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From Heterogeneous Firms to MNCs through Export-learning & FDI
Professor Jakobsson studied how policy changes such as stronger patent protection and trade liberalisation affect innovation, technology transfer and consumer welfare. She presents a dynamic general equilibrium model that shows how heterogeneous firms can innovate, learn how to export and eventually become multinational firms.
Long-term Effects of Early-Life Malnutrition on Health Outcomes
Feb 2015
Early-life nutrition plays an important role in human capital formulation and has lasting effect on health in the later stages of life. Research in this area has mostly centered on famines that occurred in western countries during the last century.
Research@SMU and Its Impact
Bringing Transparency to Financial Reporting
18 Feb 2015
Research on financial reporting and disclosure examines issues at the heart of business, say Professors...
Humble Leaders
18 Feb 2015
What is leader humility? Is leader humility in Singapore the same as elsewhere? How much do Singaporeans...
Letting Cities Develop Naturally
18 Feb 2015
SMU Assistant Professor Hsu Wen-Tai uses mathematical models to study urban landscapes and what makes big...
The Importance of Internal Controls
18 Feb 2015
SMU Associate Professor Goh Beng Wee investigates the benefits and consequences of internal controls to...
The Ins and Outs of Constitutional Review
18 Feb 2015
A country’s constitution protects the rights of its citizens. But who protects the constitution? SMU...Other Highlights
State of UniversityAddress 2014
SMU President shares his vision, direction and strategies in taking SMU to a higher level of excellence.
Graduates Going Places
SMU's unique pedagogy and holistic education prepared our graduates to excel in the world beyond the University. Explore and learn about their transformational journey in A Different U.
Postgraduate Research Programmes
Impacting business, public instituitions and society through research.
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Areas of Excellence
Analytics for Business, Consumer & Social Insights
- Big data is the new norm of and the capabilities of new technologies make new insights possible.
Finance & Financial Markets
- Financial markets are vital to enabling business creation and expansion. SMU hosts 17 competencies and real-world test beds related to financial markets.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- In global markets, innovation is the foundation of economic growth and entrepreneurship provides the necessary mobilization for economic value creation.