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Prof. Dr. Jarita Duasa

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Economics

KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Applied Economics, International Economics, Economic Development, Environmental Economics, Waqaf, zakat, and microfinance, Food security

Jarita Duasa is a Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. Her research niche areas are International Economics, International Finance, Economic Development, Environmental Economics and Applied Economics. She obtained her PhD degree from University of Sheffield, U.K. in 2005. She is actively involves in research and she won several awards in research at faculty, university and national levels. Her work is made possible by her receipt of support in the form of grants from various agencies and organizations nationally and internationally. These include grants from the Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM), International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCIEF), Permodalan Nasional more...

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  1. Duasa, Jarita and Jabin Shabnam, Farhana and Maulan, Suharni (2025) Digital financial inclusion of refugees in Malaysia: a comparison of digital and traditional financial services. Journal of Business and Social Development, 13 (2). pp. 245-265. E-ISSN 2600-9668
  2. Duasa, Jarita and Idris, Zera Zuryana and Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy and Ahmad, Azlin Alisa (2025) Assessing the drivers of palm oil production in Malaysia: a quantile regression approach with environmental considerations. In: 2nd Food Security Symposium: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security (FSS 2025), 29th August 2025, Online.
  3. Broni, Mohammed Yaw and Duasa, Jarita and Lacheheb, Zakaria and Abdul Samad, Sakinah (2025) Foreign aid donation and the donor countries’ economic growth: an empirical study of OIC member countries. Revelation and Science, 2 (1). pp. 92-108. E-ISSN 2229-9947
  4. Broni, Mohammed Yaw and Duasa, Jarita and Lacheheb, Zakaria and Abdul Samad, Sakinah (2025) The impact of welfare state on economic growth of OIC countries: the moderating role of government effectiveness. Labuan E-journal of Muamalat and Society, 19 (1). pp. 117-135. ISSN 1985-482X E-ISSN 2672-7390
  5. Duasa, Jarita and Munir, Misbahul (2025) Green waqf and sustainable development: cases in Malaysia and Indonesia. In: Islamic Finance and Sustainability: A Research Companion. Routledge Research Companions in Business and Economics . Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdom, pp. 508-541. ISBN 9781032855431
  6. Duasa, Jarita and Zainan Nazri, Nurul Jannah and Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus (2025) Recombinant collagen-like protein: ethical policy and consumers’ likelihood to consume. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 16 (1). pp. 1-24. ISSN 1759-0817 E-ISSN 1759-0825
  7. Duasa, Jarita and Afroz, Rafia (2024) Efficiency of Rice Production with Environmental Consideration. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 45 (3). pp. 65-88.
  8. Duasa, Jarita (2023) Zakat practices among Muslim migrant workers in Malaysia. Share: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Keuangan Islam, 12 (2). pp. 451-477. ISSN 2089-6239 E-ISSN 2549-0648
  9. Nurrachmi, Rininta and Duasa, Jarita and Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan and Afroz, Rafia (2024) The Nexus Between Income Inequality and Environmental Degradation in ASEAN-6 Countries During 1992 – 2015 from Islamic Perspective. Al-Muzara’ah, 12 (1). pp. 159-175. ISSN 2337-6333 E-ISSN 2615-7659
  10. Duasa, Jarita and Afroz, Rafia (2020) The potential and strategy of Zakat collection from foreign workers. Azka Research Series (4). Akademi Zakat (AZKA), Pusat Pungutan Zakat (PPZ). ISBN ISBN 978-967-17088-6-6
  11. Duasa, Jarita and Mohd Radzman, Nurhasya Adibah (2024) Zakat among muslim foreign workers: payment in Malaysia versus origin country. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, 16 (2). pp. 962-973. ISSN 0973-0664
  12. Duasa, Jarita and Mohd Radzman, Nurhasya Adibah (2023) Zakat among Muslim foreign workers: payment in Malaysia versus origin country. In: The 8th Southeast Asia International Philanthropy Conference 2023, 7-9 November 2023, The Waterfront Hotel Kuching, Sarawak..
  13. Kamarudin, Ainatul Aqilah and Duasa, Jarita and Kassim, Salina and Imon, Riasat Amin (2023) Islamic capital market-growth nexus pre and post IFSA 2013: empirical evidence from Malaysia. International Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance Research, 11 (1). pp. 20-34. ISSN 2576-4136 E-ISSN 2576-4144
  14. Duasa, Jarita and Fauziyyah, Neneng Ela and Mohd Radzman, Nurhasya Adibah (2023) Determinants of food production in Southeast Asia region. Asian Journal of Research in Business and Management, 5 (1). pp. 11-22. E-ISSN 2682-8510
  15. Duasa, Jarita and Mohd Radzman, Nurhasya Adibah and Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy (2023) Assessing Malaysian firms' intention to use recombinant collagen-like protein in collagen products. In: 8th International Conference on Climate Change (8TH-ICCC), Bangkok, Thailand.
  16. Duasa, Jarita and Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy and Mohd Radzman, Nurhasya Adibah (2022) Collagen products sourced from recombinant collagen-like protein: acceptance analysis. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, 14 (4s). pp. 101-118. E-ISSN 1947-5667
  17. Duasa, Jarita and Rahman, Maya Puspa and Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy (2017) A Complementary Currency model proposed for Orang Asli community: an empirical analysis. In: Global Conference on Business and Economic Research (GCBER 2017), 14 - 15 August 2017, UPM Serdang, Malaysia.
  18. Duasa, Jarita and Ali, Siti Mariam and Yahya, Ros Anita (2019) Tendency of paying zakat among Muslim women involving in micro or small-scale enterprises in Malaysia. In: International Conference on Zakat, Tax, Waqf and Economic Development (ZAWED) 2019, 1st - 2nd December 2019, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia.
  19. Duasa, Jarita and Mohd Radzman, Nurhasya Adibah (2022) Climate change and ASEAN rice production. In: The International Conference on Health, Environmental, Food, and Agricultural 2022, Cemeron Highland, Pahang, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
  20. Duasa, Jarita and Afroz, Rafia (2022) Rice production efficiency in Malaysia. In: The 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Management, Economics and Accounting, Barcelona, Spain. (Unpublished)

