Biography

Prof. Ng is the Director of Economic Research Center of Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies and also the Director of the APEC Study Center of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Research

• “The Value of Superstitions,” with Terence Chong and Xin Du. Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31(3): 293-309.
• “Destructing the Hold-up.” Economics Letters, 2011, 111(3): 247-248.
• “Outsourcing, Product Quality and Contract Enforcement,” with Yi Lu and Zhigang Tao. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2012, 1(1): 1-30. [Lead Article]
• “What Determines the Price of a Racing Horse?” with Terence Chong, Man-Tat Siu, and Benjamin Everard. Applied Economics, 2013, 45(3): 369-382.
• “Diversity and Scale Effects,” with Shiyuan Pan and Kang Shi. Applied Economics Letters, 2012, 19(16): 1621-1626.
• “Do Imports Spur Incremental Innovation in the South?” with Yi Lu. China Economic Review, 2012, 23(4): 819-832.
• “Import Competition and Skill Content in U.S. Manufacturing Industries,” with Yi Lu. Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95(4): 1404-1417.
• “Shipping the Good Horses Out,” with Terence Chong and Jean Eid. Southern Economic Journal, 2013, 80(2): 540-561.
• “The Impact of Product Market Competition on Training Provision: Evidence from Canada,” with Tat-kei Lai. Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014, 47(3): 856-888.
• “Information Acquisition and Institutions: An Organizational Perspective.” Information Economics and Policy, 2013, 25(4): 301-311.
• “Bailing Outsourcing.” Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42(4): 983-993.
• “Does Competition Lead to Customization?” with Wen-tai Hsu and Yi Lu. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 106: 10-28.
• “Which types of institutions hinder productivity among private manufacturing firms in China?” with Linhui Yu. China Economic Review, 2014, 31: 17-31. [Elsevier China Economic Review Best Paper Award 2015]
• “Does Trade Credit Boost Firm Performance?” with Dongya Li, Yi Lu, and Jun Yang. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64(3): 573-602.
• “To Root or Not to Root? The Economics of Jailbreak” with Tommy Leung, Chun-yu Ho, and Hong Chao. Journal of Comparative Economics, forthcoming.

Awards and Honours

• Elsevier China Economic Review Best Paper Award (2015)
• Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award (2010)
• Faculty of Social Science Exemplary Teaching Award (2010)

Courses Taught