Research projects Chompunuch Nantajit

The main objective of this project is to establish a better understanding of rural household’s livelihood change within a decade of economic development in an emerging market economy.

Specific objectives:

1. to describe the socioeconomic transformation of a typical rural village in Thailand and observe the change of their income portfolio and agriculture activities within a decade;
2. to identify the determinants of rural-urban migration, and its contribution to household well–being;
3. to assess the future role of rural villages in Thailand and their contribution to the economy and society

The follow up household survey, migrant surveys, and in-depth interviews in a typical rural village of Thailand will be conducted to establish a panel data set after a decade. Econometric and Positive Mathematical Programming will be used.

Chompunuch Nantajit, Hermann Waibel, Rattiya S. Lippe