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Monetary Authority of Singapore launches essay competition on productivity

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) have launched an essay competition centred on the topic of productivity.

The theme is "Why is it difficult to boost productivity in Singapore? What further policy changes could help to achieve this goal?"

Writers should examine the challenges that companies face in sustaining a high level of productivity to remain competitive in a global environment, the MAS and ESS said.

"They should propose innovative approaches to boost productivity and achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Singapore."

The essay competition is open to all pre-university students in Singapore, regardless of nationality, as well as pre-university Singaporean students studying abroad.

The competition also invites submissions from polytechnic, centralised institute, international school and junior college students.

The following prizes will be awarded for the three best essays:

- First Prize: $3,000

- Second Prize: $2,000

- Third Prize: $1,000

The terms and conditions and entry forms for the MAS-ESS Economic Essay Competition are available on the ESS website ( http://www.ess.org.sg ). The closing date for the submission of entries is May 16.

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Monetary Authority Of Singapore - Economic Society Of Singapore Essay Competition 2024

Date 08/01/2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) today launched the MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2024. To encourage debate on the future economy of Singapore, the theme for this year’s competition is “The Impact of Global Industrial Policies on Singapore’s Economy”.    2   Submissions should explore the positive and negative effects of key global industrial policies impacting the Singapore economy, and the potential policy options for Singapore to remain resilient, and attractive to businesses and investments.  3   The essay competition is open to all pre-university students studying in Singapore regardless of nationality, as well as all pre-university Singaporean students studying abroad. This includes students from Polytechnics, Centralised Institutes, International Schools, and Junior Colleges as well as pre-university full-time national servicemen. The following prizes will be awarded for the three best essays:

• First Prize:   S$3,000
• Second Prize:   S$2,000
• Third Prize:   S$1,000

4   The terms and conditions as well as entry forms for the MAS-ESS Essay Competition are available on the ESS website (http://www.ess.org.sg). The closing date for the submission of entries is 15 April 2024.

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CCCS launched the 5 th  run of the essay competition on 7 February 2022, co-organised with the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS). This year’s topic “ Environmental Sustainability: The role of competition and consumer protection laws and policies ” highlighted environmental sustainability as one of the most important priorities facing many economies today and invited contestants to examine the role of competition and consumer protection laws and policies in supporting environmental sustainability in Singapore. Specifically, contestants discussed, among others, how businesses can collaborate yet compete fairly in achieving sustainability goals, how “externalities” to the society accruing from sustainability should be accounted, and how consumers can be better protected against ‘greenwashing’ in our journey towards achieving environmental sustainability. The competition closed on 27 May 2022 and a total of 118 submissions were received across both ‘Open’ and ‘School’ categories. The final judging panel comprised Ms Sia Aik Kor (Chief Executive, CCCS), Ms Ng Ee Kia (Assistant Chief Executive, Policy, Business and Economics, CCCS), CCCS Commission Members – Ms Aurill Kam (Legal Clinic LLC) and Assoc Prof Walter Theseira (Singapore University of Social Sciences), and ESS members – Mr Marcus Fum (Monetary Authority of Singapore), Ms Nimisha Tailor (Access Partnership), Mr Poh Lip Hang (Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow) and Ms Maureen DeRooji (The Executive Forum), with ESS Council Member Dr Derrick Kon Sen Choeng who coordinated the judging process. The awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the ESS Annual Dinner 2022 on 17 August at the Hilton Hotel with Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore as the Guest-of-Honour and Distinguished Speaker. Winners were presented with their awards by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Congratulations to all the winners!

Read the winning essays here: https://go.gov.sg/resultsessaycomp2022

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2022 Essay Prize in Economics

What Contribution can Heterodox Economics Make to Addressing the Climate Emergency?

The Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) and the Cambridge Journal of Economics (CJE) intend to award a prize of EUR 7,000 for the best essay on the theme, ‘What contribution can heterodox economics make to addressing the climate emergency?’ Authors are free to choose their topic and title within this wider theme.

Please read these details carefully before contacting the ISRF or the CJE with a query or submitting your essay for consideration .

