About

Yeow Hwee is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is also the Deputy Director of the Economic Growth Centre at NTU and the Honorary Secretary of the Economics Society of Singapore. 

His research lies at the intersection of behavioral macroeconomics, household finance, and sustainable finance. Much of his work focuses on how information frictions and expectations influence household financial decisions and, in turn, propagate into systemic risks. 

Prior to his current appointment, he was a visiting Postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the National University of Singapore and Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a fellow of the Association Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.