Eric is an Associate Professor of Economics with a PhD from the City University of Hong Kong, where he was a Beta Gamma Sigma honouree. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Hamburg, Germany. His research interests include applied economics, particularly environmental and energy economics, sustainable development and finance, development finance, foreign direct investment, and international trade. Eric’s work has been published in leading journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, the Journal of Environmental Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Business Strategy and the Environment. He is open to collaboration and supervising PhD students with interests in these areas.

Applied/empirical research in 

• Economics of the environment (environmental sustainability)
• Economics of energy (energy access, poverty and transition)
• Sustainable development and finance
• Development finance
• Foreign direct investment (effect on the environment, growth/development, private sector development)
• International trade (issues/effect of trade facilitation; effect of trade on the environment, growth/development)

Eric's research relates well with the Sustainable Development Goals and currently contributes to Goals 2, 7, 8, 9 and 13. Follow his research on Google Scholar and ResearchGate.

• Industrial Economics 
• Introductory Econometrics