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Apr 4, 2022
Building Inclusive Social Protection with a Universal Child Benefit
A universal child benefit has the advantages of not only addressing poverty risk during childhood but could also set the right direction in overcoming longstanding coverage gaps in Malaysia’s social protection system.

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Apr 4, 2022
Building Inclusive Social Protection with a Universal Child Benefit
A universal child benefit has the advantages of not only addressing poverty risk during childhood but could also set the right direction in overcoming longstanding coverage gaps in Malaysia’s social protection system.

Working Papers
Mar 17, 2022
What makes your neighbourhood ‘better’? Socio-economic variabilities of Greater Kuala Lumpur neighbourhoods
This working paper proposes a method to analyse socio-economic variabilities at the neighbourhood scale. It may be employed to further improve neighbourhood vibrancy without going through the ill effects of gentrification and local area displacement

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Mar 17, 2022
What makes your neighbourhood ‘better’? Socio-economic variabilities of Greater Kuala Lumpur neighbourhoods
This working paper proposes a method to analyse socio-economic variabilities at the neighbourhood scale. It may be employed to further improve neighbourhood vibrancy without going through the ill effects of gentrification and local area displacement

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Feb 28, 2022
Different Policy Priorities for Different Data Types
Different types of data require different policy priorities, and data governance is needed all along the data value chain.

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Feb 28, 2022
Different Policy Priorities for Different Data Types
Different types of data require different policy priorities, and data governance is needed all along the data value chain.

Working Papers
Feb 11, 2022
Living Next to Poor Housing: A Regression Analysis of Greater Kuala Lumpur
This paper focuses on the “Not-in-my-backyard” NIMBY phenomenon in relation to low-cost housing, particularly as a diagnostic tool to detect the magnitude and extent of issues in low-cost housing. We also explore some possible interventions.

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Feb 11, 2022
Living Next to Poor Housing: A Regression Analysis of Greater Kuala Lumpur
This paper focuses on the “Not-in-my-backyard” NIMBY phenomenon in relation to low-cost housing, particularly as a diagnostic tool to detect the magnitude and extent of issues in low-cost housing. We also explore some possible interventions.

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Feb 7, 2022
Exploring the Potential of Time Banks in an Ageing Malaysia
This article discusses some findings from our literature review on time banks. It identifies key policy and programmatic considerations for time banking in Malaysia, particularly related to social objectives.

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Feb 7, 2022
Exploring the Potential of Time Banks in an Ageing Malaysia
This article discusses some findings from our literature review on time banks. It identifies key policy and programmatic considerations for time banking in Malaysia, particularly related to social objectives.
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Digital Transformation
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Khairin Ilaina Mohamed Amin
Fiha Febiala
Govind Nirav Rao
C. Hari S. Shankar
Afifah Binti Ahmad
Elisabeth Chan Wen Yi
Nurrdinan Serena Amer Sharaffudin
Nurhanina Zaharin
Dr. Amirah 'Aisha Badrul Hisham
Nur Hannani Binti Abd Ghafar
Tehleel Nazir
Yee Suet Ee
Balqis Athirah Binti Azhar
Shukri Mohamed Khairi
Muhammad Syamin Bin Azman
Nurul Farhana Binti Abdul Shukor
Aidil Farhan Bin Jasrie Arman Sany
Amirah Syazwani Binti Ahmad Junaidi
Dinie Joshry Shaqeel
Ts Dr Amirah Aisha Badrul Hisham
Professor Joseph Eugene Stiglitz
K. Kuhaneetha Bai
Nadia Malyanah Azman
Siti Maisarah Zainurin
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Malini Elango
Aqeel Khaldun
Belinda Lew
Muhammad Khairulamri
Nicholas Khaw
Nur Zulaikha Atiqah Mohd Zahril
Dr Diana Abdul Wahab
Dr Umawathy Techanamurthy
Bryan Yeoh Quan Jin
Wan Manan Wan Muda
Alyssa Chua Lee-Yen
Goh Ming Jun
Mohan Mahadeva
Yap Chun Hao
Syafa Mustaffa
Ammar Hanania Hazli Izma
Dr Yunus Yasin
Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir
Professor Emeritus Dr. Tham Siew Yean
Datuk Hisham Hamdan
Khazanah Research Institute
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Tan Mei Yi
Emir Izat Abdul Rashid
Lim Han Hsuen
Ida Madieha Abdul Ghani Azmi
Musaddiq Adam Muhtar
Nur Adilah Hamid
Chakrin Utit
Bach Nguyen Luong
Zainab Ali Ahmad
Kusairi Mohd Noh
Rokiah Alavi
Ibrahim Kabiru Maji
Illisriyani Ismail
Intan Nadia Jalil
Abdulla Ibragimov
Siti Nooraznie Abdul Rahim
Fatimah Mohamed Arshad
Dr Mohd Yusof Saari
Pierre Sauvé
Tan Theng Theng
Charissa Lee Yi Zhen
Yap Gin Bee
Tan Kar Man
Junaidi Mansor
Alia Muhammad Radzi
Yeu-Mynn Yeung
Prof. Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda
Tan Zhai Gen
Umi Maisarah Kamis
Shukri Mohamed Khairi
Wong Ee Kin
Dr. Wan Khatina Wan Nawawi
Maia Hollins-Kirk
Grace Loh Wan Chi
Keelea Shaye Linsuau Soh
Hui San Chiam
Goh Hao Yi
Daniel Filippi
Azlin Natasha Mohd Ghazali
Balqis Athirah Azhar
Dr. Sarena Che Omar
Aqeel Khaldun (University of St Andrews)
Aidil Iman Aidid
Nurul Farhana Abdul Shukor
Nur Thuraya Sazali
Yugendran Rajaendran
Putera Daniel Hakeem
Siti Aiysyah Tumin
Laventhen Sivashanmugam
Nithiyananthan Muthusamy
Nazihah Muhamad Noor
Isabelle Koh Yue Sze
Alyssa Farha Jasmin
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Aug 29, 2024
What Does it Take to Transform Malaysia’s Agriculture Sector into a High-Tech Industry


