n an article on currency exchange rates, SMU Professor of Economics and Statistics (Practice) Chow Hwee Kwan noted that before the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, Asia was in practice a dollar bloc…
SMU Associate Professor of Economics (Education) Ho Kong Weng was featured for his studies on the driving forces and trends underlying socioeconomic mobility in Singapore. Together with his…
In his weekly commentary, SMU Adjunct Faculty Larry Haverkamp wrote about whether one should buy bonds. While bonds can be a worthy investment in an investor’s portfolio, he does not recommend it. He…
SMU Economics graduate Seumas Yeo is part of the five-member Alumnaid Team Singapore Everest, which had to cut short its bid to become the third Singapore team to scale Mount Everest due to an…
In his weekly commentary, SMU Adjunct Faculty Larry Haverkamp wrote about MediShield Life and whether it makes a better deal than integrated plans (IPs) offered by private insurers. He compared the…
SMU Economics undergraduate Kimberly Chan is part of a sibling duo competing in the national diving team in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2015. Both Kimberley and her younger brother Jonathan…
In a commentary, SMU Professor of Economics (Practice) Augustine Tan wrote about nine important factors to Singapore’s productivity growth. These include avoiding penalising productive sectors and…
SMU Economics graduate Seumas Yeo was among the three members of Singapore’s Everest team to arrive home on May 4, after a massive earthquake in Nepal on April 25 ended the team's dream of scaling…
In his weekly commentary, SMU Adjunct Faculty Larry Haverkamp wrote about Greece being the big event of the week that is likely to influence stock markets and world economies. On the Greek debts, Dr…
In his weekly commentary, SMU Adjunct Faculty Larry Haverkamp wrote about the factors to consider for people interested in forex trading. These include the Purchasing Power Parity, in which exchange…
