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Eugene Choo

Social Sciences (Economics)

Associate Professor
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor
Head of Studies, Economics
Teaching Modules
  • Econometrics 1

Teaching Faculty

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David Jacks

Social Sciences (Economics)

JY Pillay Professor of Social Sciences
Director, Division of Social Sciences
Research Specialisations
  • Economic & financial history
  • International trade & finance
Teaching Modules
  • YSS3224: International Finance
  • YSS3306: Modern History of Economic Globalisation
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Liuchun Deng

Social Sciences (Economics)

Assistant Professor
Research Specialisations
  • International trade
  • Economic growth
  • Economics of automation
Teaching Modules
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • International Trade
  • Economics of Globalization

Edward John Driffill

Social Sciences (Economics)

Visiting Professor
Research Specialisations
  • Macroeconomics and monetary policy
  • Institutions and economic performance
  • European economies
Teaching Modules
  • Comparative Social Inquiry
  • Bubbles, Crashes, Panics and Crises
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Pei Gao

Social Sciences (Economics)

Assistant Professor
Teaching Modules
  • Topics in Economic History
  • The Chinese Economy
  • Comparative Social Inquiry

Joanne Roberts

Social Sciences (Economics)

Professor
President of Yale-NUS College
Vice President (Humanities and Social Sciences Research)-Designate of NUS
Teaching Modules
  • Law and Economics
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Ran Song

Social Sciences (Economics)

Assistant Professor
Research Specialisations
  • Environmental Economics
  • Labour Economics
  • Development Economics
Teaching Modules
  • Intermediate Econometrics
  • Environmental Economics
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Xing Xia

Social Sciences (Economics)

Assistant Professor
Research Specialisations
  • Labor Economics
  • Economics of Education and Health
  • Human Capital
  • Development Economics
Teaching Modules
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Labor Economics
  • Urban Economics
  • Econometrics
  • Comparative Social Inquiry (Common Curriculum)