Dr. Hirnissa binti Mohd Tahir

Senior Lecturer

Contacts: 019 2626514

Research Area

SMEs and Military Expenditure

Academic Qualifications:

PhD (Economics) University Putra Malaysia
Master of Economics, University Putra Malaysia
Bachelor of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Biodata (Brief):

Dr Hirnissa Mohd Tahir is currently a senior lecturer in Business, Accounting and Social Science at the faculty of in KUPTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She earned her doctorate degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia specializing in Economics. She had been with KUPTM KL for five years. Her research articles have appeared in many international and local journals such as Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, International Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal of Sustainable Development and International Journal of Economic Research.

Research Area: SMEs and Military Expenditure

Research Title

Research Project: -

On-going Research: Military Expenditures

Completed Research: The contribution of SMEs on the Malaysian economic growth: A sectoral analysis.

Selected Publications in Journals:

No.	Title	Year	Publication	Publisher
1	Regional Economic Convergence in Malaysia: The Case of the Agriculture Sector in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.	2008	Chapter in Books	UPM Press
2	Stochastic Convergence in a Growth Triangle: Some Empirical Evidence Using Panel Unit Root Test	2007	Journal Article	Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics
3	The Volatility of Thai Rice Price	2009	Journal Article	Research Bulletin, UPM
4	The Relationship between Defense, Education and Health Expenditures in Selected Asian Countries	2009	Journal Article	International Journal of Economics and Finance
5	Regional Stochastic Convergence in Malaysian Agriculture Sector	2009	Journal Article	The ICFAI University Journal of Agricultural Economics
6	Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in ASEAN-5 Countries.	2009	Journal Article	Journal of Sustainable Development
7	Defense Spending and Income Inequality: Evidence from Selected Asian Countries	2009	Journal Article	Modern Applied Science
8	Testing Regional Convergence Hypothesis Using Time-Series Data: Sectoral Evidence	2011	Journal Article	Journal of International Economic Review
9	Finance and Other Services Sectors in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak: testing for Stochastic Convergence	2012	Journal Article	Aceh International Journal of Social Sciences
10	Defense Spending - Economic Growth Nexus in Selected OIC Countries: A Long-Run Causality Analysis	2013	Journal Article	Journal of Business and Social Development
11	Halal Logistics: Where are the industry’s heading?	2015	Proceeding	AGBA Conference 2015
11	Military Expenditures and economics growth in selected developing countries: causality analysis using panel error-correction approach	2016	Journal Article	International Journal of Economic Research
12	The contributions of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on Malaysian economic growth	2016	Proceeding ICGBEC2016	ICGBEC 2016 UniKL
13	Working Capital Management and Firm Performance of Small and Large Firms in Malaysia	2017	Journal Article	Journal of Global Business and Social Entrepreneurship
14	How Working Capital Management Affects the Profitability of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia?	2017	Journal Article	International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research
15	The Contribution of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) On Malaysian Economic Growth: A sectoral Analysis	2018	Chapter in Book	Springer Nature Singa[pore Pte Ltd
16	An Exploratory Study on Determinant of Health Financing by Household in Malaysia	2018	Journal Article	International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business
17	Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in OECD Country: A Panel Granger Causality Approach	2018	Chapter in Book	Issues in Applied Economics Penerbit UPM