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“the art of losing isn’t hard to master” – Elizabeth Bishop

…but when secondary school had come and gone and the time to choose my junior college subject combination was nigh, and the choice certainly wouldn’t be easy. Like many, I would take up the ever-popular Physics, Chemistry, Math combination, committing to two years in the science stream. The question then, was what would be my contrasting humanities subject?

In secondary school, I took a great interest in Literature and Geography. These, along with History, are disciplines we have all come to know and love (or hate, let’s not be presumptuous). To give them up in favour of Economics would not easy decision to make.

So, what to do?

Further research revealed that, ironically, Economics at its essence, is a subject that studies the decision making processes of individuals, firms and governments, among other parties, and their consequences. The fact that the study of Economics could possibly help me with my subject choice predicament tickled me.

I began to discover that Economics had so much nuance, and it was a fresh, relevant lens through which I could better understand the world, given both its practical and theoretical applications. From the get-go, we learnt about the theory behind the failure of Thailand’s rice buying policy, as well as the in-and-outs of minimum wage, and why it might not be applicable in the Singaporean context. To finally, from a rigorous, theoretical perspective, understand and predict how real-world events could occur was what drove my interest in the subject. I was sold from the moment go, and thus, I chose to take Economics in junior college.

It’s a decision I haven’t regretted since, and thus, this blog – a collection of my thoughts on the world with an economic slant – I feel, would be the best way to express my love for the discipline, as well as to further my interest. It is a response to my experience at the time of trying to determine whether to take Economics, and how that one decision lead to intended and unintended consequences, mostly positive. It is also a practical guide meant for my juniors, and undecided students, trying to find practical answers and tools to help in the decision-making process about Economics.

Is it the discipline for you? Read on, and see where your decisions take you.

Happy Reading 🙂

See Chung Yi | Singaporean

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