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our overriding debt continues to be our families who provided the time, support and inspiration to our research and preparation of this book.
Note from the Authors
•The Singlish term kiasu means “scared to lose”.
•Some of the research findings presented in the book are from SSRN (Social Science Research Network) working papers. Readers without full access to the SSRN working papers can email to any of the authors for a copy of the working paper.
•Unless otherwise stated, values prefixed with simple dollar ‘$’ are in Singapore dollar.
List of Acronyms
| ABFER | Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research |
| AQI | Air Quality Index |
| ARF | Additional Registration Fee |
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
| AYE | Ayer Rajah Expressway |
| BTO | Build-To-Order |
| CBD | Central Business District |
| CEA | Council for Estate Agencies |
| CHAS | Community Health Assist Scheme |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide |
| COE | Certificate of Entitlement |
| COV | Cash-over-Valuation |
| CPF | Central Provident Fund |
| CSC | Collective Sale Committee |
| ECP | East Coast Parkway |
| EIP | Ethnic Integration Policy |
| ERP | Electronic Road Pricing |
| EU | European Union |
| FFS | FE Lakeside, FCL Topaz and Sekisui House |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GFA | Gross Floor Area |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| HDB | Housing and Development Board |
| HIP | Home Improvement Programme |
| HOS | Home Office Scheme |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IRAS | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore |
| IREUS | Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies |
| IU | In-Vehicle Unit |
| JTC | Jurong Town Corporation |
| K2 | Kiasunomics © 2 |
| KTM | Keretapi Tanah Melayu |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| LTA | Land Transport Authority |
| MAS | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
| MEP | Ministry of Environmental Protection |
| MOE | Ministry of Education |
| MRT | Mass Rapid Transit |
| NEA | National Environment Agency |
| NETS | Network for Electronic Transfers |
| NO2 | Nitrogen Dioxide |
| NTU | Nanyang Technological University |
| NTUC | National Trades Union Congress |
| NUS | National University of Singapore |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| PIE | Pan Island Expressway |
| PSI | Pollutant Standards Index |
| PSLE | Primary School Leaving Examination |
| QR | Quick Response |
| REITs | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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