Hui-Ying Sng is Research Associate and lecturer of Economics in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Nanyang Technological University. Her research areas include development economics, Southeast Asian economies, and the Singapore economy, with an emphasis on policy issues. She is the co-editor of the books Singapore and Asia in a Globalized World: Contemporary Economic Issues and Policies (2008), Singapore and Asia: Impact of the Global Financial Tsunami and other Economic Issues (2009) and Crisis Management and Public Policy: Singapore’s Approach to Economic Resilience (2011).