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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, 2022， open access at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-33-4972-8
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):
Research area keywords
- Welfare economics
- Public policy
- Environment and Sustainability
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Projects
- 7 Finished
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The Economics of Happiness, Public Policy, and National Success Indicators
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
4/01/10 → 7/01/14
Project: Research
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Increasing Returns and Economic Efficiency
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/05 → 31/12/08
Project: Research
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Valuing Life and time in the knowledge economy
Sun, G. & Ng, Y.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/05 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
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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
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WTO Membership of China and Sino-Australia Investment and Trade - Irex Award
Ng, Y., Ng, S., Shi, H., Smyth, R., Wang, X., Wu, Q., Yang, X., Zhang, W., Zhang, D. & Zhang, Y.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/01 → 31/12/01
Project: Research
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Culture and savings: why do Asians save more?
Ye, D., Pan, S., Lian, Y. & Ng, Y. K., 2021, In: Singapore Economic Review. 66, 3, p. 621-651 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
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
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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, , Dec 2021, In: Utilitas. 33, 4, p. 379-383 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
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
1 Citation (Scopus) -
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)