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Dissecting Thailand's International Trade: Evidence from 88 Million Export and Import Entries

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  • Tosapol Apaitan

    (Researcher, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, Bank of Thailand. Author email: tosapola@bot.or.th)

  • Piti Disyatat

    (Executive Director, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, Bank of Thailand. Author email: pitid@bot.or.th)

  • Krislert Samphantharak

    (Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Dean, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego. Author email: krislert@ucsd.edu)

Abstract

This paper uses transaction-level data from Thailand to study concentration, specialization, and fragility of export activities. The paper shows that although exports have been an integral part of the development strategy of the country for several decades, direct engagement in international trade through exports is a rare activity. Export firms are different from their nonexport counterparts. Export activities are also extremely concentrated. There is a great deal of churning in Thai exports and exporting relationships are highly fragile. The findings highlight some cautions from a micro perspective about an export-oriented development strategy, particularly regarding concentration and vulnerability.

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  • Tosapol Apaitan & Piti Disyatat & Krislert Samphantharak, 2019. "Dissecting Thailand's International Trade: Evidence from 88 Million Export and Import Entries," Asian Development Review, MIT Press, vol. 36(1), pages 20-53, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:adbadr:v:36:y:2019:i:1:p:20-53
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    Cited by:

    1. Alongkorn Tanasritunyakul, 2023. "Export survival for Thailand after the COVID-19 pandemic," Discussion Papers 20230809, Thammasat University, Faculty of Economics, revised Oct 2023.
    2. Doungdao Mahakitsiri & Wisarut Suwanprasert, 2020. "Understanding the Bimodality of the Export Intensity Distribution in Thailand," PIER Discussion Papers 139, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research.
    3. Tosapol Apaitan & Nasha Ananchotikul & Piti Disyatat, 2017. "Structural Transformation in Thailand: A Perspective Through Product Innovation," PIER Discussion Papers 72, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research.

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    JEL classification:

    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F40 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - General

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