The easing of economic sanctions against Myanmar by Western countries in 2012 augmented the prospect that Myanmar would … concern about the so-called Dutch disease. This study forecasts Myanmar's export potential by calculating counterfactual … disease is more of a risk in Myanmar than it is in any other South-East Asian country. …

While the trade statistics of Myanmar show surpluses for 2007 through 2010, the corresponding statistics of trade …

The paper tabulates Myanmar’s merchandise trade as reported by its partner countries, thereby circumventing the data … constraints stemming from Myanmar’s patchy trade records. It then estimates Myanmar’s export potential, based on the bilateral …, Myanmar is found to be trading at about 15% its potential. The bulk of this gap is explained by very low trade with the …

are getting bright, but the business environment has recently changed drastically in Myanmar. A new challenge for Myanmarâ … in Myanmar experience. Although its abundance of low-wage workers remains a source of competitiveness, Myanmar needs its …

Easing of economic sanctions by Western countries in 2012 augmented the prospect that Myanmar will expand its exports … disease". This study projects Myanmar's export potential by calculating counterfactual export values with an augmented gravity … values are smaller than the actual exports. The empirical results imply that the "Dutch disease" is at stake in Myanmar than …