Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

The case for carbon import taxes

The case for carbon import taxes

Speakers: Associate Professor Ed Araral and Visiting Professor Vinod Thomas 8 Jul 2021

Taxing the carbon content of imports, as the European Union plans to do and US President Joe Biden’s administration is considering, can help to dent the rising trend in global greenhouse gas emissions. But policymakers must implement such levies in the right way, write Associate Professor Ed Araral and Visiting Professor Vinod Thomas from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS.

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Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Speaker: Asst Prof Ng Weiyi, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School 13 Nov 2024