Piriya Pholphirul
Biographic Data
| ID | 84601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Piriya Pholphirul |
| GIVEN NAMES | Piriya |
| FAMILY NAME | Pholphirul |
| SIGNATURE | PHOLPHIRUL P |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Development Administration |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3213-4698 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Perceptions of Overcrowding: A Social Listening Approach to Sustainable Tourism Management in Thailand
The rapid post‐pandemic recovery of Thailand's tourism industry has reignited concerns regarding overtourism and destination sustainability. This study investigates carrying capacity by analyzing tourists' subjective perceptions of overcrowding across Thailand's five major destinations: Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chonburi, and Surat Thani. By addressing the limitations of physical carrying capacity metrics, this research contributes to overtour…
Technology Access and Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence From a National Survey in Thailand
This study examines the determinants of attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) in Thailand. Estimations from binary probit model indicate that Muslim, poverty, and residence in southern/central regions correlate with higher IPV tolerance for both genders. Wealthier women show less tolerance in some situations, while wealthier men show more, particularly related to housework neglect. Access to technology presents mixed results: computer/…
Buddhist Practices and Mental Health Outcomes in Thailand
Religious beliefs, religious participations, and religious donations: A quantitative investigation from the case of Thai Buddhists
IT usage and fundraising performance in nonprofit organizations: Empirical evidence from Buddhist temples in Thailand
The use of IT has seen great success in the private sector and is now beginning to fill a similar role for non-profit organizations (NPOs) as well. The use of IT in fundraising activities in NPOs has been studied in the past. But applying this concept in the case of Buddhist temples, which make up the majority of NPOs in a Buddhist country like Thailand, has never been done before. Using the national survey of 16,895 Buddhist temples in Thailand …
Measuring the Queen Bee Phenomenon in technically efficient firms: Implications from Southeast Asian manufacturers
This study examines the "Queen Bee Phenomenon," that is, Southeast Asian manufacturers having female CEOs and owners. In addition, the buffering effect of female CEOs and owners on manufacturers seeking higher technical efficiencies is also examined in this research. This study uses the fractional regression and two-limit Tobit regression models to examine a combined set of cross-sectional data from surveys conducted by the World Bank, consisting…
Online Gaming Addiction and Quality of Life among Early Adolescents in Thailand: An Investigation from a SEM-Neural Network Approach
The popularity of gaming has greatly increased, especially among children and adolescents. As such, spending too much time playing games has become a serious issue and may have adverse effects on the quality of life of adolescents. This paper is aimed at identifying the factors and degree of influence that leads to gaming addiction and its impact on the quality of life of Thai adolescents. Data were collected from 2,044 adolescents in the form of…
Measuring LGBT Discrimination in a Buddhist Country
Previous literature has found that, among other religions, Buddhism tends to be relatively less discriminatory against members of the LGBT community. However, this assessment is based solely on cross-country comparisons rather than analyses of discrimination at the individual level. The present study therefore uses an individual-level dataset that comprises a national representative sample of 27,855 observations to examine discrimination against …
Pro-poor tourism and income distribution in the second-tier provinces in Thailand
In Thailand, promoting tourism in 55 second-tier (non-major) tourism provinces is a recent policy tool for reducing poverty and income inequality. A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model linked with socio-economic household survey data shows that increasing domestic and foreign tourism demand in 22 first-tier tourism provinces can reduce the poverty rate, but overall national income inequality increases. However, increasing domestic tourism …
Participating in religious activities and adolescents’ self-esteem: Empirical evidence from buddhist adolescents in Thailand
This paper aims at quantifying the relationship between participating in Buddhist religious activities and Buddhist adolescents’ self-esteem. It uses Thailand as a case study as Buddhism is the predominant religion of this country. Using ordered-probit regression models with a national survey of 1,648 Thai Buddhist adolescents, our results show that participating in Buddhist religious activities that involved maintaining mindfulness, including pr…
Does international trade enable a country to achieve Sustainable Development Goals? Empirical findings from two research methodologies
