Sook Rei Tan
- sookrei.tan@jcu.edu.au
- Senior Lecturer
- JCU Singapore Business School
Projects
5
Publications
17
Awards
0
Biography
Dr. Tan Sook Rei, AFHEA, is a Lecturer in Economics at James Cook University Singapore. She received her PhD in Economics from Nanyang Technological University in 2019. Her research interests lie primarily in applied economics and international finance.
Dr. Tan's research specializes in international financial integration, with a particular focus on how a country's financial openness affects its economic stability and performance. Her work has been featured in several journals, including the International Review of Economics and Finance, the Journal of International Money and Finance, and the North American Journal of Economics and Finance.
Dr. Tan is currently seeking expressions of interest from potential PhD candidates who have research experience and interests in international finance, development economics, and tourism economics.
Research
Projects
The Connectedness of Oil Price Shock, Green Bond and Geopolitical Risk
01 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
Determinants of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) Spillovers and Spillbacks
01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Seafood Consumption and Production Trends – Singapore Market Study
01 Aug 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
High frequency analysis of financial stress index of ASEAN-5
01 Feb 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Teaching
Taught Modules
[BX3024] Economics of Social PolicyCoordinator
2024
[EC3314] Applied EconometricsCoordinator
2023
2024
[EC1020] Foundations in MacroeconomicsLecturer, Coordinator
2024
[BX3236] International Political EconomyCoordinator
2023
[EC3314] Applied EconometricsCoordinator
2024
[EC1010] Foundations in MicroeconomicsCoordinator, Lecturer
2022
2023
[EC1020] Foundations in MacroeconomicsCoordinator
2021
Activities
Other Activities
Education
PhD, Nanyang Technological University
2015 - 2019
Associations
Consultancy
Committees
SEIGOP 2025
2024 - 2025
CITBA Management Committee
2022 - 2023
SEIGOP 2023
2022 - 2023
CEO Lounge
2023 - 2024
Output
Tan, Sook Rei; Jang, Haejin; Wood, Jacob (2024) Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. London, United Kingdom: [Edited Publication] [DOI]
Other Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Tan, Kim-Lim; Hofman, Peter S.; Noor, Nurhafihz; Tan, Sook-Rei; Hii, Ivy S.H.; Cham, Tat-Huei (2025) 'Does artificial intelligence improve hospitality employees’ individual competitive productivity? A time-lagged moderated-mediation model involving job crafting and meaningful work'. Current Issues in Tourism, 28 (20):3284-3301. [DOI]
Tan, Sook Rei; Wood, Jacob; Jang, Haejin; Wong, Caroline; Li, Chang Tai (2024) 'Tourism-induced growth and quality of life: the Singapore story'. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 38 (1):204-224. [DOI]
Tan, Sook-Rei; Li, Changtai; Chia, Wai-Mun (2024) 'Behavioral Heterogeneity in the Japanese and US Stock Markets'. The Singapore Economic Review, . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Liu, Jingting; Tan, Sook Rei; Chia, Wai Mun (2024) 'Exposure to Dollar, financial Openness, and the heterogeneous impact of US monetary spillover'. Journal of International Money and Finance, 143 . [DOI]
Tan, Sook Rei; Yeap, Xiu Wei; Li, Changtai; Wang, Wei-Siang; Chia, Wai-Mun (2024) 'Determinants of international Economic Policy Uncertainty
transmission: The role of economic openness'. International Review of Economics & Finance, 95 . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Li, Changtai; Tan, Sook Rei; Nick, Ho; Chia, Wai Mun (2022) 'Behavioral heterogeneity and financial crisis: The role of sentiment'. Physica A: statistical mechanics and its applications, 603 . [DOI]
Tan, Sook Rei; Li, Changtai; Yeap, Xiu Wei (2022) 'A time-varying copula approach for constructing a daily financial systemic stress index'. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 63 . [DOI]
Tan, Sook-Rei; Wang, Wei-Siang; Chia, Wai-Mun (2021) 'International capital flows and extreme exchange market pressure: evidence from emerging market economies'. Open Economies Review, 32 :479-506. [DOI]
