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Welcome

I’m Eddy Malesky, a professor of political economy at Duke University and a noted specialist in economic development, authoritarian institutions and comparative political economy in Vietnam.

I teach undergraduate and graduate courses at Duke’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and Sanford School of Public Policy.

I also serve as the director of the Duke Center for International Development (DCID) and as chair of the executive council for the Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG).

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Recent Work & News

Vietnam 360: The X factor of Viet Nam's double-digit growth
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Economic risk perceptions and willingness to learn about globalization: A field experiment with migrants and other underprivileged groups in Vietnam
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Synthesizing Theories of Authoritarian Elections: A Game-Free Analysis
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Exports in Disguise: Trade Re-Routing During the U.S.-China Trade War
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Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) Launch
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