Does international trade enable a country to achieve sustainable development? This study presents two empirical analyses. First, the relationship between international trade and some selected indicators of Sustainable Development Goals is investigated by using data from over 100 countries during the period 1990–2014. The empirical findings reveal a significant relationship in which international trade plays a key role in helping to attain some of…
Does Marriage Discourage Female Labor Force Participation? Empirical Evidence from Thailand
In labor supply theory, marriage can be one of the obstacles making it less likely for a woman to participate in the labor market. However, the relationship between marriage and a female’s working outside the home can vary according to a country’s stage of economic development. This paper therefore aims to investigate the impact of marital status on labor force participation of women in developing countries by using Thailand as a case study. Usin…
Living with parents and educational outcomes in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Pisa Thailand
South–south labour migration and sustainable development: Implications for Southeast Asian countries
Even though the majority of labour migration appears to be inter‐regional and takes place between developed and developing countries (north–south migration), labour migration today is, however, becoming more intra‐regional, and occurs more among developing countries (south–south migration). The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) presents a perfect case study to help explain the increasing trend of south–south labour migration. This ar…
More wages, more income, more leisure? Evidence from Thailand's time use survey
Does more income mean more leisure? This paper investigates the impact of wages and income on leisure time using merged data from two nationally representative samples in Thailand: (1) the Time Use Survey, and (2) the Labor Force Survey. Results will depend on our definition of income or wages. The data indicate that Thai people tend to reduce their leisure time in response to monthly income changes. The reason for such a negative relationship is…
Behavioral economics of death and dying decisions: Both rational and irrational approaches
A decision to accept death and forego life-extending medical procedures can be both rational and irrational. This article reviews perspectives on death from the viewpoint of behavioral economics, which relies on psychology as the basis of decision-making in this regard. According to behavioral economics, both the benefits of living and the costs of death should be emphasized so that a person who is thinking about suicide reconsiders that option a…
Does Immigration always Promote Innovation? Evidence from Thai Manufacturers
Happiness from social capital: An investigation from micro data in rural Thailand
Happiness is a mental or emotional state of wellbeing defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. This article aims to investigate the impacts of social capital on individual wellbeing using happiness level (0–10 = highest) as a measure of subjective wellbeing and analyzing micro-level data from rural Thailand. We find significant effects of the perception of individual’s social capital, while the effects of …
Pre-primary education and long-term education performance: Evidence from Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) Thailand
Several research papers have assessed the long-term benefits of pre-primary education in terms of academic performance and labor market outcomes. This study analyzes data obtained from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to estimate the effects of preschool enrollment of Thai students on producing long-term benefits in their academic performance. Results show that a mother’s educational attainment has a significant impact on…
The Perception of Myanmar Development on its Return Migrants: Implications for Burmese Migrants in Thailand
Female CEOs, Firm Performance, and Firm Development: Evidence from Thai Manufacturers
Even though there are a number of previous studies investigating the underperformance of female-led firms as compared to male-led ones, none have investigated the impact of women as heads of firms in terms of short-term performance (sales and profit) and long-term development (innovation and training). Using 1,043 manufacturing firms in Thailand as a case study of a developing country in which the proportion of women chief executive officers (CEO…
How Much Do Low-Skilled Immigrants Contribute to the Thai Economy: Analysis of Three Methodologies
This paper uses three methodologies to measure the economic impacts and contribution of low-skilled immigration in Thailand, namely, simulation of a macroeconomic model, a growth accounting method, and an econometric method. Both the macroeconomic simulation model and the growth accounting method confirm that immigrants have contributed around 0.75–1 percentage point of real GDP growth. The sector that benefited most was agriculture, where immigr…
Healthier and Happier? The Urban-Rural Divide in Thailand
This study aims to explain the relationship between socioeconomic factors and physical health and happiness outcomes of the Thai people. The study specifically investigates the differences between health and happiness outcomes of people who live in urban and rural areas in Thailand. Unlike results found in other countries, income is found to not affect the level of happiness of those who live in either urban or rural areas. Urbanization is found …
