Dr. Mohammad Solgi is an Assistant Professor at Imam Hossein University, Tehran, where he also serves as the Head of the Faculty of Strategic Management and Planning. He has published 11 conference papers and 29 journal articles in domestic scholarly outlets, and his research collaborations span over 15 years with multiple researchers, with the most frequent co-authorship with Mahdi Vatankhah (three joint publications). His scholarship focuses on financial stability, public sector budgeting and performance, banking and financial intermediation, financial auditing, and Islamic finance and banking. He has contributed extensively to topics such as macroeconomic factors affecting banking system stability, the design of financial stability measurement models, performance auditing in the public sector, and stakeholder frameworks in Islamic banking. Beyond research, he is the editor-in-chief of several academic journals, including Strategic Budgeting and Financial Research. Dr. Solgi’s work reflects a commitment to bridging empirical investigation and policy-oriented analysis in financial systems and governance.
Prof. Alireza Erfani is a Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran. His principal areas of specialization are Monetary Economics and Econometrics, with broader research interests spanning Macroeconomics, Monetary and Financial Policy, Banking Economics, Financial Markets, and Applied Econometrics.
Prof. Erfani holds a Ph.D. in Economics, with a specialization in Econometrics and Monetary Economics, from the University of Mazandaran. He received his M.A. in Economics from the University of Tehran and his B.Sc. in Statistics from the University of Isfahan. His interdisciplinary academic background in statistics and economics has provided a strong foundation for his extensive use of quantitative methods, econometric modeling, and empirical analysis in addressing complex economic and policy-related questions.
His research has extensively addressed monetary economics and macroeconomic policy, including monetary policy transmission, inflation, liquidity, interest rates, exchange-rate dynamics, monetary and fiscal policy interactions, banking behavior, financial stability, and the effects of macroeconomic shocks on financial and asset markets. A significant part of his scholarly work focuses on the Iranian economy and seeks to provide empirical evidence relevant to monetary, financial, and macroeconomic policymaking.
Methodologically, Prof. Erfani's research draws on a wide range of econometric and quantitative approaches, including time-series analysis, regime-switching models, time-varying parameter models, autoregressive frameworks, and other advanced econometric techniques. More recently, his research has also incorporated emerging analytical approaches, particularly machine learning and data-driven methods, for economic modeling and forecasting, including applications to exchange-rate analysis and prediction.
His research interests also extend to Behavioral Economics and the behavioral dimensions of economic policymaking. His scholarly work has examined issues related to decision-making under uncertainty, behavioral characteristics of monetary policymakers, trust and opportunistic behavior in banking, and the potential application of behavioral approaches and nudges in economic and financial policy. His broader research portfolio also includes financial economics, asset markets, banking, fiscal sustainability, knowledge-based firms, and the interaction between macroeconomic variables and financial markets.
In addition to his research and teaching activities, Prof. Erfani has been actively involved in supervising graduate research and contributing to the education of postgraduate students in economics. His scholarly profile reflects an integrated approach combining economic theory, quantitative and econometric methods, and the empirical analysis of real-world economic challenges.
Overall, Prof. Erfani's academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Monetary Economics and Econometrics, complemented by expertise and research interests in Macroeconomics, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Banking Economics, Financial Markets, Behavioral Economics, and the application of advanced quantitative and machine-learning methods to economic analysis.
Prof. Asghar Abolhasani Hastiani is a Professor of Economics at Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran, with extensive academic, research, and executive experience in Monetary and Banking Economics, Islamic Economics and Banking, and Economic Policymaking. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics with a primary specialization in Monetary Economics. His academic and professional activities have largely focused on monetary and banking issues, monetary and financial policies, banking systems, financial markets, Islamic finance, and interest-free banking.
His research interests encompass a broad range of topics in monetary and macroeconomic economics, including monetary policy, interbank markets, banking resources and deposits, liquidity and credit risk, bank capital, exchange-rate arrangements, financial stability and fragility, economic and financial sanctions, and financing mechanisms. His scholarly work has also employed various quantitative and economic modeling approaches, including Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models, Generalized Method of Moments (GMM), and network analysis.
