{"id":189,"date":"2020-08-01T04:41:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T04:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:08:52","slug":"public-commentaries-and-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/public-commentaries-and-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Commentaries and Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPublic Commentaries and Media\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\">\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-0\" data-index=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-0\">\n\t\t\t\t2026\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\">\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-1\" data-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-1\">\n\t\t\t\t2025\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\">\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-2\" data-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-2\">\n\t\t\t\t2024\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\">\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-3\" data-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-3\">\n\t\t\t\t2023\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\">\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-4\" data-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-4\">\n\t\t\t\t2022\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\">\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-5\" data-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-5\">\n\t\t\t\t2021\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\">\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-6\" data-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-6\">\n\t\t\t\t2015 &#8211; 2020\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-index=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2026\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/commentary\/johor-bahru-congestion-pricing-traffic-rts-bus-6240016\">Why Johor Bahru should roll out congestion pricing when RTS opens<\/a>.<br \/>\nTimothy Wong, Channel News Asia, 20 July 2026\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260730_N_STTF_OPN_pgB3_151aece.pdf\"> The carbon case for going green is only half the story<br \/>\n<\/a>Alberto Salvo, Timothy Wong, and Zhihao Han, <em>The Straits Times<\/em>, 30 July 2026\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2026\/2026-05\/2026-05-12\/OIL-st-12may-pB1.pdf\">Singapore&#8217;s hidden bill: From the Middle East oil shock to your wallet<br \/>\n<\/a>Alberto Salvo, <em>The Straits Times<\/em>, 12 May 2026\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2026\/2026-05\/2026-05-09\/WORKER-bt-9may-p29.pdf\">The modern worker in trouble<\/a><br \/>\nGeorgios Georgiou,\u00a0<em>The Business Times,\u00a0<\/em>9 May 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/voxdev.org\/topic\/institutions-political-economy\/stepping-stone-approach-mitigating-harmful-social-norms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">A stepping stone approach to mitigating harmful social norms<\/a><br \/>\nSelim Gulesci, Sam Jindani, Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon, Munshi Sulaiman and Peyton Young, <em>VoxDev<\/em>, 17 July 2025\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voxdev.org\/topic\/migration-urbanisation\/city-structures-are-remarkably-resilient-lessons-hiroshima-after-bomb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">City structures are remarkably resilient: Lessons from Hiroshima after the bomb<\/a><br \/>\nKohei Takeda and Atsushi Yamagishi, <em>VoxDev<\/em>, 4 July 2025\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/voxeu\/columns\/hiroshima-resilience-city-structure-after-atomic-bombing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">Hiroshima: Resilience of city structure after the atomic bombing<\/a><br \/>\nKohei Takeda and Atsushi Yamagishi, <em>VoxEU<\/em>, 15 June 2025\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/opinion-features\/state-and-society-does-singapore-have-social-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">Of state and society: Does Singapore have social capital?<\/a><br \/>\nGeorgios Georgiou, <em>The Business Times<\/em>, 19 April 2025\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/commentary\/malaysia-traffic-congestion-penang-johor-bus-train-lrt-rts-4992521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malaysia won&#8217;t be able to solve its traffic woes without better bus networks<\/a><br \/>\nTimothy Wong, <em>Channel News Asia<\/em>, 18 March 2025\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/voxeu\/columns\/lumpy-investment-matters-heterogeneous-transmission-monetary-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">Lumpy investment matters for the (heterogeneous) transmission of monetary policy<\/a><br \/>\nMatthias Gnewuch and Donghai Zhang <em>VoxEU<\/em>, 27 January 2025\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2024\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbsnews.net\/thoughts\/breathing-easier-making-clean-air-affordable-everyone-1015181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breathing easier: Making clean air affordable for everyone<\/a><br \/>\nMartin Mattson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani and ARM Mehrab Ali, <em>The Business Standard<\/em>, 10 December 2024\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voxdev.org\/topic\/energy-environment\/dual-misbeliefs-and-technology-adoption-evidence-air-purifiers-bangladesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dual misbeliefs and technology adoption: Evidence from air purifiers in Bangladesh<\/a><br \/>\nAshfaqul Chowdury, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani and Martin Mattson, <em>VoxDev<\/em>, 2 October 2024\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbsnews.net\/thoughts\/hidden-danger-how-indoor-air-pollution-mirrors-outdoor-threats-1005066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The hidden danger: How indoor air pollution mirrors outdoor threats<\/a><br \/>\nMartin Mattson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani and Ashfaqul Haq, <em>The Business Standard<\/em>, 28 November 2024\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/commentary\/singapore-no-taxi-grab-ride-hail-transport-4592636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#8217;s worth rethinking the role of taxis in our transport network, as industry shrinks<\/a><br \/>\nIvan Png, <em>Channel News Asia<\/em>, 09 September 2024\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2024\/2024-02\/2024-02-03\/AND-bt-3feb-p29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meritocracy and its discontents<\/a><br \/>\nGeorgios Georgiou, <em>The Business Times<\/em>, 03 February 2024\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/commentary\/singapore-o-level-results-level-subject-passion-career-4027201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After O-Levels, the choice of subjects isn&#8217;t always straightforward.<\/a><br \/>\nIvan Png and Kelvin Seah, <em>Channel News Asia, Commentary,<\/em> 09 January 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/voxeu\/columns\/political-economy-social-media-new-ebook\">The political economy of social media: A new eBook<\/a><br \/>\nFilipe Campante, Ruben Durante, and Andrea Tesei, <em>CEPR<\/em>, 27 November 2023\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/commentary\/singapore-unemployment-support-financial-aid-retrenched-self-reliance-3854851\">Singapore has long resisted benefits, so why the change of heart?