Economics and Finance Readings : Selected Papers from Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance, 2022

This book is a compilation of the best papers presented at the 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance (APEF), which is held annually in Singapore. With a great number of submissions, it presents the latest research findings in economics and finance and discusses relevant issues in today's world. The book is a useful resource for readers who want access to economics, finance and business research focusing on the Asia-Pacific region.2023 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance (APEF) will take place on the 14-15 Dec 2023 in Singapore.

Evan Lau serves as the Associate Professor and Head of Strategic in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). He was the Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate at the Faculty of Economics and Business from 2016 – 2017 and the Director of the Centre for Business, Economics and Finance Forecasting (BEFfore), UNIMAS from 2013 – 2016. He holds editorial positions in numerous international journals. He was at the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge from October 2013 – April 2014 as a visiting scholar. He was appointed as the Visiting Professor in Universitas Sebelas Maret from June - July 2019 and with Universitas Hayam Wuruk from February 2021 – August 2021. He was selected for the World Class Professor (WCP) program by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia, twice in 2020 and 2021. He was appointed the Visiting Research Fellowship (VRF) for the Central Bank of Malaysia in May 2021 for a year. Evan speaks at numerous international conferences in countries like Indonesia, UAE, Sri Lanka, Italy, India, Phillippines and Malaysia. Besides, he is also an active academic workshop instructor. He provides lectures, consultations and supervision to students and receives positive evaluations from both undergraduates and postgraduates. He often shares his life story and research findings in class. Today, his journal articles publications stand at 106, and he has 90 research papers published as chapters in books, conference proceedings, working papers, newsletters and newspaper articles. His excellence in research has brought him several award-winning awards, including the Young Researcher Award in UNIMAS, the Excellent Service Award, research medals from Research Expos, best papers, and Highest-Impact Journal Paper Award. To date, he has 83 postgraduate students under his supervision. He has examined 63 postgraduate theses and 142 undergraduate research projects. As an active researcher, he has been awarded a total of 28 research grants. He was listed among the Top 9% of economists in Malaysia since 2008 and the Top 10% in Asia since 2012 by the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) database. He is among the highly cited authors in UNIMAS. Apart from the academic journey, he joined several running events and enjoyed travelling around the world. 

Rayenda Khresna Brahmana, Ph.D., is currently attached to the College of Business Administration, University of Bahrain. He also serves BigaAlpha.id as a senior advisor. Brahmana has an MSc in Investment from the University of Birmingham and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Finance from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has published in reputable journals such as Business Strategy and the Environment, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Research in International Business and Finance, Global Finance Journal, Journal of Strategy and Management, Management Research Review, and Economics Bulletin. His research area is behavioral corporate finance, behavioral finance,and corporate strategy.