SAING Chanhang   (2013)

Binding Constraints on Economic Growth in Cambodia: A Growth Diagnostic Approach

This study applies the growth diagnostic approach, developed by Hausmann, Rodrik and Velasco in 2005, to identify binding constraints on Cambodia’s growth after the crises in 2008 and 2009. Growth was strong during 1999-2009 at an average annual rate of 9.0 percent, but then slowed to 6.7 percent in 2008 and dropped to 0.1 percent in 2009, befo...

HEM Socheth   (2013)

Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Cambodian Economy at Macro and Sectoral Levels

Although the global economy is recovering from the financial and economic crisis that started in 2008, many countries have not returned to their pre-crisis growth rates. Cambodia is no exception. Despite its rich endowment of natural resources, especially minerals, oil and gas, the country still depends on a narrow growth base of just four secto...