Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Planning - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Master of Science (Production Economics) - Masters Degree, Bangladesh Agricultural University
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (Honours) - Bachelor Degree, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Rafia Afroz (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
rafia@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Rafia Afroz received her BSc in Agricultural Economics in 1997 and MSc in Production Economics in 1999 from Bangladesh Agricultural University and her PhD in Environmental Planning and Management in 2005 from University Putra Malaysia. She is an Associate Professor in International Islamic University Malaysia since 2008. Before that, she was appointed as Senior Lecturer in University Malaysia Sarawak in 2007. She received JSPS Postdoc Fellowship in the University of Tokyo in 2005. She has published more than 30 articles in journals and proceedings. Recently, she published one book entitled The Peat Swamp: Productivity, Traficability and Mechanization by Nova Science Publisher. Her areas of research interest are environmental valuation, waste management, input output analysis and climate change.
Area of Specialisation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Environmental Economics - Environmental Economics
Teaching Responsibilities
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 |
ECONOMETRICS | 2020/2021 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2012/2013 2008/2009 |
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | 2023/2024 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2013/2014 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS | 2009/2010 |
MACROECONOMICS | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 |
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 2010/2011 |
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2017/2018 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2009/2010 |
STATISTICAL METHODS | 2023/2024 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
Supervision
Economic Valuation And Intention Of Using Photovoltaic Solar Energy In Klang Valley, Malaysia.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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The Nexus Between Income Inequality, Environmental Degradation And Health Outcome Among Asean-6 Countries.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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An Assessment Of Rice Farmers Perception Of Climate Change And Adaptive Capacity: A Study Of The State Of Kedah.
Ph.D
Completed
2017
Main Supervisor
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Economic Evaluation Of Air Quality Improvement In Klang Valley : Designing, Validating And Appliying Of Contigent Valiation And Choice Modelling Methods.
Ph.D
Completed
2015
Main Supervisor
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Food Waste Minimization From Demand Side Perspective Using Behavioural Economics Tools.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Foreign Capital Infows, International Trade And Economic Growth In Nigeria: A Dynamic Autoregressive Distributed Lag
Approach.
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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The Impact Of Income Inequalty On Co2 Emission In Malaysia.
Master
Completed
2022
Main Supervisor
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Dynamic Impact Of Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, Foreign Direct Investment And Financial Development On Ecological Footprint In Malaysia: Testing Ekc Hypothesis Using Ardl Approach.
Master
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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The Relationship Between Urbanization, Economic Growth And Energy Consumption In Nigeria.
Master
Completed
2020
Main Supervisor
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Developing An Integrated Waqf For Environmental Protection For Malaysian Paddy Farmers.
Master
Completed
2017
Main Supervisor
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Determinants Of Carbon Dioxide Co2 Emissions In The Gambian Open Economy.
Master
Completed
2016
Main Supervisor
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Electrical And Electronic Equipment Management.
Master
Completed
2013
Main Supervisor
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Economic Impact Of Climate Change On Poverty Of Rice Farmers : A Case Study In Kedah.
Master
Completed
2012
Main Supervisor
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Arttitudes And Behaviors Of University Students Toward Environmental Issues.
Master
Completed
2012
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
2019 - 2022 | Developing an Environmental Variation Model of Rice Production Efficiency in Malaysia. |
2018 - 2022 | Developing Shariah Complaint equity-based crowdfund Model towards Malaysian low carbon society-A Case of Kuala Lumpur. |
2018 - 2020 | PRINCIPLE OF MICROECONOMICS FROM ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES |
2018 - 2022 | Digital development, Economics Growth. Environmental Sustainability and Population Health in Malaysia: Applying Response Surfaces for the F-test of cointegration model |
2018 - 2019 | The Potential and Strategy of Zakat Collection from Foreign Workers in the Federal Territory |
2016 - 2018 | Predicting Drivers of Food Waste Using Extended Theory of Planned Behavior: An Empirical Study in Kuala Lumpur |
2015 - 2018 | Developing an Integrated Waqf Environmental Protection Model for Malaysian Rice Farmers |
2014 - 2015 | Assessing the Relationship between Crude Oil Price and Macroeconomic Activities of Malaysia |
2013 - 2015 | Estimating the Value of Improved River Water Quality : The Case of Klang River Basin Area, Malaysia |
2013 - 2016 | Developing an Integrated Cash Waqf Investment Model for Micro-Enterprises (MEs) in Malaysia |
2013 - 2017 | Development of Green Transportation System |
2012 - 2013 | Consumers Intention to Purchase Towards Green Technology- A Case Study in Automative Industry in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. |
2011 - 2011 | Survey And Analysis Of Public Environmental Awareness And Oerformance Among The Staff And Students In International Islamic University Malaysia- A Case Study On Household Electrical And Electronic Equipment |
2009 - 2011 | Economic Impact of Climate Change in Agriculture in Malaysia |
2009 - 2010 | Environmental and Economic Analysis of Waste Management Options for Households in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Assessing Food Waste Minimization Behaviour of the Households Using Behavioural Economics' Tools and Maqasid Al-Shariah Perspectives - A Case of Klang Valley, Malaysia |
2020 - Present | Green Financing, on Green Company's Performance and Environmental Sustainability in Malaysia: An Analysis on the Future Growth |
2020 - Present | Protection of farmers' right in Malaysia : Assessing the current legal framework and international obligations |
2019 - Present | An Integrated Persuasive Behaviour Change Framework based on Maqasid Al-Shariah for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal |
2013 - Present | IIUM Centre of Excellence for Electric Mobility (ICEM) |
2011 - Present | The Air Pollution and Sick-Leaves Relationship (RU 2011) |
2011 - Present | Environmental Efficiency of Rice Production Systems in Malaysia: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis |
Award & Recognition
01 Sep, 2018 | outstanding reviewer - ELSVIER | International |
20 Aug, 2018 | Highest Citation in Citation Index Journal Award - International Islamic University Malaysia | University |
20 Aug, 2018 | IIUM Quality Research Award - International Islamic University Malaysia | University |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2021 | Climate Change and Rice Production: Adaptation Strategies and Capacity. BP International, ISBN: 978-93-5547-002-7 |
2020 | Green transportation system. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-491-021-1 |
2012 | The peat swamp:Productivity, traficability and mechanization. Nova Science Publishers Inc., ISBN: 978-1-61942-670-2 |
2011 | Advanced theory of peat vehicle mobility. VDM Verleg, ISBN: 9783639304329 |
2010 | Households preferences and WTP for waste management in Malaysia. Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-8433-6142-2 |
Book Section
2011 | Household solid waste characteristics and management in Gombak, Malaysia . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180973, pp. 33-51 |
2011 | Re-investigating the tenability of environmental Kuznets curve for carbon dioxide emission: an ARDL cointegration approach for Nigeria . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180973, pp. 9-32 |