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...

East Asian students regularly take top positions in international league tables of educational performance. Using internationally comparable student-level data, I estimate how family background and schooling policies affect student performance in five high-performing East Asian economies. Family...