Research Team
Senior Research Fellow
DR SHANKARAN NAMBIAR
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Shankaran Nambiar is Head of Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). He is a member of the academic advisory council of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and a visiting fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. Dr Nambiar has been a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund, a visting fellow at the ASEAN Studies Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada and at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. His op-eds have appeared in the Nikkei Asian Review, the Interpreter, Jakarta Post, East West Center Bulletin, East Asia Forum, New Mandala, the Edge, NST and the Sun. He is author of Sen’s Capability Approach and Institutions and four books on the Malaysian economy.
Research Fellow
Senior Research Officers
Research Officers
NUR AZMILA AWANG
Research Officer
Nur Azmila is currently a Research Officer at the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Statistics from Universiti Institut Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and is experienced in data mining and logging for Input-Output analysis and other economic evaluation methods. Over the years, she has conducted many policy studies for MIER clients from the public and private sectors.
SITI SYAMILA AMIR HAMZAH
Research Officer
Siti Syamila is currently a research officer at the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research. She holds a degree in Bachelor of Statistics from Universiti Institut Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and is skilled in data mining and logging for Input-Output analysis. She has conducted many strategic development studies for MIER’s many clients over the years.
LYDIA ANN ANAK BILL
Research Officer
Lydia Ann works for MIER as a research officer. She holds a Masters degree in Development Studies from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Malaya. She previously interned for an international organisation and contributed to articles about Malaysia's sustainable ecosystem. She also worked for a NGO in Sarawak for 3 years, supporting outreach programs and brand promotion.