Grants
(Complete List)
List of all Grants
  1. SSRC Research Grant, April 2020 “Future-Proofing Singapore: An Economic Approach” (with Qin Y., F. Yi, T. Ruan, and H. Zhang), 2020-2022 (Singapore $832,816)
  2. PUB Research Grant May 2019 “Water conservation: The effects of water price, climate change and MWELS” (with Auroure, E., H. Zhang, Q. Yu), 2019-2022 (Singapore $300,000)
  3. NUS Research Grant March 2019 “Identifying Disguised Industrial Pollution in China” 2019-2022 (with Yu Q) (Singapore $100,000)
  4. NUS Research Grant July 2018 “Policy Impact Evaluation and Household Financial Behavior” 2018-2021 (Singapore $120,000)
  5. NUS Research Grant July 2018 “The Impact of Economic and Policy Shocks on Consumption and Labor Choice”, (with Qian, W., and Y. Deng), 2018-2021, (Singapore $379,578)
  6. Real Estate Research Institute (RERI) March 2018 “Risk Retention and Qualified Commercial Mortgages” (with Ambrose, B., Y. Yidiram, and J. Zhang), ($15,000)
  7. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Aug 2017 "Keeping Up with the Joneses: Household Level Evidence of Neighbourhood Peer Effects" (with B. Scholnick V. Miked), 2017-2022, (Canadian $ 68,000)
  8. Hong Kong Strategic Public Policy Research Fund March 2017 "Access to Banking and Macroeconomic Outcomes" (with Mukharjee, A), 2017-2020, (HK$ 3,400,000), This project received part funding of the HK$ 3.4 awarded for trade and investment
  9. Global Asia Institute Jan 2017 “Lifecycle financing: Retirement wealth, reverse mortgages, investment decisions and household consumption behavior” (with Deng, Y., W. Qian, and T. Sing) 2017-2020, (Singapore $207,600)
  10. NUS FRC Tier 1 Research Grant, Ministry of Education Jan 2016 “Housing Market under Asymmetric Information and Behavioral biases” (with Song, C) 2016-2019, (Singapore $92,975)
  11. NUS FRC Tier 1 Research Grant, Ministry of Education Sep 2015 “Strategic Information Disclosures, Agency Problems and Small Business Lending” (with Wang, Q) 2015-2018, (Singapore $63,000)
  12. NUS FRC Tier 1 Masim Mas Research Grant, Ministry of Education March 2015 “Behavioral Interventions into Water and Energy Consumption” (with Tien-Foo, S) 2015-2016, (Singapore $36,072)
  13. HHS Seed Funding Grant, NUS Oct 2014 “Role of Relationship, Aging, Cognitive Abilities, and Housing on Consumer Behavior: Evidence from Credit Registry Data from Finland” 2014-2017, (Singapore $40,000)
  14. NUS FRC Tier 1 Research Grant, Ministry of Education July 2014 “Real time information and water conservation” (with Tien-Foo, S) 2014-2017, (Singapore $105,750)
  15. NUS FRC Tier 1 Research Grant, Ministry of Education May 2013 “Behavioral Studies in Real Estate: Weather Effects, Energy Consumption and Housing Choice” (with Tien-Foo, S) 2013-2016, (Singapore $50,500)
  16. NBER Household Finance Group/Sloan Foundation Research Grant February 2013 “Consumer Behavior in Financial Markets in Singapore,” (with Qian, W) 2013, ($16,000)
  17. NUS FRC Tier 1 Research Grant, Ministry of Education October 2012 “The impact of fiscal policy, housing wealth, liquidity constraints and consumer sentiment on consumption in Singapore,” (with Qian, W) 2012-2015, (Singapore $86,100)
  18. NUS Research Grant February 2012 “Consumer Behavior in Financial Markets” 2012-2015 (Singapore $60,000)
  19. Russell Sage Foundation Grant November 2011 “The Great Recession and Fringe Banking” (with Mazumder, B. and T. Gross) 2011-2014 ($150,463)
  20. Paolo Baffi Centre on Central Banking and Financial Regulation Grant May 2008 “The Effects of Financial Education on Household Financial Decision Making: Evidence from a Natural Experiment of Mortgage Advice” (with Amromin, G., I. Ben-David, S. Chomsisengphet, and D. Evanoff) (Euro 6,000)
  21. Center for Financial Research Grant, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation April 2008 “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Voluntary Financial Education: INHP Counseling Program” (with Amromin, G., D. Evanoff, and I. Ben-David) ($10,000)
  22. Consumer Financial Education and Research Grant, TCAI, University of Arizona October 2007 “Does Social Capital Impact Household Default and Bankruptcy Behavior” (with Chomsisengphet, S and C. Liu) ($5,000)
  23. Center for Financial Research Grant, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation March 2006 “Distance and Information Asymmetries in Lending” (with Hauswald, R) ($10,000)
  24. Center for Financial Research Grant, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation March 2006 “Screening for Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection: Evidence from the Home Equity Market” (with Ambrose, B., S. Chomsisengphet, and C. Liu) ($10,000)