WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR
INAUGURAL SCAPE WORKSHOP
The inaugural Singapore Centre for Applied and Policy Economics (SCAPE)
Workshop 2006 is held at the Department of Economics, National
University of Singapore (NUS) in cooperation with the World Bank and
the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Singapore. The theme of the
workshop is "Production Networks and Changing Trade and Investment
Patterns: The Economic Emergence of China and India and Implications
for Asia and Singapore".
Of the
many economic challenges confronting Singapore and other Asian
countries, the challenge of managing the effects of globalization,
production fragmentation, outsourcing, and the economic emergence of
China and India is perhaps among the most pressing and important.
The objective of this workshop is therefore to provide a forum for
academics, private sector leaders, and high-level policy makers to
discuss these trends and their implication for policies in Asia and
Singapore. Through the workshop, we hope to spark a rigorous debate
on the latest ideas and research findings related to these trends;
to generate more ideas for research and policies; and ultimately, to
forge a better understanding of the issues concerned and their
implication for policies.
SCAPE is
proud to be able to work with the World Bank and the IPS to organize this
workshop, which will be graced by many distinguished policy makers,
academics and researchers. Mr Heng Swee Keat, Managing Director of the
Monetary Authority of Singapore, will deliver the opening address at the
workshop. Other distinguished speakers from academia, the public
sector, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be
presenting their research at the workshop.
The workshop will
also be attended by academics from leading universities and research
institutes around the world, representatives from the public and private
sectors in Singapore, as well as representatives from the World Bank and the
IMF.
SCAPE would
like to express its appreciation to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
of NUS, the World Bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore, and the Lee Foundation for their
generous sponsorship of the workshop.
