Li Shengwu
Singapore economist
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| February 27 2024 | Announced receiving tenure at Harvard University. |
| February 27 2024 | Announced receiving tenure at Harvard University. |
| 2023 | Promoted to associate professor at Harvard University and received a Sloan Research Fellowship. |
| 2023 | Li gave an interview to the New York Times, claiming he fears arrest if he returns to Singapore and that his parents would also be at risk. |
| 2023 | Li gave an interview to the New York Times, claiming he fears arrest if he returns to Singapore and that his parents would also be at risk. |
| 2023 | Promoted to associate professor at Harvard University and received a Sloan Research Fellowship. |
| 2020 | Li resolved the contempt of court case by paying a fine of S$15,000, while maintaining he did not commit any crimes. |
| 2020 | Li resolved the contempt of court case by paying a fine of S$15,000, while maintaining he did not commit any crimes. |
| 2018 | Became an assistant professor of economics at Harvard University. |
| 2018 | Became an assistant professor of economics at Harvard University. |
| 2017 | Li made a private Facebook post criticizing Singapore's legal system, which led to the Attorney-General's Chambers suing him for contempt of court. |
| 2017 | Li made a private Facebook post criticizing Singapore's legal system, which led to the Attorney-General's Chambers suing him for contempt of court. |
| 2016 | Graduated with a PhD in economics from Stanford University, completing dissertation 'Essays in Theoretical and Behavioral Economics'. |
| 2016 | Joined Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow. |
| 2016 | Graduated with a PhD in economics from Stanford University, completing dissertation 'Essays in Theoretical and Behavioral Economics'. |
| 2016 | Joined Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow. |
| 2015 | After Lee Kuan Yew's death, a family dispute began between Li's uncle Lee Hsien Loong and his father Lee Hsien Yang over the fate of 38 Oxley Road. |
| 2015 | After Lee Kuan Yew's death, a family dispute began between Li's uncle Lee Hsien Loong and his father Lee Hsien Yang over the fate of 38 Oxley Road. |
| 2012 | Won the HWS Round Robin debating championship. |
| 2012 | Won the HWS Round Robin debating championship. |
| 2011 | Obtained a Master of Philosophy degree in economics from the University of Oxford. |
| 2011 | Obtained a Master of Philosophy degree in economics from the University of Oxford. |
| 2010 | Named best speaker and open grand finalist at the World Universities Debating Championship. |
| 2010 | Named best speaker and open grand finalist at the World Universities Debating Championship. |
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