I am available to discuss the political economy of development in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar, governance in single-party states, and the politics of corporate welfare in the U.S. and Vietnam.
My research has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg Businessweek.
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2022 Media Appearances
2022.11.14: Interview with Duke Office of Scientific Integrity, “My vision is to build a robust research portfolio that is producing cutting-edge academic findings, and then deliver those findings directly into the classroom to future governmental officials and bureaucrats around the world.”
2022.11.09: Discussion with Ambassador Katherine Tai (USTR), “Ambassador Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lecture Series: Ambassador Katherine Tai”
2022.11.07: Cornell University Gatty Lecture Series, “Who Wants to Learn about Globalization? A Field Experiment in Vietnam”
2022.04.26: PCI 2021 Report Launch, “Lễ công bố báo cáo chỉ số năng lực cạnh tranh cấp tỉnh ( PCI) Việt Nam 2021”
2022
2022 Media
2021 Media Appearances
2021.11.03: Webinar, “Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam (book talk with Ambassador Ted Osius)”
2021.10.08: Webinar, “Under Beijing’s Shadow: Southeast Asia’s China Challenge with Murray Hiebert”
2021.06.08: The Fiona Show: Transfer Pricing – Episode 101: Audits on the Rise in Vietnam (interview featuring CrossBorder Solutions Chief Economist Mimi Song and Duke University professor Eddy Malesky discussing how Vietnamese MNEs can brace themselves for the impact of heightened transfer pricing scrutiny)
2021.06.07: Communism: Past, Present And Future – Germany & Vietnam | CNA Correspondent | Politics (interview on Vietnamese elections and political reforms with CNA Correspondent Jeremy Koh; segments begin at 2:24 and 7:06)
2021.04.20: Giáo sư Mỹ tiết lộ cội nguồn cải cách ở Quảng Ninh với ‘nhiệm kỳ đặc biệt’ từ 10 năm trước [“American Professor reveals the roots of reform in Quang Ninh with a ‘special term’ from 10 years ago”] (interview for CafeF News, Vietnam; article in Vietnamese)
2021.04.14: Official launch of PCI 2020 Report (LỄ CÔNG BỐ BÁO CÁO CHỈ SỐ NĂNG LỰC CẠNH TRANH CẤP TỈNH (PCI) VIỆT NAM 2020) (video)
2021.04.08: Phân tích: Chuyên gia quốc tế: Nên thúc đẩy các tập đoàn tư nhân lớn [“Analysis: International Experts Suggest Promoting Large Private Corporations”] (interview with Ân Phạm, Quốc Tuệ, and Cảnh Toàn for Zing News, Vietnam; article in Vietnamese)
2021.04.05: Phân tích: Chuyên gia quốc tế đánh giá về tân Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính [“Analysis: An international expert assessed the new Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh”] (interview with Hương Ly and Hồng Ngọc for Zing News, Vietnam; article in Vietnamese)
2021.02.11: The genie will not return to the bottle: Understanding the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar (posted at the Brookings Institution, Southeast Asia Insights)
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/02/11/the-genie-will-not-return-to-the-bottle-understanding-the-pro-democracy-protests-in-myanmar/
2021.02.03: Nhà đầu tư nước ngoài trông chờ gì ở Việt Nam sau Đại hội XIII? [“What do foreign investors expect in Vietnam after the XIII Congress?“] (includes video interview; article in Vietnamese)
2021
2021 Media
2020 Media Appearances
2020.12.11: How’s Business? We Have a Benchmark for That (Asia Foundation blog post by and interview with Ville Peltovuori about the Myanmar Business Environment Index (MBEI), a collaborative project to which I contributed research, analysis, and expertise)
2020.09.01: 2020 ONE-SIM Outreach Award Winners (video)
2020.08.26: How 63 Provinces Have Responded to PAPI Findings (video)
2020.07.30: [JEAS Editor’s Pick] Single Party Incumbency Advantage in Vietnam (video)
https://youtu.be/4ng3x_fFo2A
2020.05.23: Vietnam’s automation future at work (Vietnam Investment Review)
2020.05.20: Reopening Vietnam: How the country’s improving governance helped it weather the COVID-19 pandemic (Brookings)
Vietnamese: Nỗ lực bền bỉ nào giúp Việt Nam đồng lòng chống đại dịch?
2020.05.14: Keys to nation’s investment optimism (Vietnam News)
2020.05.05: Online launch ceremony of the 2019 Provincial Competitiveness Index (video)
2020.04.29: Launch summary of the 2019 PAPI report (video)
2020
2020 Media
2019 Media
2019.10.08: DC Launch of the Myanmar Business Environment Index (video)
2019.03.28: PCI 2018 – Lễ công bố Chỉ số năng lực cạnh tranh cấp tỉnh năm 2018 (video)
2019
2019 Media
2018 Media
2018.07.17: Conversation with Fulbright University Vietnam (video)
2018: Incentives (a video by Kindea Labs that cites my book, Incentives to Pander: How Politicians Use Corporate Welfare for Political Gain)
2018: PCI 2017 – Lễ công bố Chỉ số năng lực cạnh tranh cấp tỉnh năm 2017 – Phần 2 (video)
2018
2018 Media
2017 Media
2017.03.31: Brookings Institution panel presentation of China’s Governance Puzzle: Transparency and participation in a one-party state (video)
2017.03.14: PCI 2016 – Lễ công bố Chỉ số năng lực cạnh tranh cấp tỉnh năm 2016 (video)
2017.01.17: Is NATO Pulling Its Fair Share? (video)
2017
2017 Media
2016 Media
2016.12.09: Yes, NATO is sharing the defense burden. Here’s what we found. (The Monkey Cage @ The Washington Post)
2016.11.12: Eddy Malesky & Layna Mosley deliver ‘Bull Durham’ style welcome address to the 2016 International Political Economy Society annual conference (video)
https://youtu.be/ZYr8-bPRFrk
2016.10.06
WorldBank Live video – The Governance Gap: Why Does Half the World Distrust Government and What Can We Do About It?
(Malesky portion begins at 27:30)
2016.09.30: Interview with FBNC (Vietnam) about the origin of the Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) and future expectations (video)
2016.03.31: PCI 2015 – Lễ công bố Chỉ số Năng lực cạnh tranh cấp tỉnh năm 2015 (video)
2016
2016 Media
2015
2015.02.27: Duke Faculty Spotlight – Eddy shares a look into his classroom, his travels and his upcoming book (video)
video produced by the Office of Global Strategy and Programs at Duke
2013
2013.03.11: Vietnam: Will a New Constitution Kickstart Development? (video)
2012
2012.10.17: Entrevista Dr. Edmund Malesky – 17Oct2012 – Proyecto de USAID para la Competitividad Municipal