Economics In Practice Evidence Based Policymaking In Singapore

Author : Ming Leong Kuan,Chi Hoong Leong,Jamie Poh,Yik Wei Yong,Chun Seng Yip,Boon Loy Chua
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811250033

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Economics In Practice: Evidence-based Policymaking In Singapore by Ming Leong Kuan,Chi Hoong Leong,Jamie Poh,Yik Wei Yong,Chun Seng Yip,Boon Loy Chua Pdf

Singapore is recognised to be one of the most successful economies in the world given its rapid economic and social transformation. Its success is the result of a judicious blend of markets and government, high-quality governance, and public policies that are coherent, consistent and coordinated.This book showcases the contribution of Economics to Singapore's public policymaking. To illustrate the diverse areas that economic analysis has contributed to, this book comprises three sections that span the economic and non-economic policy domains in Singapore. Section I covers economic policies relating to economic growth, trade, investments, productivity, innovation, industrial development, the enterprise landscape and manpower. Section II highlights socioeconomic and security policies, and covers themes such as income inequality and mobility, families, healthcare costs and crime. In Section III, the focus is on infrastructural policies relating to the environment, housing and land transport.This book commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Singapore Government's Economist Service. As the premier service for economists in the Singapore public sector, the Economist Service plays an integral role in supporting evidence-based policymaking through rigorous economic research and analysis of public policies.

Author : Tilak Abeysinghe,Keen Meng Choy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134113576

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The Singapore Economy by Tilak Abeysinghe,Keen Meng Choy Pdf

Singapore's phenomenal transformation from Third World to First World status has been of great interest to economists around the world yet there has been little quantitative research done on its economy and institutions. This innovative new research monograph fills the lacunae by presenting the Singapore economy through a macroeconometric model and laying the foundations for further research. Using formal econometric analysis and novel modelling techniques, Abeysinghe and Choy offer rare insights into how the Singapore economy works. Each of the major chapters discusses the implications of the empirical findings for current policy and an entire chapter has been devoted to macroeconomic policy simulations. This book is a unique introduction to the Singapore economy and would be of interest to econometric modellers and policy makers in Singapore as well as advanced undergraduates and graduate researchers interested in modelling small open economies.

Author : Keng Swee Goh
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822035260975

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The Practice of Economic Growth by Keng Swee Goh Pdf

The importance of fast economic growth in developing countries has been an undeniable fact since the early 1970s. Today its significance is even greater as these emerging centres are eagerly sought as bases for economic expansion by developed nations. Singapore, in its rise from a struggling colony to its present status as an economic success, offers a glimpse of the factors that contribute to the growth of a thriving economy. Widely acknowledged as the architect of Singapore's economic growth, Dr Goh Keng Swee describes Singapore's experience, which confirms some of the conventional wisdom of growth theory but refutes much of the rest. Examining the social and economic lessons learnt by Singapore, Dr Goh notes that the role of the government and non-economic factors are pivotal to the development of a secure, confident nation. Speaking not as a theoretician, but as a practitioner, Dr Goh assesses how far theories conform with practice in the real world. This book is a collection of Dr Goh's essays during his years as Singapore's Minister of Defence. Besides his speeches on defence, Dr Goh explores sociological and economic issues extensively. These essays illustrate how the experienced practitioner, by venturing beyond the well-trodden paths and overcoming seemingly intractable problems, had helped Singapore achieve the benefits of economic growth and, thereby, a true national unity. This re-issue is part of the Singapore Economics History Collection and features a new Foreword by Professor Chua Beng Huat of National University of Singapore.

Author : Linda Low,Douglas M. Johnston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054255628

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Singapore Inc by Linda Low,Douglas M. Johnston Pdf

Singapore's quick recovery from the recent economic crisis is attributed to its strong public policies. This book suggests further strengthening of the country's public policy in order to improve its competitive edge in the 21st century. The policy issues discussed fall into four broad categories: Economic and Technological Policy includes an analysis of how the Singapore economy fared under the recent regional economic crisis and explores how it meets the twin calls of globalisation and regionalisation. Fiscal and Regulatory Policy includes a discussion of current trends in government revenue and expenditure policy, and the country\rquote s regional role in containing land/forest fires in Southeast Asia. Resource Development and Management Policy discusses the issue among others, of the human resource and employment challenges Singapore faces in the context of the knowledge-based economy. Educational and Social Policy includes a description on how overseas education augments and complements local education in Singapore.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 0070991421

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Policy Options for the Singapore Economy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pete Lunn,Frances Ruane
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780717162895

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Using Evidence to Inform Policy by Pete Lunn,Frances Ruane Pdf

Using Evidence to Inform Policy is a unique examination of how evidence can be used to improve policymaking, especially in challenging economic times. There is a need for transparency in government and policy decisions. Research and evidence can help to provide this transparency, and Using Evidence to Inform Policy outlines how. However, the book also demonstrates the complexity of the relationship between evidence and policy, arguing that in most cases good policy cannot be determined by evidence alone. Using Evidence to Inform Policy demonstrates the breadth and value of the contribution that evidence can make to policy. It presents eleven studies drawn from recent Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) research projects, illustrating different aspects of the relationship between evidence and policy, and how these vary by policy area. Using examples, the book demonstrates how national and international research can be used to good effect in policymaking. The theme of how evidence can influence policy is examined with reference to Ireland and the international experience and in a wide range of areas, including the economy, public infrastructure, innovation, competition, the labour market, financial regulation, healthcare, housing, education, government spending, public services and earnings. Each chapter tackles a question that's relevant to policymaking now, for example, how to protect consumers of financial services; what is the public's perception of public services and their implications for public sector reform?; how to explain changes in earnings and labour costs during the recession; what is the evidence for providing economic security through competition and regulatory policy?; do active labour market policies activate?; how to boost innovation and productivity in enterprises. The book is relevant to all those taking courses in economics, sociology, political science, governance, social policy and Irish Studies at postgraduate and undergraduate level, as well as civil servants, politicians, policymakers, researchers and analysts in the public sector.

