TH-A Study Of Thailand Village Fund -- --
P113321;
Region:
East Asia and Pacific
Report Number:
WPS6255
Sub Sectors:
Agricultural extension and research
SubTopics:
Regional Economic Development; Economic Theory & Research; Currencies and Exchange Rates; Markets and Market Access; Debt Markets
Volume No:
1 of 1
Summary: In 2009, buffeted by the great recession, Thai gross domestic product fell by 2.3 percent. Using monthly data from the socio-economic surveys of 2007-2010, this paper finds, after controlling for household variables, that real consumption per capita rose in 2009 relative to 2008 for most groups, including the poor, urban and rural households, men, women, and children. The losers were residents of Bangkok, especially those aged 20-29, and those working in sales and services. During the recession year of 2009, school enrollment rates did not fall, and durable goods purchases actually rose; households probably reduced their savings, and also benefitted from the lower food prices that prevailed in 2009. A simulation exercise based on the slowdown in growth of gross domestic product would have missed these effects, as would models based solely on readily-available data series. This points to the importance of country-specific policy analysis, rooted in timely local evidence, including household survey data.
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