Compative Studies of Urban and Rural Household Expenditure in Thailand

• Main Authors: Thunyawadee Sucharidtham, 譚友莉
• Other Authors: 鄭蕙燕
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18824591650416960769

博士 === 國立中興大學 === 應用經濟學系所 === 103 === This dissertation focuses on the differences between Thai household expenditure in urban and rural areas in relation to Thailand’s national agenda, namely, its student loans scheme, reading policy and sports policy. This study aims to explore variables that determine the spending behavior of Thai households to better design public policies that are more suitable to Thai society. The survey data are obtained from the Household Socio-Economic Survey for 2009 and the Reading Survey in Thailand, 2008 conducted by the National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO). The study applies analysis of variance (ANOVA), ordinary least squares (OLS) regression techniques, and the Tobit model to the data. The results of these tests provide some important implications for the challenges faced by the Thai government as it seeks to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its policies and national agenda schemes and thereby reduce the households’ expenses and be fairer to its citizens in rural and urban areas.