About
Hi! I am Anthony Yap, an Assistant Professor in Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. Prior to joining the academic sector, I had worked in the banking industry for 13 years, specializing in development, management and marketing of consumer credit products.
I hold a PhD in Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia and was awarded the Academic Excellence Award of Dr. Muzafar Shah Habibullah 2019/2020 for the best thesis. My research focuses on productivity and efficiency, banking, financial economics and institutional economics.
Academic Background
- PhD in Economics
- MSc in Finance (Economic Policy)
- M.A. in Economics and International Business
- B.A. (Hons) in Accounting
Specialization
Microeconomics / Macroeconomics / Econometrics / Financial Economics /
Notable Publication
- Yap, W.K. and Sufian, F., 2018. Banks’ profit efficiency under China economic structure rebalancing: Empirical evidence using index of economic freedom. The Chinese Economy, Routledge, 51(1), pp20-44. (Scopus indexed).
- Yap, W.K., Law, S.H. and Naseem, N.A.M., 2018. Effects of Credit Market Freedom on the convergence of Chinese banks’ Profits. Global Economic Review, 47(2), pp.224-244. (SSCI / Scopus – indexed)
- Yap, W.K., Law, S.H. and Ghani, J.A., 2019. Effects of Credit Market Freedom on output reallocation in China’s banking sector through the intermediation of cost X-inefficiency. Annals of Economics and Finance, 20(2), pp. 691-720. (SSCI / Scopus – indexed)
- Yap, W.K., Law, S.H. and Ghani, J.A., 2020. Effects of Economic Freedom on Bank Profit Beta-Convergence in the ASEAN-5 Banking Sectors. Journal of Economic Integration, 35(3), pp. 479-502. (ESCI / Scopus – indexed)
- Saw, A., Ooi, A.Y., Yap, W.K., Zurina, P. and Syahrul, N.S., 2022. Bank Ownership and Non-Performing Loans of Islamic and Conventional Banks in An Emerging Economy. International Journal of Economics and Management, 16(3), pp. 339-349. (Scopus – indexed)
- Yap. W.K., Gryzelius. J. and Saw, A., (Forthcoming). Searching for Growth-conducive Institutions in Emerging Economies: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis. Politická ekonomie. (SSCI / Scopus – indexed)
