Misallocation and manufacturing TFP in Thailand after the 1997 Asian financial crisis

Siwapong Dheera-aumpon

International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, 2020, vol. 13, issue 1, 118-125

Abstract: This paper evaluates the degree of resource misallocation and its effect on aggregate productivity in the Thai manufacturing sector after the 1997 crisis. This paper uses plant-level data from Thailand's Industrial Surveys. The results indicate that misallocation slightly decreases during 1999-2000 but significantly increases during 2000-2002. A change in misallocation, therefore, can slightly explain an increase in productivity during 1999-2000, but cannot explain an increase in productivity afterward. Different from other countries enjoying a decrease in misallocation for years after a crisis, Thailand has a decrease in misallocation for only a few years before experiencing an increase in misallocation again.

Keywords: crisis; manufacturing; misallocation; productivity; TFP; total factor productivity; Thailand. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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