The Business Times

Euston Quah and Tan Jun Rui

The influx of foreign workers, particularly in blue-collar sectors such as construction, has long raised concerns about job competition and wage suppression among less-educated Singaporeans.

Striking the balance: Managing population challenges and foreign labour

While foreign workers remain crucial to maintaining Singapore’s global competitiveness, a holistic approach is needed to ensure that population growth continues to...

It has been well-established that using gross domestic product, which values goods and services produced in an economy, as a metric to measure quality of life is woefully inadequate.
THE BROAD VIEW

In pursuit of a higher quality of life 

It is important to identify and understand the non-market or intangible indicators that constitute an acceptable quality of life to the populace

Singa the Lion at a vehicle holding area near the F1 Pit Building on Jul 15, 2023. The mascot of the Singapore Kindness Movement will appear in the Total Defence Parade segment of the National Day parade.
THE BROAD VIEW

Prioritising social grace in Singapore

AS Singapore celebrates its 58th National Day, it is perhaps timely to take stock of what the uniquely constrained city-state has achieved...

volunteer, hands, voluntarily
THE BROAD VIEW

The value and worth of volunteer work

Placing a dollar estimate on the value of voluntary work can help address the market underproduction of such valuable contributions to society

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