The Vehicle Quota System in Singapore: An Assessment

• Main Authors: KOH, Winston T. H., LEE, David K. C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1994
• Subjects: car industry; certificate of entitlement; quota system; transport planning; vehicle quota; Asian Studies; Economics; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3364; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4363/viewcontent/VehicleQuotaSystemSingapore_1994.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper reviews the developments since the vehicle quota system was introduced in Singapore in May 1990. We discuss the bidding strategies for the certificates of entitlement (COE) under both the transferable and nontransferable auctions, as well as the equity of the present system and the desira...