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Aug 29, 2024
What Does it Take to Transform Malaysia’s Agriculture Sector into a High-Tech Industry
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Nik Syafiah Anis Nik Sharifulden
Aug 29, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
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Aug 23, 2024
Algorithmic Management and Societal Relations: The Plight of Platform Workers in Southeast Asia
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Aug 23, 2024
Algorithmic Management and Societal Relations: The Plight of Platform Workers in Southeast Asia
AI, Automation & Work
Dr Jun-E Tan
Aug 23, 2024
Aug 23, 2024
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Aug 21, 2024
Simplify systems to make digital public services easier to use


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Aug 21, 2024
Simplify systems to make digital public services easier to use
Ageing, Fertility & Demographics
Dr Rachel Gong
Aug 21, 2024
Aug 21, 2024
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Aug 5, 2024
Halting training levy collection risks undermining Malaysia’s Talent Development
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Aug 5, 2024
Halting training levy collection risks undermining Malaysia’s Talent Development
Society
Hawati Abdul Hamid
Aug 5, 2024
Aug 5, 2024
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Jul 30, 2024
Neutrality, Solidarity, and Activist Sustainability: Dialogue for Palestine

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Jul 30, 2024
Neutrality, Solidarity, and Activist Sustainability: Dialogue for Palestine
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Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
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Jul 29, 2024
Bantuan Tunai: Dapatan Antarabangsa dan Pengalaman Malaysia


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Jul 29, 2024
Bantuan Tunai: Dapatan Antarabangsa dan Pengalaman Malaysia
Social Protection
Puteri Marjan Megat Muzafar
Jul 29, 2024
Jul 29, 2024
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Jul 15, 2024
Buy Now, Pay Later: A New Form of Financial Lifeline for Consumers?
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Jul 15, 2024
Buy Now, Pay Later: A New Form of Financial Lifeline for Consumers?
Public Finance & Fiscal Reform
Society
Shereen Hazirah Hishamudin
Jul 15, 2024
Jul 15, 2024
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Jun 27, 2024
Unhealthy but not by Choice: Food Environment and Nutrition Inequalities


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Jun 27, 2024
Unhealthy but not by Choice: Food Environment and Nutrition Inequalities
Health, Nutrition & Public Health
Dr Teoh Ai Ni
Jun 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024
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Jun 15, 2024
AI in Healthcare: A Tool, Not A Total Solution
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology in healthcare, offering unprecedented opportunities to improve patient outcomes and enhance diagnostic accuracy.


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Jun 15, 2024
AI in Healthcare: A Tool, Not A Total Solution
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology in healthcare, offering unprecedented opportunities to improve patient outcomes and enhance diagnostic accuracy.
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Dr Rachel Gong
Jun 15, 2024
Jun 15, 2024
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Measurement can drive improvement, but it can also distort true goals if metrics become targets. We must measure what truly matters, not just what’s easy.

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December 31, 2024
“That which is Measured, Improves”: Balancing Efficiency and Adaptation
While monitoring can spark accountability and progress, it often comes at the cost of distorting the very goals it seeks to improve. Drawing on James C. Scott’s Seeing Like a State, the article highlights how metrics can backfire when misaligned with
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