Author : Kris Hartley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317592822

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Can Government Think? by Kris Hartley Pdf

Climate change, financial crises, and other issues of global scale no longer concern only the developed world. The binding power of globalization has placed these challenges at the doorstep of almost every country, testing the evolutionary capacity of monolithic governance systems bound by institutional legacy and administrative stagnation. This book locates the concept of adaptive governance, used primarily in environmental management, within the context of economic policy. Introducing flexible economic opportunism, it argues that a particular style of institutional and administrative versatility enables innovative, evidence-based policy development. This book mines institutional economics, public administration, and research theory and practice for complementary elements that can inform an emerging governance paradigm based on flexible economic opportunism. Through an eclectic suite of cases from the developing and developed worlds including Asia and North America, this book reveals how patterns of institutional and administrative change impact the efficacy of public policy. Flexibility may be this century’s most critical dimension of global competitiveness, and systems configured to quickly and comprehensively capture economic opportunities will win the marketplace of development ideas. This book advances that discussion.

Author : Lawrence B. Krause,Ai Tee Koh,Yuan Lee Tsao
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789971988630

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The Singapore Economy Reconsidered by Lawrence B. Krause,Ai Tee Koh,Yuan Lee Tsao Pdf

This study re-examines some of the issues, challenges and policy options facing the Singapore economy in the light of the 1985–86 recession. Particular attention is paid towards reappraising the role of the government as an entrepreneur in economic activity, in macro-economic management, in savings and investment, and in the labour market. This is done in the context of and alongside an assessment of Singapore’s linkages with the global economy and its future comparative advantage in a dynamic international environment.

Author : Hyun Hwa Son
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136579325

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Equity and Well-Being by Hyun Hwa Son Pdf

Equity is an abstract concept covering philosophical issues such as fairness and social justice, making its definition and measurement complex. This volume tackles these complexities head-on. The book is enriched with many empirical analyses and provides a comprehensive analysis of equity ranging from concepts and measurements to empirical illustrations and policy implications. After an extensive discussion on equity in the introduction, this volume begins with a chapter on well-being where the concepts of functioning and capability are discussed. This is followed by a few chapters on what an equitable distribution is and how equity can be measured. The volume then provides a definition and a methodology to measure equitable growth, examining the relationship between growth, inequality, and poverty. It also presents various empirical illustrations and country-specific experiences with three country case studies which assess whether publicly provided health and education services are equitable in developing Asia, examining the extent to which these social services favor the poor as well as the policy challenges to a more equitable delivery of these services. Finally, these country studies provide evidence–based policy recommendations to improve equity in social service delivery in developing countries. Achieving social equity has long been an important policy goal. There are relatively few studies on equity. This book aims to help fill this gap with an in-depth analysis of the issues associated with equity, covering its concept, measurement, and policy practices and implications.

Author : Donald Low
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814366007

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Behavioural Economics and Policy Design by Donald Low Pdf

"This book aims to demonstrate how successful policies in Singapore have integrated conventional economic principles with insights from the emerging field of behavioural economics even before the latter became popular. Using examples from various policy domains, it shows how good policy design often requires a synthesis of insights from economics and psychology. Policies should not only be compatible with economic incentives, but should also be sensitive to the cognitive abilities, limitations and biasesof citizens. Written by policy practitioners in the Singapore government, this book is an introduction to how behavioural economics and the findings from cognitive psychology can be intelligently applied to the design of public policies."--Publisher's description.

Author : Teck Wong Soon,Choo Suan Tan
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : World Bank
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822016896334

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Singapore by Teck Wong Soon,Choo Suan Tan Pdf

Author : Kim-Song Tan,Sock-Yong Phang
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Creative ability in business
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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From Efficiency-driven to Innovation-driven Economic Growth by Kim-Song Tan,Sock-Yong Phang Pdf

Looks at the rationale behind the re-orientation of the innovation policy in the past few years and describes the various measures that have been implemented in the past few years to facilitate the transition to an innovative economy.

Author : Chong-Yah Lim
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSC:32106008310929

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Policy Options for the Singapore Economy by Chong-Yah Lim Pdf

Author : Singapore. Economic Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Singapore
ISBN : UCSD:31822023397722

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The Singapore Economy, New Directions by Singapore. Economic Committee Pdf

Report, recommendations on economic policies and prospects in Singapore - reviews trends 1980-1984, the economic recession, structural change for economic recovery and economic growth in the long term; covers fiscal policy, wage policy, employment policy, productivity policy, research and development, etc.; examines industrial policy, service sector, tourism, trade policy, commercial policy, etc. Graphs, statistical tables.

Author : Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore)
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 9811205035

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Insights on Singapore's Economy and Society from Leading Thinkers by Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore) Pdf

This book presents insights on Singapore's economy and society from leading thinkers, based on selected commentaries from Singapore Perspectives conference series co-published by Institute of Policy Studies and World Scientific. Contributed by the who's who of Singapore's government, business and academia circles, they provide diverse viewpoints over economic transformation, globalisation and regionalism, national identity, emerging group differences, ageing, among other important issues. Is the government's growth-at-all-costs policy the most effective for Singapore? Can Singapore advance as a regional hub? Is Singapore a permanent magnet for foreign talent or a transnational revolving door? What is the Singapore Spirit? Are Singaporeans willing to invest their ambition and future in Singapore? What can Singapore do to prepare for an ageing population? This volume explores a range of possible answers to these questions and more.