Written by Mekong Institute This study addresses the problem of Muslim women, who become single heads of households when their male breadwinners are absent. A gender perspective will be applied in order to analyze Muslim women’s role and status in society. Muslim women acting as single heads of households simply go against traditionally inherited gender …
Written by Mekong Institute Previous literature has noted the underperformance of women-led firms relative to male-led ones in both developed and developing countries. Using Thailand as a case study of a developing country, this paper investigates the impact of female CEOs on performance and development among Thai firms. Surveys of 1,043 firms generated data used …
Written by Mekong Institute This study examined household saving patterns, its determinants and contribution to the development of rural livelihood in Luang Prabang province. The data of 312 households was collected by structured questionnaires and interviews in 2013 by adopting a simple random technique. Using descriptive statistics, OLS regression and the Likert rating scale, the …
Written by Mekong Institute Foreign Direct investment (FDI) is considered to be significant capital sources to support social economic development in Laos, and it becomes a crucial factor to stimulate an economic growth. The aim of this research is to access the impact of FDI for both aggregate and disaggregate levels and some macroeconomic variables …
Written by Mekong Institute This study examined the effect of trade liberalization on Myanmar foreign trade with selected Asian countries namely Singapore, Thailand and China from 1989-2010. The paper also analyzed trends of foreign trade volume between its major trade partners and the effect of trade liberalization on trade flow with ASEAN Member States (AMS), …
Written by Mekong Institute This research analyzes the status and relationship of financial development, trade openness and economic growth by the ARDL approach of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle area or CLV. This group of countries has developed a finance sector and opened trade within the same period between the second half of the 1980s and …
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Written by Mekong Institute The Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata Blanco) is one commercially important species of citrus and a potential important agriculture commodity that may drive rural economic growth in Myanmar. The objectives of the study are (1) to develop a mandarin value chain map, (2) to identify the major stakeholders in the mandarin value …
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF MANDARIN IN SELECTED AREAS OF MYANMAR Read More »
HOW THE EWEC PROJECT’S BUSINESS LINKAGE MODEL BUILDS PROFITABLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RICE FARMERS AND MILLERS Rice millers are like the ties that bind. In the rice farming industry, they play a significant role in integrating production improvements and market opportunities for farmers. In countries like Lao PDR where farming is confined largely among smallholder …
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