Department of Economics
Burma Economic Watch
Burma Economic Watch is a web page that provides up-to-date and reliable data, analysis and commentary on the economy of Burma. Information on the Burmese economy is both difficult to obtain and notoriously unreliable, while comment and analysis are often scarcely less so. The aim of this web page is to contribute to improving each of these areas and to encourage informed debate.
In doing so the Burma Economic Watch group has attained an international reputation for its economic research and commentary on this isolated, yet important country.
Burma Economic Watch is produced by an editorial team of scholars devoted to the study of Burma and its economy. Our team is Wylie Bradford, Sean Turnell and Alison Vicary.
- For updates visit the Burma Economic Watch blog.
Op-Eds / Interviews:
- January 2010, The Irrawaddy, A Year of Promise, or Tempest-tossed again?
- 6 October, 2009, The Age, Sanctions on Burma have a role to play
- 6 August, 2009, the Wall Street Journal, Burma Isn't Broke
- 12 May, 2009, e-International Relations
- 19 May, 2008, The Irrawaddy, A Shattered Rice Bowl
- 8 May, 2008, The Irrawaddy, How the Regime Hides Its Billions
- 2 May, 2008, the Japan Times, The rape of Burma: where did the wealth go?
- 4 September, 2007, the Wall Street Journal, Gas attack
Publications
Recent Publication
Fiery DragonsBanks, Moneylenders and Microfinance in Burma
by Sean Turnell
by year:
Multi-Media / Events:
- Asia Society, New York, 7th April 2010
- Sean Turnell, with Mizzima TV, July 3rd 2009
- Sean Turnell, US House of Representatives, April 23rd 2009
- Alison Vicary, on '7.30 Report', ABC, May 6th 2008
- Sean Turnell, Asia Society, New York, March 25th 2008
- Sean Turnell, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, March 29th 2006