1、2700 单词， 15700 英文字符， 4800 汉字 出处： Tambunlertchai S. Foreign Direct Investment and Export Performance in ThailandJ. Honors Theses, 2009. 原 文： Foreign Direct Investment and Export Performance in Thailand Sutida Tambunlertchai Abstract This research project aims to further shed light on the influences o
2、f FDI on firm-level export outcomes in Thailand. The goals of this paper are to identify the factors, particularly those related to FDI, that determine firms export orientation, and to make policy recommendations with regard to facilitating MNCs export spillovers. Findings from this research indicat
3、e that firms decisions to export are heavily influenced by the governments export promotion policies and the presence of foreign direct investors. Secondary findings further suggest that the intensity of a firms exports is increasing in the percentage of foreign ownership in the domestic firms. 1.Th
4、ailands Trade and Export Structures Thailands economic development process throughout the three decades prior to the 1997 crisis is considered to be very successful when compared to other developing countries (Kohpaiboon, 2005). The countrys real GDP from 1960-1996 was growing at an average rate of
5、7.7 percent annually and GDP per capita was increasing steadily throughout the period. The growth spurt in the Thai economy during such period can be attributed to the countrys successful pursuit of an export-led growth strategy (Tambunlertchai, 2002; Kohpaiboon, 2007; Piamphongsant, 2007). The rapi
6、d increase in exports from Thailand after the 1960s can be partially attributed to the movement of production facilities of MNCs to Southeast Asian countries. Owing to the depreciation of currencies from the Plaza Accord in 1985 (US dollar, yen, Deutsche mark), many export-oriented fo reign investors decided to move their production base to Thailand. Overall, favorable economic conditions and a focus on long-term economic goals have helped Thailand in its growth. In the followi
