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In A Gig Economy, Do People Work More When Wages Rise?, Singapore Management University
In A Gig Economy, Do People Work More When Wages Rise?, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Study finds that when wages go up, how the supply of labour changes can depend on how the change in pay is communicated
China: Facing The Middle Income Trap, Singapore Management University
China: Facing The Middle Income Trap, Singapore Management University
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Neoliberalism and deregulation provide ready-made growth for China, but formidable hurdles block its route to developed status
Emerging Markets And The End Of Qe, Singapore Management University
Emerging Markets And The End Of Qe, Singapore Management University
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Quantitative easing made it easier for emerging economies to delay necessary reforms, but policymakers are better able to manage crises than ever before
Bitcoins, Block Chains, And Mining Pools, Singapore Management University
Bitcoins, Block Chains, And Mining Pools, Singapore Management University
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Bitcoins can help facilitate online commerce, but investors – and speculators – should understand how the cryptocurrency works
When It Comes To Poverty Reduction, Less May Be More, Singapore Management University
When It Comes To Poverty Reduction, Less May Be More, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
It is a widely accepted belief that people should be better off as the economy expands: The greater the growth, the greater the likelihood that poverty numbers will decline. While there are many good and valid reasons to hold this to be true, exceptions exist, where the lives of the poor have improved rapidly despite slow growth, or where poverty actually increases along with strong economic growth.
Predictions For Protection: A System To Measure And Detect Asset Bubbles, Singapore Management University
Predictions For Protection: A System To Measure And Detect Asset Bubbles, Singapore Management University
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The damage wrecked by the bursting of asset bubbles can have a devastating impact on investors' fortunes. In the Internet bubble, some US$8 trillion of shareholder wealth was destroyed. What is even more pertinent, however, is how the popping of a bubble can create a financial crisis, impacting nations and their economies. As a result, understanding how to identify bubbles is an important first step in combating these speculative bubbles, with interested parties ranging from the academic and investment community to central bankers and policy makers.
How The Mindless Growth Mantra Of Modern Economics Is Failing Us, Singapore Management University
How The Mindless Growth Mantra Of Modern Economics Is Failing Us, Singapore Management University
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Just three years after the 2008 global financial crisis, the world wonders, yet again, if another global downturn might be looming.