Faculty Profile

Sock-Yong Phang is an internationally recognized economist specializing in housing, urban, and infrastructure economics, whose research and policy work have shaped public housing and infrastructure development in Singapore and beyond.

Combines rigorous economic analysis with impactful policy advisory and board service, influencing Singapore’s housing, transport, and infrastructure policies; recognized for bridging academic research and real-world policy implementation; recipient of national and university awards for public service, education, and research excellence.

Focused research areas include Policy innovations for affordable housing; economic regulation of infrastructure and utilities; sustainable urban redevelopment; public-private partnerships in transport and housing; land value capture; comparative analysis of housing finance systems; evaluation of urban and housing policies in Asia.