Hiram, Ting; Turner, Daniel; Tan, Kim-Lim; Tan, Sook Rei; Wong, Munwai; Gong, Jiankun (2023) 'Less is More? Review and Recommendations for Qualitative Sampling Strategy using the S.C.A.D.E Approach' Asian Journal of Business Research, 13 (3) . [DOI]
Luan, Xinru; Kim, Jungsuk; Tan, Sook Rei; Wood, Jacob (2023) Innovation-Driven Business and Sustainability in the Tropics . In: Eijdenberg, Emiel L.;Mukherjee, Malobi;Wood, Jacob eds. An Empirical Study on the Impact of Trade Facilitation on Chinese Exports to South American Countries: The Case of Commodities and Electronic Products Singapore, [DOI]
Conference Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Yeap, Xiu Wei; Tan, Sook Rei; Lean, Hooi Hooi (2024) 'Uncovering Interdependencies Between Crude Palm Oil Commodity and ASEAN-5 Equity Markets' In: Yeap, Xiu Wei, Tan, Sook Rei, and Lean, Hooi Hooi (2024) Uncovering Interdependencies Between Crude Palm Oil Commodity and ASEAN-5 Equity Markets. In: Tan, Sook Rei, Jang, Haejin, and Wood, Jacob, (eds.) Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. Routledge Advances in Business, Industry and Trade in the Tropics . Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 223-249(Eds.). Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. London, United Kingdom : Routledge. [DOI]
Wood, Jacob; Jang, Haejin; Tan, Sook Rei (2024) 'Trade and Development in Asia' In: Wood, Jacob, Jang, Haejin, and Tan, Sook Rei (2024) Trade and Development in Asia. In: Tan, Sook Rei, Jang, Haejin, and Wood, Jacob, (eds.) Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. Routledge Advances in Business, Industry and Trade in the Tropics . Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1-15(Eds.). Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. London, United Kingdom : Routledge. [DOI]
Tan, Sook Rei; Wood, Jacob; Jang, Haejin (2024) 'The Impact of Trade Conflict on Economic Development in Asia' In: Tan, Sook Rei, Wood, Jacob, and Jang, Haejin (2024) The Impact of Trade Conflict on Economic Development in Asia. In: Tan, Sook Rei, Jang, Haejin, and Wood, Jacob, (eds.) Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. Routledge Advances in Business, Industry and Trade in the Tropics . Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 122-133(Eds.). Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. London, United Kingdom : Routledge. [DOI]
Tan, Sook Rei; Jang, Haejin; Atkinson, Benedict; Wood, Jacob (2023) 'Asian economies in transition' In: Tan, Sook Rei, Jang, Haejin, Atkinson, Benedict, and Wood, Jacob (2023) Asian economies in transition. In: Ng, Eddy S., Ramsay, Jonathan E., Thirumaran, K., and Wood, Jacob, (eds.) Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific: An Organizational Psychology Approach. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 352-376(Eds.). Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific: An Organizational Psychology Approach. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar. [DOI]
Book Chapter
ResearchOnline@JCU
Tan, Sook Rei; Wang, Wei Siang; Chia, Wai Mun (2022) 'Financial Stress of Singapore in the Time of COVID-19' In: Tan, Sook Rei, Wang, Wei Siang, and Chia, Wai Mun (2022) Financial Stress of Singapore in the Time of COVID-19. In: Lean, Hooi Hooi, (ed.) Revitalising ASEAN Economies in a Post-COVID-19 World. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Toh Tuck Link, Singapore, pp. 145-167(Eds.). Revitalising ASEAN Economies in a Post-COVID-19 World. Toh Tuck Link, Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. [DOI]
Book Chapter
ResearchOnline@JCU
Tan, Sook Rei; Chia, Wai Mun (2022) 'The linkage between international financial integration and income inequality' In: Tan, Sook Rei, and Chia, Wai Mun (2022) The linkage between international financial integration and income inequality. In: Wood, Jacob, Chaiechi, Taha, and K., Thirumaran, (eds.) Business, Industry, and Trade in the Tropics. Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, UK, pp. 114-136(Eds.). Business, Industry, and Trade in the Tropics. Abingdon, Oxon, UK : Routledge. [DOI]