| 2023 |
Distinguished Prize
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Byte-Sized Justice: Navigating the Impact of AI on Law Enforcement and Judicial Systems in India
Author/s: Nidhi, Anusha Shekar & Juan Paolo Artiaga
Faculty: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Cooking or Cooked: The Future of Singapore’s Hawking Culture
Author/s: Khor Jia Wei & Kenneth Tan Zhe Kai
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Financing Hope: Persons Living with Rare Diseases in Singapore
Author/s: Ng Qin Xiang & Clarence Ong
Faculty: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
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Associate Professor Eduardo Araral
Assistant Professor Tan Hsien-Li
Associate Professor Jeremy Lim Fung Yen
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| Merit Prize |
A “Super-Aged” Society: Defusing Singapore’s Demographic Time Bomb
Author/s: Hannah Pang Jing Xuan
Faculty: Yale-NUS College
The Impact of Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA): Akara Mining Dispute between the Thai Government and Kingsgate Consolidated Limited
Author/s: Pattanun Arunpreechawat, Muzi Li & Jinjuta Masook
Faculty: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
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Dr Bittiandra Chand Somaiah
Assistant Professor Sanjana Goswami
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| 2022 |
Distinguished Prize
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Where Have the Nurses Gone? A Case Study on the Shortage of Nursing Professionals in the Philippines
Author/s: Juan Paolo Artiaga & Dianna Therese N. Limpin
Faculty: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Green Special Economic Zones: Can Indonesia Promote Sustainable Growth Through SEZs?
Author/s: Teo Geng Cheng & Becker Kwa Loong
Faculty: Yale-NUS College
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Assistant Professor Lee Zeewan
Dr Ryan Gordon Tans
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| Merit Prize |
Loot & Shoot: Using Behavioural Economics to Regulate Loot Boxes and In-App Purchase in the Singapore Context
Author/s: David Lee Soong Wei, Surendran S/O Jayasundar & Li Bo
Faculty: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Addressing Childhood Obesity in Malaysia
Author/s: Hannah Pang Jing Xuan
Faculty: Yale-NUS College
Towards a City in Nature: Bolstering Environmental Impact Assessments in Singapore
Author/s:Genessa Chew Sze Yin, Robin Louis Buxton-Leow & Liaw Zhuo Yi, Julia/p>
Faculty: Yale-Nus College
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Assistant Professor Lawrence Jin
Professor Chris Howell
Professor Preston, Wong Teng Hin
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| 2021 |
Distinguished Prize
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Improving Youth Mental Health in South Korea
Author/s: Chua Yi Ren, Constance, Jodi Bek Sujing
Faculty: Yale-NUS College
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Asst. Prof. Cheung Hoi Shan |
| Merit Prize |
Policy Checkpoints: Inspecting the Public Utility Vehicle Modernisation Programme in the Philippines
Author/s: Guillermo L. Francisco II, Celso L. Crisostomo, Jr., Athena Charanne R. Presto
Faculty: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Rise of a “Middle Power”? Japan’s Role in Preserving TPP11 with a Leadership Vacuum
Author/s: Jo Tamura
Faculty: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Putting a Price on Carbon: Hard Targets to Keep Singapore Going
Author/s:Tan Jing Ling, Tan Xin Yi
Faculty: Faculty of Arts & Social Science
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Assoc. Prof. Alfred M. Wu
Asst. Prof. Selina Ho
Research Fellow Melissa Low
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| 2020 |
Distinguished Prize
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Eco-Compensation in China: Mediating Water Demands on the Xin’an River
Author/s: Alta Joyce Alonzi
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Asst. Prof. Tan Soo Jie-Sheng |
| Merit Prize |
China’s Street Vendor Economy: Can This Informal Economy Save the Employment Crisis in China?
