2019-now Assistant Professor (Economics) Nanyang Technological University
2018-2019 Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow (Public Policy) University of Southern California
2014 - 2018 PhD (Economic Geography) London School of Economics
Supervisors: Steve Gibbons & Henry Overman. Examiners: Jos van Ommeren & Daniel Sturm
2011 - 2013 Master of Science (Real Estate & Urban Economics) National University of Singapore
2006 - 2011 Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) National University of Singapore
2024 Jinan IESR & SMU Urban Conference, Singapore · Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (Online)·
2023 Jinan IESR & SMU Urban Conference, Guangzhou, China ·Center of Economic Performance & CLEAN Crime workshop (Online)· Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (Online)· University of Tokyo & Asian Development Bank Asian Economic Development Conference · University of Bocconi, Milan, Italy, Urban Economics European Meeting 2023 · University of Kobe, Japan, Hawaii-Kobe 8th International Conference on Applied Economics.
2022 International Forum on Housing and Urban Finance, Seoul, South Korea (Invited)· Urban Economics Association, World Bank, US · ABFER Conference, Singapore · Singapore Economic Review Conference, Singapore · ASRES & AREUEA International Conference, Japan
2021 Urban Economics Association, University of Arizona, US · CCCS - Economics Roundtable (Invited) · Joint ASRES/GCREC & AREUEA International Conference, Singapore
2020 Urban Economics Association, London School of Economics (Cancelled)· Brownbag Seminar, Nanyang Technology University
2019 USC-UCI-UCLA Real Estate & Urban Economics Research Symposium · University of Southern California Sustainability Group · Urban Economics Association, Singapore Management University
2018 University of Sussex, Royal Economic Society Conference · American Economic Association, Philadelphia, USA ·National University of Singapore, LKYSPP· University of Southern California, Sol School of Public Policy ·USC Applied Economics Group
2017 Urban Economics Association, Copenhagen ·Singapore Economic Review, Singapore ·Spatial Econometrics Conference, Singapore Management University ·VU Amsterdam Eureka Seminar ·London School of Economics Work-in-Progress Seminar
2016 National University of Singapore, Real Estate · Urban Economics Association 2016 Summer School, Barcelona · London School of Economics Work-in-Progress Seminar
Academic Review
American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science Urban Economics * 7, Journal of Economic Geography * 2, Applied Economics, Journal of Housing Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economic Modelling * 2 , Economic Letters * 2, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Urban Studies, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, Yale Journal of Biology & Medicine
Consulting
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (China); National Heritage Board (Singapore); Canal Trust (UK); Institute of Banking and Finance (Singapore)
Media
2024 August "Bumper-to-bumper traffic makes cottage commuting a nightmare on long weekends. It doesn’t have to be that way" Toronto Star
2024 August "Why your home may be at risk from Labour’s march of the pylons" Telegraph
2023 December "研究：贫富差距越小 钱对减轻身体疼痛效益越大" 联合早报
2023 September "6万多辆商用车 提早“转绿”更环保" 联合早报
2022 "Gun violence is expensive, so is responding it the wrong way" Philadephia Inquirer
2021 August "How extreme heat from climate change distorts human behavior" Science News
2021 July "How cities can break the link between heat and crime and save lives" Los Angeles Times
2019 June "Heat Waves Precipitate More Crime in Poor Areas, Study in L.A. Finds" Wall Street Journal
2019 May "Congestion Pricing Could Give Lift to Some Home Values" Wall Street Journal
2019 January "Speed Cameras: Vest pest" Financial Times