Myanmar’s military coup on 1 February 2021 sent shock waves across the nation and through an economy that was already reeling from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although previously poised for tremendous growth, Myanmar’s economy now faces a double crisis: the pandemic and the coup. This paper investigates significant changes to the production level, working days and overtime hours, wages expenditure, and workforce since the military coup and later compounded by the third wave of COVID-19.
