Michael Danquah, Kunal Sen - UNU-WIDER, 2020 - Helsinki, Finland
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.
We examine the role of informal institutions, in the forms of relational contracting and social networks,...
John Rand, Paula Castro Rodriguez, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković - UNU-WIDER, 2019 - Helsinki, Finland
This study investigates the role of owners’ personal preferences and behaviour in determining the success of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises using a lab-in-the-field experiment with small-business owners in Myanmar. The study is a complement to a 2017 quantitative survey conducted...
John Rand, Paula Castro Rodriguez, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković - UNU-WIDER, 2019 - Helsinki, Finland
We 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.
The state plays two roles in the timber industry in Myanmar: it is the main producer and legal source of raw...
– Addressing the lack of data and observing the structure of the economy
UNU-WIDER - UNU-WIDER, 2019 - Helsinki, Finland
With the recent democratic elections, Myanmar has entered a new development phase. To support this process there is amongst others a need for sound economic policies that have an economy-wide perspective. To enable such policies, appropriate analytical methods and the relevant underlying data,...
John Rand, Paula Castro Rodriguez, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković, CSO team - Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Planning and Finance, UNU-WIDER, and University of Copenhagen, 2019
The purpose of this report is to give a nuanced picture of the SME business environment in Myanmar as a complement to the 2017 MSME quantitative survey conducted within the project ‘Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar’. This project is a collaboration between the Central...
Dirk van Seventer, Finn Tarp, Nyo Nyo San, Khin Ohnmar Myint Thein - UNU-WIDER, 2019 - Helsinki, Finland
This paper documents the compilation of a Pre-Prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar and provides an overview of key economic structural features of this emerging economy in a challenging process of transition.
We built this Social Accounting Matrix using National Accounts and...
Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković - UNU-WIDER, 2019 - Helsinki, Finland
Using data from a new survey of small and medium-sized enterprises in Myanmar, we analyse enterprise demand for formal credit and the extent to which they are constrained in the formal credit market. We account for firms self-selecting out of the credit market in Myanmar.
Our data...
John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković, Helge Zille - UNU-WIDER, 2019 - Helsinki, Finland
Focusing on labour productivity and working conditions, we investigate the benefits of industrial zones for private manufacturing enterprises in Myanmar.
We find that being located in an industrial zone associates with higher labour productivity. Value added gains, however, are not transferred...
– Insights from the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017
Finn Tarp - UNU-WIDER, 2018 - Helsinki
The Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017 shows that there is a need for comprehensive and immediate change in industrial, financial, and educational policies in Myanmar to support structural change and increase economic growth.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play...
Hanna Berkel, Marcelo Cardona, Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Paula Castro Rodriguez, Neda Trifković, Evert de Witte, Helge Zille, Khin Swe Latt, Finn Tarp - UNU-WIDER, University of Copenhagen, Central Statistical Organization, 2018 - Helsinki, Copenhagen, Nay Pyi Taw,
Myanmar’s transition to a market-based economy is accompanied by rapid development of the private manufacturing sector, which has large potential for improving economic growth. The overall success of the sector, however, should not be taken for granted. Future advances will greatly depend...
– Challenges and opportunities for the Mekong region
Kim Hang Pham Do, Ariel Dinar - UNU-WIDER, 2016 - Helsinki, Finland
This paper aims to contribute to understanding the existing knowledge gaps in the linkages of energy, water, and land use in Southeast Asia and explores the political economy of energy transition in the Mekong region (MR). Investigating the struggle over hydropower development and decision-making...
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