Author/s: Xi Nan, Fu Xinhong &, Huang Minjun
The Micromobility Conundrum for Policymakers: Use of E-scooters in Singapore
Author/s: Devyani Pande
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Asst. Prof. Zheng Huan Huan
Asst. Prof. Araz Taeihagh
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| 2019 |
Distinguished Prize
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Improving The Welfare Of Platform Workers In Singapore
Author/s: Zeng Hongde, Nicholas
A triple bottom line : Apple’s investments in Indonesia Author/s: Kate Elizabeth Sullivian-Walker
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Associate Prof Andrew Francis-Tan
Senior Fellow Alex Capri
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| Merit Prize
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Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit: Privatisation and Re-Nationalisation
Author/s: Tan Ngiap Joon, Long Tian Feng &, Sivaranjani Suresh
Choosing to Forget: A discussion on Singapore’s national identity with respect to demolished buildings
Author/s: Jyan Ong, See Hao Jun &, Tan Zhi Han
Dams and the Displaced: Lessons from the Myitsone Dam in Myanmar
Author/s: Bernard Minn
What is the Dam Worth? How Cambodia Came to Build an Internationally Unpopular Dam
Author/s: Alta Joyce Alonzi, Deepakshi Rawat &, Lin Yuying
From drug war to green rush: the evolution of drug policy in Thailand
Author/s: Jason Emile Lougher Brown, Naomi Lin Jialin &, Nontakorn Vachiraprasith
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Assistant Prof Joelle H Fong
Associate Prof Kenneth Paul Tan
Senior Research Fellow Dr Cecilia Tortajada
Assistant Prof Selina Ho
Prof M Ramesh
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| 2018 |
Distinguished Prize
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Gamifying trust: Can you win at life? China’s Social Credit System and the rating revolution
Author/s: Eleni Ayala Ojeda
Behavioural biases and identity in Social Media: The Case of Philippine Populism, President Duterte’s Rise, and Ways Forward
Author/s: Kathleen Rose Gatchalian Kho
Public Rental Housing in Singapore – A Last Resort?
Author/s: Lim Jun Jie Gabriel, Muhammad Ruzaini Naim Bin Azman & Tham Kah Jun, Gregory
Protecting Human Rights Amidst the Philippine War on Drugs
Author/s: Kathleen Rose Gatchalian Kho & Hanna Keila Halog Garcia
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Dr Natalie Pang
Assistant Prof Reuben Ng
Assistant Prof Ng Kok Hoe
Assistant Prof Francesco Mancini
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Merit Prize
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The Overlooked Price of Keeping India Clean
Author/s: Nirnaya Bhatta & Dhanya Gopal
Redesigning Retirement Investing: Fixing the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme in Singapore
Author/s: Leong Yoke Leng
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Assistant Prof Namrata Chindarkar
Assistant Prof Joelle H Fong
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| 2017 |
Distinguished Prize
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“Cool Japan” as the Next Future of Post-industrial Japan?
Author/s: Rui Tao
Rock, paper or scissors: The trilemma of fertiliser policy in India
Author/s: Sivaprakasham Murugesan Saminathan & Stuti Rawat
Big Data, Big Problems: How should Singapore Approach the Privacy Challenge of Big Data Research?
Author/s: Harisan Unais Nasir & Kershia Tan Wei
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Assistant Professor Joo Yu Min
Assistant Professor Mehmet Akif Demircioglu and Associate Professor Zeger Van Der Wal
Research Associate Markus Labude
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Merit Prize
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Freedom of Mobility: The Paradoxes
Author/s: Janani Balasubramaniam & Nirnaya Bhatta
The case of slum redevelopment in Mumbai
Author/s: Kinnari Gurnani
A Hangzhou Story: The Development of China’s Mobile Payment Revolution
Author/s: Yichen Zhu & Hui Li
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Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) & Assistant Professor Akter Sonia
Assistant Professor Joo Yu Min
Professor (Practice) Lam Chuan Leong
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| 2013 |
First Prize
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Social Egg Freezing: Should It Be Permitted in Singapore?
Author/s: Michelle Khoo
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Assistant Professor Kim Hye-Won Erin
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Commendation Awards
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The Proposed Cross Island Line in Singapore: Nature or Development?
Author/s: Krishnan Chandramohan
Non-Ideal Toilets in India: The Solution to Sanitation Woes Or The Source of New Problems?
Author/s: Aprajita Singh, Ekroop Caur and Kashyap Shah
Our Singapore Conversation: Bridging the ‘Great Affective Divide’?
Author/s: Yvonne Guo and Charles Phua Chao Rong
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Visiting Professor Dodo J Thampapillai
Professor M Ramesh
Advisor to LKY SPP Executive Education Donald Low
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| 2012 |
First Prize
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“Extending Healthcare to the Informal Sector in Laos”
Author/s: Beñat Oñatibia Camara and Zhang Yingxin Louisa
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Adjunct Associate Professor Phua Kai Hong and Visiting Professor Pangestu Tikki
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Runner-Up
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“The Buck Stops Where? A Trilemma on HealthCare for Singapore’s Foreign Workers”
Author/s: Moses Sam Paul Johnraj and Nicole Bacolod
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Adjunct Associate Professor Phua Kai Hong
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| 2011 |
First Prize
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“The Dirty Business of Sand – Sand Dredging in Cambodia”
Author/s: Fazlin Abdullah and Goh Ann Tat
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Associate Professor Surya Sethi
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Runner-Up
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“Drug Price Policy in Vietnam: Letting the market set prices is not as easy as it seems”
Author/s: Sarah Bales
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Associate Professor Scott Fritzen
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