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Skilled emigration and exchange rate : theory and empirics

Paul, Saumik; Ouyang, Alice; Li, Rachel Cho Suet - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

In this paper we build a theoretical model on the wage effect of skilled emigration to the fluctuations in real exchange rate through the relative prices of nontradables. Our theoretical model predicts that skilled emigration is associated with an increase in the prices of nontradable, which in...

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Monetary Policy Effects in Developing Countries with Minimum Wages

Kodama, Masahiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008

Using a Dynamic General Equilibrium (DGE) model, this study examines the effects of monetary policy in economies where minimum wages are bound. The findings show that the monetary-policy effect on a binding-minimum-wage economy is relatively small and quite persistent. This result suggests that...

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of GMS Economic Corridors: Why is There More Focus on the Bangkok-Hanoi Road than the East-West Corridor?

Ishida, Masami - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007

Mukdahan, Thailand and Savannakhet, Laos was an epoch-making event in the development of the East-West Economic Corridor. The …

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Border Trade and Economic Zones on the North-South Economic Corridor: Focusing on the Connecting Points between the Four Countries

Tsuneishi, Takao - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009

in China, Shan State in Myanmar, Northern Laos and Northern Thailand has historical and ethnic closeness, and is a …

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Research review : searching for a new framework for Thailand's foreign policy in the post-cold war era

Aoki-Okabe, Maki - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013

Thai foreign policy in the 1990s has been said to be contingent on the government in power, which changes between (or within) these groups and vacillates between pro-democratic reformists/principle-pursuers and the conservatives/profit-seekers. In these studies, Thailandâ€™s Indochinese...

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Impacts of common rules of origin on FTA utilization

Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Nuttawut, Laksanapanyakul - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013

This paper examines empirically the impacts of sharing rules of origin (RoOs) with other ASEAN+1 free trade agreements (FTAs) on ASEAN-Korea FTA/ASEAN-China FTA utilization in Thai exports in 2011. Our careful empirical analysis suggests that the harmonization of RoOs across FTAs play some role...

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Impact of product-related environmental regulations / voluntary requirements on Thai firms

Ramungul, Nudjarin; Michida, Etsuyo; Nabeshima, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013

operating in Thailand. …

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Aoki-Okabe, Maki - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

Historically, the authority to conclude international treaties was exclusively exercised by administrative bodies (or the chief of state). However, recent studies pointed out that the present legislative bodies have come to play a more active role through ratification or the review of treaties...

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Environmental consciousness, economic gain and consumer choice of energy efficient appliances in Thailand, China and India

Kusaka, Wakana; Kojima, Michikazu; Watanabe, Mariko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

factors that affect consumer choice to energy-efficient products. Main findings are as follows: (1)Consumers in Thailand shows …) Consumers in China, India and Thailand are sensitive to energy efficiency of products, primarily because they lead to less …

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Firm-level impacts of natural disasters on production networks : evidence from a flood in Thailand

Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Matsuura, Toshiyuki; Okubo, Fumihiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

In this paper, we explore the firm-level impacts of flooding in Thailand in 2011, specifically those on the procurement … patterns at Japanese affiliates in Thailand. Our findings are as follow. First, the damaged small firms are more likely to … lower their local procurement share, particularly the share of procurement from other Japanese-owned firms in Thailand …

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