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Three Essays on the East Asian Miracle of Thailand

Srisathaporn, Sooppachai

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Title
Three Essays on the East Asian Miracle of Thailand
Author(s)
Srisathaporn, Sooppachai
Issue Date
1997
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Rashid, Salim
Department of Study
Economics
Discipline
Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Economics, General
Language
eng
Abstract
"Beginning from 1985, the manufactured exports of Thailand have been the main reason for the export sector as a whole to grow very quickly. By calculating the ""revealed"" comparative advantage index (RCA) introduced by Balassa in 1965, RCAs of manufacturing indicate that mostly labor-intensive manufactured products have dominated the manufactured exports of Thailand. Although there was a tendency that the pattern of comparative advantage would shift towards technology-intensive products, the evidence was still unclear. The RCA analysis also supports the notion that manufacturing has become diversified over time."
Graduation Semester
1997
Type of Resource
text
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