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NUS places in Top 5 at the Econometrics Game 2026 hosted by UChicago<\/a><\/h3>

Congratulations\u00a0to\u00a0Cai Mun Jia, Jeron Tan Kang, Jeremy Toh En Jie and Yang Yihan on this achievement!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

The Ninth Asian Historical Economics Conference (AHEC 2026)<\/a><\/h3>

NUS Economics is excited to host this year’s conference<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

Martin Mattsson wins The World Bank’s David Dollar Memorial Prize 2026<\/a><\/h3>The prize encourages high-quality, policy relevant research on private sector development\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

Singapore cannot be passive in a volatile world, says Minister K Shanmugam at NUS dialogue<\/a><\/h3>

Minister K Shanmugam speaks at this year’s Singapore Post-Budget Dialogue, hosted by the NUS Economics Society<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

When does corruption cause red tape?<\/a><\/h3>Read about Martin Mattson’s latest article in the Journal of Public Economics\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

Budget 2026: What’s on Singaporeans’ wish list?<\/a><\/h3>

Chan Kok Hoe discusses the budget on MONEY FM 89.3<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

Teaching Excellence Awards for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants AY2025\/26 Sem 1<\/a><\/h3>

Seven undergraduates recognised for their good work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

Rich in income, poor in wealth? Singapore’s inequality gap<\/a><\/h3>

Ong Ee Cheng discusses wealth inequality on MONEY FM 89.3<\/p>\n

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