Essays are invited which explore the potential contribution of any aspect(s) of heterodox economics, broadly construed, to addressing the climate emergency. Possible sub-topics include:

• Ends. What should be the objectives of climate policy, and action more generally by states, institutions and individuals, in addressing the climate emergency? How should the values at stake be conceptualised? 
• Means. Assuming some clear goals or objectives, how should these be pursued? How should we act in the face of economic, scientific, and political uncertainties?
• Discourses and strategies. In addressing the climate emergency, how are our means and ends best described and framed? Are there tensions between well-justified ends which might emerge from ethical, political economic and scientific analysis, and the means available to us?

Essays could discuss theoretical issues in general terms, or focus on specific problems or practical strategies. 

If the scientific consensus is correct, we only have a few years before serious climate damage becomes irreversible. Therefore contributors who focus on long-term structural transformations of the economy, society, or economics, may also wish to discuss how to think and act given the urgency of the situation. 

The winning essay will be selected from submissions received in the submission window commencing 1st September 2021, closing at midnight on 30th September 2021.

The essay will be judged on its originality and independence of thought, its scholarly quality, its potential to challenge received ideas, and the success with which it matches the criteria of the ISRF and the CJE. The successful essay will be intellectually radical, orthogonal to existing debates, and articulate a strong internal critique across the fields of economic research. Its challenge to received ideas will have the potential to provoke a re-thinking of the topic.

The ISRF is interested in original research ideas that take new approaches and suggest new solutions to real world social problems. The full statement of the ISRF’s criteria and goals may be viewed  here .

The CJE provides a forum for theoretical, applied, interdisciplinary, history of thought and methodological work, with strong emphasis on realistic analysis, the development of critical perspectives, the provision and use of empirical evidence, and the construction of policy. More detail about the Journal can be found on the Journal’s website .

The 2015 ISRF Essay Prize in Economics was awarded to Julie Nelson for her essay Husbandry: a (feminist) reclamation of masculine responsibility for care .

The submitted essays will be judged by an academic panel (the ISRF Essay Prize Committee) and the winner will be decided by unanimous vote. The panel’s decision will be final, and no assessments or comments will be made available. The result will be notified to applicants by email by the end of July 2022 and will then be announced by posting on the websites of  the ISRF and of the CJE. The ISRF and the CJE reserve the right not to award the prize, and no award will be made if the submitted essays are of insufficient merit.

Submissions should be made – within the submission window only – online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cje Queries: Telephone +44 (0) 20 7262 0196 or email [email protected]

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How should Competition and Consumer Protection rules evolve in the age of Artificial intelligence (“AI”)?

Submission deadline: 31 may 2024.

Topic Brief

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries globally, automating processes, customising and enhancing customer experiences through chatbots and accelerating content creation. Businesses benefit from increased efficiency, while consumers experience personalised services. This advancement presents both challenges and opportunities for businesses and consumers, influencing how they interact with technology. AI is transforming our economy and changing many work processes e.g., automation of routine processes, chatbots to dispense advice, and writing tasks through the use of generative AI models. Discuss the use of AI and its implications on competition and consumer protection policy. How can the government protect competition and consumers without stifling the advancement of technology?

Eligibility

• School Category  - This competition is open to all post-secondary students (regardless of nationality) studying in Singapore in polytechnics, centralised institutes, international schools and junior colleges. This includes students currently enrolled in the Integrated Programme (Year 5/6) or in the International Baccalaureate diploma programme. Current full-time national servicemen and/or students who have recently completed their education in the above-mentioned schools/programmes, and Singaporean students in such institutions/programmes (or equivalent) overseas may also participate.  
• Open Category  – The competition is open to all individuals living in Singapore as well as Singaporeans living overseas (excluding those who qualify under the “school” category).   

The following awards will be given to the winning essays of each category (School/ Open):

Rules and Regulations

1.   All entries must be written in English and accompanied by a completed   entry form , signed by the author(s). For joint authorship, only one entry form is required.

