Gedeon Lim

Gedeon Lim is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Hong Kong. His research lies at the intersection of development economics, political economy, and economic history. His work studies how local elites and ethnic diversity shapes long-run economic and political development with a regional focus on Southeast Asia.

CV here

Recent projects study the effects of:  

• forced co-existence on political development in Southeast Asia [new draft!]

• killings on education and development in South Korea [conditionally accepted, EJ]

• the Green Revolution on culture [published, JDE]

• a key diaspora on economic development in Indonesia [R&R, ReStat]

Projects he is actively exploring:

• the effects of a change in lingua franca in schools on national identity and networks [fully-funded, surveys in preparation] 

Contact: gedeonl[at]hku.hk

Upcoming presentations:  Monash; UniMelb; UNSW (March '27), Monash KL Dec '26, CUHK Oct '26, ASREC Venice Sept '26, HKUST Aug '26, Applied Economics Workshop (Online) July '26, RFI Berlin '26*, Migration & Development (Paris '25)*, Growth & Institutions (Chicago & Tsinghua '25)*, SCOPE '25 (USydney)*, Berlin UEA March '25*, Bristol Applied Micro Workshop April '25*, RIDGE-LACEA Summer 25*

*co-author presentations