Modest, soft-spoken third-year SMU Economics and Finance major Jessica Min is the go-to translator for Korean stars when they visit Singapore. Min, who was born in South Korea, first applied to be…
SMU has appointed Nobel Laureate Thomas J. Sargent as Distinguished Term Professor of Economics at SMU’s School of Economics (SOE) for a three-year term from January 1 2015. Professor Sargent is…
On what the new re-employment age should be, SMU Professor of Economics Hoon Hian Teck expects firms to balk at the idea of doing away with an age ceiling completely as they may think workers will…
In a panel discussion, Visiting Professor of Economics Rhema Vaithianathan drew on the examples of Japan and Singapore to illustrate the impact of an ageing society on economic growth. She commented…
In an interview, Dean of the SMU School of Economics Professor Bryce Hool commented that it is plausible that a portion of the working population would work beyond the current retirement age, and…
SMU Professor of Economics Phang Sock Yong is one of the five members who will be stepping down from the Public Transport Council.
On the growing number of children ballooning in weight in Asia, SMU Assistant Professor of Economics Kim Seonghoon said that childhood is the time to learn good habits which last for life. He…
SMU was one of the sponsors for the inaugural Singapore Health Economics Association conference held on April 17. About 240 participants, including academics, students and hospital administrators,…
SMU undergraduates Lee Xiang Rui, Scott Ng and Eve Law have created the mobile game application Guess The Word SG which invites users to play a game of charades among peers. The concept is simple:…
SMU Professor of Economics and School of Economics Associate Dean Hoon Hian Teck thinks it is possible for Singapore to lift productivity without shedding jobs. He notes that while industries in the…
