Academic positions

• Associate Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business, 2018–present
• Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, 2013–18 (on leave 2018–20)
• Associate Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University, 2013
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Princeton University, 2012–13
• Assistant Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University, 2007–12

Nonacademic positions

• Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); 2019–present
• Inaugural Fellow, Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER); 2017–present
• Consultant, International Enterprise Singapore, 2012–14
• Consultant, Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2010, 2016

Editorial positions

• Associate Editor, Journal of International Economics, 2011–present
• Associate Editor, Review of International Economics, 2013–present

Research Interests

• International trade
• Political economy
• Growth and development
• Economic history

Awards

• Award for Excellent Researcher, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, 2014
• Peter B. Kenen Fellow, Princeton University, 2012–13
• School of Economics Research Excellence Award, Singapore Management University, 2011
• Sing Lun Fellowship, Singapore Management University, 2010–12
• Harvard University Graduate Society Dissertation Completion fellowship, 2006–07
• Institute for Humane Studies fellowship, 2005–07, (Marcia Whitney Scholar, 2006–07)
• Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences fellowship, 2002–04
• Thomas T. Hoopes Prize and Allyn A. Young Prize, Harvard University, 2000
• Junior Phi Beta Kappa, 1999