Santha Vaithilingam, Assoc Prof
Contact Details
Email: santha.vaithilingam@monash.edu
Phone: (+603) 5514 6000 ext: 46390 (DID: +603 5514 6390)
Fax: (+603) 5514 6192 / 6194
Location: Room no. 6-5-91 (Building 6B, Level 5)
Profile Summary
Biodata
Associate Professor Santha Vaithilingam joined the Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics, Monash University Malaysia in 2003 and was appointed the Head of the Econometrics Department in 2012. She completed her Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Mathematics and Masters of Economics from University Malaya, and her PhD in Banking & Finance from Multimedia University Malaysia in 2002.
Her research interests are in computable general equilibrium (CGE), financial econometrics, and behavioral economics. More recently, she has been working on modelling human behavior pertaining to technology adoption using advanced econometrics techniques. She has published articles in international journals and has also presented in several national and international conferences and forums. Jointly working with Centre of Policy Studies in Monash University Australia, she assisted The Ministry of Finance, Malaysia in the development of the Malaysian Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model for macroeconomic and industrial policy formulation. Assoc. Prof Santha is also supervising PhD students in the areas of behavioural economics and financial & technology policy formulation.
Teaching and Research
Teaching
| Subject Code | Subject |
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| ETW1102 | Business Statistic |
| ETW2410 | Introductory Econometrics |
| ETW3410 | Applied Econometrics |
| MBA5607 | Evidence-Based Decision Making |
| BEX6100 | Advanced Quantitative Research Methods |
Areas of Expertise
| 1 | Applied Econometrics |
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| 2 | Behavioural Research and Development Economics |
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
| Doctor of Philosophy | |
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| Institution | Multimedia University |
| Year awarded | 2002 |
| Master of Economics | |
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| Institution | University Malaya |
| Year awarded | 1994 |
| Bachelor of Science | |
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| Institution | University Malaya |
| Year awarded | 1985 |
Publications
Book Chapters
| * | Liew, E.J.Y.L, Vaithilingam, S., and Nair, M. (2014). Bridging the new frontiers in the digital age: Social Networking Technology and Socioeconomic Behaviour in Malaysia; ICT Strategic review 2014/15: PIKOM and MOSTI, Malaysia. |
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| * | Kuppusamy, K. and Vaithilingam, S. Capital markets: Islamic versus Conventional, Islamic Business: Contemporary Issues and Economic Development; ISBN 978-967-400-231-2. |
| * | Nair, M. and Vaithilingam, S. (2013). Broadband diffusion, Innovative Capacity and Sustainable Economic Development: Lessons for Malaysia; ICT Strategic Review 2013/2014, PIKOM and MOSTI, Malaysia. |
| * | Krishnan Guru, B., Vaithilingam, S., Ismail, N. and Prasad, R. Electronic Banking: The Ultimate Guide to Business and Technology of online Banking-Electronic Banking in Malaysia: A note on Evolution of Services and Consumer Reactions (pp. 135-149). ISBN 10: 3528057548; Publisher: Springler-Verlag New York Inc. |
| * | Ross, P. and Nair, M. and Vaithilingam, S. (2013). Broadband diffusion, Innovative Capacity and Sustainable Economic Development: Lessons for Malaysia; Accepted ICT Strategic Review: Innovation for Digital Opportunities. |
| * | Nair, M. & Vaithilingam, S. (2012). Innovative Use of ICT among Urban-Poor Communities: Challenges and Opportunities. ICT Strategic Review 2012/13: Innovation for Digital Opportunities, pp. 182-191. |
Scholarly Journals (Refereed ONLY)
| * | Ng., J., Vaithilingam, S., W.J., Rangel. (2016). “The Role of Life Satisfaction on Election Voting Preferences in Malaysia”, Asian Journal of Social Science (forthcoming) |
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| * | Crosling, G., Nair, M., and Vaithilingam, S.. (2015). “Creative learning ecosystem and innovative capacity: The perspective from higher education”, Studies in Higher Education, Volume 40, No.7, 1147-1163. |
| * | Vaithilingam, S., Nair, M., and Thangaraju, T. (2015). “Managing money laundering in a digital economy”, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business. Volume 16, 1, 44-65. |
| * | Ng, J.W.J, Rangel, G.J., Vaithilingam, S., Pillay, S.S. (2015). “2013 Malaysian Elections: Ethnic Politics or Urban Wave?”, Journal of East Asian Studies. |
| * | Ng, J.W.J, Rangel, G.J., Vaithilingam, S., Pillay, S.S. (2015). “The Authors Respond – Interpreting Ethnicity and Urbanization in Malaysia’s 2013 General Election”, Journal of East Asian Studies. |
| * | Liew, E.J.Y.L, Vaithilingam, S., and Nair, M. (2014). “Facebook and Socioeconomic Development in the Developing World”, Behaviour and Information Technology, Vol 33, Issue 4, pp.345-360. |
