Regarding the increase in personal income tax for top earners in Singapore, Associate Dean (Faculty Research) of the SMU School of Economics, Professor Hoon Hian Teck said that this change not only…
SMU School of Economics Associate Dean (Faculty Research) and Professor of Economics Hoon Hian Teck noted that the raising of CPF contribution rates of workers aged above 50 to 55 showed that the…
Jackson Tan, who stars in WaWa Pictures’ new drama Let It Go, was a contestant in the 2007 talent search programme Star Search, but left MediaCorp to pursue his studies at SMU. He is now the owner of…
In his weekly commentary, SMU adjunct faculty member Larry Haverkamp focussed on Greece’s debt negotiations. He noted that Greece is in need of austerity and a reform, as it is the most indebted of…
The first edition of Singapore 365 features interviews with Singapore’s prominent figures like SMU School of Economics Associate Dean and Professor of Economics Hoon Hian Teck. The 304-page book,…
In a commentary on the Singapore Budget payout for this year, SMU School of Economics Associate Dean (Faculty Research) and Professor of Economics Hoon Hian Teck said that education remains a major…
SMU Assistant Professor Hsu Wen-Tai uses mathematical models to study urban landscapes and what makes big and small cities different.
Back to Research@SMU Issue 22
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SMU School of Economics Associate Dean (Faculty Research) and Professor of Economics Hoon Hian Teck said that Singapore's economy has grown rapidly over the past 50 years, with the Gross Domestic…
In his weekly commentary, SMU adjunct faculty member Larry Haverkamp shared the various ways to avoid or reduce interest rates incurred by credit cards. This includes Singapore’s “balance transfer”…
In his weekly commentary, SMU adjunct faculty member Larry Haverkamp noted that China’s Yuan is stuck between a rock (staying pegged to the US Dollar), a hard place (devaluing) and the deep blue sea…