Yew-Kwang Ng

Emeritus Prof

Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics

EmailKwang.Ng@monash.edu

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Biography

Yew-Kwang Ng is an emeritus professor in the Department of Economics. He is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and a member of Advisory Board, Global Priorities Institute, Oxford University. In 2007, he received the highest award (Distinguished Fellow) of the Economic Society of Australia. He was invited to deliver the inaugural Atkinson Memorial Lecture at Oxford University in 2018. He has published more than 30 books and 300 refereed journal papers in economics, biology, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, etc., including in American Economic Review (7 single-authored papers). Recent books: Markets and Morals, Cambridge University Press, 2019; Evolved-God Creationism, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019; Happiness, Springer, forthcoming.

Homepage: https://econ.fudan.edu.cn/hyggrym.htm

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7 Finished

The Economics of Happiness, Public Policy, and National Success Indicators
Ng, Y.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
4/01/10 → 7/01/14
Project: Research
Valuing Life and time in the knowledge economy
Sun, G. & Ng, Y.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/05 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
Increasing Returns and Economic Efficiency
Ng, Y.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/05 → 31/12/08
Project: Research
Welfare Economic Issues in the New Classical Economic Framework of Inframarginal Analysis (renewal application)
Ng, Y. & Yang, X.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/03 → 31/12/05
Project: Research
Welfare Economic Issues in the New Classical Economic Framework of Inframarginal Analysis.
Ng, Y. & Yang, X.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/01 → 31/12/02
Project: Research

Do we need ramsey taxation? Our existing taxes are largely corrective
Yan, E., Feng, Q. & Ng, Y. K., Jan 2021, In: Economic Modelling. 94, p. 526-538 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
What should we agree on about the repugnant conclusion?
Zuber, S., Venkatesh, N., Tännsjö, T., Tarsney, C., Stefánsson, H. O., Steele, K., Spears, D., Sebo, J., Pivato, M., Ord, T., Ng, Y. K., Masny, M., Macaskill, W., Lawson, N., Kuruc, K., Hutchinson, M., Gustafsson, J. E., Greaves, H., Forsberg, L., Fleurbaey, M. & 9 others, Coffey, D., Cato, S., Castro, C., Campbell, T., Budolfson, M., Broome, J., Berger, A., Beckstead, N. & Asheim, G. B., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Utilitas. 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)
Culture and savings: why do Asians save more?
Ye, D., Pan, S., Lian, Y. & Ng, Y. K., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Singapore Economic Review. 66, 3, p. 621-651 31 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Effective altruism despite the second-best challenge: should indirect effects Be taken into account for policies for a better future?
Ng, Y. K., Aug 2020, In: Futures. 121, 10 p., 102568.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Why does the US face greater disadvantages in the trade war with China?
Ng, Y. K., Mar 2020, In: China and World Economy. 28, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)