Economics Malaysia

I’ve just come back from a two week break. It’s been a good time off, if not for the news of the flooding on the East coast and the Air Asia...

Noah Smith (@Noahpinion on Twitter) waxes lyrical on the culture of economics (excerpt): Economics Isn't Science or Literature ...

These guys have waaaay too much time on their hands (excerpt): World Cup 2014 Special Brazil set to succeed on the pitch …bu...

The last few months I’ve been forced into reading a lot of analyst reports. While for the most part it’s been worthwhile in terms of gauging...

Yes, I finally took the plunge. And I’m half regretting it already, as it looks like a great way to waste time. FWIW, you can follow me (the...

I’ve been offline for more than a week now, but I’m back at work, refreshed and recharged. To all a happy holidays and Eid Mubarak to all mu...

Now that the general election is over – pending, of course, the inevitable legal review – it’s time to get back to stuff that actually matte...

Facebook is giving me a headache – apparently none of my posts from the last five months have been posted to the Econsmalaysia wall. It’s ...

Happy holidays! If you’re driving, stay patient and stay safe. May the year ahead be blessed and prosperous.

For some reason, I haven’t been getting notifications about some messages on my Facebook page. For those who sent messages and never receive...

Well, most of the results are in and it appears that Obama has won a second term as the President of the US, and beaten the Redskins rule ....

The UK based business paper the Financial Times is looking for a researcher to cover the Malaysian market: The role will require can...

Here’s a statistical oddity that has held mostly true over the past century – the result of the last home game of the Washington Redskins ha...

I’m on a break until Monday. To all Muslim brothers and sisters, Eid Mubarak, and for everyone else, have a good holiday. If you’re driving,...

For all Muslims and Muslimah, Eid Mubarak. And for everyone else, have a safe holiday. I’ll be travelling until Wednesday, so there won’t ...

There might not be any posts until next week as I’ll be teaching on Thursday and Friday. In the meantime, have a Happy Deepavali, and a sa...

From the Mole yesterday (excerpt): Activists riled with Nik Aziz's remarks KUALA LUMPUR: A human rights activist today des...

They must be having snowball fights in hell (excerpt): Paul Ryan, American Values and Corporatocracy My new book, The Price of ...

I’ve just added a Facebook page for the blog – though I have only a vague idea of what I’m going to do with it or how I’m going to discrimi...