I Younan An

Visiting Fellow

I Younan An is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada, where his research broadly examines the development of skills and welfare institutions and policies in developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia. His dissertation studies the development of skills and training policies by understanding how and why national governments choose to invest or expand such policies and examine the conditions in which are viable for skills policies to flourish in developing countries like Cambodia. He received his Master of International Development in 2021 from the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, and his Bachelor of Science in Political Science in 2018 from Northern Illinois University in the U.S. He has cultivated extensive research and international development experiences from both university institutions, non-profit institutions, and international organizations such the UNDP Human Development Report Office and UNDP Regional Bureau of Asia Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand. He is a mixed-method scholar where he has expertise in both qualitative methods including interviews, focus groups, and thematic analysis and quantitative methods including causal inference, content analysis and textual analysis. and survey design.

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I Younan An

Working Papers 152
Firm-Level Performance in Cambodia: An Economic Census-Based Diagnostics

Cambodia’s enterprise landscape remains structurally dualistic, characterised by an extensive base of micro and informal firms coexisting with a narrow segment of large, often foreign-owned enterprises. Using the Economic Census of Cambodia 2022, this study examines the determinants of firm performance and the structural conditions shaping business...

Research Reports
Assessing MSME Market Dynamics and Resilience in Phnom Penh: Challenges and Opportunities

This report examines the market dynamics and resilience of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh, based on data from 14,820 establishments. MSMEs are deeply embedded in the urban economy, with nearly every household engaged in business activity. Despite a strong post-pandemic recovery in 2023, early signs of...

Survey on Assessing MSME Market Dynamics and Resilience in Phnom Penh: Challenges and Opportunities

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of Phnom Penh’s urban economy, yet they are increasingly pressured by economic slowdown, and digital disruption. High business turnover reflects survival-driven entrepreneurship, with most firms remaining informal, micro-scale, and concentrated in low-productivity sectors. Given the...