<\/a><br \/>\nKelvin Seah, <em>Channel News Asia, Commentary,<\/em> 19 October 2023\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2023\/2023-09\/2023-09-16\/GAMIFICATION-bt-16sep-p29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How open data and gamification can make Singapore&#8217;s urban travel greener<\/a><br \/>\nAlberto Salvo and Leonard Lee, <em>The Business Times Weekend<\/em>, 16 September 2023\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2023\/2023-04\/2023-04-28\/LOW-bt-28apr-p16.pdf\">Reimagining Workfare to uplift low-wage families<\/a><br \/>\nOng Ee Cheng, Irene Y H Ng and Michael Lien, <em>The Business Times,\u00a0<\/em>28 April 2023\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/commentary\/singapore-budget-2023-baby-bonus-fertility-rate-effective-more-children-3298296\">Commentary: Parenthood incentives &#8211; Singapore cannot keep doing more of the same without knowing whether these really work<\/a><br \/>\nKelvin Seah, <em>Channel News Asia, Commentary,<\/em> 26 Feburary 2023\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voxdev.org\/topic\/institutions-political-economy\/chinese-foreign-aid-can-self-interest-benefit-recipients\">Chinese foreign aid: Can self-interest benefit recipients?<\/a><br \/>\nJoris Mueller, <em>Vox Dev, Opinion,<\/em> 26 January 2023\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhakatribune.com\/op-ed\/2023\/01\/14\/was-the-egg-market-manipulated\">Was the egg market manipulated?<\/a><br \/>\nIndranil Chakraborty, <em>Dhaka Tribune, Opinion,<\/em> 13 January 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2022\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.nus.edu.sg\/what-mrt-travel-numbers-tell-us-about-work-from-home-trends\/\">What MRT travel numbers tell us about work from home trends<\/a><br \/>\nIvan Png, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 28 October 2022\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2022\/2022-08\/2022-08-10\/SWOT-st-10aug-pA16.pdf\">A lot of swot &#8211; good or not?<\/a><br \/>\nKelvin Seah, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 10 August 2022\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2022\/2022-07\/2022-07-06\/PANDEMICS-st-6jul-pA16.pdf\">The good that can come from strikes and pandemics<\/a><br \/>\nIvan Png, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 6 July 2022\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2022\/2022-04\/2022-04-22\/SCORECARD-st-22apr-pA18.pdf\">How would a person&#8217;s carbon scorecard work?<\/a><br \/>\nSumit Agarwal and Alberto Salvo, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 22 April 2022\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2022\/2022-03\/2022-03-15\/SOCIAL-st-15mar-pA18.pdf\">#MeToo shows power of social movements<\/a><br \/>\nRo&#8217;ee Levy and Martin Mattsson, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 15 March 2022\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/Carbon-scorecard-informing-consumers-so-that-they-learn-to-do-their-bit.pdf\">Carbon scorecard: informing consumers so that they learn to do their bit. Introducing this will help people make environmentally-friendly choices<\/a><br \/>\nSumit Agarwal and Alberto Salvo, <em>The Business Times<\/em>,<em> Opinion,<\/em> 01 March 2022\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2021\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/TRADING-12nov-st-pA20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What has a rise in a day trading and online betting to do with Covid-19?<\/a><br \/>\nChew Soo Hong, Liu Haoming and Alberto Salvo, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 12 November 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/OFF-st-28oct-pA25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaying retirement pays off<\/a><br \/>\nChia Ngee Choon and Cynthia Chen, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 28 October 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/telco-st-13oct-pA18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telcos can do more to make phone scamming unprofitable<\/a><br \/>\nIvan Png, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 13 October 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/opinion\/are-we-willing-to-pay-for-ecosystem-services-provided-by-others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are we willing to pay for ecosystem services provided by others?<\/a><br \/>\nAlberto Salvo, Helena Varkkey and Michelle Miller,\u00a0 <em>The Business Times, Opinion,<\/em>\u00a014 September 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/WORKPLACE-st-4sep-pA33.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workplace discrimination: Greater clarity needed<\/a><br \/>\nKelvin Seah, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em>\u00a004 September 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/machine-st-12aug-pA21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machine learning &#8211; a powerful tool in economics<\/a><br \/>\nDenis Tkachenko, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>12 August, 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/undergrads-st-17jun-pA21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Undergrads and the 3am e-mail<\/a><br \/>\nGeorgios Georgiou, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>17 June, 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/WAGE-pA22-st-20may.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Progressive Wage Model v minimum wage: Why not both? <\/a><br \/>\nOng Ee Cheng and Jennifer Yao Chenyin, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>20 May, 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/HIKE-pA22-st-22apr-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measuring the impact of GST hike and driver subsidy\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nIvan Png, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>22 April, 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/ADMISSIONS-st-11mar-pA22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University admissions not solely about grades: Some surprise results<\/a><br \/>\nKelvin Seah, Jessica Pan and Rais Kamis, <em>The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>11 March, 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/DIGITAL-st-pA34-27feb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s behind resistance to digital contact tracing apps and vaccination?<\/a><br \/>\nLorenz Goette and Chen Zihua, <em>The Straits Times,\u00a0Opinion, <\/em>27 February, 2021\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/SINGAPOREANS-st-5feb-pA20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will fewer foreign workers help low-wage Singaporeans?<\/a><br \/>\nChua Yeow Hwee, Ivan Png and Kelvin Seah, <em>The Straits Times,\u00a0Opinion, <\/em>05 February, 2021\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2015 &#8211; 2020\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/opinion-pieces-by-faculty-members-2015-2019\/\">Opinion Pieces by Faculty Members (2015-2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Commentaries and Media 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2015 &#8211; 2020 2026 Why Johor Bahru should roll out congestion pricing when RTS opens. 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