Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009

This article investigates (1) the extent to which the differences in the standard of living between regions in Thailand are due to differences in the returns to characteristics or differences in the characteristics themselves; and (2) whether the current allocation of fiscal expenditures by the cent...

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Main Authors:	Skoufias, Emmanuel, Olivieri, Sergio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2013
Subjects:	geographic disparities welfare fiscal expenditure
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15370

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spelling	okr-10986-153702021-04-23T14:03:22Z Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009 Skoufias, Emmanuel Olivieri, Sergio geographic disparities welfare fiscal expenditure This article investigates (1) the extent to which the differences in the standard of living between regions in Thailand are due to differences in the returns to characteristics or differences in the characteristics themselves; and (2) whether the current allocation of fiscal expenditures by the central authorities is related to the main determinants of spatial disparities in welfare among the provinces. The analysis reveals that the lower level of welfare in the rural areas within any given region is primarily because of differences in characteristics of the population in rural vs. urban areas. Differences in returns generally account for the most part of the welfare differences between urban areas of different regions and Bangkok or rural areas of other regions compared with the rural northeast. The analysis of fiscal expenditures and their relation to welfare disparities suggests that there are many opportunities to improve the role of fiscal expenditure allocation by the central government as an instrument of addressing the needs of the provinces in terms of low returns. 2013-08-27T16:29:14Z 2013-08-27T16:29:14Z 2013-06-09 Journal Article Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 1354-7860 DOI:10.1080/13547860.2013.803848 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15370 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Thailand
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spellingShingle	geographic disparities welfare fiscal expenditure Skoufias, Emmanuel Olivieri, Sergio Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009
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description	This article investigates (1) the extent to which the differences in the standard of living between regions in Thailand are due to differences in the returns to characteristics or differences in the characteristics themselves; and (2) whether the current allocation of fiscal expenditures by the central authorities is related to the main determinants of spatial disparities in welfare among the provinces. The analysis reveals that the lower level of welfare in the rural areas within any given region is primarily because of differences in characteristics of the population in rural vs. urban areas. Differences in returns generally account for the most part of the welfare differences between urban areas of different regions and Bangkok or rural areas of other regions compared with the rural northeast. The analysis of fiscal expenditures and their relation to welfare disparities suggests that there are many opportunities to improve the role of fiscal expenditure allocation by the central government as an instrument of addressing the needs of the provinces in terms of low returns.
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author	Skoufias, Emmanuel Olivieri, Sergio
author_facet	Skoufias, Emmanuel Olivieri, Sergio
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title	Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009
title_short	Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009
title_full	Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009
title_fullStr	Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009
title_full_unstemmed	Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009
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Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand : 2000 vs. 2009

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