Associate Prof. Dr. Chor Foon TANG
Ph.D. (UM), MEc.Mgmt (USM), BEc. (Hons.) (UUM)
Centre for Policy Research (CPR),
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Applied Econometrics (Time Series & Panel Data Analyses); Applied Macroeconomics; Economic Growth and Development; Empirical Economics; Energy Economics; Tourism Economics; Savings and Consumption Behaviour


RESEARCH GRANTS:

 Ongoing Research Grants:
  1. (2023) "Developing a New Model for Elucidating the Role of National and Entrepreneurial Leadership in Malaysia's Green Economy Transition", Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, MYR71,090, 2023-2025 (Principal Investigator)
  2. (2022) "Pembinaan Kerangka Asas Baharu Kemiskinan Bandar Kumpulan B40 di Pulau Pinang dan Kuala Lumpur", Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, MYR64,000, 2022-2024 (Co-investigator)
  3. (2021) "Exploring the Leadership Quality and Technological Knowledge (Innovation) in Accelerating Economic Growth: A Global Perspective", Research University (RU) Grant, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MYR40,000, 2021-2024 (Principal Investigator).
  4. (2020) "Is Awareness Enough to Change Pro-Environmental Behaviour? The Role of Discounting Distant Future among Malaysian", Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, MYR83,000, 2020-2022 (Co-investigator)
  5. (2020) "The Determinants of Happiness: The Case of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah", Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) Research@Borneo, Malaysia Comprehensive University Network (MCUN) - UiTM, UNIMAS and UMS, MYR15,000, 2020-2022 (Co-investigator)
  6. (2020) "A Demand-Supply Framework for Assessing Food Security in an Age of Globalisation: The Case of Malaysia", Short-Term Research Grants, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MYR17,900, 2020-2022 (Co-investigator) 

Completed Research Grants:
  1. (2021) "Developing Criminal Behaviour Indicators (CBI) for Malaysia", Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, MYR47,000, 2016-2020 (Co-investigator)
  2. (2020) "Determinants of Private Savings in Malaysia: A Macroeconomic View of Gender and Uncertainty", Short-Term Research Grants, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MYR23,369.80, February 2018 - August 2020 (Principal Investigator)
  3. (2019) "Developing a Macro-Econometric Framework for the Impact of Education Tourism on the Malaysian Economy", Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, MYR70,314, November 2015 - May 2019 (Principal Investigator)
  4. (2019) "Malaysian Informal Sector: How Are They Covered Against Contingencies", Social Security Research Centre (SSRC), University of Malaya, MYR157,000, 2016-2019 (Co-investigator) 
  5. (2018) "The Role of Academic Quality, Facility, and Safety in Explaining Inbound Educational Tourism Demand in Malaysia", Bridging Grant, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MYR5,000, January-November 2018 (Principal Investigator) 
  6. (2018) "The Dynamic Linkages between Domestic Investment, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Thailand", Internal Research Grant, KDU Penang University College, MYR2,500, May 2017 - July 2018. (Co-investigator)
  7. (2017) "The Major Determinants of Infant Mortality Rate: An International Evidence", Population Studies Unit (PSU), University of Malaya & UNFPA, MYR3,000, October-December 2017 (Principal Investigator)
  8. (2017) "Can Institutions Qualities Explain Tourists' Choice Destination", Population Studies Unit (PSU), University of Malaya & UNFPA, MYR3,000, April-September 2017 (Principal Investigator)
  9. (2017) "Determinants of Inbound Tourists' Destination Choice to Malaysia", Short-Term Research Grants, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MYR26,962.80, 2015-2017 (Principal Investigator)
  10. (2017) "Socioeconomic Differences in Utilisation of Health Screening: Evidence from Malaysia", Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS), Ministry of Higher Education, MYR49,996, 2014-2017 (Co-investigator)
  11. (2016) "An Econometric Assessment of the Determinants of Female Fertility in Malaysia", Population Studies Unit (PSU), University of Malaya & UNFPA, MYR3,000, Feb-Jun 2016 (Principal Investigator).



