Lawrence Jin
I am an assistant professor of economics at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. I received BA in Mathematics & Economics and PhD in Economics from Cornell University. For research, I use both econometric and experimental methods to study topics in behavioral economics, health economics, and public policy.
Contact
Email: lawrencejin [at] gmail.com
Office: Li Ka Shing #02-18
Selected Working Papers
Misinformation, consumer risk perceptions, and markets: The impact of an information shock on vaping and smoking cessation
(with Donald Kenkel, Michael Lovenheim, Alan Mathios, and Hua Wang)
R&R Economic Inquiry [NBER wp]
Replication by plebiscite: Examining the replicability of online experiments selected by a decision market
(with Felix Holzmeister et al.)
R&R Nature Human Behaviour
Publications
Path dependency in physician decisions
Lawrence Jin, Rui Tang, Han Ye, Junjian Yi, and Songfa Zhong
Review of Economic Studies, 2023
Human-capital investments as a commitment device
Lawrence Jin, Minwook Kang
Economic Modelling, 2023
Addiction, present-bias, and self-restraint
Lawrence Jin, Minwook Kang
Southern Economic Journal, 2022
Ching Leong, Lawrence Jin, Dayoung Kim, Jeongbin Kim, Yik Ying Teo, and Teck-Hua Ho
Communications Medicine, 2022
Time dependency in physician decision-making
Lawrence Jin, Rui Tang, Han Ye, Junjian Yi, and Songfa Zhong
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, 2020
Sleep, health, and human capital: Evidence from daylight saving time
Lawrence Jin, Nicolas Ziebarth
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020
Retrospective and prospective benefit-cost analysis of US anti-smoking policies
Lawrence Jin, Donald S. Kenkel, Feng Liu, and Hua Wang
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2015
Jang C. Jin, Lawrence Jin
Education Economics, 2014
Research publications and economic growth: Evidence from cross-country regressions
Jang C. Jin, Lawrence Jin
Applied Economics, 2013
Wendy F. Bower, Lawrence Jin, Malcolm J. Underwood, Y. H. Lam, and Paul B. Lai
Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2010
Overt diabetes mellitus adversely affects surgical outcomes of noncardiovascular patients
Wendy F. Bower, Lawrence Jin, Malcolm J. Underwood, Janet F. Lee, Kit F. Lee, Yuk H. Lam, Sui K. Ng, Alexander C. Vlantis, and Paul B. Lai
Surgery, 2010