The services economy: Comparing the manufacturing and service paradigms Phuah Eng Chye (2 September 2017) The share of the manufacturing sector has been falling and that of services has been rising for decades in many advanced countries. Services is the dominant sector in advanced economies. Yet the services sector is often treated as a poor … “The services economy: Comparing the manufacturing and service paradigms”
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The services economy: Revisiting Baumol’s cost disease
The services economy: Revisiting Baumol’s cost disease Phuah Eng Chye (26 August 2017) If we are to meet the growth challenges of the future, the answer isn’t likely to lie in creating more manufacturing plants and jobs. The answer must lie in how we are able to harness and manage growth in the services sector; … “The services economy: Revisiting Baumol’s cost disease”
The services economy: Deindustrialisation & global unbundling
The services economy: Deindustrialisation & global unbundling Phuah Eng Chye (19 August 2017) The greatest challenge ahead is not how manufacturing is being hollowed out in developed countries but rather how technology is changing the traditional role of manufacturing in global economic development. Noting long-standing beliefs that economic advancement occurs through industrialization, Ejaz Ghani and … “The services economy: Deindustrialisation & global unbundling”
The services economy: Macroeconomic overview
The services economy: Macroeconomic overview Phuah Eng Chye (12 August 2017) The transition to an information society begins with the ascendency of the services sector. As output becomes increasingly intangible, the services sector supplants the manufacturing sector as the main contributor to the economy. The manufacturing sector then hollows out with its share of GDP … “The services economy: Macroeconomic overview”
Macroeconomic frameworks for the information society
Macroeconomic frameworks for the information society Phuah Eng Chye (29 July 2017) Recessions, anaemic investment and rising unemployment are generally viewed as momentary ailments reversible through macroeconomic policy interventions. These policy options are usually considered within the Keynesian-monetarist or free markets-government frameworks. But since the global financial crisis of 2007, it has been noticeable that … “Macroeconomic frameworks for the information society”
The significance of information effects
The significance of information effects Phuah Eng Chye (15 July 2017) I have adopted a simple approach to evolving paradigms for the information society. I start by examining how improvements in information production and use alter economic behaviour. In this regard, societal evolution has been driven by innovations such as languages, books, the telegraph, telephone, … “The significance of information effects”