1971 …2024

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Biography

Biography

Yew-Kwang Ng is an emeritus professor in the Department of Economics and a Jubilee Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. 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, 2022, open access at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-33-4972-8

Yew-Kwang NG (2024). Do We Survive Our Biological Death?: A Rational Examination, Eliva, Amazon.

Eliva Bookstore: https://elivabooks.com/en/book/book-7054808424

Chinese version: 

书名:人死灵魂是否还在?理性论证 [Check Amazon with this title]

作者:黄有光

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/9999319114

Peer evaluation/Interview: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/07/robert-wiblin-interviews-yew-kwang-ng.html

 Blog: 网易: http://money.163.com/special/wangyiyanjiujuhuangyouguang

 

Homepage:  https://researchmgt.monash.edu/admin/workspace/personal/overview/

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

External positions

Part-time Professor, Peking University

2021 → …

Research area keywords

  • Welfare economics
  • Public policy
  • Environment and Sustainability

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