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Working Papers

2010

1. A Gaussian Test for Cointegration
   Macroeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
   Also in Microeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2009)
2. The Cultural Revolution, Stress and Cancer
   Microeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (1)

2009

3. Does the IV estimator establish causality? Re-examining Chinese fertility-growth relationship
   Microeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research

2008

4. Economic Openess, Disciplined Government and Ethnic Peace
   Governance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (1)
5. Lifetime Income and Housing Affordability in Singapore
   Microeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Lifetime Income and Housing Affordability in Singapore, Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
6. SINGAPORE’S DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SRI LANKA: PAST EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
   Microeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research

2007

7. SINGAPORE’S RECURRENT BUDGET SURPLUS THE ROLE OF CONSERVATIVE GROWTH FORECASTS
   Macroeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research

2006

8. Sustainability of Fiscal Deficits: The US Experience 1929-2004
   Governance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (3)

2005

9. Modelling Small Economy Exports: The Case of Singapore
   Trade Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (1)

2004

10. Temporal aggregation, causality distortions and a sign rule
    Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings, Econometric Society
11. The Consequences of Systematic Sampling on Granger Causality
    Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings, Econometric Society

2002

12. Trade Linkages and Output-Multiplier Effects: A Structural VAR
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management View citations (4)

2001

13. Trade Linkages and Output-Multiplier Effects: A Structural VAR Approach with a Focus on Asia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Trade Linkages and Output‐Multiplier Effects: a Structural VAR Approach with a Focus on Asia*, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (57) (2005)

2000

14. Dynamic Regressions with Variables Observed at Different Frequencies
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society

Journal Articles

2022

1. Welfare spending and fiscal sustainability: segmented-trend panel-regression analysis of Chinese provinces
   Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2022, 27, (2), 358-378 View citations (1)

2021

2. Debt Begets Debt: The Sri Lankan Welfare State and Fiscal Sustainability
   Asian Economic Journal, 2021, 35, (4), 363-389
3. INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND WORLD BUSINESS CYCLE
   Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (1), 510-531

2019

4. Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity: assessing growth impacts and interdependencies
   International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 2019, 8, (1), 67-89 View citations (1)
5. Old-age dependency: is it really increasing in aging populations?
   Applied Economics Letters, 2019, 26, (13), 1111-1117 View citations (1)

2018

6. Does Systematic Sampling Preserve Granger Causality with an Application to High Frequency Financial Data?
   Econometrics, 2018, 6, (2), 1-24 View citations (4)

2016

7. Estimating fundamental and affordable housing price trends: a study based on Singapore
   Applied Economics, 2016, 48, (49), 4783-4798 View citations (1)

2015

8. LESSONS OF SINGAPORE'S DEVELOPMENT FOR OTHER DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
   The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2015, 60, (03), 1-13 View citations (1)
9. Shifting Drivers of Growth: Policy Implications for ASEAN-5
   Asian Economic Papers, 2015, 14, (1), 157-173 View citations (2)

2013

10. A segmented trend model to assess fiscal sustainability: The US experience 1929–2009
    Empirical Economics, 2013, 44, (3), 1129-1141 View citations (5)
11. The experience of some OECD economies on tax smoothing
    Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (16), 2305-2313 View citations (6)

2011

12. Lifetime Income and Housing Affordability in Singapore
    Urban Studies, 2011, 48, (9), 1875-1891 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Lifetime Income and Housing Affordability in Singapore, Microeconomics Working Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2008

13. Singapore's recurrent budget surplus: The role of conservative growth forecasts
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2008, 19, (2), 117-124 View citations (1)
14. Temporal aggregation, cointegration and causality inference
    Economics Letters, 2008, 101, (3), 223-226 View citations (18)

2005

15. Does mandatory pension savings crowd out private savings?: The experience of Sri Lanka
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2005, 16, (5), 830-846 View citations (3)
16. Trade Linkages and Output‐Multiplier Effects: a Structural VAR Approach with a Focus on Asia*
    Review of International Economics, 2005, 13, (2), 356-375 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Trade Linkages and Output-Multiplier Effects: A Structural VAR Approach with a Focus on Asia, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (28) (2001)

2004

17. Quarterly real GDP estimates for China and ASEAN4 with a forecast evaluation
    Journal of Forecasting, 2004, 23, (6), 431-447 View citations (77)
18. The aggregate consumption puzzle in Singapore
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2004, 15, (3), 563-578 View citations (15)

2003

19. A score test for Box-Cox functional form
    Economics Letters, 2003, 79, (1), 107-115 View citations (4)
20. China as an economic powerhouse: Implications on its neighbors
    China Economic Review, 2003, 14, (2), 164-185 View citations (17)

2002

21. An explicit variance formula for the Box-Cox functional form estimator
    Economics Letters, 2002, 76, (2), 259-265 View citations (1)
22. On the Use of Innovation Correlations to Study Cyclical Co-Movements in GDP and Its Components
    International Economic Journal, 2002, 16, (2), 37-45

2001

23. Estimation of direct and indirect impact of oil price on growth
    Economics Letters, 2001, 73, (2), 147-153 View citations (110)

2000

24. Electronics and growth cycles in Singapore
    Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (13), 1657-1663 View citations (7)
25. Modeling variables of different frequencies
    International Journal of Forecasting, 2000, 16, (1), 117-119 View citations (9)

1999

26. Small sample estimation of a cointegrating vector: an empirical evaluation of six estimation techniques
    Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (10), 645-648 View citations (21)

1998

27. Exchange rate appreciation and export competitiveness. The case of Singapore
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (1), 51-55 View citations (41)
28. Forecasting Singapore's quarterly GDP with monthly external trade
    International Journal of Forecasting, 1998, 14, (4), 505-513 View citations (12)

1994

29. Deterministic seasonal models and spurious regressions
    Journal of Econometrics, 1994, 61, (2), 259-272 View citations (37)
30. Forecasting performance of seasonal-dummy models relative to some alternatives
    Economics Letters, 1994, 44, (4), 365-370 View citations (3)

1993

31. Time Cost, Relative Income and Fertility in Canada
    Journal of Population Economics, 1993, 6, (2), 189-98 View citations (3)

1991

32. Inappropriate use of seasonal dummies in regression
    Economics Letters, 1991, 36, (2), 175-179 View citations (15)
33. On Testing Easterlin's Hypothesis Using Relative Cohort Size as a Proxy for Relative Income: An Analysis of Canadian Data
    Journal of Population Economics, 1991, 4, (1), 53-69 View citations (2)