidence From Malaysia
2011 - 2016	Formulation of Governance Framework for Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in Malaysia
2011 - 2012	The Challenges of Sustainable OIC Integration
2011 - 2013	Enhancing the Efficiency of Waqaf Institutions in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study
2011 - 2020	RU 2011: Customer Knowledge Management and Its Impact on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in The Islamic Insurance Industry in Malaysia
2011 - 2011	The Impact of Sub prime Crisis on ASEAN Islamic Stock Markets
2010 - 2012	Trade and Human Development in OIC Countries: A Panel Data Analysis
2010 - 2012	Data Warehouse Models in Malaysian Business Environment
2010 - 2010	Determinants of life expectancies across OIC countries
2008 - 2011	Towards a Model of Succession Planning in the East Coast Region
2007 - 2008	Prospects for Future Economic Integration Between Malaysia and Selected OIC Countries
2007 - 2010	Working Environment and Living Conditions Of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia: A case Study
2006 - 2006	Concentration Of Exports And Patterns Of Trade: A Time-Series Evidence Of The Malaysian Experience

On-Going

2023 - Present	A Study of Wage Differential in Malaysia using Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Method
2022 - Present	Developing a Capacity Maturity Model for Business Analytics Education in Malaysia Higher Education Institutions
2021 - Present	The Impact of Quantum Communication on Societal Needs in Malaysia (Project 3)
2017 - Present	An analysis of the adoption of big data analytics among the government agencies in Malaysia
2008 - Present	Small and Medium Enterprises and Entrepreneurs Development Unit (SME)
2008 - Present	THE IMPACT OF US FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE MALAYSIAN STOCK MARKET: A SECTORAL ANALYSIS

Article

2021	Are Islamic stock markets immune from contagion during the financial crisis?. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, () pp.
2020	Predictive power of implied volatility of structured call warrants: evidence from Singapore. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 17 December 2020 () pp. 1-19
2020	Renewable energy supply and economic growth in Malaysia: an application of bounds testing and causality analysis. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 10 (3) pp. 255-264
2019	Aberrant investor participation amid substantial price swings: high-frequency evidence of magnet-repellent effect from Malaysia. Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 12 (1) pp. 71-94
2019	Factors sustaining social enterprises from the tawhidic paradigm in Malaysia. International Journal of Islamic Business, 4 (2) pp. 51-60
2019	Financial interdependence or contagion? evidence from a meta-analysis. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 40 (1) pp. 79-102
2018	An investigation of magnet effect via overnight returns: the Malaysian case. Journal of Capital Markets Studies, 2 (2) pp. 121-135
2018	An investigation of magnet effect via overnight returns: the Malaysian case. Journal of Capital Markets Studies, 2 (2) pp. 121-135
2018	Does domestic credit of the banking sector promote economic growth? Evidence from Bangladesh. International Journal of Islamic Business, 3 (1) pp. 33-55
2018	Does the fall in crude oil prices really affect the Malaysian ringgit?. Advances in Panel Data Analysis in Applied Economic Research, () pp. 403-414
2017	Economic theories of social entrepreneurship. International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business, 2 (6) pp. 110-122
2017	Examining the determinants of tax arrears: Evidence from Malaysia. International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business, 2 (6) pp. 134-146
2017	Managing corporate Waqf in Malaysia: perspective of selected SEDCs and SIRCs. Jurnal Syariah, 25 (1) pp. 91-116
2017	Oman’s economic diversification cum trade structure. Omani Journal of Applied Sciences, 6 (1) pp. 10-24
2017	Tax arrears amongst individual income taxpayers in Malaysia. Journal of Financial Crime, 24 (1) pp. 17-34
2017	The contribution of waqf institutions in Malaysia and Turkey in improving the socio-economic conditions of the society. Turkish Journal of Islamic Economics, 4 (1) pp. 1-29
2016	Capital asset pricing model and pricing of Islamic financial instruments. Journal of King Abdulaziz University Islamic Economics, 29 (1) pp. 21-39
2016	Cash economy: tax evasion among SMEs in Malaysia. Journal of Financial Crime, 23 (4) pp. 974-986
2015	Alignment between data warehouse design and business strategy. International Journal of Information Technology & Computer Science, 19 (1) pp. 21-29
2015	Combining local and global markets in asset pricing in emerging markets: evidence from three BRICS nations. The Journal of Developing Areas, 49 (3) pp. 365-378
2015	Foreign ownership, efficiency and solvency: analysis of takaful firms in the GCC region. Al-Shajarah , (SpeciaI Issue) pp. 173-204
2015	The impact of subprime crisis on Asia-Pacific Islamic Stock Market. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 16 (2) pp. 105-127
2014	"Legal Eagle" entrepreneurship education for law students: special reference to International Islamic University Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 22 (S) pp. 83-98
2014	Determinant of customer loyalty in Malaysian takaful industry. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 130 () pp. 362-370
2014	The inclination of information and communication technology (ICT) students towards entrepreneurship . International Journal of Management and Sustainability, 3 (8) pp. 484-492
2013	Involvement of corporate entities in Waqaf management: experiences of Malaysia and Singapore. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 3 (6) pp. 736-748
2013	Trade and human development in OIC countries: a panel data analysis. Islamic Economic Studies, 21 (2) pp. 55-70
2012	Law students and entrepreneurship: A study on the relationship between involvement in entrepreneurship programs and interest to be entrepreneurs with special reference to IIUM. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 6 (11) pp. 252-257
2012	Sources of risk in commercial banks: conventional vs Islamic banks. British Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences, 4 (2) pp. 1-15
2011	Are there prospects for future economic integration among Muslim countries? Evidence from selected OIC countries. International Journal of Economics and Management, 5 (1) pp. 179-215
2011	Determining the viability of rental price to benchmark Islamic home financing products evidence from Malaysia. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 18 (1) pp. 69-85
2011	Does trade among ASEAN members promote efficiency? sectoral evidence from the gravity model. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1 (12) pp. 236-253
2011	Family-owned businesses: towards a model of succession planning in Malaysia. International Review of Business Research Papers, 7 (1) pp. 251-264
2011	Inclusive growth: the contribution of service sector to employment in Malaysia . International Journal of Social and Economic Research, 1 (1) pp. 13-23
2011	The 2007 global financial crisis and the Malaysian stock market: a sectoral analysis. Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2 (3) pp. 185-209
2010	A comparative analysis of the performance of conventional and Islamic unit trust companies in Malaysia. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 6 (1) pp. 24-47
2010	Concentration of exports and patterns of trade: a time-series evidence of Malaysia. The Journal of Developing Areas, 43 (2) pp. 255-270
2010	The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia. International Journal of Business Policy and Economics, 3 (2) pp. 353-367
2009	Design of data warehouse using the entity relationship model in business environment. Journal of Business Management, 1 (1-2) pp. 17-29
2009	The Impact of financial risks on profitability of Malaysian commercial banks : 1996-2005. International Journal of Social and Human Sciences, 3 () pp. 807-821
2009	Towards an Islamic common market: are oic countries heading the right direction? . IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, 17 (1) pp. 133-176
2008	Does the trade structure among the league of Arab states show potential for a successful regional economic integration? . Journal of Economic Cooperation Among Islamic Countries, 29 (4) pp. 37-70
2007	International trade and conflict relationship. The Journal of World Economic Review, 2 (2) pp. 115-125
2005	Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 26 (3) pp. 77-102

