Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand

After the Asian Financial Crisis, Thailand's trade policy has been driven by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs). We use firm-level data to estimate the effects of reductions in tariffs applied to Thai imports on Thai firms. Reductions in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (AS...

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Main Authors: Feliciano, Zadia M, Doytch, Nadia
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/coep.12488
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.asog-pubs-12232022-04-05T15:52:23Z Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand Feliciano, Zadia M Doytch, Nadia After the Asian Financial Crisis, Thailand's trade policy has been driven by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs). We use firm-level data to estimate the effects of reductions in tariffs applied to Thai imports on Thai firms. Reductions in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) tariffs were associated with increasing firm employment and exports, lower ASEAN-China import tariffs were associated with increasing firm employment, while lower tariffs from the Japan-Thailand FTA were associated with reductions in firm employment and increasing likelihood of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications. FTAs were associated with a decrease in firm R&D spending. (JEL F1, F2, F6) 2020-06-24T07:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/218 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/coep.12488 Ateneo School of Government Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Economics International Economics International Trade Law
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
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topic Economics
International Economics
International Trade Law
spellingShingle Economics
International Economics
International Trade Law
Feliciano, Zadia M
Doytch, Nadia
Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand
description After the Asian Financial Crisis, Thailand's trade policy has been driven by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs). We use firm-level data to estimate the effects of reductions in tariffs applied to Thai imports on Thai firms. Reductions in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) tariffs were associated with increasing firm employment and exports, lower ASEAN-China import tariffs were associated with increasing firm employment, while lower tariffs from the Japan-Thailand FTA were associated with reductions in firm employment and increasing likelihood of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications. FTAs were associated with a decrease in firm R&D spending. (JEL F1, F2, F6)
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author Feliciano, Zadia M
Doytch, Nadia
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Doytch, Nadia
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title Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand
title_short Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand
title_full Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand
title_fullStr Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand
title_sort trade liberalization and firm performance: the case of thailand
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2020
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/218
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/coep.12488
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