Economic growth of Singapore in the twentieth century historical GDP estimates and empirical investigations /
Research on Singapore's economic history has been complicated by the absence of economic data on pre-independence Singapore. This book aims to fill the gap by presenting a time-series of historical GDP estimates for the periods 1900-39 and 1950-60. The new data presented in the book sheds light...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific Pub. Co.,
c2011.
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| Series: | Economic growth centre research monograph series ;
v. 2. |
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Table of Contents:
- ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. Objective of study. 1.2. Literature review. 1.3. Statistical sources and possible approach for the construction of GDP of Singapore. 1.4. Layout of the book
- ch. 2. The construction of historical gross domestic product estimates of Singapore, 1900-39 and 1950-60, at current and constant prices. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Private final consumption expenditure by resident households, 1900-39 and 1950-60. 2.3. Government final consumption expenditure. 2.4. Gross capital formation. 2.5. Net exports of goods and services
- ch. 3. The result of GDP estimates in Singapore and overall patterns of growth for the twentieth century. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Results of GDP estimates. 3.3. Assessment of GDP estimates. 3.4. Overall pattern of Singapore's GDP during the twentieth century
- ch. 4. Economic instability and economic growth in Singapore in the twentieth century. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Literature review. 4.3. The extent of economic instability in Singapore. 4.4. Econometric tests. 4.5. International comparison. 4.6. Concluding remarks
- ch. 5. Government fiscal behavior and economic growth in Singapore in the twentieth century. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Literature review. 5.3. Historical transitions of government finance behavior of Singapore in the twentieth century. 5.4. Econometric test. 5.5. Empirical results. 5.6. Concluding remarks
- ch. 6. Conclusion. 6.1. Significance of the construction of historical GDP estimates of Singapore. 6.2. Major findings. 6.3. Limitations of this study and future research area.