This study is part of an ESCAP/UNCTAD/UNDP regional project. The objectives for the Singapore case-study include identifying the products affected by the GSP withdrawal and assessing how Singapore can regain its competitiveness, which may involve the restructuring of such industries and, if need...

In Singapore, as elsewhere, the telecommunications sector has been identified as a candidate for privatization. This article discusses several unique features of Singapore's economy which have promoted an active public sector. Singapore Telecom had its beginnings in the nationalization of a...

This study compares the impact of R&D on value added between domestic and foreign firms in Singapore. The analysis is based on a comprehensive panel database from 1993 to 1999 provided by the Singapore Government. Our results found that R&D investments of foreign firms generated higher value...

In this paper, the rates of return to education in Singapore are computed by the cost- benefit approach covering the period 1980-1994. The results indicate that the rates of return to education increase with the level of education. Although remaining higher than the rates of return to secondary...

The development and use of information and communication technologies is one of the key drivers of the ‘knowledge economy.’ In this paper, we investigate the impact of information technology on the output growth of the Singapore economy using the input--output framework. The input--output...