Articles Accepted for Publication:
  1. Chor Foon Tang and Muhamad Afiq Akmal Rosidi (Accepted) Investigating the Effects of ICT Infrastructure on Malaysia's Economic Growth: Insights from the Solow Growth Model. Forthcoming in Information Technology for Development, (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2022: 4.760, Q1]
  2. Chor Foon Tang and Yu Syuen Lim (In Press) The Effects of Telecommunication Technology and Leadership Quality on Private Consumption in Malaysia. International Social Science Journal, DOI: 10.1111/issj.12486 (Wiley-Blackwell) [Scopus]
  3. Chor Foon Tang and Salah Abosedra (In Press) The Influences of Telecommunication Technology and Gender Differences on Private Savings in the Asia-Pacific Region. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, DOI: 10.1108/APJBA-01-2022-0040 (Emerald) [Scopus]
  4. Chor Foon Tang, Ali Fakih and Salah Abosedra (Accepted) A Cross-Country Study of COVID-19 Mortality Rate: How Do Institutions Make a Change? Forthcoming in Journal of Health Management, (SAGE) [Scopus]
  5. Halim Mat Hashim and Chor Foon Tang (Accepted) Kesan Penyederhana Sikap Usahawan Terhadap Hubungan antara Pembiayaan Mikro dan Prestasi Perusahaan Mikro Bumiputera di Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Forthcoming in International Journal of Management Studies, (UUM Press), [ESCI]
  6. Noorasiah Sulaiman, Nurul Fathnin Muhamad Bustaman and Chor Foon Tang (In Press) Economic Growth and Female Labour Force Participation in an Ageing Society: Evidence from Southeast Asia. Applied Economics, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2023.2212964 (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2022: 2.237, Q2]
  7. Jiechen Wang and Chor Foon Tang (Accepted) The Influence of Business Environment on the Relationship between FDI and Economic Growth in China. Forthcoming in International Journal of China Studies, (University of Malaya Press) [Scopus]

Selected Articles in Refereed Journals:
  1. Tan, B.W., Tang, C.F. and Loo, T.K. (2024) The Contribution of Emerging Countries' Outward Foreign Direct Investment to Home Countries' Economic Growth. Journal of Economic Development, 49(1), pp. 63-71. Full Paper (Economic Research Institute of Chung-Ang University), [Scopus]
  2. Tang C.F. (2023) Kesan Kualiti Kepimpinan Negara, Eksport, dan Pelancongan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 57(1), pp. 193-205. Full Paper (UKM Press) [Scopus]
  3. Tang, C.F. and Abosedra, S. (2023) Unemployment Behaviour in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Developing Countries. International Journal of Business and Society, 24(1), pp. 164-183. Full Paper (UNIMAS Press) [Scopus]
  4. Tang, C.F. and Salisu, M. (2023) A Note on National Leadership and Technology in Moderating Finance-Growth Nexus. Economics and Business Letters, 12(1), pp. 68-74. Full Paper (Universidad de Oviedo) [Scopus]
  5. Tang, C.F., Law, S.H. and Harun, M. (2023) Demand for Inbound Educational Tourism: A Note on Relative Differences and Non-Linear Relationships. Current Issues in Tourism, 26(3), pp. 341-346. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2022: 7.957, Q1]
  6. Tang, C.F. and Yu Syuen Lim (2022) The Reactions of Long-Run Private Consumption in Malaysia to Crises, Economic Leadership and Telecommunication Technology. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 59(2), pp. 221-239. Full Paper (MEA Press) [Scopus]
  7. Lee, C.Y. and Tang, C.F. (2022) The Threshold and Contingency Effects of Technological Innovation on Renewable Energy. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 17(1), pp. 1999346. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2020: 4.621, Q3]
  8. Tang, C.F., Fakih, A. and Abosedra, S. (2022) The Fatality Rate of COVID-19: How Do Education, Health Infrastructure and Institutional Quality Make a Change? Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 16(2), pp. 166-182. Full Paper (SAGE) [Scopus]
  9. Tan, E.C, Tang, C.F. and Palaniandi, D.R. (2022) What Could Cause a Country's GNP to be Greater than Its GDP?. Singapore Economic Review, 67(2), pp. 557-566. Abstract (World Scientific) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2020: 1.736, Q3]
  10. Tang, C.F. (2021) The Threshold Effects of Educational Tourism on Economic Growth. Current Issues in Tourism, 24(1), pp. 33-48. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2020: 7.430, Q1]
  11. Tang, C.F.,  Abosedra, S. and Naghavi, N. (2021) Does the Quality of Institutions and Education Strengthen the Quality of the Environment? Evidence from a Global Perspective. Energy, 218, pp. 119303. Abstract (Elsevier) [SCI Impact Factor in 2020: 7.147, Q1]
  12. Tang, C.F. and Matahir, H. (2021) The Effect of Educational Tourism on the Sources of Growth: Evidence from a Kaleckian Macro Model. International Journal of Tourism Policy, 11(1), pp. 1-28. Abstract (Inderscience) [Scopus]