| * | Vaithilingam, S.; Nair, M., and Krishnan Guru, B. (2013) “Do Trust and Security matter for the Development of M-Banking? Evidence from a Developing Country”, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business Volume 14 Issue 1, March 2013. |
| * | Nair, M. and Vaithilingam, S. (2013), “Leap-frogging the Urban-Poor to a High Income Economy: A Case Study From a Developing Country,” Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research, Volume 1, Number 2, 1-27 |
| * | Vaithilingam, S., Nair, M. and Samudram M.,(2010) “Trade Liberalization, Financial Deepening and Economic Growth in a Large Developing Economy: The Case of India” Economic Bulletin, Vol 11, December |
| * | Samudram, M., Nair, M. and Vaithilingam, S. (2009), “Keynes versus Wagner on Government Expenditures and Economic Development: The Case of a Developing Economy”, Empirical Economics, Vol. 36, Issue 3 |
| * | Vaithilingam, S. and Nair, M. (2009), “Mapping Global Money laundering Trends: Lessons for Pace Setters”, Research in International Business and Finance, Vol. 23 Issue 1 |
| * | Samudram, M., Nair, M., and Vaithilingam, S. (2008), “Human Capital and Endogenous Growth in a developing Economy: Evidence from Malaysia (1970-2004)”, International Journal of Economic Research (IJER) |
| * | Nair, M., Samudram, M., and Santha Vaithilingam (2008), “Malaysian Money Demand Function Revisited: the ARDL Approach”, Journal of Asia Pacific Business, Vol. 9, Issue 2. |
| * | Vaithilingam, S and Nair, M. (2007), “The Factors Affecting the Pervasiveness of Money Laundering: Lessons for Developing Countries”, Journal of Money Laundering and Control, Vol. 10, Issue 3 (ISSN:1368-5201) |
| * | Samudram, M. and Vaithilingam, S (2007), “Trade Liberalization and Financial Development: Malaysian Experience”, Economic Bulletin, Vol. 8, December. |
| * | Nair, M. and Vaithilingam, S (2006), “Modeling Malaysian Natural Rubber Supply Response Function Startegies and Policies to enhance Competitiveness, Journal of International Business and Economics (JIBE) (ISSN: 1544-8037). |
| * | Vaithilingam, S., Nair, M. and Samudram, M. (2006), “Key Drivers for Soundness of the Banking Sector: Lessons for Developing Countries”, Journal of Global Business and Technology (JGBAT), Vol. 2 No. 1 Spring. (ISSN: 1553-5495). |
| * | Vaithilingam, S., Nair, M. and Krishnan Guru, B. (2005), “Private Sector Financing on Economic Growth in Malaysia: Results from Bounds Test”, The Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, Vol. V, No. II, 2005. ISSN: 1542-8710. |
| * | Vaithilingam, S., Krishnan Guru, B. and Shanmugam, B. (2003), Bank Lending and Economic Growth in Malaysia, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Vol. 5, No. 1 2003. |
| * | Krishnan Guru, B.,Vaithilingam, S., and Shanmugam, B. (2002), Cash Management of Malaysian Banks, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2002 |
| * | Krishnan Guru, B., Avvari M., Vaithilingam, S. (2001), Customer Satisfaction of Commercial Banks: A Malaysian Case Study, Banker' Journal Malaysia, No. 116, Dec 2000. |
| * | Krishnan Guru, B., Vaithilingam, S. and Sigamani, V. (1999), The Impact of Cash Flow Fluctuations on Banks, Banker' Journal Malaysia, No. 112, Dec 1999. |
Book Chapters
| * | Selvarajah,J., Nair, M., and Vaithilingam, S., (2015) “Behavioral Intention to Use Microfinance: A Developing Country Perspective.”, 2nd International Symposium on Partial Least Squares Path Modelling. The Conference for PLS users. June 17th and 18th, Seville Spain. |
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| * | Liew, E., Vaithilingam, S. and Nair, M., (2015) “Quality of Regulatory Governance and Affordability on Information Seeking Use and Economic Benefits of Facebook in a Developing Country”, 11th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society, 23-25 February 2015, University of Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA. |
| * | Crosling, G., Nair, M., and Vaithilingam, S., (2015) “Access and Quality Education in the South East Asia Region”, in the Global Access to Post-Secondary Education (GAPS) Forum on 15 January, 2015 at Sunway University. Joint presentation. |
| * | Wong, C. C., Vaithilingam, S. and Nair, M., (2013) “Attitudes of Different Segments of Consumers towards Mobile Advertising”, Paper accepted for publication at the International Academy of Management and Business (14th IAMB conference, January 21-23, 2013, Texas, USA. |
| * | M. Nair, Vaithilingam, S and Crosling, G., (2012) “Learning Environment for an Innovation-driven Economy”, paper presented at the International Congress on Innovation and Regional Economic Development at the University of Science and Technology of China on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2012 (Best Paper Award). |
| * | Selvarajah,J., Nair, M., Vaithilingam, S., and Ng, Jason, (2012) “Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Development of Marginalised Communities in ASEAN: An Exploratory Analysis”, paper presented at the International Congress on Innovation and Regional Economic Development at the University of Science and Technology of China on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2012. |
