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Qi Li, UCD Geary Institute Kasper Richter, World Bank Patrick Paul Walsh, UCD Geary Institute Fertility, Ageing and Socio-Economic Conditions in Thailand. How do Thai Firms Perceive the Investment Climate?. Thai firms identify several categories of concerns:
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Qi Li, UCD Geary Institute Kasper Richter, World Bank Patrick Paul Walsh, UCD Geary InstituteFertility, Ageing and Socio-Economic Conditions in Thailand
How do Thai Firms Perceive the Investment Climate? Thai firms identify several categories of concerns: • Dissatisfaction with overall economic situation (macroeconomic instability, economic policy uncertainty,insufficient demand for products, competition from imports) • Inadequate supply of skills (skills and education of available workers, skilled labor shortage) • Concerns with regulations and bureaucratic burden (tax administration and tax rates, bureaucratic burden, labor regulations, import regulations) • Infrastructure and support services (electricity, utility prices, lack of business support services, lack of finance, inadequate supply of infrastructure)
Age Structure by Urban and Rural in Year 1991, 1995 and 2000 Urban Rural
One year Inward Migration by Region and Age Cohort during 1991 – 2000 Age 10 –20 Age 20 –30 0.0550 0.0841 Age 50 – 60 0.0142 0.0222 0.0394 * 1: Urban Areas; 2: Rural Areas
Under Three Years Inward Migration by Region and Age Cohort during 1991 – 2000 Age 10 –20 Age 20 – 30 0.1542 0.2696 Age 50 – 60 0.0474 0.1341 0.0717 * 1: Urban Areas; 2: Rural Areas
Waged and Unwaged Income Level in Thailand during 1991 – 2000
Waged and Unwaged Income Level By Urban and Rural during 1991 – 2000 Waged Unwaged
Waged and Unwaged Employment Share By Urban and Rural during 1991 – 2000 By Year
Waged and Unwaged Income Level By Urban and Rural during 1991 – 2000 * The initial levels are normalized to unit.
Childbearing Women Participation Rate By Urban and Rural Areas
Waged and Unwaged Employment Share of Childbearing Women By Urban and Rural during 1991 – 2000
Economic Effects on Age Structure Change through Fertility Rate
Economic Effects on Age Structure through Mortality Rate (Urban) • The corresponding economic variables at cohort level have been controlled, such as Waged income, • Unwaged income, Pension and Education at cohort level. And we also control some cohortstructure • variables, such as gender structure of cohorts.
Economic Effects on Age Structure through Mortality Rate (Rural) • The corresponding economic variables at cohort level have been controlled, such as Waged income, • Unwaged income, Pension and Education at cohort level. And we also control some cohort structure • variables, such as gender structure of cohorts.
Economic Effects on Age Structure Change through Inward Migration Rate