5 Minutes Economics

Episode 16 -Why the property market in Singapore is going crazy - million dollar HDB flats and $4600 monthly rent for a 4 room HDB flat

Why is the property market going insane in 2022 (and 2023??) - our tutor Eugene Toh breaks down some of the factors causing prices to go up!

Episode 15 - Why are birth rates so low in Singapore & how can we solve it?

Singapore has the 5th lowest TFR in the world at 1.1 - this is far lower than the replacement TFR of 2.1. 
Why are Singaporeans not having children? How can we solve this? Let's investigate this in this week's episode!

Episode 14 - Should parents chauffeur their kids to school?

In this episode - we talk about Bentleys, unreasonable drivers & whether driving kids to school makes them less tough ;)

Episode 13 - Moral Hazard & and how you can become very rich by ’investing’ in the real estate market

We learn how moral hazard happens in the real world. From free hospital stays due to COVID-19, to real estate salesperson in Singapore making a tonne of money. Listen to this latest episode!

Episode 12 - 3 Common Misconceptions students have about A Level Economics

In the last 15 years of tutoring, I've come across various misconceptions that students have about the subject. I'll cover three of them in this episode! 

Why is Chicken McCrispy back and gone again (in Singapore)

Learn what has the re-appearance and disappearance of the Chicken McCrispy from the Singapore menu has got to do with Market Structure

Episode 10: COVID-19, How should Governments respond and the Decision Making Framework

Why do governments make the decisions they do? Listen to our latest podcast!

Episode 9 - Dealing with Adversity and Moving On

A Level students come on in!

Episode 8: Should Singapore increase GST from 7% to 9%

We explore the reasons, why and why not.

Episode 7 - Why does Singapore adopt a prudent fiscal policy?

What the heck is a prudent fiscal policy