Ghee Thean, L. Islam, G.M.N. and Ismail, M.M. (2016). Malaysian white shrimp (P. vannamei) aquaculture: an application of stochastic frontier analysis on technical efficiency. International Food Research Journal, 23(2): 638-645.

Ghee-Thean, L., Islam, M. M. and Islam, G. M. N. (2014). Non parametric analysis of technical efficiency: Case of Malaysia white shrimp farming. Malaysian Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Ghee-Thean, L. and Ismail, M. M. (2012). Efficiency performance of paddy farming in East and West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012. ISSN 1816-4897. DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2012.

Ghee-Thean, L., Ismail, M. M. and Harron, M. (2012). Measuring technical efficiency of Malaysian paddy farming: An Application of stochastic production frontier approach. Journal of Applied Sciences, 12: 1602-1607. DOI: 10/3923/jas.2012.1602.1607.

Ghee-thean, L., Latif, I.A. and Hussein, M.A. (2012). Does technology and other determinants effect fishing efficiency? An application of stochastic frontier and data envelopment analyses on trawl fishery. Journal of Applied Sciences, 12: 48-55. DOI: 10.3923/jas.2012.48.55.

Thean, L.G., Latif, I. A. and Hussein, M. A. (2011). Technical efficiency analysis for Penang trawl fishery, Malaysia: Applying DEA approach. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5(12): 1518-1523, 2011. ISSN: 1991-8178.

Thean, L.G., Latif, I. A. and Hussein, M. A. (2010). Measuring the technical efficiency of the trawl fishery sector in Penang, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 23-2010-03.

Courses taught

Undergraduate Courses
SEP206 Malaysian Economy
SEU418E Regional Economics
SEU337 Energy Economics
SEU336E Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Supervision of Undergraduate Final Year Projects

Trade competitiveness of Malaysian Sea Bass in International Market. Main Supervisor (In progress).

Determinants of Consumer Preference for Local Honey in Penang, Malaysia. Main Supervisor (In progress).

Determinants of Organic Food Consumption in Penang, Malaysia. Main Supervisor (In progress)

Acceptance and Purchasing Behaviour of Consumers on Local Honey in Malaysia; USM Short-term Research Grant; Principal Researcher; December 2015 – November 2017; Ongoing

Research Interests

• Agriculture & Food
• Fisheries & Aquaculture
• Efficiency & Productivity Analysis
• Digital Economy & Consumer Behaviour

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