Background:NTU’s Econometric Modelling and Forecasting Unit (EMU) had predicted in March this year that the worst may soon be over for the global and Singapore economies. Now that signs of stabilisation and tentative recovery have appeared, will the world make a decisive exit from recession or is there another recession lurking around the corner? Will the economic rebound we are witnessing be V-shaped or will we slide down the slopes of a W again? To answer this question, economists from the EMU will announce updated growth, labour and asset market predictions for both 2009 and 2010.
Profile of the Economic Growth Centre (EGC)The Economic Growth Centre (EGC) was set up by the Division of Economics in 2004. The Centre is presently headed by Professor Lim Chong Yah as Director, assisted by Professor Euston Quah as Co-Director and supported by Associate Professor Tan Khye Chong as Deputy Director and a Working Committee. The Centre has three Research Units: The Econometric Modelling and Forecasting Unit (EMU), The Exchange Rate Dynamics Unit and The Survey Research and Social Research Unit. The EMU has a long history of forecasting the Singapore economy. Currently, their forecasts are based on time series econometric models of the Singapore economy that take into account the major external and internal factors impinging on economic performance.
The Centre also analyzes economic policies related to education, social security, welfare, health, education and environmental management, among others. It hosts academic visitors, organizes seminars, conferences, workshops, and public talks on key issues relevant to Singapore and the region, and publishes a working paper series. For more information, visit
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/hss/egc/.
Reservation:Admission is free. Please reply to Christina, e-mail:
achristina@ntu.edu.sg or Tel: 6790-5689 to confirm your attendance.