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Email

eswee@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Toronto
Masters (Coursework & Research)
National University of Singapore
Bachelors Degree
London School of Economics and Political Science
ORCID

0000-0002-4874-0206

A/Prof Eik Leong Swee

Associate Professor
Department of Economics

22 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure? Evidence from a large-scale vaccination experiment in China
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2025.05.006
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Farewell President! Political favoritism, economic inequality, and political polarization
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102483
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Fanning the flames: Rainfall shocks, inter‐ethnic income inequality, and conflict intensification in Mandate Palestine
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2022.11.032
  • 2020

    Media

    Managing the Coronavirus: What the World Can Learn From Asia-Pacific Responses
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Out of the ashes, into the fire: The consequences of U.S. weapons sales for political violence
    DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.05.003
  • 2015

    Journal article

    On war intensity and schooling attainment: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2015.08.001
  • 2015

    Journal article

    Together or separate? Post-conflict partition, ethnic homogenization, and the provision of public schooling
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.05.007
Eik Leong Swee

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
Dean's Certificate for Research Excellence University of Melbourne
2015
Dean's Certificate for Research Excellence University of Melbourne
2014
Dean's Certificate for Excellence in Teaching University of Melbourne
2013
Dean's Certificate for Excellence in Teaching University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Journal article

    Little emperors in the workplace: Labor market consequences of China's one-child policy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2023.101985
  • 2023

    Media

    Kiasu parents have an unhealthy obsession with 'top schools' at P1 registration exercise
  • 2023

    Media

    Primary 1 registration: Where alumni privilege and distance rules can accelerate inequality
  • 2022

    Report

    Historical anti-fascism and right-wing voting in Italy
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Do perceptions of economic well-being predict the onset of war and peace?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2021.101765
  • 2020

    Media

    The COVID-19 dilemma: Public health versus the economy
  • 2020

    Media

    Lives v livelihoods debate - the economist's take

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