Labour Migration and the Economic Sustainability in Thailand
Migration is one of the top debate topics in terms of the national policy agendas of middle-income countries, and Thailand is no exception. The segmentation of its labour market explains why Thailand is experiencing large-scale immigration and a simultaneous emigration of low-skilled workers. Immigration inflows from its less-developed neighbour countries -namely, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar – pose a challenge for Thailand. Wage differentials betw…
Does Afta Create More Trade for Thailand? An Investigation of Some Key Trade Indicators
This paper examines whether the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (“AFTA”) creates trade for Thailand or actually diverts it away from the country. It does this by analyzing various trade indicators: the Export Similarity Index, the Intra-Industry Trade Index, and Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) rank correlation. By examining the patterns of trade between Thailand and other members of ASEAN, it reveals a high degree of similarity regarding the trad…
Economic Contribution of Migrant Workers to Thailand
In the past decade or two, an increasing number of migrants from countries neighbouring Thailand have moved to Thailand temporarily or permanently in search for jobs and life security, causing an increase in the labour supply in the Thai labour market. This paper attempts to find the economic contribution of these migrant workers to Thailand using various data sources and a collection of related findings. We find that capital gains from migrant w…
Labour Migration and the Economic Sustainability in Thailand
Migration is one of the top debate topics in terms of the national policy agendas of middle-income countries, and Thailand is no exception. The segmentation of its labour market explains why Thailand is experiencing large-scale immigration and a simultaneous emigration of low-skilled workers. Immigration inflows from its less-developed neighbour countries -namely, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar – pose a challenge for Thailand. Wage differentials betw…
Healthier and Happier? The Urban-Rural Divide in Thailand
This study aims to explain the relationship between socioeconomic factors and physical health and happiness outcomes of the Thai people. The study specifically investigates the differences between health and happiness outcomes of people who live in urban and rural areas in Thailand. Unlike results found in other countries, income is found to not affect the level of happiness of those who live in either urban or rural areas. Urbanization is found …
Measuring LGBT Discrimination in a Buddhist Country
Previous literature has found that, among other religions, Buddhism tends to be relatively less discriminatory against members of the LGBT community. However, this assessment is based solely on cross-country comparisons rather than analyses of discrimination at the individual level. The present study therefore uses an individual-level dataset that comprises a national representative sample of 27,855 observations to examine discrimination against …
Female CEOs, Firm Performance, and Firm Development: Evidence from Thai Manufacturers
Even though there are a number of previous studies investigating the underperformance of female-led firms as compared to male-led ones, none have investigated the impact of women as heads of firms in terms of short-term performance (sales and profit) and long-term development (innovation and training). Using 1,043 manufacturing firms in Thailand as a case study of a developing country in which the proportion of women chief executive officers (CEO…
Living with parents and educational outcomes in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Pisa Thailand
Happiness from social capital: An investigation from micro data in rural Thailand
Happiness is a mental or emotional state of wellbeing defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. This article aims to investigate the impacts of social capital on individual wellbeing using happiness level (0–10 = highest) as a measure of subjective wellbeing and analyzing micro-level data from rural Thailand. We find significant effects of the perception of individual’s social capital, while the effects of …
South–south labour migration and sustainable development: Implications for Southeast Asian countries
Even though the majority of labour migration appears to be inter‐regional and takes place between developed and developing countries (north–south migration), labour migration today is, however, becoming more intra‐regional, and occurs more among developing countries (south–south migration). The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) presents a perfect case study to help explain the increasing trend of south–south labour migration. This ar…
The Perception of Myanmar Development on its Return Migrants: Implications for Burmese Migrants in Thailand
Pro-poor tourism and income distribution in the second-tier provinces in Thailand
In Thailand, promoting tourism in 55 second-tier (non-major) tourism provinces is a recent policy tool for reducing poverty and income inequality. A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model linked with socio-economic household survey data shows that increasing domestic and foreign tourism demand in 22 first-tier tourism provinces can reduce the poverty rate, but overall national income inequality increases. However, increasing domestic tourism …
