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Is Economics Tuition Essential in Singapore?
In the competitive education landscape in Singapore, it is interesting to explore if economics tuition is necessary given the hectic...

Clive Foo
May 29, 20192 min read


2018 GCE A levels H1 Exam Questions and Suggested Answers (CSQ2c)
Q2c: With reference to Extract 7, explain why Australia's central bank was expected to further reduce interest rates from their record...

Clive Foo
Apr 12, 20194 min read


Is the ride-hailing app business model sustainable in Singapore?
The inspiration for this blog post came after I read an article on bloomberg which is titled "The Cab Ride That Nearly Killed Me Changed...

Clive Foo
Jan 24, 20193 min read


Why Singaporeans should be worried about rising US interest rates?
The Central Bank of USA, known as the Federal Reserve ("Fed" in short) is responsible for the conduct of monetary policy in USA. As US is...

Clive Foo
Nov 10, 20183 min read


Why Trump's idea of Making Mexico Pay for Border Wall is Wrong?
It is no secret that US President Donald Trump wants to build a border wall that is intended to separate the US-Mexican border. While it...

Clive Foo
May 17, 20182 min read


Why is SGD poised to get stronger in the next 6 months?
According to Channel News Asia, the Singapore Dollar (SGD) is slated to rise gradually and modestly in the next 6 months. See...

Clive Foo
Apr 24, 20182 min read


Will Grab-Uber Merger lead to Monopolistic Prices in Singapore?
Ever since the Grab-Uber merger, with Uber taking 27.5% stake in the new Grab entity, there were serious questions asked about the...

Clive Foo
Apr 5, 20183 min read


Skill C - Application
This skill requires students’ ability to carefully identify relevant economic principles, which can be applied in a meaningful manner to...

Clive Foo
Feb 22, 20183 min read


Skill B - Understanding + Interpretation
This skill basically tests your comprehension of economics-related material, and how you can use your knowledge of economic terms and use...

Clive Foo
Jan 30, 20182 min read


Skill A - Knowledge
It is obvious that many students adopt the rapid-fire approach to answering economics questions: first identifying the key words and...

Clive Foo
Jan 15, 20181 min read


Skills-Based Approach to Learning Economics
With the recent syllabus change for H1 (subject code: 8823) and H2 (subject code: 9757) economics, the focus has been shifted to case...

Clive Foo
Jan 5, 20181 min read


Benefits of Economics Tuition
Having tutored numerous students as an economics tutor in A level economics since my undergraduate period, I've grown to under the pain...

Clive Foo
May 24, 20173 min read


Analysing MAS's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged
(http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/12/singapore-central-bank-holds-singapore-dollar-policy-band-steady.html) According to the MAS monetary...

Clive Foo
Apr 5, 20172 min read


What to look out for in an A Level Economics Tutor
I've received many enquiries from parents about A level economics tuition. Often times, I can sense they have imperfect information as to...

Clive Foo
Feb 1, 20152 min read


US urges China to Ease Exchange Rate Controls
According to the Impossible Trinity Theorem, an economy cannot simultaneously have free capital mobility, fixed exchange rate and...

Clive Foo
Sep 17, 20141 min read


Monetary PolicyMaking in SG
Due to the small and open nature of the SG economy, SG uses the managed float exchange rate system. As SG has a small domestic demand...

Clive Foo
Jun 5, 20141 min read
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