Dr. Yogeeswari Subramaniam
Dr. Yogeeswari Subramaniam has been with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) since 2021 and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Management. She has over 8 years of combined academic and professional experience in Malaysia, contributing actively to teaching, research, supervision, consultation, and community-based programmes at the university and national levels. She also serves as an editorial board member and holds multiple international committee appointments, reflecting her active engagement in global academic networks. Her research passion is grounded in development economics, food security, environmental sustainability, energy economics, financial economics, and empirical modelling—areas strongly represented across her extensive publication record. To date, she has produced over 60 scholarly outputs, including 13 ISI-indexed articles, 16 Scopus-indexed papers, 6 book chapters, and multiple technical reports and conference proceedings. Her openness to cross-border collaboration has enabled her to lead and participate in international research projects and contribute to global initiatives such as the Resilient Cities Programme, the International Symposium on Business & Accounting, and various sustainability-focused research networks. Dr. Yogeeswari earned her Bachelor of Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia, followed by a Master of Arts (Finance) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Finance) from Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her doctoral thesis, completed in 2020, examined the role of biofuel production, environmental quality, and remittances in shaping food security in developing countries, reflecting her long-standing commitment to addressing global sustainability challenges. Her academic journey demonstrates strong dedication to impactful research, innovative teaching, and meaningful community engagement.
Indexed-Articles (Scopus & Web of Science)
1. Subramaniam, Y., Loganathan, N., & Habibullah, M. S. (2025). Digitalization and Food Security: Evidence From Developing Countries. Review of Development Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.13186
2. Subramaniam, Y., Mohamad, N. M., Loseby, D. L., & Zambrano-Monserrate, M. A. (2025). Does circular economy mitigate environmental emissions among European Union (EU) countries?. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 30(3), 1-24.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-025-10207-y
3.Zambrano-Monserrate, M. A., Hernández Soto, G., & Subramaniam, Y. (2025). Can artificial intelligence contribute to sustainable development by reducing the impact of energy supply on CO2 emissions?. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 20(1), 2558529.https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2025.2558529
4.Subramaniam, Y., & Loganathan, N. (2024). Does green finance affect renewable energy development in Singapore?. Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, 31(3), 162-174. https://doi.org/10.1108/JABES-02-2023-0052
5.Subramaniam, Y., Loganathan, N., & Subramaniam, T. (2024). Moderating effect of governance on healthcare and environmental emissions. Journal of Environmental Management, 351, 119646.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119646
6.Subramaniam, Y. (2024). Investigating the impact of a green economy on the EKC hypothesis: Evidence from European countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(8), 21689-21708.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04349-9
7.Bakar, M. J. A., Loganathan, N., Mursitama, T. N., & Subramaniam, Y. (2024). The Asymmetric Relationship Between Oil Price Fluctuation on Exchange Rate Variation: Empirical Evidence from Malaysia and Thailand. Economic Alternatives, (4), 810-828. https://doi.org/10.37075/EA.2024.4.07
8.Subramaniam, Y., Loganathan, N., & Subramaniam, T. (2023). The moderating role of remittances in the energy security-poverty nexus in developing countries. Utilities Policy, 84, 101655.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2023.101655
9.Zambrano-Monserrate, M. A., Soto, G. H., & Subramaniam, Y. (2025). Factors Influencing the Consumption of Circular Products in Developing Countries: A Nonlinear Modeling. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 1-22.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-025-00681-6
10.Subramaniam, Y., Loganathan, N., & Masron, T. A. (2023). Food security and political instability-foreign divestment analysis. Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 16(1), 55-63.https://doi.org/10.1108/JCEFTS-04-2022-0025
Books
Subramaniam, Y., Habibullah, M. S.& Loganathan, N. (2025) Food Security vs Biofuel. Penerbit UTM Press
Research Interest
Economic development; Environmental Economics; Economics
Number of PhD supervisees
Availability of Supervision
Yes
Research Title Available for Supervision
1. AI and Digital Agriculture for Stronger Food Security
2. Renewable Energy and Climate-Resilient Development
3. Clean Energy Access and Poverty Reduction
4. FinTech Inclusion and Economic Resilience
