Economics Lah!

Singapore's Housing and National Development Policies [Feat. Tan Juanhe, Senior Assistant Director, MND]

[Episode 3: Housing & National Development] 🏡 Did you know that Singapore has over 1.09 million HDB flats?👀 In this episode, Mr Tan Juanhe, Senior Assistant Director at the Ministry of National Development (Housing) talks to us about Singapore's long term plans for development🛠, as well as unique housing economic policies that can promote greater home-ownership🏡for all Singaporeans! Such include the Prime Location Housing Model, Additional Buyer’s Taxes, Subsidies and Direct Contruction by HDB!

How Do Competition Laws in Singapore Work? [feat. Dr Tan Hi-Lin, Senior Director, CCCS]

Ever wondered what competition laws are and how they benefit the  economy? Our guest, Dr Tan Hi-Lin from CCCS dives into the role of the  Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) in making  markets work well through market-oriented supply side policies. In  addition, we discuss why competition is important in creating  opportunities and choices for businesses and consumers in Singapore.  Examples of differing types of anti-competitive behaviours, ranging from  the Grab-Uber Merger to the Chicken Cartel in 2018 will also be  covered!

How Do Labour Unions In Singapore Actually Work? [Feat. Chee Hong Tat, NTUC Deputy Secretary General]

Ever wondered about the role of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) in protecting and uplifting workers? In this episode, Mr Chee Hong Tat NTUC Deputy Secretary-General explains more about labour unions, and how they advocate for workers’ interests. We also touch on the possible drawbacks of labour unions globally, and how Singapore’s unique tripartite approach is our “open secret ingredient” to protecting workers without compromising our economic development.

Welcome to Economics Lah!

Welcome to Economics Lah! A podcast aiming to raise your knowledge on economic issue💵 & topics in Singapore🇸🇬. If finding out in greater depth about how the Singapore economy works interests you, then this podcast is just what you need! 👍🏻Across our upcoming episodes, we will be discussing our labour unions, antitrust & competition laws, as well as fiscal & monetary policies with a wide range of guests on the show. Our Website: www.economicslah.com [http://www.economicslah.com/] Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/economicslah/ [https://www.instagram.com/economicslah/] Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/economicslah [https://www.facebook.com/economicslah]