Singaporean attitudes towards income inequality and redistribution

Do Singaporeans feel that income inequality is a problem? Are current government efforts sufficient in tackling this issue? Is there demand for more redistribution? The paper seeks to tackle these 3 central questions by conducting a survey. A sample of about 500 Singaporeans were randomly surveyed t...

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Main Authors: Kek, Mei Shan, Koo, Shiyun, Phua, Regina Shu Fang
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/58991
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-589912019-12-10T13:21:51Z Singaporean attitudes towards income inequality and redistribution Kek, Mei Shan Koo, Shiyun Phua, Regina Shu Fang School of Humanities and Social Sciences Giovanni Ko DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory::Public finance Do Singaporeans feel that income inequality is a problem? Are current government efforts sufficient in tackling this issue? Is there demand for more redistribution? The paper seeks to tackle these 3 central questions by conducting a survey. A sample of about 500 Singaporeans were randomly surveyed to analyse perceptions on income inequality and redistribution policies. Several interesting findings emerged from our regression analysis. Notably, respondents who believe that individual effort, rather than exogenous factors, determine income outcomes are more likely to support governmental redistribution to bridge the income gap. In addition, our findings uncovered that the groups of people who support the implementation of minimum wage law include older individuals, females, unemployed individuals and those who strongly disagree that life is fair. On top of that, respondents who disagree that life is fair and those who are unemployed both expressed the need to raise taxes for high income earners. Bachelor of Arts 2014-04-21T00:54:28Z 2014-04-21T00:54:28Z 2014 2014 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/58991 en Nanyang Technological University 96 p. application/pdf
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Kek, Mei Shan
Koo, Shiyun
Phua, Regina Shu Fang
Singaporean attitudes towards income inequality and redistribution
description Do Singaporeans feel that income inequality is a problem? Are current government efforts sufficient in tackling this issue? Is there demand for more redistribution? The paper seeks to tackle these 3 central questions by conducting a survey. A sample of about 500 Singaporeans were randomly surveyed to analyse perceptions on income inequality and redistribution policies. Several interesting findings emerged from our regression analysis. Notably, respondents who believe that individual effort, rather than exogenous factors, determine income outcomes are more likely to support governmental redistribution to bridge the income gap. In addition, our findings uncovered that the groups of people who support the implementation of minimum wage law include older individuals, females, unemployed individuals and those who strongly disagree that life is fair. On top of that, respondents who disagree that life is fair and those who are unemployed both expressed the need to raise taxes for high income earners.
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Phua, Regina Shu Fang
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