Assoc Prof Beng Ang - Researcher Profile

Biography

James Ang joined the Department of Economics in 2007. His primary research field is economic development, technological change, and growth. Specifically, his work has concentrated on the following areas: 1) early historical development and current economic performance, 2) financial development, liberalization and growth, and 3) empirical tests of endogenous growth models. His work has appeared in a wide range of general interest and field journals, including Review of Economics and Statistics, European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, Canadian Journal of Economics, and Journal of International Money and Finance.

Keywords

Economic growth and development

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - ECONOMICS

Institution: Australian National University

Year awarded: 2007

Publications

Journal Articles

Ang, B., Madsen, J., 2011, Can second-generation endogenous growth models explain the productivity trends and knowledge production in the Asian miracle economies?, Review Of Economics And Statistics [P], vol 93, issue 4, MIT Press, Cambridge USA, pp. 1360-1373.

Ang, B., 2011, Finance and consumption volatility: Evidence from India, Journal of International Money and Finance [P], vol 30, issue 6, Pergamon, Oxford UK, pp. 947-964.

Ang, B., 2011, Financial development, liberalization and technological deepening, European Economic Review [P], vol 55, issue 5, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 688-701.

Ang, B., 2011, Savings mobilization, financial development and liberalization: The case of Malaysia, Review Of Income And Wealth [P], vol 57, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 449-470.

Madsen, J., Islam, R., Ang, B., 2010, Catching up to the technology frontier: The dichotomy between innovation and imitation, Canadian Journal of Economics [P], vol 43, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc, USA, pp. 1389-1411.

Ang, B., 2010, Finance and inequality: The case of India, Southern Economic Journal [P], vol 76, issue 3, Southern Economic Association, USA, pp. 738-761.

Ang, B., 2010, Financial reforms, patent protection, and knowledge accumulation in India, World Development [P], vol 38, issue 8, Pergamon, UK, pp. 1070-1081.

Madsen, J., Ang, B., Banerjee, R., 2010, Four centuries of British economic growth: The roles of technology and population, Journal Of Economic Growth [P], vol 15, issue 4, Springer New York LLC, USA, pp. 263-290.

Madsen, J., Saxena, S., Ang, B., 2010, The Indian growth miracle and endogenous growth, Journal of Development of Economics [P], vol 93, issue 1, Elsevier BV, North-Holland, Netherlands, pp. 37-48.

Ang, J., 2009, Private investment and financial sector policies in India and Malaysia, World Development [P], vol 37, issue 7, Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 1261-1273.

Ang, J., McKibbin, W.J., 2007, Financial liberalization, financial sector development and growth: Evidence from Malaysia, Journal of Development Economics, vol 84, issue 1, Elsevier BV, North-Holland, Netherlands, pp. 215-233.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Essays in institutions innovation and productivity.

Supervisors:

Madsen, J (Main), Ang, B (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Essays on growth and development.

Supervisors:

Dzhumashev, R (Main), Ang, B (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

FDI, financial development and productivity: sectoral evidence from the economies in transition.

Supervisors:

Tombazos, C (Main), Ang, B (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Three essays on long run relationship between income inequality and growth among the OECD countries.

Supervisors:

Madsen, J (Main), Ang, B (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Carrington, S.

Program of Study:

The macroeconomics of credit, asset prices and investment. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Madsen, J (Main), Ang, B (Associate).

Student:

Islam, M.

Program of Study:

Innovation, human capital and economic growth: international evidence. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Madsen, J (Main), Ang, B (Associate).

Student:

Subasinghe, S.

Program of Study:

Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic performance: a comparative study of Malaysia and Sri Lanka. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Fausten, D (Main), Ray, R (Associate), Ang, B (Associate).