Hassanudin Bin Mohd Thas Thaker
(Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
hassanudin@iium.edu.my
4603
Expert Profile
Dr. Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker is an experienced Associate Professor of Finance and Economics with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in International Trade and Finance, Crowdfunding, Islamic Finance, Financial Technology and Affordable Housing/Property. Strong education professional with a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) from Lancaster University, UK and obtained fellowship of Higher Education of Academy (FHEA) in 2021. An active researcher with contributions appearing in numerous international journals of finance and economics, reviewer and highly engaged in the industry grants. He had been awarded with: (i) Best Paper Award, (ii) Distinguished Paper Awards, (iii)Outstanding Paper- Academic Excellence Award by Emerald Group Publishing, (iv) the Vice-Chancellor's Research: Award for Achievement in Research and the Editor's Choice Article Award. His H-Index in now more than 20 while i10- index is more than 30. Currently, Dr. Hassanudin is an academic member at the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Before joining IIUM, Dr. Hassanudin held positions at the business schools of UCSI University, Malaysia, Sunway University, Malaysia and HELP University, Malaysia. He has been invited by central banks from Malaysia and Indonesia, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), State Government, universities etc. to share his research findings on current issues like housing markets, fintech, digital economy, ESG etc. He is also holding and completed some local and international grants awarded by industry and Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia. In addition, he was the recipient of travel grant to the Harvard University, United States in 2018. He is a regular co-organizer of international conference such as 10th, 11th and 12th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference since 2019. He is also appeared in local media and radio stations covering issues in finance and economics.
Area of Specialisation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Public Finance
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Finance ~ Banking
- Asean Economies
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Finance ~ Financial Institutions
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Islamic Finance ~ Other Islamic Finance n.e.c.
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Entrepreneurship ~ Financing Small Business
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Islamic Finance ~ Islamic Banking
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ International Finance
Professional Membership
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2023
- 2023 :
Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Ordinary Member),
Malaysian Finance Association
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2023
:
Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Life Membership),
Persatuan Ekonomi Malaysia
Teaching Responsibilities
| ADVANCED FINANCE |
2024/2025 |
| ASEAN ECONOMIES |
2023/2024 |
| ECONOMICS OF MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM |
2024/2025 |
| FINANCIAL ECONOMICS |
2023/2024 |
| PUBLIC FINANCE |
2023/2024 |
| PUBLIC FINANCE AND POLICY |
2024/2025 |
| RESEARCH METHODOLOGY |
2024/2025 |
Supervision
Developing A Capacity Maturity Model For Business Analytic Education In Malaysia Higher Education Institutions.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
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2024 -
2025
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Transformative Impact: Unveiling Malaysia's Exemplary Case Study on Social Finance Initiatives in Islamic Banking and Finance |
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2023 -
2024
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Public Finance and Islamic Economics: The state of art and future research agenda |
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2023 -
2025
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Public Finance from Islamic Perspective |
On-Going
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2025 - Present
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Brain Drain in Malaysia: An Islamic Socio-Economic Perspective on Talent Exodus and Sustainable Solutions |
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2025 - Present
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Enhancing Hospital Evacuation Protocols through Socio-Economic and Patient-Specific Data Integration |
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2024 - Present
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Housing Affordability in Malaysia |
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2023 - Present
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Developing Integrated Waqf-Crowdfunding Model (IWCM) For Business Financing Of Micro Enterprises In Malaysia |
Awards & Recognition
| 29 Jul, 2025 |
Top 57 IIUM Indexed (WOS/SCOPUS) Authors in 2024 - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) |
University |
| 30 Jun, 2025 |
Best Paper Award - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) |
National |
| 16 May, 2024 |
Judge for 3MT Thesis Competition - International Islamic University Malaysia |
University |
| 01 May, 2023 |
Most Popular Research Paper - Borsa Istanbul Review |
International |
Publications
Articles
| 2025 |
A discourse on abandoned housing projects (AHPS) and the potential of crowdfunding: Malaysian evidence.
Global Review of Islamic Economics and Business,
13
(1)
pp. 32-46
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| 2025 |
Do Islamic cryptocurrency and Bitcoin co-move at different investment horizons?.
International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management,
18
(5)
pp. 1039-1065
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| 2025 |
Drivers of trade market behavior effect on renewable energy consumption: a study of MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey) economies.
Discover Sustainability,
6
()
pp. 1-22
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| 2025 |
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, boycotted products' stock shares, geopolitical risk, policy uncertainty, and oil prices nexus: evidence from wavelet-based approach.
Labuan e-journal of muamalat and society,
19
(1)
pp. 84-105
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| 2025 |
Magnetic macro drivers of labor efficiency: a study of high and low trade open economies.
International Journal of Manpower,
46
(3)
pp. 410-429
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| 2025 |
Modelling remedies to waqf liquidity constraints: the case of waqf unit trust model (WUTM).
Labuan e-journal of muamalat and society,
19
(1)
pp. 49-67
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| 2025 |
Navigating currency crises: how developed nations ensure liquidity and what Indonesia can learn? The role of Islamic finance.
Al Qasimia University Journal of Islamic Economics,
5
(1)
pp. 93-136
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| 2025 |
Trade reserve and exchange rate: a comparative analysis of high, moderate, and low trade openness countries.
Journal of Economic Policy Reform,
28
(2)
pp. 163-183
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| 2024 |
An empirical analysis of trade market dynamics on CO2 emissions: a study of GCC economies.
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy,
14
(6)
pp. 114-126
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| 2024 |
Are trade openness drivers relevant to carbon dioxide emission? a study of emerging economies.
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy,
14
(2)
pp. 183-196
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| 2024 |
Magnetic macro drivers of trade openness: a study of BRICS economies.
South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance,
13
(2)
pp. 273-297
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| 2024 |
Public finance and Islamic economics: the state of art and future research agenda = المالية العامة والاقتصاد الإسلامي: حالة الفن وأجندة البحوث المستقبلية.
AL QASIMIA UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS,
4
(1)
pp. 183-205
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| 2024 |
Push – pull – mooring determinants of non-Muslims’ withdrawal from Islamic banking: evidence from Malaysia.
International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management,
17
(1)
pp. 195-212
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| 2023 |
Is the association between FDI and inflation symmetric or asymmetric? Evidence from ARDL and NARDL techniques.
The Singapore Economic Review,
()
pp. 1-27
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| 2023 |
IT investment and Islamic banking performance in Indonesia: do sukuk issuance and shariah governance matter?.
Banks and Bank Systems,
18
(1)
pp. 75-87
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| 2023 |
Measuring the efficiency of government-owned banks during the Covid-19 pandemic in the emerging economy.
Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition,
19
(3)
pp. 15-26
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| 2023 |
Recent SDGs and ESG implementation by Qatar.
Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management,
25
(3)
pp. 1-31
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| 2023 |
What drives the unemployment rate in Maldives? An autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach.
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets,
15
(1)
pp. 72-86
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| 2023 |
What have we achieved so far in waqf (endowment) research? Evidence from Malaysia and Indonesia.
Al Qasimia University Journal of Islamic Economics,
()
pp.
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| 2023 |
When health and environment are entwined: an analysis of green, conventional and government bonds during the COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC).
Journal of Climate Finance,
3
()
pp. 1-16
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