Research Area:

• International Economics

• Development Economics

• Labour Economics

Research Publication:

1. Lee, S. M., & Adam, R. (2020). The Effects of Export Tax and Export Promotion Activities on Malaysia’s Rubber Medical Devices Export. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 54, 2.

2. Lee, S. M. (2020). Condom supply to global fund: an analysis of participation by Malaysian companies. Interdisciplinary Research Review, 15(1), 16-21.

3. Lee, S. M. (2020). Revealed comparative advantage of selected ASEAN countries’ crustacean export to Japan. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science(Vol. 414, No. 1, p. 012010). IOP Publishing.

4. WL Ong, SM Lee, KY Ng. (2022). The Future of Jobs and Education: The Role of STEM Uptake and Employability in Penang. In Transitions and Transformations: Perspectives on the Future of Work in Asia. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Other Publication:

1. Lee, S. M. (2020). Industry Mapping and Value Chain Analysis of Medical Devices Companies in Penang. Penang Institute, Malaysia.

2. Lee, S., Yeong, P., & Ng, K. (2020). Movement Control Measures against Covid-19: Mobility Changes in Penang and Malaysia.

3. Lee, S.M., 2020. Scaling up Opportunities in the Nanotechnology Sphere in Penang. Penang Institute, Malaysia, pp. 1–16.

Awards:

1. Plastics and Rubber Institute Malaysia Academic Award (2019)

2. Best Presenter (Social Science), USM-SDE Colloquium 2018

3. Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) CCP Fellowship 2020 attached with German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Consultancy:

1. Team member, Penang Economic and Development Report 2016

2. Team member, Comparative Advantage Study on Indonesian Products in Penang and Malaysia, 2020

3. Team member, Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural Economy study, 2023