East Asian economic issues / edited by Jon D. Kendall, Park Donghyun, Randolph Tan ; editorial advisers, Tan Teck Meng, Lim Chong Yah, Chew Soon Beng.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Donghyum, Park.

Kendall, Jon D.

Tan, Randolph.

Nanyang Technological University. School of Accountancy & Business.

Series:

Applied economics research series ; v. 3.

Applied economics research series ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--East Asia.

Economics.

East Asia--Economic conditions.

East Asia.

ASEAN.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge., N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co. : School of Accountancy & Business, Nanyang Technological University, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a compilation of papers written jointly by the staff and students of the Applied Economics Division of the Nanyang Business School. It is unique, in that all the works included are the result of an extensive, equal and mutually beneficial collaboration between the students and staff. At the same time, they embody the highest level of technical and analytical rigor, and will be immensely relevant and useful to readers interested in East Asian economic issues. In particular, this volume will prove valuable for anyone interested in both the microeconomic and macroeconomic development

Contents:

FOREWORD; PREFACE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I SINGAPOREAN MICROECONOMIC ISSUES; The Price Structure of Private Property in Singapore: A Hedonic Approach; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BUYERS' PREFERENCES FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY IN SINGAPORE; 3. HEDONIC PRICE ANALYSIS; 4. CHOICE & SPECIFICATION OF VARIABLES; 4.1 ACCESSIBILITY; 4.2 LOCATION; 4.3 TENURE; 4.4 FACILITIES; 4.5 LIVING SPACE; 4.6 THE VARIABLES; 5. THE DATA; 6. ESTIMATION & EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; 6.1 CHARACTERISTIC TRENDS; 7. CONCLUSION; REFERENCE; Relationship between Performance and Fringe Benefits in the Banking Sector; 1 INTRODUCTION

2 VARIABLES EMPLOYED AND DATA LIMITATIONS2.1 FRINGE BENEFITS INDEX; 2.2 NET RETURNS INDEX; 2.3 GDP GROWTH RATE; 2.4 CHANGES IN PRODUCTIVITY; 2.5 CHANGES IN WAGES; 2.6 DATA LIMITATIONS; 3 METHODOLOGY; 4 RESULTS & ANALYSIS; 4.1 REGRESSION RESULTS; 4.2 IMPLICATIONS OF THE RESULTS; 4.3 UNIT ROOT TESTS; 5 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Forecasting Singapore's Share of Japanese Tourist Arrivals in ASEAN; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 STUDY OF JAPAN'S TOURISM DEMAND IN ASEAN; 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE PAPER; 2. CHOICE OF FUNCTIONAL FORM

2.2 APPLICATlON OF THE ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM MODEL TO JAPAN'S TOURISM DEMAND FOR ASEAN DESTINATIONS3. VARIABLES USED; 3.1 DEPENDENT VARIABLES; 3.2 INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; 4. METHODS OF ESTIMATION AND EMPIRICAL RESULTS; 5. TOURIST ARRIVAL AND EFFECTIVE PRICE ELASTICITIES; 5.1 ARRIVAL ELASTICITY; 5.2 OWN-PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; 5.3 OVERALL; 6. FORECAST OF MARKET SHARES; 6.1 EX-POST FORECAST; 6.2 EX-ANTE FORECAST; 6.3 EVALUATION; 7. POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; The Rates of Return to Education and Effectiveness of Training Programmes for Singaporean Workers

1. INTRODUCTION2. LITERATURE REVIEW; 2.1 HUMAN CAPITAL THEORY; 2.2 EFFECTS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ON WAGE GROWTH; 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; 3.1 DATA; 3.2 THE RATES OF RETURN TO EDUCATION; 3.3 THE EFFECTS OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON WAGE GROWTH; 4. MAJOR FINDINGS; 4.1 RATES OF RETURNS TO EDUCATION; 4.2 EFFECTS OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON WAGE GROWTH; 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; Income Tax Compliance in Singapore; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 DETERMINANTS OF REVENUES AND COMPLIANCE: THEORY; 1.2 DETERMINANTS OF REVENUES AND COMPLIANCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

1.3 EXTENDING THE FRAMEWORK: THE SINGAPORE CASE2. METHODOLOGY AND DATA; 2.1 EQUATIONS AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES; 2.2 CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTION OF VARIABLES; 3. EMPIRICAL RESULTS; 3.1 DATA PLOTS; 3.2 ESTIMATED COMPLIANCE AND REVENUE EQUATlONS; 3.3 ADDITIONAL VARIABLES FOR SINGAPORE; 4. POLICY ANALYSIS; 5. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Wages and Output across Occupational Groups in Singapore; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WAGES VERSUS OUTPUT: AN OCCUPATIONAL VIEW; 2.1 OBJECTIVE; 2.2 METHODOLOGY; 2.3 MODEL; 2.4 EMPIRICAL RESULTS AND IMPLICATIONS

3. OCCUPATIONAL COMPARISON ON CROSS ELASTICITIES OF WAGES AND ON PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

981-281-937-1