Islamic economics and finance constitute another major area of Prof. Abolhasani Hastiani's academic work. His research and publications address theoretical foundations of Islamic economics, interest-free banking, Islamic central banking, Islamic financial instruments, Sukuk, and financing mechanisms consistent with Islamic economic principles. He has also contributed to scholarly work on electronic banking and its economic, technological, social, and organizational dimensions.
In addition to his academic career, Prof. Abolhasani Hastiani has held several senior positions in Iran's economic and financial policymaking institutions. His professional experience includes serving as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a member of the Central Bank's Executive Board and its Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs, and in senior positions at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance. He has also served as a member of the Executive Board of the National Development Fund of Iran and participated in several high-level councils and specialized bodies concerned with monetary, banking, insurance, and economic policy.
The combination of his academic background and extensive policymaking experience has positioned his work at the intersection of economic theory, empirical research, and practical economic policy. His principal field of specialization can therefore be characterized as Monetary and Banking Economics, complemented by substantial expertise in Islamic Economics and Banking, Monetary and Financial Policy, Macroeconomics, Banking Systems, and Financing.
Prof. Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed is a Professor at the Faculty of Management and Economics, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Tehran. His principal academic interests are in Monetary Economics and Macroeconomics, with particular emphasis on monetary theory, money and credit, general equilibrium, and economic policy.
His doctoral research focused on the theory of money, credit, and general equilibrium, reflecting his academic interest in the interaction between monetary mechanisms, credit systems, and macroeconomic equilibrium. His scholarly work has addressed various issues related to monetary economics, inflation, monetary reform, economic policy, and the structural challenges of the Iranian economy.
Prof. Rezaee's academic interests also extend to broader areas of economic policymaking, strategic planning, and economic development. His research and professional activities reflect an interest in connecting economic theory with practical policy challenges, particularly those associated with monetary and macroeconomic developments and the institutional and structural dimensions of the Iranian economy.
Alongside his academic career, Prof. Rezaee has accumulated extensive experience in senior-level public administration and policymaking. This combination of academic work and practical policy experience has contributed to a multidisciplinary perspective encompassing economics, strategic management, public policymaking, and national-level economic planning.
Overall, his academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Monetary Economics and Macroeconomics, complemented by interests in Money and Credit, General Equilibrium Theory, Economic Policy, Strategic Planning, and Economic Development.
Prof. Hassanali Sinaei is a Professor in the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. His principal areas of academic specialization include Financial Management, Capital Markets, Investment and Portfolio Management, Risk and Return, Behavioral Finance, and Quantitative Financial Analysis.
A significant part of Prof. Sinaei's research has focused on capital markets, particularly the Tehran Stock Exchange. His scholarly work covers a broad range of topics, including stock prices and returns, systematic and idiosyncratic risk, liquidity risk, portfolio management and optimization, corporate financial constraints, investment decisions, dividend policy, financial performance, and firm value.
Behavioral Finance constitutes another important dimension of his research. His work has addressed investor sentiment and behavior, the role of financial and public information in investment decisions, information transparency, and the relationship between economic variables and investor sentiment. This line of research integrates conventional financial analysis with behavioral approaches to understanding decision-making in capital markets.
Prof. Sinaei's research interests also encompass Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance. His academic work and supervised research have examined issues such as corporate governance mechanisms, value-based financial performance, earnings management, dividend policy, corporate investment, financial constraints, and other factors affecting corporate financial performance and market value.
In recent years, his research portfolio has increasingly incorporated advanced quantitative techniques, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep-learning approaches to financial analysis. Applications include stock-market forecasting, liquidity prediction, option pricing, portfolio optimization using neural networks, and the prediction and assessment of corporate financial risk. These studies reflect an increasing integration of financial theory with computational and data-driven approaches.