Conference or Workshop Item

2020	The effects of crude oil price volatility, stock price, exchange rate and interest rate on Malaysia’s economic growth. In: 2019 International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE 2019),
2017	The impact of currency fluctuations on palm oil exports. In: MPOB International Palm Oil Congress (PIPOC) 2017: Global Economics and Marketing (GEM) Conference,
2015	The impact of customer satisfaction on purchase intention in Malaysian takaful industry . In: Advances In Business Research International Conference 2015,
2014	Human capital and economic growth: empirical evidence from Malaysia. In: 2nd International Congress on Interdisciplinary Behaviour and Social Sciences, ICIBSoS,
2014	The inclination of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) students towards entrepreneurship. In: The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Scientific Research (ICETSR 2014),
2012	Customer knowledge management, trust, commitment and customer lifetime value in islamic insurance industry. In: 2012 Global Marketing Conference at Seoul,
2011	The Impact of subprime crisis on Asia-Pacific Islamic Stock Markets. In: 8th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance,
2011	Trade and human development in OIC Countries : a panel data analysis. In: 8th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance,
2010	Does trade among ASEAN members promote efficiency? Sectoral evidence from the gravity model.. In: International Conference on the Asian Economic Cooperation,
2010	Economic integration among asean countries: evidence for gravity model. In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010),
2010	Using lexical ontology for semi-automatic logical data warehouse design. In: ,
2008	Prospects for future economic integration among the League of Arab States. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Globalization in the 21st Century,

Book

2018	The role of corporate and public entities in managing waqf institutions in Muslim countries. The International Institute of Islamic Thought (East and South East Asia), ISBN: 978-967-2190-08-0
2012	Succession planning in SMEs. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225135
2009	Decision to move : factors affecting women in service sector. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, ISBN: 9783639201918

Book Section

2021	Economic Theories on Social Entrepreneurship. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-2621-93-5, pp. 37-53
2021	Economic Theories on Social Entrepreneurship. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-2621-93-5, pp. 37-53
2021	Roles of Social Entrepreneurship in Modern Economic System. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-2621-93-5, pp. 54-60
2021	Roles of Social Entrepreneurship in Modern Economic System. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-2621-93-5, pp. 54-60
2019	Trade structure of Oman: evidence from gravity model. In: College of Banking and Financial Studies, ISBN: 978-99969-824-1-5, pp. 41-58
2019	Trade structure of Oman: evidence from gravity model. In: College of Banking and Financial Studies, ISBN: 978-99969-824-1-5, pp. 41-58
2018	Best practices of waqf: experiences of Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. In: IIUM Press, & Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), ISBN: 978-967-418-398-1, pp. 68-98
2016	Issues and challenges in enhancing the efficiency of Waqf institutions: the case of selected Waqf institutions in Malaysia. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) @Islamic Development Bank, ISBN: 978-983-44368-1-8, pp. 542-558
2010	Are there prospects for future economic integration among Muslim countries? Evidence from selected OIC countries. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225012, pp. 3-28

Monograph

2012	Contagion effects of the U.S subprime crisis GCC stock markets. In: s.n,
2009	Economic integration among ASEAN countries: evidence from gravity model. In: East Asian Development Network,
2009	Modeling an Alternative Benchmarking for Home Financing: A Comparative Analysis between Malaysia and the United Kingdom. In: [s.n.],
2009	Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia. In: [s.n.],