Sock-Yong Phang
Biographic Data
| ID | 6009306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sock-Yong Phang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sock-Yong |
| FAMILY NAME | Phang |
| SIGNATURE | PHANG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Efficiency-Driven to Innovation-Driven Economic Growth
"This paper looks at Singapore's efforts to transform the economic growth base from one that is predominantly efficiency-driven to one that is more innovation-driven. To accelerate the transition process, the government is aggressively investing in "innovation infrastructure"-systems and institutions that make the city a more conducive environment for innovations. The modus operandi, with a distinctive "winner-picking" flavor, mirrors that of its…
Housing Policy, Wealth Formation and the Singapore Economy
This paper evaluates the contribution of housing policy in Singapore to financial sector development, housing wealth formation and macro-economic performance, both retrospectively and prospectively. It provides an overview of past housing policies and traces the linkages to the financial sector. Housing policy as effected through the Housing and Development Board and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) hampered the development of the commercial hous…
Government Policies and Private Housing Prices in Singapore
Regression models are used to show that interest rates, income growth rates and the supply of housing have not played a statistically significant role in the determination of private housing prices in Singapore between 1975 and 1994. Instead, private housing prices in Singapore were highly correlated with the prices for public-sector-built housing. Moreover, the timing of government policies relating to the use of compulsory savings for private h…
Tourism growth in Singapore
Housing Policy, Wealth Formation and the Singapore Economy
This paper evaluates the contribution of housing policy in Singapore to financial sector development, housing wealth formation and macro-economic performance, both retrospectively and prospectively. It provides an overview of past housing policies and traces the linkages to the financial sector. Housing policy as effected through the Housing and Development Board and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) hampered the development of the commercial hous…
Government Policies and Private Housing Prices in Singapore
Regression models are used to show that interest rates, income growth rates and the supply of housing have not played a statistically significant role in the determination of private housing prices in Singapore between 1975 and 1994. Instead, private housing prices in Singapore were highly correlated with the prices for public-sector-built housing. Moreover, the timing of government policies relating to the use of compulsory savings for private h…
Tourism growth in Singapore
Tourism growth in Singapore
Government Policies and Private Housing Prices in Singapore
Regression models are used to show that interest rates, income growth rates and the supply of housing have not played a statistically significant role in the determination of private housing prices in Singapore between 1975 and 1994. Instead, private housing prices in Singapore were highly correlated with the prices for public-sector-built housing. Moreover, the timing of government policies relating to the use of compulsory savings for private h…
Housing Policy, Wealth Formation and the Singapore Economy
This paper evaluates the contribution of housing policy in Singapore to financial sector development, housing wealth formation and macro-economic performance, both retrospectively and prospectively. It provides an overview of past housing policies and traces the linkages to the financial sector. Housing policy as effected through the Housing and Development Board and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) hampered the development of the commercial hous…
From Efficiency-Driven to Innovation-Driven Economic Growth
"This paper looks at Singapore's efforts to transform the economic growth base from one that is predominantly efficiency-driven to one that is more innovation-driven. To accelerate the transition process, the government is aggressively investing in "innovation infrastructure"-systems and institutions that make the city a more conducive environment for innovations. The modus operandi, with a distinctive "winner-picking" flavor, mirrors that of its…
Economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Housing Market and Economics (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Socioeconomic Development in Asia (2 works) · Asset (computer security (1 work) · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (1 work) · Cruise Tourism Development and Management (1 work)