In addition to his research and publication activities, Prof. Sinaei has been extensively involved in supervising graduate research in Financial Management, Capital Markets, Investment, Corporate Finance, and related areas. His academic profile therefore reflects an integrated approach combining financial theory, empirical analysis, quantitative methods, and practical applications in capital markets.
Overall, Prof. Sinaei's academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Financial Management, Capital Markets, and Investment, complemented by expertise and research interests in Portfolio Management, Asset Pricing, Risk Management, Behavioral Finance, Corporate Governance, and the application of quantitative methods, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to financial analysis and forecasting.
Prof. Mohammad Mehdi Askari is a Professor in the Department of Monetary and Financial Economics, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Economics, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran. His principal academic and research interests lie in Monetary and Financial Economics, Islamic Finance and Banking, Financial Markets, and Risk Management, with particular emphasis on the theoretical and practical dimensions of Islamic financial systems.
A major area of Prof. Askari's scholarly work is Islamic finance and banking. His research has addressed interest-free banking, Islamic modes of financing, Islamic financial instruments, Sukuk, risk-sharing mechanisms, and the assessment and management of financial and credit risk within Islamic financial institutions. His work reflects a particular interest in examining how Islamic financial principles can be translated into effective financial instruments and institutional arrangements.
Monetary economics and monetary policy constitute another important dimension of his academic profile. His research interests encompass monetary and banking systems, monetary and exchange-rate policies, financial markets, and the interaction between monetary and fiscal policies and the real economy. These areas connect his work in Islamic finance with broader questions in monetary and financial economics and economic policymaking.
Risk management is also a significant component of Prof. Askari's research. His scholarly activities include the analysis of credit risk, risk and return in Islamic banking facilities, risk assessment of Islamic financial instruments, and alternative risk-sharing approaches to financial intermediation. This line of research is particularly relevant to the development of financial systems based on participation and risk sharing rather than conventional interest-based financial arrangements.
Prof. Askari's academic interests further extend to Islamic capital markets and the development and evaluation of Shariah-compliant financial products. His work encompasses Islamic securities and Sukuk, financing mechanisms for firms, Islamic capital-market products, and the assessment of financial instruments from risk and efficiency perspectives.
Beyond monetary and financial issues, his research portfolio also engages with broader themes in Islamic economics, including the relationship between Islamic institutions and economic development, Islamic and conventional taxation, and the institutional foundations of an Islamic economic system. This broader perspective connects his specialized work in monetary and financial economics with questions of economic development and public policy.
Overall, Prof. Askari's academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Monetary and Financial Economics and Islamic Finance, complemented by expertise and research interests in Islamic Banking, Monetary Policy, Islamic Capital Markets, Islamic Financial Instruments and Sukuk, Risk Management, Risk Sharing, and Islamic Financing.
Dr. Saeed Fathi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Management from Tarbiat Modares University, where he also completed his M.Sc. in Business Management. He received his B.Sc. in Business Management from the University of Isfahan.
His principal areas of academic specialization are Financial Management, Corporate Finance, and Financial Engineering. His research interests encompass corporate financial policies, capital structure, financial leverage, dividend policy, cost of capital, information asymmetry, corporate governance, agency costs, cash holdings, financial constraints, financial flexibility, and corporate financial performance.
Financial Engineering and derivatives markets constitute another major area of Dr. Fathi's research. His scholarly work has examined options-market efficiency, arbitrage strategies, futures contracts, derivatives-based risk management, and the effectiveness of financial derivatives in managing market and investment risks. His research in these areas combines financial theory with empirical analysis of financial markets.
Dr. Fathi's research interests also extend to Investment Management and Capital Markets. His work covers portfolio management and optimization, stock-market liquidity, technical analysis, investment opportunities, perceived investment risk, investor behavior, and capital-market efficiency. A substantial part of his empirical research has examined firms and financial instruments traded in the Iranian capital market.
