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Zakaria Lacheheb

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of philosophy - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Masters Degree - Masters Degree, UNIVERSITY KASDI MERBAH
  • Bachelor Degree - Bachelor Degree, UNIVERSITY KASDI MERBAH

Zakaria Lacheheb (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

lachehebzak@iium.edu.my
4735


Area of Specialisation


  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Economic Development and Growth


Teaching Responsibilities


ASEAN ECONOMIES 2025/2026 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
ECONOMETRICS 2023/2024
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2022/2023
FORECASTING FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS 2024/2025
MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 2022/2023 2021/2022
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 2025/2026 2021/2022
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2023/2024
STATISTICAL METHODS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024


Supervision


State Benevolence And Economic Growth From An Islamic Perspective: An Empirical Study Of Oic Countries.
Ph.D Completed 2026 Co-supervisor
An Assessment Of Financing Sources And Their Impact On Social Development In Africa.
Ph.D Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
A Proposed Zakat Management Model In The Context Of Afghanistan.
Ph.D In Progress Member Supervisory Committee
Green Investment In Energy Efficiency : Trade Openness, Employment And Green Growth – An Empirical Study On Malaysia.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Green Economy : Does Macroeconomic Enhance Sustainability?.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
The Aligment Between Islamic And Conventional Banks' Csr Aims And Actual Spending In Addressing Environmental And Social Challenges.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Exploring The Dynamics Of International Economics Relations Among Oic Countries : An Islamic Perspective.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Oil Price Volatility, Oil Abundance, And Sustainable Development In Africa: Evidence From Dynamic And Nonlinear Models.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
A Comparative Analysis Of Malaysia'S Real Exchange Rate Against The Us Dollar: Beer, Ppp, And Macroeconomic Balance Approaches.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Investigating The Fdi, Trade Openness, Institutional Quality And Female Unemployment Relationship In Oic Countries.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
The Happiness-Green Gdp Bidirectional Nexus: Role Of Institutional Quality.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
Investigation Of The Relationship Between Financial Inclusion Green Finance And Green Economy.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2023 - 2025 Developing an Islamic Financial Inclusion Index (IFII) in Malaysia
On-Going
2025 - Present Micro-credential course development -Islamic Economics
2025 - Present The Impact of AI Adoption on Job Displacement and Creation within Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Policy Implications for Workforce Transition and Welfare


Publications


Articles

2025 Bibliometric analysis on financial inclusion using biblioshiny. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 15 (4) pp. 74-90
2025 Financial development, FDI, and economic growth in low-and middle-income countries: a dynamic panel threshold. Journal of Human, Earth, and Future, 6 (1) pp. 203-218
2025 Foreign aid donation and the donor countries’ economic growth: an empirical study of OIC member countries. Revelation and Science, 2 (1) pp. 92-108
2025 Islāmic finance and poverty reduction in African countries: an empirical analysis. International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting, 33 (1) pp. 77-96
2025 The dynamic impact of oil price on economic growth in African countries. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 15 (4) pp. 371-387
2025 The impact of welfare state on economic growth of OIC countries: the moderating role of government effectiveness. Labuan E-journal of Muamalat and Society, 19 (1) pp. 117-135
2024 Achieving social development in Africa through Eafricamuamalat. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 13 (1) pp. 943-952
2024 Does u-shaped relationship hold between foreign aid and human development index across African countries? an empirically analysis. International of Academic Research in Accounting and FInance and Management Sciences, 14 (1) pp. 249-262
2024 Government budgets and social development in Africa: moderating effect of government effectiveness. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 13 (1) pp. 88-100
2024 Islamic and conventional financial inclusion-green GDP nexus: case of OIC countries. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics And Management Sciences, 13 (3) pp. 108-120
2023 Financial inclusion in Indonesia: data visualization and forecasting approach. Empirical Economics Letters, 22 (3) pp. 27-38
2023 Foreign aid and poverty reduction in developing countries: a systematic literature review. Conferencii: Interdisciplinary Research, Education and Innovation, 6 () pp. 4-7
2023 Government budgets and poverty reduction in developing countries: a systematic review of the role of social welfare programs and the challenges ahead. Economics and Finance, 11 (2) pp. 67-72
2023 The nonlinear impact of financial development and institutions quality on green GDP: a case study of OIC countries. International Journal of Academic Research In Economics and Management Sciences, 12 (3) pp. 293-309
2022 ICT, employment and labor productivity in Nigeria: an ARDL bound testing approach. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 12 (4) pp. 88-101
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 Nonlinear impact of institutional quality and FDI on green GDP in OIC countries. In: 2nd International Conference on Business, Social Sciences, Economics and Technology 2022,