Rising sea levels and property are highly pertinent topics for Singaporeans. But how are the two linked?In this episode, Professor Ang Swee Hoon examines the impact of impending sea level rises on both public and private housing in Singa...

Picking off a U.S. study on a credit card promotional campaign where the bank offered 1% cashback, Professor Ang Swee Hoon looks at how it increased user spending by 32% and even incurred greater debt by not making prompt repayments. She also t...

Left to their own, consumers may not make the most sustainable choices. This is where regulations and policies may have to come in to manage usage. In this episode, Professor Sumit Agarwal looks at the reactiveness of water usage in response to...

As part of its Smart Nation vision, Singapore introduced the QR code in April 2017 as a mode of payment to merchants and vendors. Three months later, this was followed by PayNow.In this episode, Marketing Professor and co-author of the K...

The detrimental short-term effects of haze on physical health and productivity are undisputed. But what about its long-term impact on academic performance even wages? Looking at local university admissions score data gathered during the Singapo...

The real estate market has long been a prime destination for individuals seeking to launder illicit wealth. It is one of the oldest-known ways.In this episode, citing the infamous Panama Papers that took the world by storm in 2020, Profe...

In September 2020, a global investigation involving major dark data leakage revealed suspicious financial movements amounting to $2 trillion dollars across financial institutions and real estate industry. These leaked transactions have since be...

Distinction, merit and pass. Now just three ways to pass a course for postgraduate students at NUS Business School. In this episode, Professor Sumit Agarwal engages the Dean of NUS Business School, Distinguished Professor Andrew Rose in...

The common yet unromantic Singaporean marriage proposal: Do you want to BTO with me? In this episode, Professor Sumit Agarwal, with Professor Fan Yi continue to delve into the public housing policy schemes in Singapore, specificall...

In the spirit of fostering harmony and better social integration, Singapore’s Housing Development Board has intentionally implemented an ethnic household mix across all blocks and estates.In this episode, Professor Sumit chats once agai...

As Housing Development Board (HDB) flats get on in their years, their cash value potentially drops more quickly. Does this create a negative downward spiral, and why?In this episode, Professor Sumit chats to fellow colleague Professor S...

Do discounts and good bargains really save us money, or do they instead trigger unnecessary purchases? By looking at the spending of people in Singapore, Professor Sumit Agarwal assesses if the favourable exchange rate drives Singaporeans up th...

How do Singaporeans respond to “free money” aka tax rebates, in the main? Using bank account transaction data from a leading local bank during the time of a special government budget surplus payout, Professor Sumit identifies differences in the...

It is a known, evidence-based fact that the lifestyle choices of our peers have a strong bearing on our own. Does this hold true when it comes to bankruptcy? In this episode, Professor Sumit looks at the spending behaviours of people living in ...

The world is seeing a widening income gap, where the rich enjoy more comfortable lives and flexibility. Income tax policies are designed to narrow this gap, but do these measures harm higher income earners more than they help lower income earne...

Regardless of where, inflation has corrosive implications on people’s lives. In this episode, Professor Sumit chats to NTU’s Assistant Professor Chua Yeow Hwee about the “upgrading channel”, which tests if an individual’s inflation expe...

Clearly the pandemic has exacerbated  inequality throughout the world. In Asia, three new billionaires are created every week now, and over 97% of the world’s wealth is concentrated among the top 5% of the population. Much research...

In this episode, Professor Sumit and Finance Professor Ruan Tianyue analyse the Silver Support Scheme – one of Singapore’s policy measures, instituted in 2015, to provide better support to retired individuals in an increasingly aged society.&nb...

In this episode, Professor Sumit Agarwal delves into the topic of aging in Singapore, and the use of its Central Provident Fund. From research done by finance Professor Allaudeen Hameed on the way funds are used by Singaporeans who reach 55 yea...

In Singapore, the raising of the Minimum Occupancy Period of Housing Development Board (HDB) flats from three to five years presented a game-changer for home owners. In this episode, Professor Sumit chats to finance professor Qian Wenlan about ...

Are realtors in Singapore motivated to act in the best interest of their home buyers, given the current way properties are sold? Professor Sumit examines property transaction data with Professor Song Changcheng over the past 15 years to determi...

Exploring never before studied data of private hire and taxi ride prices with Singapore Management University’s Associate Professor Cheng Shih-Fen, Professor Sumit examines the range of factors influencing passenger behaviour, and how pricing m...

Do humans naturally opt to take the train on weekdays to shorten their work commute instead of the bus, and do they tend to work longer if their travelling time is longer? In this episode, Professor Sumit shares insightful research observations...

In this episode, Professor Sumit examines one of the most stressful topics on the minds of parents of pre-schooling children in Singapore – the mainstream primary school registration system. He dives into the layers beneath this process, and ho...

In this flag-off episode, the brains behind the Kiasunomics book series, Professor Sumit Agarwal and Associate Professor Ang Swee Hoon engage in hearty banter other about how the podcast series came about, and how they hope to bring research in...