Dr Manjeet Kaur Harnek Singh

Dr Manjeet Kaur Harnek Singh

  • Senior Lecturer
  • Programme Leader - BSc (Hons) Financial Economics
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
  • Sunway Business School

Biography

Manjeet Kaur is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Sunway Business School, ΒιΆΉΝψ. She holds a PhD in Economics, and her research focuses on health financing and economic policy analysis, particularly in the Malaysian context. Her work applies Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling to examine the economic and distributional implications of public policies. Prior to joining academia, she gained professional experience in the banking industry. 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD in Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 2026
  • CAP, Lancaster University, UK, 2015
  • Master in Economics, National University of Malaysia (UKM), 2005
  • Bachelor in Economics, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), 1997

Research Interests

  • Health Financing
  • Economic Policy Analysis
  • Applied Economic Modelling - CGE Modelling

Teaching Areas

  • Economics

Courses Taught

  • Principles of Economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Managerial Economics
  • Business Economics
  • Research Project
  • Economics and Quantitative Analysis

Notable Publications

  1. Singh, M. K. H., Sulaiman, N., & Yusuf, A. A. (2026). The distributional impacts of earmarked taxes and co‐payments in healthcare. Review of Financial Economics, 44(2), e70043.  
  2. Afshan, S., Tiwari, S., Singh, M. K. H., & Ho, W. K. (2025). Building a Greener Future: Exploring the Synergy of Sustainable Investments, Environmental Taxes, and Green Innovations in Emerging Economies. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 15(5), 490.
  3. Singh, M. K. H., Lelchumanan, B., Sulaiman, N., & Anwer, Z. (2024). The Role of the Health-Care Sector in Malaysia's National Economy: An Input-Output Analysis. Journal of Economic Cooperation & Development, 45(3).  
  4. Anwer, Z., Khan, M. A., Hassan, M. K., & Singh, M. K. H. (2024). Assessing dynamic co-movement of news-based uncertainty indices and distance-to-default of global FinTech firms. Research in International Business and Finance, 71, 102476. (Scopus Q1)

Chapters in Books

  1. Nazar, R., Ali, S., Singh, M. K. H., & Zahid, A. (2024). Environmental and Social Criteria in Green Bond Selection. In Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance (pp. 16-33). Routledge. 

Achievements & Accolades

  1. Student Appreciation of Teaching Award (University) in 2019 & 2023
  2. Dean’s Excellence Award in 2024 

Professional Associations

  1. Life Member, Malaysian Economic Association (MEA)
  2. Life Member, Malaysian Finance Association (MFA)
  3. Member, International Input-Output Association (IIOA) 

 

ΒιΆΉΝψ

  1. Member, Student / Alumni / Industry Committee, 2016 – 2017
  2. Member, School Teaching & Learning Committee, 2019 – present