Sock-Yong Phang is Celia Moh Chair Professor of Economics and Vice Provost for Faculty Matters at Singapore Management University (SMU). Her research focuses on housing economics, infrastructure finance, and public-private partnerships (PPPs), particularly in Asia, and she is internationally recognized for her work on Singapore’s housing and infrastructure policies. She has served on the boards of Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Competition Commission, Public Transport Council, and Energy Market Authority. A Fellow of the Centre for Liveable Cities, she has also consulted for governments, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank on housing and transport projects. She is co-editor of the book "Greening the Housing Stock: Toward Net Zero Cities in East Asia" and was Academic Director (2021–2023) of the Growing Infrastructure program, jointly organized by nSMU, Infrastructure Asia, and the World Bank.

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