Staff Directory


Hassanudin Bin Mohd Thas Thaker

Academic Qualification

  • PhD in Business Administration - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • MSc in Finance - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Finance - Bachelor Degree, HELP University
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice - Certificate, Lancaster University

Hassanudin Bin Mohd Thas Thaker (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Other's position:

Deputy Director, Office of Knowledge for Change & Advancement


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 ~ Econometrics ~ Time Series Econometrics
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ International Finance
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Islamic Finance ~ Islamic Banking
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Economic Modelling and Forecasting
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Entrepreneurship ~ Financing Small Business
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Islamic Finance ~ Other Islamic Finance n.e.c.


Professional Membership


  • 2023 - 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Ordinary Member), Malaysian Finance Association
  • 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Life Membership), Persatuan Ekonomi Malaysia


Teaching Responsibilities


ASEAN ECONOMIES 2023/2024
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2023/2024
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 2023/2024
PUBLIC FINANCE 2023/2024


Supervision


Developing A Capacity Maturity Model For Business Analytic Education In Malaysia Higher Education Institutions.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
No data
On-Going
2024 - Present Transformative Impact: Unveiling Malaysia's Exemplary Case Study on Social Finance Initiatives in Islamic Banking and Finance
2023 - Present Public Finance from Islamic Perspective
2023 - Present Developing Integrated Waqf-Crowdfunding Model (IWCM) For Business Financing Of Micro Enterprises In Malaysia
2023 - Present Public Finance and Islamic Economics: The state of art and future research agenda


Publications


Article

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
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
2023 Is the association between FDI and inflation symmetric or asymmetric? Evidence from ARDL and NARDL techniques. The Singapore Economic Review, () pp. 1-27
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
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
2023 Recent SDGs and ESG implementation by Qatar. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 25 (3) pp.
2023 What drives the unemployment rate in Maldives? An autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach. Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, 15 (1) pp. 72-86
2023 What have we achieved so far in waqf (endowment) research? Evidence from Malaysia and Indonesia. Al Qasimia University Journal of Islamic Economics, () pp.
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
Conference or Workshop Item

2023 Drivers of trade openness in MENA Countries. In: 2nd World Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Innovation (WCMRI),
2023 Islamic economy and sustainability issues. In: International Guest Professor Series,