Lao PDR is one of the economically least developed countries in the world. As a member of the GMS region and the ASEAN, Lao PDR stands to benefit from the growth of the GMS region by the East West Economic Corridor that links the Central Region of Lao PDR with Thailand and Vietnam through...

This study uses the computable general equilibrium model, KS-CGE version 2012 Type III, with the social accounting matrix of Thailand in 2010 to investigate the economic impact of the agro-industrial sector on the economy of Thailand. It simulates three scenarios: the expansionary household...

This study used various quantitative methods to investigate tourism demand for Lampang province in Thailand. It aimed at five aspects: database of tourists, the tourism demand, the revisit of tourists, tourism expenditure and key success factors for innovative tourism products. The results...

This study applies CGE model to investigate the effects of rising tourism income and fading agricultural income in Mae Kam Pong village in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 4 issues: the expansion and recession of major economic sectors, income distribution, social welfare of the village, and welfare of...

In today’s markets, for manufacturing to remain competitive and productive, development and adoption of improved technology is imperative. Energy efficiency technology is a promising candidate as it can save on energy costs, thus shortening the investment payback period. In addition, it has...

This study evaluates four power plant options in Thailand to suggest whether the country should adopt nuclear power plants. It includes a scenario that nuclear power plants are forced to be shut because of natural disaster like what happened at Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power plant in Japan. The...

Household expenditure data are widely used for monitoring the quality of life of household living standards, household wellbeing and consumption/expenditure patterns. We raise three questions for the Savannakhet household: 1. “What are the determinants of the household’s food, education,...

This study aimed at modeling the quantitative linkage between tourism and the whole boundaries of poverty, economic, social, and environmental perspectives, at the provincial level in Thailand. There were both positive and negative effects from tourism to dimensions of poverty. Tourism helped...

Efficient savings groups are envisioned to help in improving production capability and livelihoods of the local communities. The present study, thus, has the purposes to evaluate the operational efficiency of savings groups and identity determinants of performance efficiencies of 100 samples of...

This paper investigates the relationship between People’s Republic of China’s exchange rates and Thailand’s exchange rates. The selection of several mixed forecasting consisting of linear model, nonlinear models and copulas approach was experimented of People’s Republic of China’s...