| * | Wong, C. C., Vaithilingam, S. and Nair, M., (2011) “Adoption of Mobile Advertising: Empirical Evidence from a Malaysian Survey”, Paper accepted for publication at the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS, May 23-25, 2011, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| * | Informational Value effect of Syariah Index Original Inclusions and Additions: Evidence from the Malaysia Stock Market”, Paper to be presented in the 2nd IBS Ahmedabad International Conference on Management (IBSA-ICON 07). |
| * | Kalaithasam K., and Vaithilingam, S. (2007) “Informational Value effect of Syariah Index Original Inclusions and Additions: Evidence from the Malaysia Stock Market”, Paper to be presented in the 2nd IBS Ahmedabad International Conference on Management (IBSA-ICON 07). |
| * | “Key Drivers for the Soundness of the Banking Sector: Lessons for Developing Countries” Paper presented in the GBATA International Conference in Moscow, Russia, June 27-July 1,2006 |
| * | “The Association between Accruals and Cashflow Measures with Malaysian Firms’ Performances”, Paper presented in the GBATA International Conference in Moscow, Russia, June 27-July 1,2006 |
| * | “Evaluating the Productivity and Efficiency of Malaysian Commercial Banks”, Paper presented in the GBATA International Conference to be held in Lisbon/Leiria, Portugal, July 12-16,2005. |
| * | Vaithilingam, S., Krishnan Guru, B. and Shanmugam, B. (2003) “The Role of Commercial Banks in Economic Growth in Malaysia: Lessons for Islamic Bank”, Paper presented at the International Islamic Banking Conference, Prato, Italy, 9th-10th September, 2003. |
| * | “Factors Affecting the Adoption of Internet Banking in Malaysia”, Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (ISA 2001), Orlando, USA. |
| * | “A Study of Implementation of Teleworking in the Customer Service Department: A Study in two Organisations in the Malaysian Banking Sector”, (co-authored) (INFORMS KORMS - Seoul 2000 Conference on Information and Knowledge Management). |
| * | “An Application of The Transportation Algorithm in Selecting Bank Merger Partners”, (co-authored) (INFORMS KORMS - Seoul 2000 Conference on Information and Knowledge Management). |
| * | “A Study of The Seasonal Variations In The Demand For And Supply Of Cash At Commercial Banks: A Malaysian Case Study”, 12th Australian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1999. |
| * | “Electronic Banking in Malaysia: A Note on the Evolution of Services and Consumer Reactions”, (co-authored) Third Annual Collector Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 1999. |
Grants
Local Grants
| Title | Malaysian Knowledge Content III Study |
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| Investigators | Professor Mahendhiran Nair (PI) Professor Pervaiz Ahmed Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam Dr. Teh Pei Li Dr. Afkar Hilles Dr. Au Wee Chan |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | 2014 to 2016 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department |
| Title | National Innovation Ecosystem and Sustainable Development: Leap Frogging Strategies for Marginalized Communities in Malaysia |
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| Investigators | Professor Mahendhiran Nair (PI) Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | Oct 2010 to March 2012 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | MOSTI – Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) |
| Title | ICT Adoption Among 'Urban-Poor' Communities in Malaysia: Key Drivers, Challenges and Way Forward |
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| Investigators | Professor Mahendhiran Nair (PI) Assoc. Prof. Muthi Samudram Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam Assoc. Prof. Gil-Soo Han Assoc. Prof. Lee Heejin Mr. Ramamchandran |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | Jan 2009 to Jun 2010 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | MUSC |
| Title | High Impact Research Project with the Malaysian Government - A Comparative-Static and Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model of Malaysia |
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| Investigators | Professor Mahendhiran Nair Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam Centre for Policy Studies-Monash Australia |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | 2008 to 2010 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Ministry of Finance Malaysia |
| Title | Identification and Inference of Banking Sector Fragility: An Econometrics Analysis |
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| Investigators | Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | Jan 2008 – Dec 2008 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | MUSC |
| Title | Assessment of the Financial Systems in Selected ASEAN Countries |
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| Investigators | Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | Jan 2007 – Dec 2007 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | MUSC |
| Title | Mobile Banking in Malaysia : Strategies and Policies to Enhance Greater Usage of New Technology |
