East Asian economic issues / edited by John D. Kendall, Park Donghyun ; editorial advisers, Neo Boon Siong, Lim Chong Yah, Chew Soon Beng.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nanyang Technological University. School of Accountancy & Business.

Kendall, Jon D.

Park, Donghyun.

Series:

Applied economics research series ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiscal policy--East Asia.

Fiscal policy.

East Asia--Economic conditions.

East Asia.

ASEAN.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific : School of Accountancy & Business, Nanyang Technological University, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a compilation of joint papers written by the staff and students of the Nanyang Business School in Singapore. It encompasses a broad range of interesting microeconomic and macroeconomic topics. The four sections of the book cover Singaporean microeconomic and macroeconomic issues, interdependence among Asia-Pacific economies, and other Asia-Pacific economic issues. The book embodies the highest level of technical rigor and commitment to excellence.The general public should find this book a handy, useful and informative tool for understanding the economics of East Asia. In particula

Contents:

PREFACE; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART I SINGAPOREAN MICROECONOMIC ISSUES; Data Envelopment Analysis: An Alternative Measure of Bank Branch Operating Efficiency; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 OBJECTIVES; 1.2 CURRENT MEASURES OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY; 2. LITERATURE REVIEW; 2.1 DEA USED IN THE BANKING INDUSTR Y; 2.2 STOCHASTIC FRONTIER VERSUS DEA; 3. METHODOLOGY OF DEA; 4. CASE STUDY; 4.1 DA TA SOURCES AND SAMPLE SIZE; 4,2 INPUT VARIABLES SET; 4.3 OUTPUT VARIABLES SET; 4.4 RESULTS OF STUDY AND MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; 4.4.1 Global Analysis; 4.4.2 Detailed Branch Analysis

5. CONCLUDING REMARKSREFERENCES; Road Price Estimation Using Speed-Flow Relationships; 1. ECONOMICS OF CONGESTION; 1.1 LITERATURE REVIEW; 1.2 TERMINOLOGY; 1.2.1 Speed Flow Relationship; 1.2.2 Speed, Flow and Density; 1.2.3 Example; 1.2.4 Passenger Car Equivalent; 1.2.5 Congestion; 1.2.6 Scope of the Paper; 1.3 AVERAGE COST AND MARGINAL COST; 2. DERIVATION OF BASIC MODEL; 2.1 PROPOSITION; 2.2 DERIVATION; 2.3 POLICYIMPLICA TIONAND RA TIONALE FOR ROAD PRICING; 2.3.1 Ownership and Usage Costs; 2.3.2 Limits to Capacity Expansion; 3. VALUE OF TIME; 3.1 LITERATURE REVIEW

3.2 OUTLINE OF EMPIRICAL METHODOLOGY3.3 ESTIMATION OF WAGE RATE; 4. SPEED FLOW RELATIONSHIPS; 4.1 MODELLING METHODOLOGY; 4.2 EMPIRICAL WORK IN SINGAPORE; 4.2.1 Model for ECP/PIE; 4.2.2 Model for CTE; 5.EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; 5.1 SIMULATION METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS; 5.2 ANAL YSIS OF RESULTS; 5.2.1 Impedance at Near CapacitySpeeds; 5.2.2 Policy Relevance of the Model; 6. CONCLUSIONS; Returns to Social Security in Singapore: A Life-cycle Evaluation; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS IN OTHER COUNTRIES; 2.1 POOLED SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS; 2.2 UNPOOLED SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS

3. SOCIAL SECURITY IN SINGAPORE84. EARLIER STUDIES OF INDIVIDUAL RETURNS TO CPF SAVING; 5. METHODOLOGY AND DATA; 5.1 METHODOLOGY; 5.2 EVALUATING THE CPF; 5.3 COST OF INSURANCE AGAINST CONSUMPTION RISK; 5.4 PARAMETERS USED IN CALCULATIONS; 6. RESULTS; 7. CONCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; Policy Review and Economic Efficiency of the Public Bus Transport System in Singapore; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. REVIEW OF DIFFERENT PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORT POLICIES; 2.1 LAISSEZ-FAIRE POLICY: PRIVATELY RUN SYSTEM; 2.2 GOVERNMENT PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS TRANSPOR

2.3 REGULATED: PRIVATELY RUN PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORT3. PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORT IN SINGAPORE; 3.1 Bus INDUSTRY STRUCTURE; 3.1.1 Main Operators; 3.1.2 Authorities; 3.2 REGULATION POLICIES REVIEW; 3.2.1 Privatisation; 3.2.2 Financing Framework; 3.2.3 Fare Regulations; 4. FARE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; 4.1 MARGINAL COST PRICING; 4.2 ANALYSIS AND INTERPETATION; 4.2.1 Methodology; 4.2.2 Analysis; 5. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Hedging Asian Bond Portfolios with Financial Futures:A Comparison of Minimum Variance Methods; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 PROBLEMS WITH THE CLASSICAL LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL

2. LITERATURE REVIEW

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789812815668

981281566X