Jingting Liu

Jingting Liu serves as a Research Fellow at the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) within the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, where she bridges advanced economic research with real-world policy challenges in Asia.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Economics), Nanyang Technological University, 2022

Dr. Liu's research program centers on international macroeconomics and its critical intersections with the digital economy, sustainability transitions, and geoeconomic fragmentation. She employs quantitative economic modeling to analyze digital policy frameworks, climate investment dynamics, and foreign direct investment patterns across China and ASEAN nations, with emphasis on how emerging technologies reshape regional competitiveness. Her work integrates macroeconomic theory with data-driven policy analysis to address pressing challenges in Asia's evolving economic landscape.

She co-edited the authoritative volume Data Governance and the Digital Economy in Asia (Routledge) and has published in the Journal of International Money and Finance. Dr. Liu actively contributes to academic discourse as a reviewer for leading journals including Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, The World Economy, and Emerging Markets Finance and Trade.

At ACI, she leads multidisciplinary research initiatives examining digital transformation and sustainable development pathways, collaborating with policymakers to translate complex economic insights into actionable strategies for enhancing Asia's global competitiveness.