Current Positions

• Research Associate (since August 2017, co-appointment at TUMCREATE)
• PhD Candidate (beginning August 2020, Supervisor: Euston Quah, Economics)

Academic Qualifications

• MSc in Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2017
• BEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 2006

Research Interests

• Cost-Benefit Analysis: Non-Market and Experimental Valuation
• Environmental Economics and Engineering: River Systems, Transport Systems

Publications

E Quah, TS Tan and ZJL Lee (2021). Appraisal Methods in Developing Countries. In N Mouter, Advances in Transport Policy and Planning, Elsevier. Working Paper

Working Papers

ZJL Lee. Do economists know what Leopold did? Tracing Leopold’s influence and legacy in the economics literature.

J Tan, E Riyanto, ZJL Lee. Preferences for Autonomous Vehicles: An Experimental Economics Approach.

Book Proposal

Albert Winsemius: Here It is Going to Happen, with Euston Quah, World Scientific (expected in late 2020)

Opinion Articles

• ZJL Lee, J Tan. Tackling Future Challenges in Singapore’s Land Transport System. The Straits Times, 2019.
• E Quah, ZJL Lee. Designing a Solution to Plastic Bag Waste that Fits. The Straits Times, 2017.
• E Quah, ZJL Lee. Sugar Tax in Singapore: Too Bitter a Pill to Swallow. The Straits Times, 2017.

Service

• Senior Editorial Assistant, Singapore Economic Review. Since 2016.
• Honorary Assistant Secretary, Economic Society of Singapore. Since 2018.
• Conference Secretary, Asian Law and Economics Association. 2017 – 2018.
• Six Sigma Black Belt and Professional Member, American Society for Quality. Since 2015.

Research Grants

TUMCREATE: Preferences for Autonomous Vehicles Experiments (PAVE), NRF Singapore, 2017 – 2022, (Principal Programme Investigator: Euston Quah).

Seminar and Conference Presentations

2019: Singapore Economic Review Conference, August 5-7, 2019.

Professional Experience

• Regional IT Coordinator, DHI Water & Environment, Singapore. 2014 – 2016.
• Senior Assistant Manager, Economic Growth Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 2013.
• Senior Business Analyst, CSC (now DXC), Singapore. 2011 – 2013.
• Senior Operations Executive, Petromate, Singapore. 2006 – 2011.