Welcome!

I'm Leo Lam

I am an Assistant Research Fellow (Assistant Professor) at the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica (中央研究院經濟研究所). I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis in 2024.

My research applies innovation and growth theory to study international technology transfers and intellectual property rights (IPR) protections.

Primary research fields: Macroeconomics, International Economics, Innovation, and Institutions.

My work is funded by the National Science Foundation (US): Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, the Centre of Economic Policy Research (UK): Structural Transformation and Economic Growth program, and the National Science and Technology Council (TW).