2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Economic growth of Colony of Singapore and Empirical Investigation on Business Cycle
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23530422
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Soka University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 経済史 / 英領期シンガポール / 歴史経済統計 / ステープル理論 |
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| Research Abstract |
Firstly, I conducted the construction of estimated GDP and its components of the Colony of Singapore during the period 1880-1900. As one of major components of GDP, estimates of private final consumption expenditure was attempted. Secondly, based on derived estimated figure, staple theory of Singapore was empirically tested based on these derived estimates. The results suggest that foreign trade had acted both as an engine of growth and a source of economic instability.
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