Dr Eugene Or

Selected Publications

• Tang, Cheng Keat and Or, Eugene. (2026). The Economic Implications of Map Distortion: Evidence from the Housing Market, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Conditionally Accepted. (ABDC=A*)
  • Ministry of Education AcRF Tier 1
• Quah, Euston., Chia, Wai Mun., Tan, Tsiat Siong. and Or, Eugene. (2026). Cost of Drug Crime in Singapore, The Singapore Economic Review, 71(6), 1687-1718. (ABDC=B)

• News Article Interview (2026, Sep 30), From Serial Collectors To Reluctant Recyclers: How Singapore’s Beverage Container Return Scheme Is Shifting Habits. Channel News Asia. Available at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/beverage-container-return-scheme-changing-recycling-habits-6418401 
• Or, Eugene. And Quah, Euston. (2026, Sep 22). Singapore’s Baby Push Has A Blind Spot: Grandparents Who Need Care. The Straits Times. Available at https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/singapores-baby-push-has-a-blind-spot-grandparents-who-need-care 
• Podcast (2026, Sep 20). How Fresh Graduates Should Consider Their Career Options | Work It. Channel News Asia. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKevHHLwcSE 
• Quah, Euston. and Or, Eugene. (2026, Sep 06). People Care About Clean Air. Climate Action Starts There. The Business Times. Available at https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/people-care-about-clean-air-climate-action-starts-there
• Quah, Euston. and Or, Eugene. (2026, Aug 18). Climate Change Is Here. Trying To Mitigate It Is No Longer Enough. The Business Times. Available at https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/climate-change-here-trying-mitigate-it-no-longer-enough
• Quah, Euston. and Or, Eugene. (2026, Aug 06). Singapore At 61: How We Can Ensure Opportunity, Security And Ownership For The Next Generation. The Business Times. Available at https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapore-61-how-we-can-ensure-opportunity-security-and-ownership-next-generation?ref=author
• TV interview on Channel 8 News (2026, Jul 21), 新柔地铁带动“双城市场” 专家：企业不应复制经营 而是按优势分工布局 (RT Link Boosts "Twin-City Market"; Experts: Businesses Should Not Simply Duplicate Operations But Strategically Allocate Roles Based On Comparative Advantages). Channel 8 News. https://www.8world.com/singapore/rts-link-study-follow-up-3224486
• Quah, Euston. and Or, Eugene. (2026, Jul 07). Why China’s Belt And Road Initiative Will Remain Relevant Despite Growing Competition. The Business Times. Available at https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-will-remain-relevant-despite-growing-competition
• News Article Interview (2026, Jun 19), Zero-waste Plan Review Should Focus On Changing Recycling Habits, With Penalties As Last Resort: Experts. Channel News Asia. Available at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/zero-waste-masterplan-review-beyond-awareness-correct-attitude-infrastructure-recycling-6192566
• Quah, Euston. and Or, Eugene. (2026, Apr 01). Fertility Is Not A ‘Single Problem’. The Business Times. Available at https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/fertility-not-single-problem
• Quah, Euston. and Or, Eugene. (2025, Nov 22). A Golden Opportunity In A Silver Singapore. The Straits Times. Available at https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/a-golden-opportunity-in-a-silver-singapore 
• Or, Eugene. “Behavioural Heterogeneity in Singapore's Market.” 2020. The Global Undergraduate Awards Library, Regional Winner. <https://gua.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/88>.
  • Awarded Regional Winner (Asia) in 2020 Global Undergraduate Awards 

• Xu, Qi and Or, Eugene. Staged Licensing of Cross-Border Electricity Imports under Limited Commitment, Under Review.
• Or, Eugene. DCEITC Welfare Program Expansion: Work Motivator or Demotivator?, (September 5, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4439836
• Tang, Cheng Keat, Or, Eugene, van Ommeren, Jos N. and Powdthavee, Nattavudh. Does Local Place-Based Policy Improve the Subjective Well-Being of Residents? The Case of Neighbourhood Renewal Fund in the UK, (April 25, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5232744

• “Letters from Tomorrow, and Saving Today: An Experimental Study” with Tan Tsiat Siong, Victor Seah
  • Ministry of Education AcRF Tier 1 
• “Impacts of Drug Crimes on Lifetime Income” with Euston Quah, Chia Wai Mun, Tan Tsiat Siong, Jackson Teh.
• “Cost of Incarceration” with Euston Quah, Chia Wai Mun, Tang Cheng Keat, Tan Tsiat Siong.
• “A Comparison between Heterogenous Behaviour in Singapore’s and Hong Kong’s Housing Market”