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\n\t\tPublic Commentaries and Media\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2024\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2022\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2021\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015-2019\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

 <\/p>\nA stepping stone approach to mitigating harmful social norms<\/a>
\nSelim Gulesci, Sam Jindani, Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon, Munshi Sulaiman and Peyton Young, VoxDev<\/em>, 17 July 2025\nCity structures are remarkably resilient: Lessons from Hiroshima after the bomb<\/a>
\nKohei Takeda and Atsushi Yamagishi, VoxDev<\/em>, 4 July 2025\nHiroshima: Resilience of city structure after the atomic bombing<\/a>
\nKohei Takeda and Atsushi Yamagishi, VoxEU<\/em>, 15 June 2025\nOf state and society: Does Singapore have social capital?<\/a>
\nGeorgios Georgiou, The Business Times<\/em>, 19 April 2025\nMalaysia won’t be able to solve its traffic woes without better bus networks<\/a>
\nTimothy Wong, Channel News Asia<\/em>, 18 March 2025\nLumpy investment matters for the (heterogeneous) transmission of monetary policy<\/a>
\nMatthias Gnewuch and Donghai Zhang VoxEU<\/em>, 27 January 2025\n

 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBreathing easier: Making clean air affordable for everyone<\/a>
\nMartin Mattson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani and ARM Mehrab Ali, The Business Standard<\/em>, 10 December 2024\nDual misbeliefs and technology adoption: Evidence from air purifiers in Bangladesh<\/a>
\nAshfaqul Chowdury, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani and Martin Mattson, VoxDev<\/em>, 2 October 2024\nThe hidden danger: How indoor air pollution mirrors outdoor threats<\/a>
\nMartin Mattson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani and Ashfaqul Haq, The Business Standard<\/em>, 28 November 2024\nIt’s worth rethinking the role of taxis in our transport network, as industry shrinks<\/a>
\nIvan Png, Channel News Asia<\/em>, 09 September 2024\nMeritocracy and its discontents<\/a>
\nGeorgios Georgiou, The Business Times<\/em>, 03 February 2024\nAfter O-Levels, the choice of subjects isn’t always straightforward.<\/a>
\nIvan Png and Kelvin Seah, Channel News Asia, Commentary,<\/em> 09 January 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe political economy of social media: A new eBook<\/a>
\nFilipe Campante, Ruben Durante, and Andrea Tesei, CEPR<\/em>, 27 November 2023\nSingapore has long resisted benefits, so why the change of heart?<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah, Channel News Asia, Commentary,<\/em> 19 October 2023\nHow open data and gamification can make Singapore’s urban travel greener<\/a>
\nAlberto Salvo and Leonard Lee, The Business Times Weekend<\/em>, 16 September 2023\nReimagining Workfare to uplift low-wage families<\/a>
\nOng Ee Cheng, Irene Y H Ng and Michael Lien, The Business Times,\u00a0<\/em>28 April 2023\nCommentary: Parenthood incentives – Singapore cannot keep doing more of the same without knowing whether these really work<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah, Channel News Asia, Commentary,<\/em> 26 Feburary 2023\nChinese foreign aid: Can self-interest benefit recipients?<\/a>
\nJoris Mueller, Vox Dev, Opinion,<\/em> 26 January 2023\nWas the egg market manipulated?<\/a>
\nIndranil Chakraborty, Dhaka Tribune, Opinion,<\/em> 13 January 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2022\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat MRT travel numbers tell us about work from home trends<\/a>
\nIvan Png, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 28 October 2022\nA lot of swot – good or not?<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 10 August 2022\nThe good that can come from strikes and pandemics<\/a>
\nIvan Png, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 6 July 2022\nHow would a person’s carbon scorecard work?<\/a>
\nSumit Agarwal and Alberto Salvo, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 22 April 2022\n#MeToo shows power of social movements<\/a>
\nRo’ee Levy and Martin Mattsson, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 15 March 2022\nCarbon scorecard: informing consumers so that they learn to do their bit. Introducing this will help people make environmentally-friendly choices<\/a>