A distinctive methodological dimension of his academic work is the extensive application of meta-analysis to financial research. He has employed meta-analytic approaches to synthesize empirical findings in areas such as options-market efficiency, arbitrage strategies, corporate governance, financial performance, and information asymmetry. This methodological orientation complements his empirical research in Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering.
His more recent research continues to address contemporary issues in Corporate Finance, including the relationship between information asymmetry and the cost of equity capital, corporate financial signaling, the interaction between cash holdings and financial leverage, adjustment dynamics in corporate financial policies, and the relationships among corporate governance, debt, dividend policies, and agency costs.
Overall, Dr. Fathi's academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Financial Management, Corporate Finance, and Financial Engineering, complemented by expertise and research interests in Derivatives Markets, Financial Risk Management, Investment and Portfolio Management, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, and Meta-Analysis in Finance.
Dr. Gholamreza Mansourfar is a faculty member at Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, specializing in Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investment, and Financial Markets. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). His academic and research interests span Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, Capital Markets, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Sustainable Finance, and the application of quantitative and intelligent methods to financial analysis.
A major area of Dr. Mansourfar's research is investment management and financial markets. His scholarly work has addressed portfolio selection and optimization, international portfolio diversification, emerging capital markets, risk and return, and stock-price prediction. His research frequently integrates financial theory with econometric techniques and optimization algorithms to analyze financial markets and support investment decision-making.
Corporate Finance constitutes another central dimension of his research. His work has examined capital and debt structure, debt maturity, financial leverage, financing constraints, investment efficiency, financial distress, information asymmetry, cash holdings, and corporate financial performance. These studies explore how corporate financing decisions and financial structures influence investment behavior, firm performance, and value creation.
Dr. Mansourfar has also conducted extensive research in Corporate Governance. His scholarly work investigates the relationships among corporate governance quality, information asymmetry, investment efficiency, cash holdings, stakeholder management, and fraudulent financial reporting. This research connects Corporate Finance with accounting, financial reporting, governance mechanisms, and organizational accountability.
In recent years, Sustainable Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues have become increasingly prominent in his research portfolio. His international publications have examined CSR reporting and assurance, sustainability performance, stakeholder orientation, investment efficiency, and the relationship between sustainability practices and corporate financial performance.
Another distinctive feature of Dr. Mansourfar's research is the application of quantitative, computational, and artificial-intelligence-based methods to financial problems. His studies have employed econometric techniques, genetic algorithms, portfolio optimization methods, machine learning, and deep learning for financial-market analysis and stock-price prediction. This stream of research bridges traditional financial theory with data science and modern computational approaches.
Overall, Dr. Mansourfar's academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Financial Management, Corporate Finance, and Investment, complemented by expertise and research interests in Portfolio Management and Optimization, Capital Markets, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Sustainable Finance and ESG, and the application of Econometrics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence to financial analysis.
Dr. Gholamhasan Taghi Nataj Malekshah is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Management and Economics, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran. His academic and research activities are primarily concentrated in Accounting and Auditing, with particular interests in Financial Reporting, Public Sector Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Financial Transparency, and Accountability.
One of his major areas of academic interest is Financial Accounting and Reporting. His research addresses issues related to the quality of accounting information, financial reporting systems, and the role of accounting information in supporting managerial and stakeholder decision-making. This line of research emphasizes the importance of reliable and relevant financial information in improving organizational decision-making and accountability.
Auditing constitutes another important dimension of Dr. Taghi Nataj's academic profile. His research interests include audit quality, auditor independence, auditor characteristics, audit reporting, and the role of auditing in enhancing the credibility and reliability of financial information. These areas highlight the importance of effective auditing mechanisms in strengthening confidence in financial statements and organizational reporting.
Public Sector Accounting is also a significant component of his scholarly interests. His work in this area encompasses the implementation of accrual accounting, public-sector financial reporting, financial accountability, transparency, budgeting, financial control, and the role of accounting information in the management of public resources. This field is particularly concerned with improving the quality of financial information and strengthening accountability within governmental and public organizations.
