I strive to do research that’s not only current, creative and cutting edge,
it must also have a voice. A voice that speaks to important economic issues
that help us better understand and have a positive impact on the real world.
A voice that inspires and challenges young researchers.
This keeps it exciting and enjoyable for me.”
”
Prof Sumit AGARWAL
PhD, MA, BSc (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Departments of Economics, Finance and Real Estate
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- Behavioural finance
- Capital markets/financial institutions/international finance
- Household finance
- Real estate finance/urban economics
- Research findings have been used by
government agencies such as the Consumer
Financial Protection in the US to enhance
understanding of consumer behaviour
as well as lender behaviour in policy
development
- Research findings have had significant
impact on how agencies conduct bank
examinations and how government
programmes are implemented
- Research findings could potentially aid
the Singapore government in its conduct
of fiscal policy, and achieve more efficient
allocation of transport and other urban
planning services
- Consistently secured generous funding from
governments, industry and universities, and
to date, has garnered over $360,000 in
grants
- Translates deep research into concrete
actions which governments and policy
makers are able to implement for more
prudent financial management and
decision-making
- Out-of-the-box thinker who links seemingly
unrelated themes and data sources to draw
sharp insight into real-world topics
- Published some 75 articles (including those
forthcoming) in leading journals such as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal
of Political Economy, American Economic Review and Journal of Financial Economics
- Achieved more than 400 citations in published papers
- Co-authored Household Credit Usage: Personal Debt and Mortgages
- Sought-after expertise by governments; banks
and financial regulators; universities such as
Columbia University, Northwestern University
and University of California, Berkeley; as well
as media business channels including BBC,
CNBC and Fox
- As Editor, oversees the publication of Real
Estate Economics, the oldest and highly
reputable academic journal for real estate,
published by The American Real Estate and
Urban Economics Association
- Associate Editor for Management Science and
Journal of Financial Services Research
- Presented numerous keynote and invited
talks at prestigious international conferences
worldwide
- Low Tuck Kwong Professor, NUS Business School (from 2014 for a term of five years)
- Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award, NUS Business School (2013)
- Excellence in Refereeing Award 2011/2012, American Economic Review (2012)
- Best Paper Award, Red Rock Finance Conference (2012)
- Best Paper Award, Networks Financial Institute Competition (2011)
- Paul A. Samuelson Award, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America – College Retirement Equities Fund (2011)
- Terker Family Prizes in Investment Research Award, Wharton School of Business (2009)
- Glucksman Institute Research Award, New York University (2008)
" To focus on research that matters to me,
Singapore and the world, inspires and advances
our young researchers, and that which further
elevates our University’s reputation and standing. "