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| Investigators | Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | Jan 2006 – Dec 2006 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | MUSC |
| Title | The Role of Banks on Economic Growth: Time Series Evidence from Selected Southeast Asian Countriesx |
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| Investigators | Assoc. Prof. Santha Vaithilingam |
| Funding (Start & End Year) | Jan 2004 – Dec 2004 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | MUSC |
Supervision
Current Supervision
| Student | Nazirul Hazim A. Khalim |
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| Program of study | How Can Large Organisations Also Be Innovative Organisations? (PhD) |
| Awarding University | Monash University Malaysia |
| Student | Chun Min Soo |
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| Program of study | Key drivers for gross national happiness: the perspective of Malaysia and South Korea (Phd). |
| Awarding University | Monash University Malaysia |
| Student | Jeyanthi Thuraisingham |
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| Program of study | Efficacy of Microfinance Schemes in enhancing Economic Wealth of Marginalized Communities in a Developing Country: The case of Malaysia; (PhD) |
| Awarding University | Monash University Malaysia |
Completed Supervision
| Student | Jie Ying Ewilly, Liew |
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| Program of study | Impact of Social Network Technologies on University Students’ Dynamic Capabilities and Creative Performance in Malaysia. (PhD, 2015) |
| Awarding university | Monash University |
| Student | N. Suppiah, Visvalingam |
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| Program of study | Influence of Selected Organizaional Factors on Tacit Knowledge Sharing Behaviour, (PhD, 2014) |
| Awarding university | Monash University |
| Student | Chin Chin, Wong |
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| Program of study | Enabling Ecosystem for Mobile Advertising in An Emerging Market; (PhD, 2013) |
| Awarding university | Monash University |
Professional Association
Membership in Associations and International Bodies
| Name of Association/International Body | Malaysian Institute of Taxation |
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| Role | Chief Examiner |
| Duration of membership - Month/Year | Since 2004 - 2015 |
| Name of Association/International Body | Economic Bulletin |
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| Role | Editorial Board Member |
| Duration of membership - Month/Year | Year 2004 - 2012 |
Academic / Corporate Community Engagements
Local Presentations
| 1 | AKEPT workshop: publication writing forum-facilitated in the sessions |
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| 2 | Vaithilingam, S. (2015), PhD Doctoral Colloquim, Cherating, Kuantan (Panel Reviewer). |
| 3 | Vaithilingam, S. (2014), PhD Doctoral Colloquium, Port Dickson from 1-3 June 2014 (Panel Reviewer). |
Event Organisation (Local and International)
| 1 | Vaithilingam, S., (2015) “Theory Development Workshop” at Plenary Theatre, Monash University Malaysia, 4 July 2015 (organizer). |
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| 2 | Vaithilingam, S., (2014) “Theory Development Workshop” at Plenary Theatre, Monash University Malaysia, 28 July 2014 (organizer). |
| 3 | Vaithilingam, S., (2014) International Workshop on Mathematical Modelling for Application on “Big Data and the Power of Statistics for Decision Makers: Patterns, Predictions and prescriptive Analytics” at Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 25-27 November, 2014 (co-organizer for a three day workshop). |
Local and International Awards
Local Award
| Award Name | Jeffrey Cheah Travel Grant for Southeast Asia Studies at Harvard University |
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| Awarding Body (if applicable) | The Jeffrey Cheah Institute on (JCI) Southeast Asia |
| Year of award | 2015 |
| Project Title | Smart Learning Ecosystem to Leap-Frog to an Innovation-Driven and High Income Economy |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award for Research |
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| Awarding Body (if applicable) | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | 2010 |
| Project Title | MOF Project |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award for Excellence (Teaching) |
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| Awarding Body (if applicable) | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 1, 2009 |
| Project Title | Customization of Curriculum |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award for Excellence (Research) |
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| Awarding Body (if applicable) | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 2, 2009 |
| Project Title | NA |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award for Excellence (Teaching) |
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| Awarding Body (if applicable) | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 1, 2008 |
| Project Title | Display of leadership and quality control of sessional staff through induction program and peer review |