\nSumit Agarwal and Alberto Salvo, The Business Times<\/em>, Opinion,<\/em> 01 March 2022\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2021\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat has a rise in a day trading and online betting to do with Covid-19?<\/a>
\nChew Soo Hong, Liu Haoming and Alberto Salvo, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 12 November 2021\nDelaying retirement pays off<\/a>
\nChia Ngee Choon and Cynthia Chen, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 28 October 2021\nTelcos can do more to make phone scamming unprofitable<\/a>
\nIvan Png, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em> 13 October 2021\nAre we willing to pay for ecosystem services provided by others?<\/a>
\nAlberto Salvo, Helena Varkkey and Michelle Miller,\u00a0 The Business Times, Opinion,<\/em>\u00a014 September 2021\nWorkplace discrimination: Greater clarity needed<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah, The Straits Times, Opinion,<\/em>\u00a004 September 2021\nMachine learning – a powerful tool in economics<\/a>
\nDenis Tkachenko, The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>12 August, 2021\nUndergrads and the 3am e-mail<\/a>
\nGeorgios Georgiou, The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>17 June, 2021\nProgressive Wage Model v minimum wage: Why not both? <\/a>
\nOng Ee Cheng and Jennifer Yao Chenyin, The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>20 May, 2021\nMeasuring the impact of GST hike and driver subsidy\u00a0<\/a>
\nIvan Png, The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>22 April, 2021\nUniversity admissions not solely about grades: Some surprise results<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah, Jessica Pan and Rais Kamis, The Straits Times, Opinion, <\/em>11 March, 2021\nWhat’s behind resistance to digital contact tracing apps and vaccination?<\/a>
\nLorenz Goette and Chen Zihua, The Straits Times,\u00a0Opinion, <\/em>27 February, 2021\nWill fewer foreign workers help low-wage Singaporeans?<\/a>
\nChua Yeow Hwee, Ivan Png and Kelvin Seah, The Straits Times,\u00a0Opinion, <\/em>05 February, 2021\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2020\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPSLE scores could impact life outcomes. So don’t let them<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah, Channel News Asia, <\/em>Opinion, 15 December, 2020\nWhen open science meets closed borders<\/a>
\nAlbert Hu, The Straits Times,\u00a0<\/em>Opinion, 10 November, 2020\nInequality: How you view it depends on what you’re told<\/a>
\nOng Ee Cheng and Kok Siew Peng, Evelyn, The Straits Times,\u00a0<\/em>Opinion, 20 October, 2020\nFrom sashimi to Toyota: How currency changes affect S’poreans<\/a>
\nChua Yeow Hwee and Dave Chia Guo Cong, The Straits Times,\u00a0<\/em>Opinion, 15 September, 2020\nImmigration – a fraught issue that deserves closer study<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah Kah Cheng, The Straits Times,\u00a0<\/em>Opinion, 23 July, 2020\nRaising workers’ dorm standards: who pays?<\/a>
\nJessica Pan and Ong Pinchuan (NUS Business), The Straits Times<\/em>, Opinion, 21 July, 2020\nThe small constituency effect and WP factor: What statistical analysis says about PAP performance at the polls<\/a>
\nIvan Png, The Straits Times,\u00a0<\/em>Opinion, 14 July, 2020\nHow can S’pore reduce its reliance on foreign labour?<\/a>
\nIvan Png & Hui Kai Lung (HKUST), The Straits Times,\u00a0<\/em>Opinion, 08 May, 2020\nCoronavirus Report – Part 68:Speculates on Future of Chinese Economy (Japanese Version)<\/a>
\nAlbert Hu, The Chemical Daily, <\/em>Opinion, 07 May & 28 April, 2020\nHow can we tell if women are discriminated against in the labour market?<\/a>
\nKelvin Seah Kah Cheng, The Straits Times,\u00a0<\/em>Opinion, 21 March 2020\nWhy government should use subsidies to encourage more to take public transport<\/a>
\nTimothy Wong, The Straits Times<\/em>, Opinion, 11 February, 2020\nWhy there is still a gender pay gap in Singapore<\/a>
\nJessica Pan, The Straits Times<\/em>, Opinion, 11 January, 2020\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2015-2019\n

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