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

Author(s) -

Tosapol Apaitan,

Piti Disyatat,

Krislert Samphantharak

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

asian development review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487

H-Index - 23

eISSN - 1996-7241

pISSN - 0116-1105

DOI - 10.1162/adev_a_00122

Subject(s) - churning , vulnerability (computing) , international trade , export performance , business , export trade , fragility , international economics , economics , geography , china , chemistry , computer security , archaeology , labour economics , computer science

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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