The present study investigates the use of ICTs, particularly mobile phone and internet, among female migrant domestic workers in Singapore for transnational mothering. Through survey and interviews or focus group discussions to 11 Filipino and 11 Indonesian domestic workers, we found that ICTs...

In 1978, Singapore was the rst country to introduce legislation allowing foreign domestic workers (e.g. maids) to work in the country with special visas. Though Singapore is often cited in the literature as a success story, there are no studies quantifying the impact of this legislation. In this...

This paper examines the gender wage gap in Singapore's taxi industry using hourly income data for male and female taxi drivers in 7 million taxi rides from January 2009 to November 2010. Using a fixed-effects model, we find a 4.5% gender wage gap between female and male taxi drivers. We find...

This paper examines the gender wage gap in Singapore's taxi industry using hourly income data for male and female taxi drivers in 7 million taxi rides from January 2009 to November 2010. Using a fixed-effects model, we find a 4.5% gender wage gap between female and male taxi drivers. We find...

Singapore has one of the most open economies in Asia in terms of trade, foreign direct investment inflows, and foreign labor inflows. By 2010, citizens formed only 63.6% of the population and foreigners (not including permanent residents) form 34.7% of the labor force. This high foreign labor...

In the emerging globalised knowledge society/economy, a group of professionals, namely experts and consultants gain in importance. The paper discusses the following issues: Who are these experts and consultants? Why is this group of knowledge workers strategically important and why is their...

Seit geraumer Zeit werden in einigen Ländern Straßenbenutzungsgebühren in Innenstädten (City-Maut) zur Verkehrsbeeinflussung sowie zur Finanzierung von Verkehrsinvestitionen erhoben. In den Städten, in denen eine City-Maut zur Verkehrsbeeinflussung eingesetzt wurde, konnte meist eine...