Conceptualizing the Gig Economy in Malaysia
Reclassify gig economy workers and provide a regulatory framework will create a more robust social safety net that is seriously lacking.
Inequality
Managing a triple crisis in Malaysia
Ever since the first case of COVID-19 emerged on 25 January, Malaysia has been battling not one, not two, but three crises.
Lifting up the Generasi Covid-19
It is a bad time to be young, but we can do something about it. How we empower and enable young people to help the country get through this tough time?
COVID-19: Refleksi ketidaksamarataan pekerjaan dan pendidikan isi rumah B40
COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the uncertainty of B40 households regarding job security and the development of their children’s education. Government’s approach to address their economic challenges must be radically changed.
Life Support for the Economy: A comparative analysis of Covid-19’s stimulus packages of Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom
A comparison of stimulus packages between Malaysia, Singapore and the UK was done in this paper. Malaysia package should focus on companies and preservation of employment as per Singapore and UK packages.
减缓经济衰退的冲击 | We need to ‘flatten the curve’ of economic recession, now
COMMENTARY ECONOMY OF TOMORROW INEQUALI…
Menghargai pengorbanan pekerja B40 dan ekonomi gig melawan COVID-19
We should not overlooked impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the nation’s low-income group and gig workers.
Rethinking Malaysia’s Income Reclassification: Not B40, but B20
Malaysia urgently needs to reassess its classification of income groups to ensure policies are relevant and targeted appropriately. A B20, M60, T20 rather than a B40, M40, T20 classification reflects the population demographic and aspirations more accurately, thereby streamlining welfare expenditures without compromising the wellbeing of the worst-off in Malaysian society…
We need to ‘flatten the curve’ of economic recession, now
A massive intervention is required to prevent the economic fabric of the nation from disintegrating. What are the immediate efforts required to “flatten the recession curve”, and why it is important to do it, now.
Flexible work arrangements deserve more than just this Covid-19 crash-course
FWAs are more than just a tool to cope with Covid-19, their positive externality effects such as diversifying economic growth and labour force, as well as reducing traffic congestion, are too good for us to pass up for much longer.