By Alistair Jones SMU Office of Research – In a new study, Antong Liu, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Singapore Management University (SMU), invites us to reconsider the writings of ...

By Ng Yi-Di and SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer For any research-intensive university, winning an externally funded research grant is cause for celebration. After all, it’s the financial ...

Back to Research@SMU Issue 44 By Sim Shuzhen SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – Visitors to Singapore often marvel at its gleaming skyscrapers, bustling malls and streets, and modern public ...

By Alvin Lee SMU Office of Research – The global trading system has experienced unprecedented volatility since the Trump administration enacted reciprocal tariffs in April, forcing multinational ...

By Alistair JonesSMU Office of Research – Who do you know? In professional environments the right connections can make all the difference. Contacts enable networking and, with it, the strategic ...

By Jovina Ang SMU Office of Research – China has been investing heavily in infrastructure development in the past 40 years. The amount spent on infrastructure development has ranged from 4.8 percent ...

By Jovina Ang SMU Office of Research – Despite being one of the top 10 richest nations in the world with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of US$88,000, one in 10 Singaporeans still struggle ...

By Sim Shuzhen SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – More needs to be done to address existing legal barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ...

By Alvin Lee SMU Office of Research – Interdisciplinary programmes and courses have gained popularity in recent years, reflecting the growing need for complex problem-solving that transcends ...

By Sim Shuzhen SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – The decision to adopt a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme can impact not only a firm’s own fortunes, but also those of its ...

By Vince Chong SMU Office of Research – The Singapore Court of Appeal ruled significantly in a recent case that, among other things, deposits paid in property transactions must be reasonable by ...

By Alvin Lee SMU Office of Research – When Professor Li Jia was appointed as the Dean of the SMU School of Economics (SOE) on July 1, 2024, the first thing he did was to set up several rounds of ...