ICE 2017

***ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to technical problem, please be informed that any participants which have sent their abstract/full paper to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , but have not got any response from ICE2017 editorial board, please resend your abstract/full paper to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The abstract submission deadline therefore is being extended to November 15, 2017. Please be informed that all full paper submission will be included in conference paper proceeding.

BEST PAPER AWARD

The “Best Paper Award” will be selected by the committee and will be given to one of the papers presented in ICE 2017.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah is pleased to announce that the First International Conference on Economics (ICE 2017) will be held on 28-29th November 2017 at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. The conference theme is “Economic Integration and Global Sustainability.” Academicians, practitioners, researchers, students and administrators from the private and public sectors are invited to participate and submit papers to be considered for presentation.

ORGANIZERS

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IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission Deadline Earlybird deadline	October 15, 2017 September 15, 2017
Fullpaper submission deadline	October 31, 2017
Registration deadline	November 7, 2017
Conference dates	November 28-29th 2017

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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CONFERENCE FEES, PAYMENT & REGISTRATION

PARTICIPANTS

FEE

PARTICIPANTS (LOCAL PRESENTER)

EARLY BIRD (LOCAL-PRESENTER)

RM550

RM400

PARTICIPANTS (INTERNATIONAL-PRESENTER)

EARLY BIRD (INTERNATIONAL-PRESENTER)

USD250

USD200

STUDENT (PRESENTER)

STUDENT (PARTICIPANT)

RM400

RM300

PARTICIPANT (NON-PRESENTER)

RM400

Payment methods:

1. Participants should register and make payment through: http://ice2017.comli.com/registration.php

or alternatively,

2. Participants can make payment via bank transfer/telegraphic transfer etc, using the following information:

Pay to : Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Email Address : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Bank Account Number : 510013022413

Bank Address : Maybank, Jalan Pantai, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Swift Code : MBBEMYKLXXX (For international telegraphic transfer)

Please be informed that when you make payment, please include ICE 2017 conference code: A970512

After making payment, please register here. You are required to send us a copy of the payment slip as proof of payment to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

International Economics	Financial Economics	Labor Economics	Growth and Development Economics
Environmental and Resource Economics	Economic Systems	Economic Integration	Health Economics
Law and Economics	Political Economics	Economic Policy	Applied Economics
Islamic Economics	Economic Methodology	Sustainable Development	Other topics related to economics

INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS

Use these instructions if you are preparing a manuscript to submit to this conference. ICE 2017 considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that the manuscript is your own original work, and does not duplicate any other previously published work, including your own previously published work. the manuscript has been submitted only to Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics; it is not under consideration or peer review or accepted for publication or in press or published elsewhere. Click here for instruction to authors:files/INSTRUCTIONTOAUTHORS.pdf Please be informed that all full paper submission will be included in conference paper proceeding.

PROGRAM TENTATIVE & PARALLEL SESSION
For program tentative click HERE. For parallel session click HERE.

BROCHURE

Click brochure here: files/ICEConf2017.pdf

PAPER SUBMISSION
Paper can be submitted via email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

JOURNAL PUBLICATION

Selected papers shall be published in either one of the following journals
Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics
The Borneo Review

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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ACCOMODATION IN KOTA KINABALU

The city of Kota Kinabalu is the capital of Malaysia’s Sabah state located in the northern part of the island of Borneo. Often referred to as KK, it is a coastal city surrounded by rainforest. It is known for its bustling markets, modern boardwalk, beaches and the waterfront Kota Kinabalu City Mosque. It is also a gateway to Kinabalu National Park, home of the 4,095m-high Mount Kinabalu, the tallest mountain in South East Asia. The Kota Kinabalu International airport is the second busiest airport in the country after KLIA in Kuala Lumpur., . The distance between the airport and the city centre of Kota Kinabalu is about 10 minutes' drive. The conference venue, on the campus of Universiti Malaysia Sabah is about 16 KM from the airport. Accomodation are easy to obtain and can be booked online, for instance, via Agoda.com or booking.com. Hotel room price ranges from less than RM100 to RM800 depending on visitors' preference, and subject to season and travel periods . For hotels near to the conference venue, the organizers suggest participants to check on these two links:

1. Grand Borneo Hotel

2. The Klagan Hotel

For ICE 2017's participants who wish to stay at Klagan Regency Hotel, please fill in this form and make a pre-book to obtain a special rate (government rate) offered by the hotel.

CONTACT US

For abstract/full paper submissions, please email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For any inquiries, please email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

PAPER PROCEEDINGS

ICE Proceedings

ASSESSING FINANCIAL RETURNS ON MICROLOANS FROM ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENT IMPACT: A CASE OF KOTA KINABALU (Azmi Abdul Majid, Anna Savarimuthu & Caroline Geetha)

FIRM LEVEL STOCK RETURNS VOLATILITY IN MALAYSIA: A SECTORAL STUDY (Saizal Bin Pinjaman & Sarma Binti Aralas)

FORECASTING OF MONEY DEMAND IN MALAYSIA USING NEURAL NETWORKS AND ECONOMETRIC MODEL (Norlin Khalid, Muhammad Harunurashid, Muhammad Harunurashid Thelata, Nur Fakhzan Marwan & Zulkefly Abdul Karim)

THE EFFECT OF SYSTEMATIC RISK FACTORS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MALAYSIA STOCK MARKET (Shameer Fahmi, Caroline Geetha, Rosle Mohidin)

THE POTENTIAL OF BIOELECTRICITY IN MALAYSIA (Kenneth R. Szulczyk & Dr. Md Atiqur Rahman Khan)

THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: EVIDENCE FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES (Jain Yassin & Sarma Binti Aralas)

THE POLLUTION HAVEN HYPOTHESIS: AN ANALYSIS OF ASEAN AND OECD COUNTRIES (Norazean Binti Rasit & Sarma Binti Aralas)

A STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL DEMAND FOR NATURAL GAS AS FUEL AMONG TAXI OWNERS IN KOTA KINABALU, SABAH. (Adzmir Bin Abd Rahman, Caroline Geetha)

POWERING TOURISM: WIND ENERGY AND ITS IMPACT ON RURAL TOURISM IN ILOCOS NORTE, PHILIPPINES (M.J.S. Barrera)

HUMAN CAPITAL VALUES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROGRAM PERFORMANCE IN SABAH (Roslinah Mahmud, Roselina Ahmad Saufi, Durrishah Idrus, Zatulkaramah A.B.U,Rosle Mohidin & Mariam Firdhaus Mad Nordin)