LI Jing
Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor of Economics; SOE DBA Director, SMU-PHBS DBA Programme Pillar Lead, Urban Growth
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D., Economics, Syracuse University, 2013
- M.A., Economics, Syracuse University, 2010
- M.A., Finance, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2008
- B.A., Business Administration, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2006
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Urban Economics
- Real Estate Finance
- Health Economics
RESEARCH ADVISOR/CO-RESEARCH ADVISOR TO:
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsJing Li is a leading scholar in urban, real estate, and regional economics, recognized for her empirical research on urbanization, housing, innovation, and policy impacts across Asia and beyond.
Bridges rigorous econometric methods with policy-relevant urban and real estate research; delivers actionable insights for urban growth, innovation, and housing policy; recognized for cross-country comparative work and leadership in academic publishing and conference organization.
Focused research areas include Empirical analysis of urbanization and city growth; agglomeration economies; housing and real estate markets; innovation dynamics in cities; digital payments and consumption; policy impacts on urban and regional development; gender and migration in urban contexts.
Bridges rigorous econometric methods with policy-relevant urban and real estate research; delivers actionable insights for urban growth, innovation, and housing policy; recognized for cross-country comparative work and leadership in academic publishing and conference organization.
Focused research areas include Empirical analysis of urbanization and city growth; agglomeration economies; housing and real estate markets; innovation dynamics in cities; digital payments and consumption; policy impacts on urban and regional development; gender and migration in urban contexts.
Areas of Expertise
Urban economicsreal estate economicsregional and spatial economicsapplied econometricsinnovation and knowledge spillovershousing marketspublic policy evaluation.
Past Awarded Grant
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 1 Grant (S$47,962), Singapore Management University, March 2024
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 1 Grant (S$34,170), Singapore Management University, March 2021
- Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, Singapore Management University, June 2016 - June 2019
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 1 Grant (S$11,621.9), Singapore Management University, October 2014
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 1 Grant (S$5,448), Singapore Management University, February 2014
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QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D., Economics, Syracuse University, 2013
- M.A., Economics, Syracuse University, 2010
- M.A., Finance, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2008
- B.A., Business Administration, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2006
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Urban Economics
- Real Estate Finance
- Health Economics