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Growth in Asia

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of British Columbia, 2014
  • MA, University of British Columbia, 2009
  • BA (Hons), University of British Columbia, 2007

Research Interests

  • Social and Cultural Geography
  • Pacific Rim
  • Religion and Secularization
  • Chinese Diaspora
  • Postsecular Cities

Course(s) Taught in SMU

  • Big Questions
  • Publics and Privates on the Pacific Rim
  • Finding Home in a Globalized World

Education

2006

Ph.D. in Marketing
Goizueta Business School
Emory University

2002

M.S. in E-Commerce and Marketing
Lowry Mays School of Management
Texas A&M University

Emily Soon joined SMU in 2020. Her research focuses on cross-cultural literary exchange between Asia and Europe in the premodern and modern eras. She received her PhD in English from King’s College London in 2019, having completed her MPhil in Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Cambridge and her BA (First Class Honours) in English and Related Literature at the University of York.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ph.D. Economics, National University of Singapore, 2011
  • M.A. Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1999
  • A.B. Economics (Magna Cum Laude), Ateneo de Davao University, 1995

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Applied Game Theory

Course(s) Taught in SMU

  • Economics and Society
  • Microeconomics 1

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Education

2012 Ph.D.

Kosmas Marinakis joined SMU in 2019. His expertise includes Microeconomics, Industrial Organization and Design of Incentives. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from North Carolina State University (2008). He has held academic positions at Wake Forest University (USA), University of Cyprus and Higher School of Economics (Russia). His research has been published in leading disciplinary journals in Economics such as International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Economics and Economics Bulletin.

Education

2005

Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering 
Georgia Institute of Technology

1998

M.S. in Computational Science 
National University of Singapore

1996

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:

Jimmy obtained his Bachelor of Accountancy (1st Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University in 2002, Masters of Science and Ph.D. in Accounting from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Prior to his doctoral program, Jimmy was a Tax Associate at PwC Tax Consulting Services and a Lecturer of Accounting at SMU. He enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with his family.

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