This study leverages the unique opportunities presented by the digitization of economic activity to investigate the impact of Thailand's 'Half and Half' program-a targeted, digital co-pay fiscal stimulus-on SMEs and consumer spending. Utilizing weekly province-level data from LINE MAN Wongnai, a...

This paper investigates the unintended consequences of size-dependent regulations in small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) promotion policies. We use data from all registered Thai firms to analyze the effects of introducing a revenue cap in the SME tax incentive program qualification. Our...

This study investigates the impact of Thailand's 'Half and Half' program on SMEs. Designed to boost spending on small food vendors, the program distributes subsidies via a digital platform, granting consumers a fixed-percentage copay on every eligible purchase. I employ a...