China's Growth in Transition: Implications for the Thai Economy

Nasha Ananchotikul, Pornpinun Chantapacdepong and Chotima Sitthichaiviset
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Chotima Sitthichaiviset: Bank of Thailand

No 2011-02, Working Papers from Monetary Policy Group, Bank of Thailand

Abstract: China has rapidly emerged as a global economic superpower and is expected to remain the main growth driver in the next phase of the global economy. Questions often raised are: How long can China’s extraordinary growth be sustained? What direction the Chinese economy is heading towards and what does it imply about opportunities and risks for other countries, including Thailand from our point of interest? From a review of China’s growth pattern and an in-depth analysis of sources of growth, we put forward that, in the short to medium term, China’s potential output growth will remain strong driven mainly by continued capital deepening. In the longer term, however, factor market distortions, misallocation of resources, and the demographic shift in China will increasingly become the key bottlenecks to China’s sustainable growth. Realizing these growth limitations, the Chinese leaders have recently shifted the growth paradigm by resorting to technology leapfrogging in lifting productivity and moving up the value chain. This will significantly change the future pattern of production and exports in China. The Thai economy has greatly benefited from the rising of the Chinese economy through various trade channels. But in order for Thailand to continue to reap these benefits, a sole reliance on the same export pattern will not be enough. Thailand should learn from China’s success in productivity and industrial upgrading and technological advancement, as serious efforts in this direction are much needed for Thailand to escape the middle income trap.

Keywords: consumption; China's Growth in Transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O14 O16 O25 O38 O43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2011-02
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