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Rethinking The Role Of Employment Barriers In Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence From A Fixed Effects Analysis, Jian Qi Tan, Irene Y. H. Ng, Kong Weng Ho
Rethinking The Role Of Employment Barriers In Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence From A Fixed Effects Analysis, Jian Qi Tan, Irene Y. H. Ng, Kong Weng Ho
Research Collection School Of Economics
Using a panel dataset from a five-wave survey of participants in Singapore’s Work Support Programme (WSP) from 2010 to 2016, we quantify the cumulative negative impact of facing multiple employment barriers and demonstrate the association between the individual stressors and labor market indicators. Using a fixed effects model to reduce the confounding effects of unobservables, we find that a one standard deviation increase in the number of employment barriers brings about a 2.7 to 3.5 percentage point increase in the probability of being unemployed and a 58 SGD to 78 SGD decrease in individual earnings.
Salary Negotiation: Myths Busted, Abhijeet K. Vadera, Karyn Thye
Salary Negotiation: Myths Busted, Abhijeet K. Vadera, Karyn Thye
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
A negotiation expert and a compensation geek came together to answer some of the toughest salary negotiation questions from the Master of Human Capital Leadership (MHCL) 2020 graduate cohort. We hope that our combined experiences in this field would help shed some light on the complex world of salary negotiations.
Made In Singapore, Plugged Into The World, Arnoud Cyriel Leo De Meyer
Made In Singapore, Plugged Into The World, Arnoud Cyriel Leo De Meyer
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
Manufacturing in Singapore is not an outmoded sector. Instead, it is a job multiplier and can be a source of innovation as well as a vital way to plug the Republic into the global manufacturing network.
Future Job Prospects In Singapore, Hian Teck Hoon
Future Job Prospects In Singapore, Hian Teck Hoon
Research Collection School Of Economics
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The Law And The Elderly In Singapore: The Law On Income And Maintenance For The Elderly, Locknie Hsu
The Law And The Elderly In Singapore: The Law On Income And Maintenance For The Elderly, Locknie Hsu
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
By 2030, Singapore's elderly will make up a staggering 19% of the population. With such a large proportion of people becoming old, it is timely to pay some attention to the broad spectrum of legal issues surrounding elder. Several sociological and statistical studies have been done on the elderly Singapore, yet relatively little has been written on the law relating to them. Much of the present legislation which directly or indirectly addresses problems of the elderly in Singapore relate to their financial arrangements. Examples of these are provisions relating to withdrawal of Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies and the age …