Global Recession, Labour Market Adjustment and International Production Networks: Evidence from the Thai Automotive Industry

Kohpaiboon, Archanun; Kulthanavit, Pisut; Vijitnopparat, Prasert; Soonthornchawakan, Nongnuch

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“…Therefore, competition in the region should be even more intense. It will come as no surprise that many automotive firms in Thailand continued with their investment plans in spite of the global recession and the experience of output contraction, e.g., Nissan's eco car project, Auto Alliance's plan to produce B cars, General Motor's investment expansion in engines (Kohpaiboon et al, 2010).…”

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Industrial Upgrading and Global Recession: Evidence of Hard Disk Drive and Automotive Industries in Thailand

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2011

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Asian Development Bank InstituteThe Working Paper series is a continuation of the formerly named Discussion Paper series; the numbering of the papers continued without interruption or change. ADBI's working papers reflect initial ideas on a topic and are posted online for discussion. ADBI encourages readers to post their comments on the main page for each working paper (given in the citation below). Some working papers may develop into other forms of publication. The views expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of ADBI, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent, or the views of the IDB or its member countries, ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.Asian Development Bank Institute Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6008, Japan AbstractThis paper illustrates the upgrading experiences of the automotive and hard disk drive (HDD) industries in Thailand, chosen because of their outstanding export performance in the developing world. An understanding of their upgrading experiences can shed some light on the ongoing debate regarding the relative importance of international production networks (IPNs) and industrial clusters (ICs) and their implications for prudential industrial policy. The impact of the recent global recession is also discussed in this paper. There is evidence of industrial upgrading in both the automotive and HDD industries. Yet one primary policy challenge still remains, that is, the limited role of indigenous suppliers in the multinational enterprise (MNE) production networks. This limited role is, to a certain extent, related to the overall incentive structure. Where these two industries differ is in their mode of networking, that is, whether they are part of an IPN or an IC. In the case of the automotive industry, industrial clustering has been observed and has reached a level where the local content of a locally manufactured vehicle is approaching 100%. In the case of the HDD industry, industrial clustering has naturally occurred and reached a certain level. Even though the current global economic crisis has severely affected each industry's production and exports, the "hollow out" scenario is unl...

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“…There is preliminary evidence (e.g., Kohpaiboon et al 2010) which suggests intense interaction between tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers. Tier-1 suppliers place more price, quality, and time delivery demands on tier-2 suppliers, all of which are key mechanisms for productivity improvement and technological progress.…”

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Industrial Upgrading and Global Recession: Evidence of Hard Disk Drive and Automotive Industries in Thailand

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2011

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“…More importantly, the book exclusively focuses on domestic outsourcing as opposed to international outsourcing. As Kohpaiboon (2009) demonstrates in the case of the automotive industry in Thailand, international outsourcing—imports of specialised components—has been an integral element of development. Of course, one can never have the perfect dataset to capture the complex nature of trends in outsourcing.…”

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Global Recession, Labour Market Adjustment and International Production Networks: Evidence from the Thai Automotive Industry

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Industrial Upgrading and Global Recession: Evidence of Hard Disk Drive and Automotive Industries in Thailand

Industrial Upgrading and Global Recession: Evidence of Hard Disk Drive and Automotive Industries in Thailand

Harnessing Production Networks: Impact and Policy Implications from Thailand's Manufacturing Industries – By Aekapol Chongvilaivan

Case Studies on Global Value Chains in Automobiles

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