INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMICS 2019
PACIFIC SUTERA HOTEL, KOTA KINABALU
18-19 SEPTEMBER 2019
"Sustaining Global Development Through Policy, Innovation and Integration"
ANNOUNCEMENT
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
All papers shall be published in the conference online proceeding (E-ISSN: 0126-9658). Selected papers may be published in either one of the following journals:
Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development (Indexed)
Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (Indexed)
The Borneo Review
SPECIAL SESSION
Special sessions may be organized for the presentation of papers by any interested agency or organization with a minimum of 5 participants or papers.
VIDEO PRESENTATION
Presenter unable to attend the ICE 2019 can submit a 10-15 minutes video presentation by 09 September 2019. The video should be in MP4/AVI/FLV/WMV format.
BEST PAPER AWARD
The “Best Paper Award” selected by the editorial committee will be given to one of the papers during ICE 2019 opening ceremony.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah is pleased to announce that the second International Conference on Economics (ICE 2019) will be held on 18-19th September 2019 at the Pacific Sutera Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The conference theme is “Sustaining Global Development Through Policy, Innovation and Integration”. 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
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Adjunct Professor Khaeruddin Sudharmin
IMPORTANT DATES
| Abstract submission: 10 September 2019 |
| Earlybird payment: 31 August 2019 |
| Full paper submission: 10 September 2019 |
| Conference Dates: 18-19 September 2019 |
CONFERENCE TOPIC
International Economics | Law and Economics |
Financial Economics | Political Economics |
Labor Economics | Economic Policy |
Growth and Development Economics | Applied Economics |
Environmental and Resource Economics | Islamic Economics |
Economic Systems | Economics Methodology |
Economic Integration | Sustainable Development |
Health Economics | Other topics related to economics |
ABSTRACT AND FULL PAPER SUBMISSION
Abstract and full paper can be submitted via email to:
TENTATIVE AND PARALLEL SESSION
FEES
STATUS | FEE | EARLYBIRD | |
Malaysian | Presenter | RM 900 | RM 800 |
Student | RM 450 | - | |
Participant | RM 600 | Group of 5 or more – RM 500 | |
Non-Malaysian | Presenter | USD 450 | USD 400 |
Student | USD 225 | - | |
Participant | USD 350 | Group of 5 or more – USD 300 | |
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Should financial assistance or a sponsorship are needed, presenter or participant may fill out the financial assistance request form.
PAYMENT METHOD
Presenter or participants can complete the fee payment via bank transfer/telegraphic transfer etc. For those who have applied for financial assistance, make sure to wait for the feedback from the ICE 2019 Organizing Committee before you proceed with the fee payment.
REGISTRATION
Along with full paper submission and fee payment, presenter of participant need to confirm attendance through:
INTRODUCTION TO AUTHORS
Use these instructions if you are preparing a manuscript to submit to this conference. ICE 2019 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. Please be informed that all full paper submission will be included in conference paper proceeding.
PAPER SAMPLE AND TEMPLATE
Sample of paper for ICE 2019 submission. |
Template for ICE 2019 submission. |
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (Indexed) |
The Borneo Review |
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 2019.
BROCHURE
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
ACCOMMODATION 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, the Pacific Sutera Hotel meanwhile is about 6KM from the airport and 3.2KM from the city centre. Accommodation 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. Rate for room at the Pacific Sutera Hotel can be checked at:
FURTHER INQUIRY
ICE 2019 Conference Secretariat, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Tel: (+6088) 320000 Ext.1544/1633
Fax: (+6088) 320360
PAPER PROCEEDINGS
1. THE EFFECT OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SHOCKS ON THE MOVEMENT OF PALM OIL PRICE: A SVAR ANALYSIS OF MALAYSIA (Noor Amirah Zaidon & Zulkefly Abdul Karim)
2. CAN MALAYSIA BE ASIAN TIGER AGAIN? EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF LONG RUN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MACROECONOMIC FACTORS AND EXCHANGE RATE IN MALAYSIA (Herniza Roxanne Marcus, Faridah Mohd Shah & Suali@Suhailie Bin Bakrin)
3. MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES AND HOUSING PRICE IN MALAYSIA (Wong Vui Kiong & Sarma Binti Aralas)
4. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TOWARDS ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MALAYSIA (Nuraini Yusop, Nurul Hidayah Mat Nor, Siti Rahayu Beli, Farnidah Jasnie & Tai Nyuk Chin)
5. COMMONALITY IN LIQUIDITY AND THE MALAYSIAN STOCK MARKET (Rapheedah Binti Musneh, Mohd. Rahimie Abdul Karim & Caroline Geetha A/P Arokiadasan)
6. EXPLAINING AWARENESS OF ISLAMIC BANKING SYSTEM AMONG MOZAMBIQUE’S PEOPLE: AN EMPIRICAL TEST (Gracindo Florencio Pio Papelo & Hanudin Amin)
7. DOES MEAN REVERSION OCCURS IN SELECTED AFRICAN STOCK MARKETS? (Ricky Chia Chee Jiun & Pang Wan Xin)
8. FORECASTING FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS IN MALAYSIA (Tai-Hock Kuek, Chin-Hong Puah & M. Affendy Arip)
9. IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LECTURERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES (Yusuf A. Hashim)
10. DETERMINANTS OF FEMALE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN SABAH (Siti Noraain binti M.Hamdan, Beatrice Lim, Khairul Hanim Pazim & Janice L.H. Nga)
11. DETERMINANTS OF UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN SABAH (Chin Yee Ting, Beatrice Lim Fui Yee & Dayangku Aslinah Abd Rahim)
12. DETERMINANTS OF EXITS FROM THE LABOR MARKET AMONG FEMALE: A CASE STUDY IN SABAH, MALAYSIA (Hamisa Binti Maskul, Beatrice Lim Fui Yee & Rostika Petrus Boroh)
13. AN INSIGHT INTO RECRUITING QUALITY ACADEMICS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GENERATION Y (Jakaria Dasan & Lilis Surienty)
14. EQUAL ACCESS OF EDUCATION IN INDIA: WHY THIS GENDER INEQUALITY? (Shree Priya Singh & Pushpendra Singh)
15. SKILL-RELATED INADEQUATE EMPLOYMENT IN MALAYSIA (Nurul Shahirah Mokthar, Beatrice Lim, Kasim Mansur, Dayangku Aslinah Abd. Rahim & Rostika Petrus Boroh)
16. IMPRESSIVE IMPRESSIONS ON KOTA KINABALU CITY HALL WORKING PERFORMANCE (Welin Mukil, Janice L.H. Nga & Petrus Gandilau)
17. DETERMINANTS OF TOURISM DEMAND IN SARAWAK: AN AUGMENTED GRAVITY MODEL (Chin-Hong Puah, Meng-Chang Jong & Mohammad Affendy Arip)
18. CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION AND TOURISM PROMOTION PROJECTS DRIVEN BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN EAST ASIA (Jonghyun Park)
19. THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) INFRASTRUCTURE ON ASEAN TRADE (Normaz Wana Ismail & Siti Khadizah Omar)
20. ARE TRADE INTEGRATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN CONFLICT? EVIDENCE FROM MALAYSIA (Nuraini Binti Yusop, Kasim Mansur & Saizal Pinjaman)
21. FORECASTING TOURISM DEMAND WITH COMPOSITE INDICATOR APPROACH FOR FIJI (Ann-Ni Soh, Chin-Hong Puah & M. Affendy Arip)
22. PALM OIL INDUSTRY: FIRMS’ SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE (Sean Andrew Labansing & Sidah Bt. Idris)