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 »
Written by Mekong Institute Sesame is economically important not only for producing edible oil but also for export crops in Myanmar. The objectives of this study are to map actors and to analyze the value chain of sesame, to identify the issues and constraints in the value chain of sesame in Magway Township and to …
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Written by Mekong Institute This study focuses on the constraints faced by all the stakeholders of the current pomelo value chain process: growers, collectors, wholesalers and retailers, particularly the smallholder farmers and their access to the modern markets to achieve proper value chain in Yangon Region, Myanmar. Within recent years, pomelo has become a potential …
Written by Mekong Institute Over 80 percent of Cambodian famers cultivate rice, primarily through traditional farming practices. For farmers, rice is the major source of income and sustenance. Rice is also the main source of crop that is value added and a major driver of agricultural growth. However, farmers are not aware well of the …
RICE VALUE CHAIN IN SAANG DISTRICT, KANDAL PROVINCE, CAMBODIA Read More »
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