Peter Warr was a Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He is the John Crawford Professor of Agricultural Economics Emeritus at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, and Visiting Professor of Development Economics at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok.
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Articles by Peter Warr (6)
Thailand’s Overlooked Growth Story: Labour Reallocation and Domestic Investment
Peter Warr
Thailand’s long-term growth has been significantly fuelled by the movement of labour out of low-productivity agriculture to higher-productivity industry and services, and by growth in domestic investment. These factors deserve more attention.
Thailand’s Trade Policy: A Weak Instrument for Resisting Structural Change
Peter Warr
Like many other countries, Thailand has employed changes in trade policy to resist the declining economic importance of agriculture. Research shows the effects are very limited.
Vietnam’s Rice Land Restrictions: Time for a Rethink?
Peter Warr|Huy Quynh Nguyen
There is a case for relaxing Vietnam’s long-standing restrictions on the use of land meant for rice cultivation.
Is the Bank of Thailand Overly Independent?
Peter Warr
The tussle between the Thai government and the Bank of Thailand reflects the fact that central banks are never completely independent of governments.
Thailand’s Minimum Wage Conundrum: Populist Promise or Productive Policy?
Peter Warr
At the May 2023 election, Prime Minister Sretta Thavisin’s Pheu Thai Party promised to double Thailand’s minimum wage. His administration should focus on raising labour productivity rather than pursuing short-term populist policies.