  13. Tang, C.F. (2020) Transmission Channels of Oil and Finance Toward Promoting Growth in China: The Role of Industrialisation. Applied Economics Letters, 27(7), pp. 596-600. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2019: 0.752, Q4]
  14. Tang, C.F., Tan, E.C. and Chua, S.Y. (2020) What Drive Private Savings in Malaysia? Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 56(2), pp. 275-285. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2019: 1.214, Q3]
  15. Tang, C.F., Salman, A. and Abosedra, S. (2020) Dynamic Interaction of Tourism, Finance, and Institutions in Explaining Growth in Asia's Little Dragon Economies. International Journal of Tourism Research, 22(1), pp. 15-25. Abstract (Wiley-Blackwell) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2019: 2.585, Q2]
  16. Tang, C.F. and Abosedra, S. (2020) Does Financial Development Moderates the Effects of Growth Volatility? The Experience of Malaysia. Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 14(4), pp. 361-381. Abstract (SAGE) [Scopus]
  17. Tang, C.F. and Abosedra, S. (2019) Logistics Performance, Exports, and Growth: Evidence from Asian Economies. Research in Transportation Economics, 78, 100743. Full Paper (Elsevier) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2018: 1.798, Q2]
  18. Abosedra, S. and Tang, C.F. (2019) Are Exports a Reliable Source of Economic Growth in MENA Countries? New Evidence from the Rolling Granger Causality Method. Empirical Economics, 56(3), pp. 831-841. Abstract (Springer) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2018: 1.029, Q3]
  19. Tang, C.F., Cheah, Y.K. and Chua, S.Y. (2019) Does Educational Tourism Significantly Influence Economic Growth? Evidence from a Macro-Econometric Modelling. International Journal of Business and Society, 20(3), pp. 924-935. Full Paper (UNIMAS) [Scopus]
  20. Al-mulali, U., Tang, C.F., Tan, B.W. and Ozturk, I. (2019) The Nexus of Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Gulf Cooperation Council Economies: Evidence from Non-Stationary Panel Data Methods. Geosystem Engineering, 22(1), pp. 40-47. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [Scopus]
  21. Tang, C.F. (2018) The Impacts of Governance and Institutions on Inbound Tourism Demand: Evidence from a Dynamic Panel Data Study. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 23(10), pp. 1000-1007. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2017: 1.352, Q3]
  22. Tang, C.F. and Tan, E.C. (2018) Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis: A New Global Evidence. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 59(3), pp. 304-311. Abstract (SAGE) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2017: 2.060, Q1]
  23. Tang, C.F. and Tan, E.C. (2018) Does the Source of Foreign Direct Investment Matter to Economic Growth in Malaysia? Global Economic Review, 47(2), pp. 174-181. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2016: 0.273, Q4] 
  24. Tang, C.F. and Ahmad S.N.A. (2018) Can Inbound Medical Tourism Boost Malaysia's Economic Growth? Tourism and Hospitality Research, 18(4), pp. 505-513. Full Paper (SAGE) [Scopus]
  25. Matahir, H. and Tang, C.F. (2018) Effects of Infrastructure, Safety and Academic Qualities on Demand for Educational Tourism in Malaysia. Institutions and Economies, 10(3), pp. 14-36. Full Paper (FEA-UM Press) [Scopus]
  26. Wong, W.P. and Tang, C.F. (2018) The Major Determinants of Logistic Performance in a Global Perspective: Evidence from Panel Data Analysis. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, 21(4), pp. 431-443. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2017: 1.820, Q4] 
  27. Tang, C.F. and Lau, E. (2017) Modelling the Demand for Inbound Medical Tourism: The Case of Malaysia. International Journal of Tourism Research, 19(5), pp. 584-593. Abstract (Wiley-Blackwell) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2016: 1.857, Q2]
  28. Tang, C.F., Cheam, C.L. and Ong, S.C. (2017) Comparing the Contributions of Tourism and Non-Tourism Exports to Economic Growth in Malaysia. Current Issues in Tourism, 20(12), pp. 1232-1245. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2016: 2.451, Q2]
  29. Tang, C.F. and Ozturk, I. (2017) Is Tourism a Catalyst of Growth in Egypt? Evidence from Granger Non-causality and the Generalised Variance Decomposition Analysis. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 28(2), pp. 173-181. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [Scopus]
  30. Tang, C.F. and Tan, E.C. (2017) Re-visiting the Savings-Led Growth Hypothesis and Its Stability in East Asian Economies. International Economic Journal, 31(2), pp. 436-447. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [Scopus]
