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How good are manufacturing jobs in Myanmar?: Evidence from matched employer–employee dataThe quality of people’s jobs is a fundamental determinant of their well-being, and judging the state of a labour market on the basis of job quantity alone delivers a very partial picture...
job quality Productivity Working conditionsWorking Paper
An economy-wide perspective on aspects of electricity supply in MyanmarMyanmar’s economy has experienced political and economic transformations since 2011 by means of diverse economic reforms. However, the power sector is still struggling to fulfil electricity demand...
economy-wide perspective Social Accounting Matrix Multiplier analysisWorking Paper
Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar’s manufacturing sector: Evidence from two matched employer–employee surveysWe look into the relationship between business practices and enterprise productivity using panel data with matched employer and employee information from Myanmar...
Business Management ProductivityWorking Paper
Traditional and modern employee benefits in Myanmar’s manufacturing sectorEmployer-provided benefits are independent elements in the compensation packages that make up firms’ payment strategies. Such benefits are aimed at attracting and retaining preferred employees and improving incentives...
compensation packages employee benefits Labour lawJournal Article
Informal institutions, transaction risk, and firm productivity in MyanmarTHIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW. In many low-income transition countries, where formal institutions such as courts do not function effectively, informal institutions are often used by firms to minimize transaction risks...
Firm productivity Informal institutions Relational contractingWorking Paper
Informality and firm performance in MyanmarUsing a novel panel survey of enterprises in Myanmar, we compare the performance of manufacturing firms by three different informality definitions. The first is binary, based on whether firms pay taxes...
Firms Informality MyanmarWorkshop
Training on statistical software Stata in MyanmarAs part of the Towards inclusive development in Myanmar programme, an introductory course to Stata and to data extraction was organised for selected staff at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Six training sessions...
Presentation
Virtual launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey (2019) reportA virtual launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey (2019) report will take place on the 1st of September 2020. The online launch event will bring together policy-makers, representatives from international organizations and...
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Agro-industry, exports, and income distribution: A multiplier decomposition analysis for MyanmarThis paper considers the impacts of agro-industry development and international trade on income distribution in Myanmar, focusing on low-income rural households...
Social Accounting Matrix Decomposition MyanmarNews
Press release: Survey finds the manufacturing sector remains instrumental for Myanmar’s economic growth and transformationYANGON, MYANMAR and HELSINKI, FINLAND – A new report published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and the United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) says that Myanmar’s manufacturing sector...
Myanmar Myanmar enterprises monitoring system MEMSWorking Paper
Informal institutions, transaction risk, and firm productivity in MyanmarIn many low-income transition countries, where formal institutions such as courts do not function effectively, informal institutions are often used by firms to minimize transaction risks...
Firm productivity Informal institutions Relational contractingWorkshop
Training on Business Practice Intervention Survey in Myanmar
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at Myanmar statistics forum
Project workshop
Training on data cleaning and analysis in MyanmarAs part of the research collaboration with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar, UNU-WIDER and the Development Economics Research Group ( DERG ) of the University of Copenhagen, two workshops...
Working Paper
The governance of global value chains, the state, and small businesses: The case of timber in MyanmarWe use the case of the timber industry in Myanmar to analyse how national regulatory frameworks and international ecological discourses affect forest management and small businesses...
Timber Wood ForestryProject meeting
Sixth steering committee meeting of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS)