Impacts of an international bridge on households: Evidence from Thailand

Kazunobu Hayakawa, Souknilanh Keola, Sasatra Sudsawasd and Kenta Yamanouchi

Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, vol. 83, issue C

Abstract: This paper empirically investigates the impacts of an international bridge between Thailand and Laos on households in Thailand. Based on the significance of agricultural sectors near the bridge, we investigate how its effect on household income differs between agricultural households and other types of households. We found that the bridge increased the income of agricultural households with agricultural land, especially those near the bridge. In contrast, agricultural households without agricultural land or non-agricultural households with agricultural land did not enjoy such an income increase. We also investigated whether it induced households near the bridge to participate in the agricultural sector, but the results were insignificant. In short, agricultural households in Thailand enjoyed positive gains from establishing the second bridge.

Keywords: International bridge; Trade liberalization; Household (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2022.101536

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