Research Papers

 

Submitted Papers

"Intertemporal Substitution in Maternal Labor Supply: Evidence Using State School Entrance Age Laws", Resubmitted, Labour Economics

“No Pass, No Drive: Education and Allocation of Time” with Marian Vidal-Fernández (UNSW), Resubmitted, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

(Featured in Forbes)

"School Entry, Educational Attainment and Quarter of Birth: A Cautionary Tale of LATE" with Kevin Lang, (Previous version as NBER Working Papers 15236, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.), Under Revision for Resubmission, Journal of Applied Econometrics

Working Papers

"School Entry Age and Academic Performance", with Kevin Lang (Boston University), March 2008. New version coming soon

"Evaluating the Effect of Peer-Based Financial Education on Savings and Remittances for Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore", with Kartini Shastry (Wellesley College) and Dean Yang (University of Michigan)

Does Restricting Teen Driving Privileges Reduce Crime?” with Marian Vidal-Fernández (UNSW)

Work in Progress

"Planning your Financial Future: The Effect of Financial Education on Undergraduate Students in Singapore", with Benedict Koh (Singapore Management University) & Olivia Mitchell (U Penn)

 Education and Teen Driving Accidents: Evidence from No Pass No Drive Laws”, with Marian Vidal-Fernández (UNSW)

 

Other Publications

“Educating Migrant Workers in Finance”, Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings January 1, 2011