Tang Cheng Keat

Tang Cheng Keat is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Nanyang Technological University's School of Social Sciences. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics (2018) and was a visiting research fellow at the University of Southern California (2018-2019). His undergraduate and master's degrees were completed at the National University of Singapore.

Dr. Tang's research focuses on spatial policy evaluation through causal inference methods, specializing in:

• Urban and housing economics
• Transportation systems analysis
• Environmental externalities and valuation
• Economics of crime patterns
• Regional development policies

His work has been published in leading journals including Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and Social Science & Medicine, with media coverage in BBC, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times.

He is available to supervise graduate students in his research domains and maintains active collaborations with institutions globally. Contact via institutional email c.k.tang@ntu.edu.sg or tangchengkeat@gmail.com.