Prof. Siong Hook Law
International Research Fellow
Prof. Siong Hook Law is a faculty member at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Born on 24 November 1971, he has dedicated his career to teaching and research in Financial Economics, Development Economics, and Applied Economics.
Professor Law is passionate about exploring the economic forces that shape financial systems and development, particularly within the Southeast Asian region. His research and publications have contributed valuable insights to the academic and policy-making communities, enhancing understanding of financial and developmental issues in emerging economies.
He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom in 2005. Prior to that, he completed his Master’s degree in Financial Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1998, and his Bachelor’s degree in Resource Economics from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1996.
In recognition of his outstanding academic contributions, Prof. Siong Hook Law was recognised among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Single Year Achievement, 2024), as listed by Elsevier and Stanford University.
Professor Law is based at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor.
Publications
- Ahmad, M., Hall, S.G., Law, S.H., Nayan, S. (2024) Spillover effects in the nexus of finance- institutions-growth: New insights from spatial Durbin analysis on emerging economies. International Journal of Finance and Economics. Forthcoming. [WoS/SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Yong, S. W., Law, S. H., Ibrahim, S., Mohamad, W.N.W. (2024) ICTs and labour productivity nexus in developing countries: evidence from panel estimation approach. International Journal of Business and Society, 25 (1), 27 – 48. [ESCI/WoS; Scopus]
- Md Jamil, A.R., Law, S.H., Khair-Afham, M.S., Trinugroho, I. (2024) Financial inclusion and income inequality in developing countries: The role of aging populations. Research in International Business and Finance, 67, no. 102110. [WoS/SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Ahmad, , Law, S.H. (2024) Financial development, institutions, and economic growth nexus: A spatial econometrics analysis using geographical and institutional proximities. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 29 (3), 2699 – 2721. [WoS/SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Goh, L.T., Trinugroho, I., Law, S.H., Rusdi, D. (2024) Institutional quality, FDI inflows, human capital development and poverty: a case of Indonesia. International Journal of Social Economics, 51(11), 1450–1467. [WoS/SSCI, Q3; Scopus]
- Law, H., Law, S.H. (2024) The non-linear impacts of innovation on unemployment: Evidence from panel data. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 29(1), 402–424. [WoS/SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Cao, J., Law, S.H., Samad, A.R.A., Mohamad, W.N.W. (2023) Internal mechanism analysis of the financial vanishing effect on green growth: Evidence from China. Energy Economics, 120, no. 106579. [WoS/SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Murdipi, , Baharumshah, A.Z., Law, S.H. (2023) Portfolio capital flows and economic growth: Do institutional factors matter? Research in International Business and Finance, 66, no. 102019. [WoS/SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Yusoff, , Law, S.H., Nor, N.M., Ismail, N.W. (2023) Effects of Government Expenditure on the Poverty Level: A Nonlinear ARDL Approach. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 60 (1), 45 – 67. [ESCI/WoS; Scopus]
- Jamil, R.M., Law, S.H., Mohamad, Khair-Afham M.S., Trinugroho, I. (2023) Financial inclusion and economic uncertainty in developing countries: The role of digitalization. Economic Analysis and Policy, 79, 786 – 806. [WoS/SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Saw, A.T.W., Law, S.H., W. Jubilee, R.V., Chang, S.L. (2023) Ownership in Islamic banks: how home country development influences the performance of foreign Islamic International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 16 (1), 19 – 33. [WoS/SSCI, Q3; Scopus]
- Cao J., Law H., Wu D., Yang X. (2023) Impact of Local Government Competition and Land Finance on Haze Pollution: Empirical Evidence from China. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 59 (13), 3877 – 3899.
- Chia, P. S., Law, S. H., Irwan, T., Wiwoho, J., Damayanti, S. M., Serg, B. S. (2022) Dynamic linkages among transparency, income inequality and economic growth in developing countries: Evidence from panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model. Research in International Business and Finance, 60, 101599. [WoS / SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Chen, F., Law, S.H., Wong, Z.W.V., Azman-Saini, W.N.W. (2022) The role of institutions in private investment: panel data evidence. Studies in Economics and Finance, 39(4), pp. 630– 643 [Scopus]
- Abdul Karim, Z., Nizam, R., Law, S.H., Hassan, M.K. (2022) Does financial inclusiveness affect economic growth? New evidence using a dynamic panel threshold regression. Finance Research Letters, 46, 102364. [WoS / SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Benziane, , Law, S.H., Rosland, A., Abd Rahman, M.D. (2022) Aid for trade initiative 16 years on: lessons learnt from the empirical literature and recommendations for future directions. Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, 2022, 21(1), pp. 79–104 [WoS/SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Tang, C.F., Law, S.H., Harun, M. (2022) Demand for inbound educational tourism: a note on relative differences and non-linear relationships. Current Issues in Tourism, Article in press [WoS/SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Goh, L.T., Law, S.H. (2022) The crime rate and income inequality in Brazil: A nonlinear ARDL approach. International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2022, 15(1), 1–11. [Scopus]
- Lam, L.F.L., Law, S.H., Azman-Saini, W.N.W., Ismail, N.W. (2022) High Technology Trade and the Roles of Absorptive Capabilities in Malaysia. Millennial Asia, 1-22. DOI: 1177/09763996211065565.
