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.

All tagged middle-income trap

Mar 24
Mar 24 The “Distance to the Frontier” Narrative of Malaysia’s Economic Growth

Economic Growth, Economics, Malaysia, Policy

While I will discuss the gist of the paper, I strongly assert that every policymaker and development policy researcher in Malaysia should spend some time and read the paper for themselves

Oct 13
Oct 13 Shocking Our Way Out of the Middle-Income Trap

Nicholas Khaw

Economic Growth, Economics, Malaysia, Policy

What if, regardless of whatever a given country, call it country M, is doing right now, country M cannot escape the middle income trap because it is at its middle-income equilibrium?

Dec 11
Dec 11 Technological Supercycles and Discontinuous Jumps

Nicholas Khaw

Economics, Malaysia, Economic Growth

Malaysia’s transformation must go beyond projects and policies – it must embrace the technological super-cycles that shape global economic history.

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.

Mar 24 Mar 24 The “Distance to the Frontier” Narrative of Malaysia’s Economic Growth

Oct 13 Oct 13 Shocking Our Way Out of the Middle-Income Trap

Dec 11 Dec 11 Technological Supercycles and Discontinuous Jumps

Mar 24
Mar 24 The “Distance to the Frontier” Narrative of Malaysia’s Economic Growth

Oct 13
Oct 13 Shocking Our Way Out of the Middle-Income Trap

Dec 11
Dec 11 Technological Supercycles and Discontinuous Jumps