Nicholas Khaw

About Nick: i am an economist based in malaysia. I write about ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL ECONOMY, while sneaking in a pop culture reference or two.

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Nov 5
Nov 5 Inequality and the Shrinking of Malaysia’s Collective Brain

Wealth Inequality, Economics, Malaysia, Policy

There is no magic silver bullet that will solve inequality of income or opportunity. Instead, we should be prepared to invest in a holistic way to address inequality in society.

Feb 8
Feb 8 Re-thinking Property Rights for Sustainable Development

Nicholas Khaw

Wealth Inequality, Capitalism, Economics

Inequality is typically a symptom of something else at work. Rather than lambast inequality for inequality’s sake, we should take great care in finding out how that inequality came to be.