| The
2006 ESS Annual Student Seminar was held on 19 August, 2006
at National University of Singapore.
One of the major events that ESS organizes
annually, this series of “Understanding the Singapore
Economy” is primarily aimed to enhance the appreciation
of and raising the awareness level towards current economic
issues of topical interest amongst students from junior colleges,
polytechnics and centralized institutions.
This year, the Seminar saw an overwhelming
response of a total of 1,100 participants for both the morning
and afternoon sessions, from the various Tertiary Institutions. |
For the afternoon session, A/P Peter Wilson,
Economics Department, NUS, was the chairperson of the Seminar.
Likewise, the students were forthcoming in their questions
for the speakers during the Q&A session, highlighting
queries and challenges of the current economic situation of
Singapore.
The panel discussants for the morning session include: Dr
Khor Hoe Ee, A/P Peter Wilson, A/P Shandre Thangavelu and
Mr Jason Lee.The panel discussants for the afternoon session
include: A/P Peter Wilson, A/P Shandre Thangavelu, Mr Jason
Lee and Mr Edward Robinson.
Below is a list of our speakers and panel discussants. |
| Medium Term Prospects for
the Singapore Economy |
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A/P Peter Wilson
Council Member, ESS
Economics Department, NUS
(Speaker and Panel Discussant)
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for presentation slides |
| Monetary Policy and the Singapore
Economy |
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Mr Jason Lee
Senior Economist
Economics and Policy Dept, MAS
(Speaker and Panel Discussant)
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for presentation slides |
Unemployment and Labor Market |
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A/P Shandre Thangavelu
Vice-President, ESS
Director of SCAPE
Department of Economics, NUS
(Speaker and Panel Discussant)
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for presentation slides |
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Mr Edward Robinson
Principal Economist, MAS
(Panel Discussant) |
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