2.   Entries must be the original work of the author(s) and must not have been submitted to any other competition organised by any other organisation or been previously published.  

3.  Submissions should not exceed 2500 words (including references, footnotes, tables, appendices, charts) and should be double-spaced, in Arial size 12 font, on A4-size paper with all pages numbered.  

4.   Each entry should be accompanied by a 300-word abstract that summarises the main points of the essay. This 300-word abstract is not part of the 2500 word count and the write-up should be included in the main essay document. 

5.   The author(s)' name should not appear anywhere in the abstract and in the main essay.

6.  Essays are to be submitted ONLY in Microsoft Word by email to  [email protected] . Receipt of essays will be acknowledged.    

7.   The deadline for essay submissions  2359hrs on 31 May 2024, Singapore time . No late submissions will be accepted.

8.   All essays will undergo a blind review process and will be assessed in confidence by an independent panel of judges based on original insight and ideas, clarity of expression, effective communication of ideas and well-substantiated concepts and arguments.

9.     By submitting to the CCCS-ESS essay competition, you are agreeing to allow the organisers publish your essay in print and online.

10.   Decisions made by the panel of judges shall be final. The judging panel reserves the right not to award any or all of the prizes. We regret that only winning participants will be contacted upon finalisation of the results. 

11.   Immediate family members of the contest organisers and judging panel are not eligible to enter the essay competition.  

12.   Enquiries on the CCCS-ESS Essay Competition should be sent to  [email protected] .

Submission Guidelines

The essays should be original, and be well researched and informed based on the topic. 

Presentation

Charts, graphs, tables and infographics may be used.

Essays must be in English and typed double-spaced on one side of each sheet of paper. The essay should not exceed 2,500 words. This includes charts, tables, footnotes, references and appendices.

A summary of no more than 300 words highlighting the main points of the essay must also be provided.  This 300-word summary is not part of the 2500 word count and the write-up should be included in the main essay document.

Originality

Essays must be original in content. Entries found to contain plagiarism will automatically be disqualified.

Although essays may draw references from existing works, but they should be materially different from them in terms of analysis, style of arguments and perspectives. This could involve the application of previous works in a different context, or using new/different arguments, or applying new analysis or perspectives that significantly differ from previous works. A bibliography acknowledging references to existing works is required.

Entries should be sent via the official entry form  and participants may also email to  [email protected]  to inform CCCS that you have submitted, no later than  2359hrs on 31 May 2024, Singapore time :

• Essays without the  official entry form  will be deemed to be incomplete and will not be included for judging.
• The organisers bear no responsibility for any entries which fail to reach the organisers by the stated deadline.
• Late entries will not be entertained.

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MAS-ESS ESSAY COMPETITION 2020 Winners: “Does environmental sustainability make economic and business sense?

3 March 2020 12:00:00 AM

First Prize Winner: Oh Ming Song & Choo Kai Jie Daniel . The author and co-author are National Servicemen and finished their A-Level at Raffles Institution. Please click here for the winning essay.

Second Prize Winner: Teo Zhi Hao & Tsai Chin Howe . The author and co-author are National Servicemen and finished their A levels at Hwa Chong Institution. Please click here for the winning essay

Third Prize Winner: Ethan Christian Tan & Tham Hsien Hui Philip. The author and co-author are National Servicemen and finished their A-Level at Anglo-Chinese School Independent. Please click here for the winning essay.

The MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2020 was launched in February 2020 and ended on 15 June 2020. The aim is to encourage debate on issues related to sustainability and climate change. The essays should be well researched and informed and should provide new analyses and perspectives as far as possible. They should also be written in such a way that they are accessible to a wide audience. They are therefore not meant to be academic ‘journal-style’ papers. The essays must be original in content. This essay competition is open to all Singaporean pre-university students regardless of nationality as well as Singaporean students studying in pre-universities abroad.

The competition invited submissions from Polytechnics, Centralized Institutes, International School and Junior Colleges as well as full time national servicemen who have completed their pre-university education. First prize is $3,000, second prize is $2,000 and the third prize is $1000.

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