Financial transparency and accountability constitute complementary themes in his research. From this perspective, accounting and financial reporting are considered not only technical functions but also essential mechanisms of organizational governance, oversight, and accountability. Effective accounting systems can contribute to greater transparency, improved performance evaluation, and enhanced accountability to stakeholders.
His broader academic interests also intersect with Management Accounting and organizational performance evaluation. In this context, financial and non-financial information serves as an important foundation for planning, control, managerial decision-making, and performance assessment, connecting accounting practices with organizational management and governance.
Overall, Dr. Taghi Nataj Malekshah's academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Accounting and Auditing, complemented by research interests in Financial Reporting, Public Sector Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Financial Transparency and Accountability, and Organizational Performance Evaluation.
Dr. Rouhollah Tavallaei is an Associate Professor in the Department of Knowledge Management, Faculty of Management, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran. His principal academic and research interests include Knowledge Management, Strategic Management, Technology Management, Digital Transformation, and Islamic Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Management, with a specialization in Production and Operations Management, from Allameh Tabataba'i University. Prior to joining Imam Hossein University, he served as a faculty member at the Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University.
Knowledge Management constitutes the central focus of Dr. Tavallaei's academic work. His research addresses various dimensions of organizational knowledge management, including knowledge management infrastructures, knowledge creation, sharing, transfer and application, organizational knowledge systems, organizational learning, critical thinking in knowledge management, and the relationship between knowledge management and organizational performance and excellence. His work approaches knowledge as a strategic organizational resource and knowledge management as a mechanism for improving learning, decision-making, innovation, and organizational performance.
One of his more recent lines of research focuses on advancing the theoretical foundations of Knowledge Management. In this context, his work on “Intuitive Knowledge Management” explores intuitive knowledge as a third dimension alongside explicit and tacit knowledge. This research reflects his interest in extending conventional knowledge-management frameworks and investigating deeper cognitive and organizational dimensions of knowledge.
Strategic Management represents another important dimension of his academic profile. His research examines the relationships among knowledge, strategy, strategic and operational performance, organizational excellence, organizational capabilities, and competitive advantage. This perspective integrates Knowledge Management with broader questions of strategy formulation, organizational performance, and long-term organizational development.
Dr. Tavallaei's research interests also encompass Technology Management, Information Systems, and Digital Transformation. His scholarly work has addressed information technology infrastructure, business intelligence, organizational agility, and digital governance. More recent studies have employed bibliometric and science-mapping approaches to investigate the evolution and intellectual structure of emerging fields such as digital governance.
Another emerging area of his research is the intersection of Knowledge Management and Public Policymaking. His work in this area examines how organizational knowledge, scientific evidence, accumulated experience, and knowledge-management mechanisms can support policymaking and decision-making processes. This research stream includes studies of knowledge-management policies and practices supporting parliamentary policymaking as well as bibliometric investigations of the broader relationship between Knowledge Management and public policy.
Organizational resilience and crisis management have also become important components of his recent research agenda. His work examines how knowledge-management capacities—including strategic awareness, organizational learning and unlearning, organizational memory, relational coordination, and adaptive knowledge processes—can contribute to organizational resilience under conditions of uncertainty and crisis.
Islamic Management constitutes an additional area of his academic and teaching interests, focusing on management approaches within the context of Islamic values and principles and the development of context-sensitive and indigenous approaches to management.
Overall, Dr. Tavallaei's academic specialization can be characterized primarily as Knowledge Management and Strategic Management, complemented by research interests and expertise in Technology Management and Digital Transformation, Knowledge Management in Policymaking, Organizational Learning and Resilience, Organizational Performance and Excellence, and Islamic Management. A distinctive feature of his scholarly profile is an interdisciplinary approach to Knowledge Management and its application across organizational, strategic, technological, and policymaking contexts.
Professor Muneeza is a professor and the associate dean for students and internationalisation at INCEIF University in Malaysia, which is renowned as the global University of Islamic Finance. She has an extensive career, having served as the first female Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in the Maldives, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury in the Maldives, and Head of Islamic Finance at the Capital Market Development Authority of the Maldives.
