Dr Tan Khay Boon graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) and a Master of Social Science in Economics from National University of Singapore and also a PhD from Nanyang Technological University.He is currently the Associate Dean in the Academic Division of Singapore Institute of Management Global Education and an Associate Faculty in Singapore University of Social Sciences.He has more than twenty years of teaching experience in various economics subjects in the local universities.His research interests are Econometric Modelling and Time Series Forecasting and his research works has been published in local and international journals.

An Introduction to the Singapore Economy:
Transformation and Policy Analysis

Since achieving independence in 1965, Singapore has successfully transformed from a fish village into a modern city with strong manufacturing and service sectors.This study traces the history of Singapore prior to its independence, discusses the characteristics of Singapore economy, explains the transformation occurs and analyses the fiscal and monetary policies that the Singapore government has adopted that has contributed to its economic success.