Thailand
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Why informal workers don’t sign up for social insurance
A large temporary cash incentive rapidly enrolled millions of informal workers into Thailand's voluntary social insurance programme, demonstrating that enrolment barriers can be overcome when incentives are strong enough. However, the high dropout ra...
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The long shadow of the 1997 financial crisis in Thailand
The 1997 Thai financial crisis had far longer lasting consequences for financial access than aggregate measures suggest, driven by bank branch closures that were never reversed even after the broader economy recovered.
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How household shocks ripple through local business networks: Evidence from Thailand
It is well-known that risk-sharing networks can smooth shocks, but local production networks can also propagate shocks; policy should consider both