She has also been a member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy (National Fatawa Council of the Maldives), the first chairman of the Hajj pilgrimage fund at Maldives Hajj Corporation Limited, and the chairman of Maldives Center for Islamic Finance Limited. The government of the Maldives established the latter to position the country as the hub of Islamic finance in South Asia. Professor Muneeza has played key roles as an Islamic finance consultant, contributing to developing the first Shariah-compliant Islamic microfinance scheme in the Maldives.
Furthermore, she has served as the Shariah Advisor for structuring all corporate sukuk offerings in the Maldives and private sukuk and Islamic treasury instruments for the Maldivian government. Professor Muneeza was a consultant involved in drafting the legal framework for the country’s Islamic capital market.
Ilham Sentosa is a Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Universiti Kuala Lumpur Business School, Malaysia. He specializes in marketing, business administration, consumer economics, and quantitative social research, with additional expertise in probability theory and applied statistics. His academic background reflects a strong interdisciplinary orientation, integrating analytical, behavioral, and managerial perspectives to explore how consumers, markets, and organizations behave within rapidly evolving economic environments.
Professor Sentosa has developed a significant body of scholarly work spanning statistical modeling, quantitative methods in social sciences, consumer behavior, market performance analysis, and strategic business decision-making. His research contributes to both theoretical advancements and practical applications in areas such as customer satisfaction, market dynamics, brand management, and data-driven decision systems. Over the course of his academic career, he has published extensively in reputable journals and has supervised numerous postgraduate research projects in marketing analytics, business strategy, and quantitative modeling.
With a strong commitment to academic leadership and institutional development, Professor Sentosa plays an active role in advancing the research culture at Universiti Kuala Lumpur. His professional activities include mentoring emerging scholars, leading collaborative research initiatives, and contributing to curriculum development in management, entrepreneurship, and quantitative research methods.
Peyman Akhavan is a Lecturer at Essex Business School, University of Essex, Southend-on-Sea, U.K. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering, earned in 2007 from the Iran University of Science and Technology, where he developed a strong foundation in organizational systems, innovation, and knowledge-driven management processes. His academic work sits at the intersection of knowledge management, innovation management, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and human resource management, reflecting a multidisciplinary orientation toward understanding how organizations adapt and innovate in rapidly changing environments.
Dr. Akhavan is a highly productive researcher with an extensive publication record, authoring more than one hundred research papers in reputable international journals and scientific outlets. His research spans a broad range of applied and theoretical domains, including supply chain management, blockchain technologies, authentication systems, industrial and automotive ecosystems, business environment analysis, chaotic systems, clustering methods, and digital innovation architectures. His work frequently addresses challenges related to organizational learning, knowledge flows, technological adoption, and performance improvement within complex operational settings.
By integrating perspectives from engineering, management, and digital technologies, Dr. Akhavan contributes to advancing scholarly and practical understanding of how knowledge-intensive processes drive organizational effectiveness. His academic activities continue to support research, teaching, and engagement with industry and policy communities in areas central to innovation, transformation, and strategic human resource development.
Professor Muhammed-Shahid Ebrahim holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University, an MBA from the University of Wisconsin and an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania. His research is focused on financial development. This involves studying asset pricing and financial contracting, as applied to Islamic banking and finance, corporate finance and real estate finance. Prior to joining Durham he held the position as a Professor of Islamic banking and finance at the Bangor Business School and has previously held roles as a financial analyst/planner with the United Bank of Kuwait and IDS-American Express. Professor Ebrahim was a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and Harvard University Islamic Finance Program. Professor Ebrahim has been the recipient of the Harwood Memorial Real Estate scholarship and Outstanding Faculty of Management Lecturer Award by the University of Brunei Darussalam. He co-authors with the well-known Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller and has published numerous journal articles included in international prestigious publications such as the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control