The impact of workfare income supplement scheme on real income of low-wage workers in Singapore

• Main Authors: Gan, Evonne Ern Xing, Ng, Chia Wei, Thee, Yun Rou
• Other Authors: Chew Seow Lung, Rosalind
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44280
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, the issue of the widening wage gap has been a cause of concern for many developed countries, including Singapore. Some of these countries implemented workfare policies to address this issue. In this study, we investigate how the Workfare Inco...