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Labour Market Functioning and Thailand's Competitiveness

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  • Dilaka Lathapipat

    (TDRI)

  • Thitima Chucherd

    (Bank of Thailand)

Abstract

This paper investings the functioning of the Thai labor market in regards to structural transformation and wage structure determination. It also aims to shed light on two puzzling pieces of evidence. These are (i) the observation of low and declining unemployment rates while recent firm surveys indicate and apparent lack of both the quality of labor supply, and (ii) the stagnant growth of educational real wages in the face of tightening .abor market. Using macro and micro-level dataset, the paper addresses the fundamental problems of the labor market and draws a set of policy recommendations for improving labor market efficiency and enhancing the country's competitiveness.

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  • Dilaka Lathapipat & Thitima Chucherd, 2013. "Labour Market Functioning and Thailand's Competitiveness," Working Papers 2013-03, Monetary Policy Group, Bank of Thailand.
    • Handle: RePEc:bth:wpaper:2013-03
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    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion

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