Fali Huang is an Associate Professor at School of Economics in Singapore Management University. Her research focuses on the political economy of development and growth, covering a broad range of topics including democratization and growth, education and trade patterns, informal and legal contract enforcement, as well as applied microeconomics topics such as employee screening and monitoring, social trust, child development, marital choices, and old age support.

Huang received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics from Renmin University of China.