Thee Kian Wie

Thee Kian Wie (; April 20, 1935 – February 8, 2014) was an Indonesian economist, academic and senior member of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The Jakarta Post has called him "one of Indonesia’s most respected economists." He was also a long time lecturer at the University of Indonesia's Faculty of Economics.

Thee Kian Wie suffered a fall at his home in 2014.

Main publications

1975. The Regional Economic Survey of South Sumatra, 1970-1971, edited with Shinichi Ichimura. Jakarta: Indonesian Institute of Sciences. 1977. Plantation Agriculture and Export Growth: An Economic History of East Sumatra 1863-1942. Jakarta: National Economic Institute, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Leknas-LIPI). 1981. Pemerataan, Kemiskinan, Ketimpangan: Beberapa Masalah Pertumbuhan Ekonomi-Kumpulan Esei [Equity, Poverty, and Disparities: Some Problems of Economic Growth]. Jakarta: Sinar Harapan. 1988. Industrialisasi Indonesia: Analisis dan Catatan Kritis [Indonesian Industrialisation: Analysis and Critical Notes]. Jakarta: Sinar Harapan. 1988. The North Sumatran Regional Economy: Growth with Unbalanced Development, with Colin Barlow. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 1994. Explorations in Indonesian Economic History. Jakarta: Lembaga Penerbit Fakultas Ekonomi, Universitas Indonesia. 1994. Industrialisasi Indonesia: Beberapa Kajian [Studies of Indonesian Industrialisation]. Jakarta: LP3ES. 1998. Indonesia's Technological Challenge, edited with Hal Hill. Singapore" Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2002. The Emergence of a National Economy: An Economic History of Indonesia, 1800-2000, with Howard Dick, Vincent Houben, and Thomas Lindblad. Sydney: Allen and Unwin; Leiden: KITLV Press. 2003. Recollections: The Indonesian Economy, 1950s-1990s, as editor. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2012. Indonesia's Economy since Independence. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.