FASS professors contributed a wealth of op-eds to national and international newspapers last year. Have a look through all the editorials penned by FASS faculty during 2014.
Balanced growth need of hour Rahul Mukherji (South Asian Studies) in Live Mint, 26 December
Is Uber taking us for a ride? Sumit Agarwal (Economics, Finance and Real Estate), in TODAY, 22 December
The CPF needs a maximum sum Chia Ngee Choon (Economics), in The Straits Times, 20 December
Extreme weather events: Is climate change to blame? —Winston Chow (Geography), in The Straits Times, 12 December
Patent Law and the Secret to Success —Ivan Png (Economics, Information Systems, & Business School) Ask: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 10 December
Rethinking start-ups—Shin Jang-sup (Economics) in Korea JoongAng Daily, 26 November
Empowering foreign domestic workers—Slesh Anand Shrestha (Economics), in ASK: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 19 November
1964: The death of a democrat—Gyanesh Kudaisya (South Asian Studies), in Livemint, 14 November
Islam’s tolerance of religious minorities—Syed Farid Alatas (Sociology & Malay Studies), in The Straits Times, 11 November
The politics behind natural disasters—Jonathan Rigg (Geography), SEA View in The Straits Times, 10 November
Indonesian, Thai militaries take different tack—Terence Lee (Political Science), SEA View in The Straits Times, 9 October
Expanding access to elite education—Nina Guyon (Economics) Ask: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 9 October
History’s many shades of grey—Tan Tai Yong (History) in The Straits Times, 15 September
Puzzling behaviour of S’poreans at 55—Sumit Agarwal (Economics & Finance and Real Estate), Jessica Pan (Economics), and Wenlan Qian (Finance), Ask: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 11 September
When growth outpaces development—Jonathan Rigg (Geography), SEA View in The Straits Times, 11 September
The dollars and economic sense of Cupid agencies—Elisabetta Gentile (Economics), Ask: NUS Economists The Straits Times, 30 August
‘Cot bumper approach’ to raising kids won’t work—Lim Sun Sun (Communications and New Media) in The Straits Times, 15 July
Same product, different city, different price—Davin Chor and graduating honours student Gilbert Neo (Economics), Ask: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 3 July
Precarious jobs, precarious living in South-east Asia—Jonathan Rigg (Geography), SEA View in The Straits Times, 12 June
Multilateral approach to tackling haze still apt—Alberto Salvo (Economics), ASK: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 5 June
GDP still relevant in assessing well-being—Suresh De Mel (Economics), ASK: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 8 May
Battle against extremism within Islam—Syed Farid Alatas (Sociology), The Straits Times, 5 April
Traffic congestion affects commuting costs which impact on housing prices—Eric Fesselmeyer & Liu Haoming (Economics), ASK: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 3 April
The four faces of poverty in region—Jonathan Rigg (Geography), SEA View in The Straits Times, 13 March
Uniquely Singapore way to fund needs—Chia Ngee Choon (Economics), The Straits Times, 27 February
Budget 2014: A macro view—Chan Kok Hoe (Economics), The Straits Times, 26 February
Gauging the real value of increase in investments—Basant K. Kapur (Economics), ASK: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 6 February
Mindsets must change to help the poor….but whose? —Irene Ng (Social Work), The Straits Times, 30 January
What’s keeping blue-collar wages low? —Davin Chor (Economics), ASK: NUS Economists in The Straits Times, 2 January