Measuring Output and Productivity in Thailand’s Service-producing Industries
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The report has benefited greatly from the collaboration of representatives from government agencies and private sector in providing invaluable inputs and comments to the study. We are particularly indebted to the staff of the Bank of Thailand, National Statistical Office, Department of Land Transport, Office of the National Telecommunications Commission, and of the domestic airline companies, commercial banks, and telecommunications companies. Without them, we would not have been able to construct the new measures of productivity in the airline, trucking, banking, and telecommunications for Thailand.
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