Economic integration has become a worldwide phenomenon. In 2015, the integration of the ASEAN community will officially be implemented. This integration is the third degree of the economic integration which is so-called common market.It will allow free mobilization of supplies, product, services...

This paper applied data envelopment analysis with slacks-based measure and metafrontier analysis to assess the operational efficiencies and technology gap ratios of the resorts and boutique hotels of Thailand’s hotel chain in Chiang Mai and Phuket. Data were from 14 hotels in Chiang Mai and 34...

This study analyses the business strategies of entrepreneurs during a technological transition. The particular technological transition is the switch from analogue to digital TV in Thailand. The estimated net present values of the broadcasting operators’ net profit over a 15-year license...

Modern retailers use return policy to create customer satisfaction. This paper analyzes the return behavior of consumers in Bangkok metropolis which includes surrounding urbanized provinces. The ordered logit model and questionnaire survey data from 400 samples were used. The analysis reveals...

The choice experiment method was applied to determine parent’s preferences and monetary values of risk reductions on three related health issues in school, lead contamination in school drinking water, diarrhea from food contamination, and accident from outdoor playground. Data were obtained...

This paper analyzes the Thai petroleum fiscal regimes, so called Thailand I and Thailand III, under the concession system for granting petroleum exploration and production rights. The analytical issues include the sharing of benefit between the government and concessionaires, assurance of the...

The ASEAN Economic Community is scheduled to be formally implemented in 2015 and expected to bring about freedom in the movement of production factors, goods, services and labor across the member countries. It is seen to lead to the next phase with a common currency, which should facilitate...

This paper presents the analysis of tourism demand in Chiangkhan, Loei province. Travel cost method (TCM) with Poisson regression was applied to analyze factors affecting the decision of tourists as to the number of nights they would stay in Chiangkhan. The analysis includes logistic regression...

The study assesses the roles played by the loan service of cooperatives on household assets acquisition among cooperative members in rural communities of Ogun State where there is no bank.Independent student test and one way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data collected through...

This paper provides empirical evidence on the total factor productivity (TFP) of the Thai rice sector. It measures growth rates of TFP for the main and second crops and investigates the factors influencing the growth. The study employs pooled cross-section and time-series data covering four...