  31. Tang, C.F. and Tey, N.P. (2017) Low Fertility in Malaysia: Can It Be Explained?. Journal of Population Research, 34(2), pp. 101-118. Abstract (Springer) [Scopus]
  32. Cheah, Y.K. and Tang, C.F. (2017) Factors Influencing the Use of Preventive Medical Care in Malaysia: Evidence from National Health and Morbidity Survey Data. Asian Economic Journal, 31(2), pp. 119-137. Abstract (Wiley-Blackwell) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2016: 0.256, Q4]
  33. Matahir, H. and Tang, C.F. (2017) Educational Tourism and Its Implications on Economic Growth in Malaysia. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 22(11), pp. 1110-1123. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2016: 1.051, Q3] 
  34. Parsva, P. and Tang, C.F. (2017) A Note on the Interaction between Stock Prices and Exchange Rates in Middle-East Economies, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 30(1), pp. 836-844. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2016: 0.742, Q3]
  35. Tang, C.F. and Abosedra, S. (2016) Tourism and Growth in Lebanon: New Evidence from Bootstrap Simulation and Rolling Causality Approaches. Empirical Economics, 50(2), pp. 679-696. Abstract (Springer) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2015: 0.614, Q3]
  36. Tang, C.F., Tan, B.W. and Ozturk, I. (2016) Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Vietnam. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 54, pp. 1506-1514. Abstract (Elsevier) [SCI Impact Factor in 2015: 6.798, Q1]
  37. Tang, C.F. and Abosedra, S. (2016) Does Tourism Expansion Effectively Spur Economic Growth in Morocco and Tunisia? Evidence from Time Series and Panel Data, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 8(2), pp. 127-145. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [ESCI, Scopus]
  38. Tang, C.F. and Tan, E.C. (2016) The Determinants of Inbound Tourism Demand in Malaysia: Another Visit with Non-stationary Panel Data Approach. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 27(2), pp. 189-200. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [Scopus]
  39. Tang, C.F., Tiwari, A.K. and Shahbaz, M. (2016) Dynamic Inter-relationships among Tourism, Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in India. Geosystem Engineering, 19(4), pp. 158-169. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [Scopus]
  40. Tang, C.F. and Tan, E.C. (2015) Does Tourism Effectively Stimulate Malaysia's Economic Growth?. Tourism Management, 46, pp. 158-163. Abstract (Elsevier) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2014: 2.554, Q1]
  41. Tang, C.F. and Tan, E.C. (2015) Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis in Malaysia: Evidence based upon Regime Shift Cointegration and Time-Varying Granger Causality Techniques. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 20(Supplement 1), pp. 1430-1450. Abstract (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2014: 1.023, Q2] 
  42. Tang, C.F. and Tan, B.W. (2015) The Impact of Energy Consumption, Income and Foreign Direct Investment on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Vietnam. Energy, 79, pp. 447-454. Abstract (Elsevier) [SCIE Impact Factor in 2014: 4.844, Q1]
  43. Tang, C.F. and Tan E.C. (2015) The Relative Contributions of Domestic and Foreign Direct Investments and Exports to Malaysia's Economic Growth?. Singapore Economic Review, 60(2), 1550011 (20 pages) Abstract (World Scientific) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2014: 0.129, Q4]
  44. Tang, C.F., Lai, Y.W. and Ozturk, I. (2015) How Stable is the Export-Led Growth Hypothesis? Evidence from Asia's Four Little Dragons. Economic Modelling, 44, 229-235. Abstract (Elsevier) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2014: 0.827, Q3]
  45. Tang, C.F. (2015) How Stable is the Savings-Led Growth Hypothesis in Malaysia? The Bootstrap Simulation and Recursive Causality Tests. Margin: The Journal of Applied Economics, 9(1), pp. 1-17. Abstract (SAGE) [ERA / ABDC Rank: C]
  46. Tang, C.F. and Darit, S.M. (2015) Penentu Makroekonomi Kadar Jenayah di Malaysia. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 49(2), pp. 53-60. Full Paper (UKM Press) [Scopus] [Written in the Malay Language]
  47. Tang, C.F., Yip, C.Y. and Ozturk, I. (2014) The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia: A Case for Electrical and Electronic Industry. Economic Modelling, 43, pp. 287-292. Abstract (Elsevier) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2013: 0.736, Q3]
  48. Hosseini, S.M.P. and Tang, C.F. (2014) The Effects of Oil and Non-oil Exports on Economic Growth: A Case Study of the Iranian Economy. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 27(1), pp. 427-441. Full Paper (Taylor & Francis) [SSCI Impact Factor in 2013: 0.241, Q4]
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