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Singapore Management University

2018

Applied micro-economics

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Essays In Applied Microeconomics And Public Policy Evaluation, Yanying Chen May 2018

Essays In Applied Microeconomics And Public Policy Evaluation, Yanying Chen

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This dissertation comprises four papers that evaluate the effectiveness of public policies in Singapore. The first paper studies the non-tangible effect of a new non-contributory pension in Singapore on subjective well-being. The second investigates the effect of the same pension on labour supply, work expectations, private cash transfers and expenditure. The third evaluates a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a new transitional care programme in a large quaternary hospital, while the fourth examines the effect of a large-scale housing upgrading programme on the resale prices of upgraded flats.

Chapter 2 looks at the non-tangible effect of a new non-contributory pension …