Bloody Joker ! This is good for a laugh.
Cash prizes for essays on wider income gap
By Chua Hian Hou
STUDENTS are being invited to write essays on one of Singapore's
hottest topics today - with the added lure of sizeable cash
prizes.
The essay competition, organised by the Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS), has
this theme: Singapore's Growing Income Disparities: Causes,
Consequences And Policy Options.
The topic, according to an MAS-ESS press statement, is one that has
'captured the attention of not just policymakers but also analysts,
commentators, academics and the general public'.
For students, the competition offers a timely opportunity to
'debate and analyse', as well as to suggest ways for Singapore to
meet this challenge, the release said.
Essays submitted, it added, should 'provide in-depth analysis of
the factors underlying the trends in income distribution in
Singapore... There should be both breadth and depth in discussing
policy options to meet present and future challenges'.
Competition topics in previous years have included lessons learnt
from the Asian financial crisis, how Singapore can stay
competitive, and the role of the government in an increasingly
borderless world.
There are two categories: one for university students and one for
pre-university students. The top prize for the university category
is $5,000 and for the pre-university category, $2,000. Winners and
runners-up will be offered internships with the MAS.
Entry forms are available on the MAS website
(http://www.mas.gov.sg/ess/index.html ) and on ESS' website
(http://www.ess.org.sg .
