Siang Ng
Biography
Dr. Siang Ng graduated from Nanyang University in Singapore and obtained her PhD in Economics from Monash University in 1996. Her PhD thesis ¡§Specialization, Openness and Growth, with empirical studies on China¡¨ extends the Yang-Ng framework to analyze international trade. She has been a senior lecturer of Monash University since 2000.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
¡§Which Countries/Regions will Benefit more from the Growth of China?¡¨,
China and the World Economy, forthcoming (refereed).
¡§The Effects of Growth of its Trading Partners on Malaysia¡¨, in Alan Woodland (ed), Economic Theory and International Trade: Essays in Honour of Murray C. Kemp. Edward Elgar, 2002 (refereed).
¡§Do the economies of specialization justify the
work ethics? An examination of Buchanan¡¦s hypothesis¡¨, Journal of Economic
Behavior and Organization, forthcoming with Buchanan¡¦s reply, with Y.
Ng (Refereed).
¡§Does the enrichment of a country benefit India?¡¨ International Journal
of Applied Economics and Econometrics, Oct.-Dec. 2001, 9: 479-492, with
Y, Ng (Refereed).
¡§Welfare-reducing growth despite individual and
government optimization¡¨, Social Choice and Welfare, 2001, 18: 497-506,
with Y.Ng (refereed)
.
¡§Chinese Economy and Economic Record¡¨, J. Michie, ed., Reader¡¦s Guide
to the Social Sciences, London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001, pp.183-185.
¡§The enrichment of a sector (individual/region/country) benefits others: a generalisation¡¨, Pacific Economic Review, Vol. 5, No. 3, (2000), 299-302, with Y. Ng (refereed).
¡§The Importance of Reliability in Realizing Returns¡¨,
in C. F. Lee (ed), Advances in Financial Planning and Forecasting, Vol.
9, (JAI, New York, NY, 2000), 57-65, with Y. Ng (refereed).
The Road to Happiness (Melbourne: IDEAS Professional Consulting Pty Ltd),
2000, published online at http://www.whoishappy.com., with Y. Ng.
¡§New Perspectives in International Trade: with
special reference to Pacific Asia¡¨, in The Current State of Business Disciplines,
Vol. 3, Business Economics, ed. by S. Dahiya, Spellbound Publications,
2000, pp.793-803.
¡§Income disparities in the transition of China: reducing negative effects
by dispelling misconceptions¡¨, Journal of International Trade & Economic
Development, March 2000, pp.55-68, with Y. Ng (refereed) .
¡§A Case for Higher Public Spending¡¨ with Y. Ng, Chapter 7 of Efficiency,
Equality and Public Policy, London: MacMillan & New York: St. Martin¡¦s
Press, 2000, pp.105-123.
¡§The Enrichment of a Sector (Individual/Region/Country)
Benefits Others: the case of trade for specialization¡¨, International
Journal of Development Planning Literature, September 1999, pp.403-410,
with Y. Ng.
¡§International Division of Labour: economic development and trade between
Taiwan and Southeast Asia¡¨, Taiwan Economic Research Monthly, Feb. 1999,
pp.22-26.
¡§The Economic Relationship between Mainland China and Taiwan: a perspective
from the principle of mutual benefits¡¨, with Y. Ng., in Economic Development
in East Asia: retrospect and prospect, edited by Chang Ching Hsi, Taipei:
NTU, 1999, pp.139-158 (refereed)
.
"Specialization and Division of Labor:
A Survey", in Increasing Returns and Economic Analysis, edited
by Kenneth Arrow et al, MacMillan, 1998, pp3-63, with X. Yang (Refereed).
"Economies of Specialization and Trade", in Increasing Returns and Economic Analysis, edited by Kenneth Arrow et al, MacMillan, 1998, pp127-144. (Refereed).
(draft) Yew-Kwang Ng & Siang Ng, Why Do Governments Encourage Improvements in Infrastructure? Indirect Network Externality of Transaction Efficiency .
(draft) Yew-Kwang Ng & Siang Ng, DO THE ECONOMIES OF SPECIALIZATION JUSTIFY THE WORK ETHICS? AN EXAMINATION OF BUCHANAN¡¦S HYPOTHESIS .
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