Jamus Lim
Jamus Lim | |
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林志蔚 | |
Member of Parliament for Sengkang GRC (Anchorvale) | |
Assumed office 10 July 2020 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Born | Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui 1976 (age 47–48) ALM)[2]
University of California, Santa Cruz (MA, PhD) |
Occupation |
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Website | Personal website |
Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui (Chinese: 林志蔚; pinyin: Lín Zhìweì; born 1976)[1][3] is a Singaporean politician, economist and associate professor. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), Lim has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Anchorvale division of Sengkang GRC. Since 2020, he has been Deputy Head of Policy Research of the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC).[4][5]
Early life and career
Lim attended Catholic High School, Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College as part of his early education in Singapore.[1] He was a service medic in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) during his National Service (NS).[1]
Lim graduated from the
Lim started his career at
Political career
Lim became a member of the Workers' Party (WP) in September 2019, having previously volunteered in the party's grassroots activities.[10]
On 30 June 2020, he was announced as part of a four-member WP team contesting in the newly-formed
On 1 July 2020, Lim engaged in a televised political debate with Francis Yuen of the Progress Singapore Party, Chee Soon Juan of the Singapore Democratic Party and Minister Vivian Balakrishnan of the governing People's Action Party.[16][17] His performance at the debate was well-received,[18][19][20] with PN Balji of The New Paper writing that he was "smelling of roses"[21] and Toh Wen Li of The Straits Times describing Lim as the "star candidate" of the Workers' Party.[22]
On 10 July 2020, following the results of the
On 3 September 2020, Lim gave his maiden speech in Parliament. He asserted that there was "insufficient compassion in our policymaking process" and proposed that Singapore could implement a "simple, across-the-board minimum wage".[26]
On 27 December 2020, Lim was elected as Deputy Head of the Policy Research Team of the WP's Central Executive Committee (CEC).[27]
On 11 July 2023, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin made a public apology to Lim after a clip of him using "unparliamentary language" during a 17 April parliamentary sitting was shared on Reddit; Tan had muttered "fucking populist" shortly after Lim's 20-minute speech on the establishment of an official poverty line. Lim accepted Tan's apology.[28]
Personal life
In his younger days, Lim was a
Selected works and publications
- Yang, Tracy; Lim, Jamus Jerome (2004). "Crisis, contagion, and East Asian stock markets". .
- Beardsley, Kyle; Lim, Jamus Jerome (2009). "Atoms for Peace, Redux: Energy Codependency for Sustained Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula". Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy. 15 (1): 4. S2CID 154607533.
- Lim, Jamus Jerome (2009). "Reinstating the Rational Voter". Economists' Voice. 6 (3): 1–2. S2CID 153486971.
- Lim, Jamus Jerome; Janus, Thorsten (2009). "Sticks and Carrots: Two Incentive Mechanisms Supporting Intra-Group Cooperation". .
- Decker, Jessica Henson; Lim, Jamus Jerome (2009). "Democracy and trade: an empirical study". S2CID 44013869.
- Collins, Anne D.; Lim, Jamus Jerome (2010). "Recognition, Redistribution, and Liberty". .
- Lim, Jamus Jerome; Saborowski, Christian (2012). "Export diversification in a transitioning economy". S2CID 153512596.
- Haddad, Mona; Lim, Jamus Jerome; Pancaro, Cosimo; Saborowski, Christian (2013). "Trade openness reduces growth volatility when countries are well diversified". S2CID 78052.
- Adams-Kane, Jonathon; Lim, Jamus Jerome (2016). "Institutional Quality Mediates the Effect of Human Capital on Economic Performance" (PDF). S2CID 54616164.
- Mohapatra, S; Lim, Jamus Jerome (2016). "The Effect of Quantitative Easing on Financial Flows to Developing Countries". .
- Adams‐Kane, Jonathon; Caballero, Julian A; Lim, Jamus Jerome (2017). "Foreign bank behavior during financial crises" (PDF). hdl:10419/115470.
- Huidrom, Raju; Kose, Ayhan; Lim, Jamus Jerome; Ohnsorge, Franziska Lieselotte (2019). "Why do fiscal multipliers depend on fiscal positions?" (PDF). S2CID 197770956.
- Lim, Jamus Jerome (2019). "Growth in the Shadow of Debt". .
- Huidrom, Raju; Kose, M Ayhan; Lim, Jamus Jerome; Ohnsorge, Franziska L (2020). "Why do fiscal multipliers depend on fiscal positions?". Journal of Monetary Economics. 114: 109–125. hdl:10986/31432.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui". The Workers' Party of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Jamus Lim - CV" (PDF). Jamus Lim. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of Workers' Party's new candidates". The Straits Times. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "MP | Parliament Of Singapore – Assoc Prof Dr Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui". Workers' Party. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Mokhtar, Faris; Koswanage, Niluksi (3 July 2020). "The People You Should Care About in Singapore's Election". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Tham, Yuen-C (30 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Consolidation rather than growth for opposition parties". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020.
- ^ Today. Archivedfrom the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b Lim, Kimberly Anne (18 March 2020). "WP's potential GE candidate is an RI, Harvard and LSE grad". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Investment Team". Thirdrock Group. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b "ESSEC Business School | Jamus Lim – Associate Professor – ESSEC Business School". www.essec.edu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Yuen, Sin; Toh, Wen Li (3 April 2020). "Singapore GE: PAP, WP line-ups for new Sengkang GRC appear to be taking shape". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Ng, Keng Gene (23 July 2020). "New MP Jamus Lim elected to Economic Society of Singapore's council". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- CNA. Archivedfrom the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- Nikkei Asian Review. Archivedfrom the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Kurohi, Rei (2 July 2020). "Singapore GE2020: WP wants to deny PAP a blank cheque, says Jamus Lim". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Mendonca, Suman Priya (2 July 2020). "Singapore GE2020: WP's Jamus Lim Wins Hearts Post Debate; Fans Amazed by His Degrees, Vocabulary". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- Today. Archivedfrom the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Sholihyn, Ilyas (2 July 2020). "WP's Jamus Lim and PAP's Vivian Balakrishnan win over the internet after their GE2020 debate performances". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Balji, PN (2 July 2020). "PN Balji: Jamus Lim smelling like roses after GE2020 live debate". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Toh, Wen Li (2 July 2020). "Singapore GE2020: PAP's Sengkang GRC team promises new town council, more amenities". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "GE2020: Workers' Party wins new Sengkang GRC with 52.13% of votes". CNA. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "GE2020: Workers' Party claims Sengkang GRC in upset win". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "GE2020: WP scores stunning win in Sengkang, 2nd GRC ever to be won by opposition". sg.news.yahoo.com. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Kurohi, Rei (3 September 2020). "Parliament: WP's Jamus Lim quizzed by PAP MPs on minimum wage and 'compassionate policymaking'". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "WP elects Sengkang GRC MPs to its CEC, party leaders Pritam Singh and Sylvia Lim retain posts". The Straits Times. 27 December 2020.
- ^ Lee, Amanda (5 September 2023). "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin apologises to Jamus Lim for 'unparliamentary language' caught on hot mic". The Straits Times.
- ^ Tan, Claudia (19 June 2023). "4-year-old asks Jamus Lim to marry her mother who 'really likes' him – here's how he responded". AsiaOne.
External links
- Workers' Party biography Archived 3 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Jamus Lim on Parliament of Singapore