Alyssa Leng

Biography

Publications

News and media

Alyssa Leng is a Research Officer at the Development Policy Centre within the Australian National University. Alyssa was previously a Research Fellow and Economist in the Power and Diplomacy program at the Lowy Institute, where her research focused on economic growth and development, as well as geo-economics. Alyssa's work included major data-driven projects and analyses such as the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index.

Before joining the Institute, Alyssa worked on Australia's economic policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic and infrastructure policy at the Australian Treasury. She has also worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.

Analyses

Revising down the rise of China

Despite being on track to become the world’s largest economy, China will struggle to avoid a future of significantly slower long-term growth.

Commentary

Towards a Better Vaccine Diplomacy

If vaccine diplomacy is the new great game, it is being played wrong by all sides, with the risk that no one will be left a winner. Originally published in The Diplomat.

Covid in Asia: the immediate payoff of donating vaccines

The latest Lowy Institute Asia Power Index affirms that goodwill goes to the generous.

Interactives

Asia Power Index 2021

The annual Asia Power Index measures resources and influence to assess the relative power of states in Asia. It is an analytical tool that ranks 26 countries and territories in…

Assessing Australia’s role in global vaccine equity

Australia has been more generous than most but as geopolitical as China.

Malaysia’s political turmoil has an economic cost

With parliament suspended and a pandemic-induced shock, necessary and serious reform seems a long way off.

Looking for the keys to Covid “success”

With more than 2 million deaths globally, it’s clear that most nations have outdone each other only in underperforming.

Commentary

Domestic reform key to India’s rise

The geoeconomic benefits of working towards more robust growth, both now and in the future, are multiple. Originally published by the Observer Research Foundation.