Past governments in Myanmar presided over a system generally characterized by weak fiscal management, but this has recently changed with the present government restoring a measure of fiscal discipline, reorienting fiscal priorities, and establishing a clear set of fiscal objectives in the...

Past governments in Myanmar presided over a system generally characterized by weak fiscal management, but this has recently changed with the present government restoring a measure of fiscal discipline, reorienting fiscal priorities, and establishing a clear set of fiscal objectives in the...

Past governments in Myanmar presided over a system generally characterized by weak fiscal management, but this has recently changed with the present government restoring a measure of fiscal discipline, reorienting fiscal priorities, and establishing a clear set of fiscal objectives in the...

This paper explores the drivers of female participation in formal politics in Myanmar. Using data from a proprietary survey collected during September--December, 2019 (N=2889) in the states of Mon, Mandalay, Shan, and Ayeyarwady, we shed light on the following three questions: (i) What explains...

This paper uses data from the 1833 Factory Inquiry to assess male and female occupations and earnings in factory textile production.  This is contrasted with evidence drawn from various sources on male and female employment in domestic industry.  1780-1850 was a period of dramatic change in...

This paper uses data from the 1833 Factory Inquiry to assess male and female occupations and earnings in factory textile production. This is contrasted with evidence drawn from various sources on male and female employment in domestic industry. 1780-1850 was a period of dramatic change in the...