Andrew Francis-Tan
National University of Singapore
Andrew Francis-Tan is a senior lecturer at the LKY School of Public Policy. Previously, he was an associate professor of economics at Emory University. He received his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Chicago. Professor Francis-Tan engages in quantitative research in the fields of education, labor, and demography. His current research aims to understand patterns of inequality, public policies intended to empower vulnerable populations, and factors that influence social identities like race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and religion.
Research
Francis-Tan, Andrew. 2024. "How does empowering men affect intimate partner violence? Evidence from Bangladesh." SSM - Population Health, 26(June): 101656.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101656
Mu, Zheng and Andrew Francis-Tan. 2024. "Follow father or mother? Understanding the monoethnic identification of biethnic children in China." Social Forces, forthcoming.
https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soae022
Francis-Tan, Andrew. 2023. "Economy of Shadows: The Effects of Restrictive Regulation on Religiosity in China." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 62(3): 624–647.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12864
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Aliya Saperstein. 2023. "Conflicting signals: Exploring the socioeconomic implications of gender discordant names." Social Science Research, 110(Feb): 102842.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2022.102842
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Xueqing Wang. 2022. "Spatiotemporal patterns of lung disease in China before 2019: A brief analysis of two nationally representative surveys." PLOS ONE, 17(11): e0278031. Op-Ed essay: "Why Wuhan?"
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278031
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Zheng Mu. 2022. "Examining ethnicity: Patterns of minority identification among children of interethnic marriages in China." Demography, 59(4): 1431–1457.
https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-10061919
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Felicia F. Tian. 2022. "Fluidity of faith: Predictors of religion in a longitudinal sample of Chinese adults." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 61(1): 75–99.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12764
Chen, Jacqueline M. and Andrew Francis-Tan. 2022. "Setting the tone: An investigation of skin color bias in Asia." Race and Social Problems, 14(2): 150-169.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-021-09329-0
Akter, Sonia and Andrew Francis-Tan. 2021. "Partners or rivals? Exploring the relationship between men's and women's empowerment in Bangladesh." Journal of Development Studies, 57(6): 906-929.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2020.1826448
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Zheng Mu. 2019. "Racial Revolution: Understanding the Resurgence of Ethnic Minority Identity in Modern China." Population Research and Policy Review, 38(5): 733–769. (View-only link from publisher)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-019-09543-0
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Maria Tannuri-Pianto. 2018. "Black Movement: Using discontinuities in admissions to study the effects of college quality and affirmative action." Journal of Development Economics, 135: 97-116.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.06.017
Francis-Tan, Andrew, Cheryl Tan, and Ruhan Zhang. 2018. "School spirit: exploring the long-term effects of the U.S. temperance movement on educational attainment." Economics of Education Review, 62: 162-169.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2017.11.009
Francis-Tan, Andrew. 2016. "Light and shadows: An analysis of racial differences between siblings in Brazil." Social Science Research, 58: 254-265.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.02.003
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Maria Tannuri-Pianto. 2015. "Inside the black box: affirmative action and the social construction of race in Brazil." Ethnic and Racial Studies, 38(15): 2771-2790.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2015.1077602
Francis-Tan, Andrew and Hugo M. Mialon. 2015. "'A Diamond is Forever' and Other Fairy Tales: The Relationship between Wedding Expenses and Marriage Duration." Economic Inquiry, 53(4): 1919–1930.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12206
Francis, Andrew M. and Maria Tannuri-Pianto. 2013. "Endogenous Race in Brazil: Affirmative Action and the Construction of Racial Identity among Young Adults." Economic Development and Cultural Change, 61(4): 731-753.
https://doi.org/10.1086/670375
Francis, Andrew M. 2013. "The Wages of Sin: How the Discovery of Penicillin Reshaped Modern Sexuality." Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(1): 5-13.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-0018-4
Francis, Andrew M., Hugo M. Mialon, and Handie Peng. 2012. "In Sickness and in Health: Same-Sex Marriage Laws and Sexually Transmitted Infections." Social Science & Medicine, 75(8): 1329-1341.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.037
Francis, Andrew M. and Maria Tannuri-Pianto. 2012. "Using Brazil’s Racial Continuum to Examine the Short-Term Effects of Affirmative Action in Higher Education." Journal of Human Resources, 47(3): 754-784.
https://doi.org/10.1353/jhr.2012.0024
Francis, Andrew M. and Maria Tannuri-Pianto. 2012. "The Redistributive Equity of Affirmative Action: Exploring the Role of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Gender in College Admissions." Economics of Education Review, 31(1): 45-55.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.08.005
Francis, Andrew M. 2011. "Sex Ratios and the Red Dragon: Using the Chinese Communist Revolution to Explore the Effect of the Sex Ratio on Women and Children in Taiwan." Journal of Population Economics, 24(3): 813–837.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-009-0262-7
Francis, Andrew M. 2010. "An Essay on Human Rights and the Market for Social Contracts." Southern Economic Journal, 77(1): 181–188.
https://doi.org/10.4284/sej.2010.77.1.181
Francis, Andrew M. and Hugo M. Mialon. 2010. "Tolerance and HIV." Journal of Health Economics, 29(2): 250–267.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.11.016
Francis, Andrew M. 2009. "The Human Capital Peace: Development and International Conflict." Defence and Peace Economics, 20(5): 395-411.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10242690802682109
Francis, Andrew M. and Hugo M. Mialon. 2008. "The Optimal Penalty for Sexually Transmitting HIV." American Law and Economics Review, 10(2): 388-423.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aler/ahn013
Francis, Andrew M. 2008. "Family and Sexual Orientation: The Family-Demographic Correlates of Homosexuality in Men and Women." Journal of Sex Research, 45(4): 371-377.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224490802398357
Francis, Andrew M. 2008. "The Economics of Sexuality: The Effect of HIV/AIDS on Homosexual Behavior in the United States." Journal of Health Economics, 27(3): 675-689.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.09.007
Teaching
PP6706 PhD Quantitative Methods (2022-2023)
PP5406 MPP Quantitative Methods (2021-2023)
PP5196 Education Economics and Policy (2017-2024)
PP5401 MPP Policy Challenges (2018-2020)
PP5801 MPA Economic Analysis (2018-2020)