WILSON CHEE SEONG, OW [email protected] 04 02 643393

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics (2015) – Putra University (AWAITING VIVA VOCE) Thesis : Determinants of Remittance and Migration and Their Impact on Economic Growth; Supervisor : Professor Muzafar Shah Habibullah

M.A (with Merit) in Economics (2000) University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom Dissertation: Application of Kaldor Growth Laws on the Economic Growth of Malaysia; Co-supervisors: Professor Anthony P. Thirlwall and Professor Miguel Leon Ledesma

B.A. (Honours) in Economics with Econometrics (1999), University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom with Upper Second Class Degree

WORKING EXPERIENCE

June 2015 – current

Casual Tutor in Economics UWSCollege, University of Western Sydney (Nirimba and Bankstown Campus)

May 2005 – March 2015

Senior Lecturer cum Programme Director (since 2012) Taylor’s University, Lakeside Campus, , Malaysia

Teaching Duties Degree level - Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Economics, Industrial Economics, Global Business Context, Development Economics; Foundation level- Principles of Economics, Quantitative Techniques, Mathematics and Statistics

Programme Director Duties Curriculum Development, Subject Content Design, Student Engagement Activities, E- Learning Implementation, Student Retention, Counselling for Students and Parents

February 2004 – April 2005

Lecturer – HELP University, Damansara City Centre, Malaysia

April 2003 – February 2004

Lecturer – KDU University College, Damansara Jaya, Malaysia

February 2001 – March 2003

Associate Consultant – Corporate Finance – Arthur Andersen Public Accountants (later known as Ernst and Young Public Accountants)

PULICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Citation Indexed Journals & Refereed Conference Proceedings

“Intertemporal Changes of the Influence of Environmental Degradation on Migration. The Case of Malaysia and Asia-Pacific Countries.” (2015). Journal of Malaysian Studies 33(1) O.C.S Wilson, A.H Baharom and Muzafar Shah Habibullah.

“Time Series Analysis of the Impact of Consumption and Energy Use on Environmental Degradation: Evidence from Malaysia.” (2015) Journal of Malaysian Studies 33(1) R.Ratneswary V.Rasiah, A.H Baharom, O.C.S. Wilson & Muzafar Shah Habibullah,

“Intertemporal changes in the antecedents: of migration in 1990-2000 period The case of Malaysia and Asia-Pacific countries.” (2014) International Journal of Social Economics, 41(4), O.C.S Wilson, A.H Baharom and Muzafar Shah Habibullah. pp. 266-277 (ISI/Scopus)

“Does Environmental Degradation Influence Migration?The Case of Malaysia and Asia-Pacific Countries.” (2012) USM–AUT International Conference 2012. O.C.S. Wilson, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, and A.H Baharom; ISBN 978 967 394 1155; pp. 537-545.

“Time Series Analysis of the Impact of Consumption and Energy Use on Environmental Degradation: Evidence from Malaysia.” (2012) USM–AUT International Conference 2012 R.Ratneswary V.Rasiah, A.H Baharom, O.C.S. Wilson & Muzafar Shah Habibullah,ISBN 978 967 394 1155; pp. 933-945.

“Inter-Relationship Between Poverty, Trade And Crime: A Cross-Sectional Study For Least Developed Countries.” (2012) Academicia, ISSN 2249 –7137, O.C.S.Wilson and A.H. Baharom Vol 2(9) pp.73-79.

“Beeronomics: A Time Series Analysis of Consumer Behaviour in the Beer Market in Malaysia.”(2012), Taylor’s Business Review, ISSN 2232 0172 R.Ratneswary V.Rasiah, A.H.Baharom, Wilson Ow Chee Seong, and Muzafar Shah Habibullah Vol 2(2) pp.133- 148.

Research Grants - from Public Funding (Government Agencies) Research University Grant Scheme worth RM15,000 titled “Global Determinants of Migration”

LANGUAGES Fluent in written and spoken English, Malay, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese)

ECONOMETRIC SOFTWARE - E-Views, STATA

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS  Reviewer for International Journal of Social Economics  Reviewer for Taylor’s Business Review  First-place Winner of Faculty Level 3-Minute Thesis Competition (2013)  Finalist in the National Level 3-Minute Thesis Competition (2014)

REFEREES

Ms Teh Chee Ai (Previous Employer) Deputy Dean, Taylor’s Business School Taylor’s University No. 1, Jalan Taylor’s 47500 Subang Jaya, Malaysia Email: [email protected]

Professor Dr. Khong Kok Wei Professor of Marketing Analytics, University of Nottingham Business School University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Jalan 43500 , Malaysia Email: [email protected]