- Law, H., Naseem, M.N.A., Roslan, A., Singh, N. (2021) Business Credit, Household Credit and Economic Performance in Malaysia: A Quantile Regression Approach. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 2021, 58(2), pp. 293–314. [ESCI; Scopus]
- Saidu, M.T., Naseem, N.A.M., Law, S.H., Yasmin, B. (2021) Exploring the asymmetric effect of oil price on exchange rate: Evidence from the top six African net oil Energy Reports, 7, 8238 – 8257. [WoS / SCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Trinugroho, I., Law, S.H., Lee, W.C., Wiwoho, J., Sergi, B.S. (2021) Effect of financial development on innovation: Roles of market institutions. Economic Modelling, 103,105598. [WoS / SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Law, S. H., Ng, C. H. Kuttan, A. Law, Z. K. (2021) Public Debt and Economic Growth: Nonlinear and Threshold Analysis. Economic Modelling, 98, 26–40. [WoS / SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Lin, L., Lee, C., Law, S. H. (2021) Asymmetric effects of corporate sustainability strategy on value creation among global automotive firms: A dynamic panel quantile regression approach. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(2), 931–954. [WoS / SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Chu, M.Y., Law, T.H., Hamid, H., Law, S.H., Lee, J.C.(2021) Examining the effects of urbanization and purchasing power on the relationship between motorcycle ownership and economic development: A panel data. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 11(1), 72–82. [Scopus]
- Cao, J., Law, S.H., Samad, A.R.B.A., Wan Nor H., Wang, J., Yang, X. (2021) Impact of financial development and technological innovation on the volatility of green growth—evidence from Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Article in Press. [WoS / SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Law, H., Naseem, M. A. N., Lau, W. T., Trinugroho, I. (2020) Does innovation reduce income inequality? Economic Systems, 44(4), 100815. [WoS / SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Lin, W.L., Law, S. H., Azman-Saini, W.N.W. (2020) Market differentiation threshold and the relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate financial performance. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 27(3), 1279-1293. [WoS / SSCI, Q1; Scopus]
- Ibrahim, M.H., Law, S.H. (2020) Financial intermediation costs in a dual banking system: The role of islamic banking. Buletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan. 22(4), 529-550. [Scopus]
- Zainal, , Kamarudin, F., Law, S. H., Sufian, F., Nassir, A.M. (2021) Regulation, supervision and social and financial efficiency of microfinance institutions in ASEAN-5 countries. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 57(2), pp. 253-273 [Scopus, ESCI]
- Yap, W.K., Law, H., Abdul-Ghani, J. (2020) Effects of economic freedom on bank profit beta- convergence in asean-5 banking sectors. Journal of Economic Integration, 35(3), 479–502. [Scopus]
- Trinugroho, I., Law, S.H., Setiawan, D., Prabowo, M.A. (2020) Introduction to Symposium: Recent Development in Finance and Banking in Emerging Markets. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 56(2), 243-244. [WoS / SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Sirag, , Nor, N.M., Law, S.H. (2020) Does higher longevity harm economic growth?
- Panoeconomicus, 67(1), 51-68. [WoS / SSCI, Q4; Scopus]
- Ali, H.S., Zeqiraj, , Lin, W.L., Law, S. H., Bare, U.A.A., Chin, L. (2020) Does quality institutions promote environmental quality? Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26, 10446– 10456. [WoS / SSCI, Q2; Scopus]
- Yap, W. K., Law, S. H., Abdul-Ghani, J. (2019) Effects of credit market freedom on output reallocation in China’s banking sector through the intermediation of cost X-inefficiency. Annals of Economics and Finance, 20(2), 91-720. [WoS / SSCI, Q3; Scopus]
- Lin, W.L., Law, S.H., Ho, J.A., Sambasivan, M. (2019) The causality direction of the corporate social responsibility – Corporate financial performance Nexus: Application of Panel Vector Autoregression approach. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 48, 401-418. [WoS / SSCI, Q3; Scopus]
- Law, H and Lee, W. C. and Singh, N. (2018) Revisiting the finance-innovation nexus: Evidence from a non-linear approach. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 3, 143 – 153. [WoS / Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)]
- Law, S. H., Kutan, A. M. and Naseem, A. M. (2018) The role of institutions in finance curse: Evidence from international data. Journal of Comparative Economics, 46(1), 174 – 191. [WoS / SSCI, IF = 1.103, Q2; Scopus]
