Diversifying Germany's bilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific is one of the central goals of German policy. On the one hand, this diversification aims to reduce economic dependence on China, and on the other - in the context of systemic rivalry with authoritarian states - to bring about...

The present study aimed to study the entrepreneurial innovation among entities in Singapore. It evaluated the various obstacles that affect entrepreneurial innovation within entities. Further, it has also analysed the various elements that are crucial to overcome the obstacles that affect...

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the landscape of organisations, which requires HR professionals to work closely with management to adapt to transformational changes. This research aims to study the impact of COVID-19 on HR practices in Singapore, focusing on remote work and...

This study investigates the short-term impacts of unemployment in Singapore, a setting without public unemployment insurance. Using monthly panel data from the Singapore Life Panel, we analyze dynamic effects on major life outcomes such as income, spending, health, and subjective well-being over...

Following a slowdown in 2023, growth is projected to recover gradually to 2.1 percent in 2024. After reaching 6.1 percent in 2022, inflation has steadily declined to 2.7 percent in April 2024. The pace of disinflation has nonetheless been gradual, with signs of persistent price pressures...

This paper introduces a novel monetary policy framework where the exchange rate becomes the central instrument. Using Singapore as a case study, it explores the Monetary Authority's adoption of the exchange rate as the primary tool since 1981, diverging from conventional approaches centered on...

In this paper, we examine financial literacy in Singapore. Using data from the SKBI-GFLEC Sustainable Investment Survey, we find that approximately 40% of Singaporeans are financially literate. We also find that financial literacy is low among specific groups such as women, the less educated,...

We evaluate the performance of the penalized vector autoregression (VAR), diffusion index (DI), and regression tree-based ensemble learning models to forecast Singapore's macroeconomy using high-dimensional data. Our dataset consists of 220 monthly time series that capture the economy of...

Semantic web technologies have the potential to significantly improve urban regulatory data access, integration and usability, with potentially large implications for planning practice. Ontologies are a cornerstone of the semantic web. In this paper, we describe OntoZoning, an ontology...

This is an exploratory study focusing on how Singapore has progressed in the domain of e-Governance. How the electronic delivery of services have been improved. How continuous improvement, data exchange and open data elements were imbibed into the e-governance portfolio to provide a nearly total...

The COVID-19 pandemic is characterized by social distancing regulations in many countries. At a first glance, such regulations seem to harm residents’ networking, their volunteering, trust, cohesion building activities, etc. which are important facets of social capital. In this study, we...

Flexible retirement is made possible by an agreement between employers and their employees to allow older workers to continue working while withdrawing some of their pension benefits. This study uses data from the Singapore Life Panel to investigate the effectiveness of flexible retirement in...

In the common law legal system, the main sources of law are habits that live in society as a legal culture, as well as agreements that have been agreed upon by the parties. Meanwhile, in the civil law legal system, the regulations set by the government are the main source of law. There are two...

We apply the Gross City Development Index (GCD-Index) by Ruiz Estrada and Park (2019) in the case of Singapore. The GCD-Index calculation is based on the concept of city integral sustainable development platform. The platform consists of ten main structures, which are (i) Main Structure-1:...

Innovation plays a crucial role in pursuing long-term economic prosperity. This paper analyses the policies of Singapore and Hong Kong conducive to innovation development and uses specific indicators to illustrate their diverse performances. We find that both cities demonstrate comparable levels...

The proliferation of autonomous systems like unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous vehicles and AI-powered industrial and social robots can benefit society significantly, but these systems also present significant governance challenges in operational, legal, economic, social, and ethical...

This paper examines the role of retail investor trading activity on stock price momentum. We find that there is little evidence of momentum for stocks traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) unconditionally and momentum is concentrated in stocks with high market capitalization and high nominal...

This research aims to examine the gender-responsiveness of the current systems of health care and social protection in the Philippines and East Asia. It also aims to assess the level of health and social security systems literacy of Filipino migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Hong Kong, Japan,...

This paper aims to investigate the effect of the gross domestic product growth rate on inflation in these four selected ASEAN countries. This study is worthy as there is a need to understand the variance of national inflation for these ASEAN countries, particularly when Singapore's inflation...

The city-state of Singapore is a rare case of market autocracy. The government systematically suppresses political dissent through its courts and legislature, and political power is concentrated almost entirely in the hands of a small governing body: the Cabinet of Ministers. At the same time,...

Autonomous systems have been a key segment of disruptive technologies for which data are constantly collected, processed, and shared to enable their operations. The internet of things facilitates the storage and transmission of data and data sharing is vital to power their development. However,...

This paper investigates the validity of the CHEER model for eight, highly competitive, East Asian countries. For a sample that consists of monthly observations, unit root and cointegration techniques in the presence of structural shifts in the data have been employed. The evidence shows that the...

Flexible retirement is made possible by an agreement between employers and their employees to allow older workers to continue working while withdrawing some of their pension benefits. This study uses data from the Singapore Life Panel to investigate the effectiveness of flexible retirement in...

Singapore is widely recognized as a global leader in sustainable development, with a long history of innovative and effective policy initiatives in this area. In recent years, the country has made significant strides towards promoting sustainable development policies, and has implemented a range...

The first Code of Corporate Governance was adopted in Singapore 21 years ago in 2001. Since then, the Code has been re-issued three times, the last being in 2018. There has also been a shift in approach taken by the Singapore regulators with regards to how corporate governance should be enforced...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation highlights that Singapore's post-pandemic recovery is nearly complete. Strong economic fundamentals and the authorities' decisive policy responses, including an unprecedented policy stimulus, supported a rapid recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 shock....

Nigeria and Singapore are two countries that bear some historical similarities as well as differences. Singapore has emerged as a poster child for sustainable urban development while Nigeria lags very far behind in this area. This paper analyses if, and what lessons can be drawn from Singapore...