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Jayant Menon

Jayant Menon is a Visiting Senior Fellow in the Regional Economic Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Articles by Jayant Menon (37)

The Return of the Trump Tariffs: How Will Southeast Asian Firms Respond?

Jayant Menon

The Trump administration’s dogged determination to reintroduce tariffs on Southeast Asia should spur long-run measures to diversify markets and reduce reliance on the US.

Realising Malaysia’s High-Income Aspiration: The Last Mile of Reforms

Jayant Menon

Wide-ranging reforms and within-sector specialisation are needed for Malaysia to become a productivity-driven, high-income economy.

When War Hits the Poor Hardest: What Needs to be Done

Jayant Menon

The poor in Southeast Asia are bearing the brunt of the economic impacts from the war in the Middle East. Governments will need to refocus priorities to limit harm.

The ART of Rescuing an Unintended Trade Deal While Safeguarding Malaysia’s Multilateralism

Jayant Menon

In signing the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, Malaysia has granted the US exclusive preferential terms. Malaysia would be better off voluntarily extending the same terms to all countries.

Eliminating Extreme Poverty: Kerala’s Lessons for Developing ASEAN Countries

Jayant Menon|Vinod Thomas

Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for ASEAN countries.