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The Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Thailand

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Short-term economic fluctuations are familiar phenomena in Thailand at present. This is perhaps due to the industrialization process and to the openness of the Thai economy. Since the end of 1985, it seems that the Thai economy has finally entered a new epoch of economic development. The manufacturing sector’s share to the total value-added rose to 22 percent in 1985, thus exceeded for the first time that of agriculture, and has been rapidly increasing since then.

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  1. Economic Modelling and Forecasting Program, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Kitti Limskul

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  1. Kyoto University, Japan

    Shinichi Ichimura (Professor Emeritus, Professor) (Professor Emeritus, Professor)

  2. Osaka International University, 50-1 Sugi 3, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-01, Japan

    Shinichi Ichimura (Professor Emeritus, Professor) (Professor Emeritus, Professor)

  3. International School of Economics and Business Administration, Reitaku University, 2-1-1, Hikariga-oka, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277, Japan

    Yasumi Matsumoto (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Limskul, K. (1994). The Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Thailand. In: Ichimura, S., Matsumoto, Y. (eds) Econometric Models of Asian-Pacific Countries. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68258-5_8

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