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1Likelihood of using online banking services among consumers: application of logit model1400
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4Blockholders and firm performance: a Malaysian evidence1277
5Oil prices and the Malaysia economy1270
6Determinants of training and the impact of training on company performance level: evidence from MSC Malaysia status companies1260
7Digital development and economic growth in selected ASEAN countries: applying response surfaces for critical bounds of cointegration test1242
8Information communication technology, human capital and economic growth in Malaysia: an empirical analysis1217
9Measuring the optimal government size that contribute to economic growth of the Muslim countries1202
10Probability of paying zakat from micro financing project returns1193
11Regional economic integration in East and Southeast Asian pathway for convergence1185
12Tendency of corruption and its determinants among public servants: a case study of Malaysia1176
13A qualitative inquiry into the issues of information content of analysis’s report: Evidence from Malaysia1175
14Determinants of household income of micro-finance women participants: a quantile regression approach1168
15Exchange rate pass-through import prices: sectoral analysis1156
16An alternative source of collagen for Muslim consumers: halal and environmental concerns1152
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18Financial development and economic growth: the experiences of selected OIC countries1137
19Consumption patterns and income elasticities in Malaysia1134
20How useful are the equity analysts’ report? evidence from Malaysia1130
21Household decision-making and expenditure patterns of married men and women in Malaysia1125
22Determinants of risk tolerance on financial asset ownership: a case of Malaysia1120
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24Predicting global crisis recovery period: lesson from 1997 crisis1108
25Terms of trade and economic growth: an estimate of the threshold level of terms of trade for Malaysia 1107
26Foreign portfolio investment and economic growth 1105
27The potential and strategy of zakat collection from workers in the Federal Territory1101
28Asymmetric cointegration relationship between real exchange rate and trade variables: the case of Malaysia1096
29Corruption and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan African Countries: An Empirical Analysis1093
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