More wages, more income, more leisure? Evidence from Thailand's time use survey
Does more income mean more leisure? This paper investigates the impact of wages and income on leisure time using merged data from two nationally representative samples in Thailand: (1) the Time Use Survey, and (2) the Labor Force Survey. Results will depend on our definition of income or wages. The data indicate that Thai people tend to reduce their leisure time in response to monthly income changes. The reason for such a negative relationship is…
Behavioral economics of death and dying decisions: Both rational and irrational approaches
A decision to accept death and forego life-extending medical procedures can be both rational and irrational. This article reviews perspectives on death from the viewpoint of behavioral economics, which relies on psychology as the basis of decision-making in this regard. According to behavioral economics, both the benefits of living and the costs of death should be emphasized so that a person who is thinking about suicide reconsiders that option a…
Pre-primary education and long-term education performance: Evidence from Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) Thailand
Several research papers have assessed the long-term benefits of pre-primary education in terms of academic performance and labor market outcomes. This study analyzes data obtained from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to estimate the effects of preschool enrollment of Thai students on producing long-term benefits in their academic performance. Results show that a mother’s educational attainment has a significant impact on…
Economic Contribution of Migrant Workers to Thailand
In the past decade or two, an increasing number of migrants from countries neighbouring Thailand have moved to Thailand temporarily or permanently in search for jobs and life security, causing an increase in the labour supply in the Thai labour market. This paper attempts to find the economic contribution of these migrant workers to Thailand using various data sources and a collection of related findings. We find that capital gains from migrant w…
Does Afta Create More Trade for Thailand? An Investigation of Some Key Trade Indicators
This paper examines whether the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (“AFTA”) creates trade for Thailand or actually diverts it away from the country. It does this by analyzing various trade indicators: the Export Similarity Index, the Intra-Industry Trade Index, and Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) rank correlation. By examining the patterns of trade between Thailand and other members of ASEAN, it reveals a high degree of similarity regarding the trad…
Labour Migration and the Economic Sustainability in Thailand
Migration is one of the top debate topics in terms of the national policy agendas of middle-income countries, and Thailand is no exception. The segmentation of its labour market explains why Thailand is experiencing large-scale immigration and a simultaneous emigration of low-skilled workers. Immigration inflows from its less-developed neighbour countries -namely, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar – pose a challenge for Thailand. Wage differentials betw…
How Much Do Low-Skilled Immigrants Contribute to the Thai Economy: Analysis of Three Methodologies
This paper uses three methodologies to measure the economic impacts and contribution of low-skilled immigration in Thailand, namely, simulation of a macroeconomic model, a growth accounting method, and an econometric method. Both the macroeconomic simulation model and the growth accounting method confirm that immigrants have contributed around 0.75–1 percentage point of real GDP growth. The sector that benefited most was agriculture, where immigr…
Healthier and Happier? The Urban-Rural Divide in Thailand
This study aims to explain the relationship between socioeconomic factors and physical health and happiness outcomes of the Thai people. The study specifically investigates the differences between health and happiness outcomes of people who live in urban and rural areas in Thailand. Unlike results found in other countries, income is found to not affect the level of happiness of those who live in either urban or rural areas. Urbanization is found …
Female CEOs, Firm Performance, and Firm Development: Evidence from Thai Manufacturers
Even though there are a number of previous studies investigating the underperformance of female-led firms as compared to male-led ones, none have investigated the impact of women as heads of firms in terms of short-term performance (sales and profit) and long-term development (innovation and training). Using 1,043 manufacturing firms in Thailand as a case study of a developing country in which the proportion of women chief executive officers (CEO…
Happiness from social capital: An investigation from micro data in rural Thailand
Happiness is a mental or emotional state of wellbeing defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. This article aims to investigate the impacts of social capital on individual wellbeing using happiness level (0–10 = highest) as a measure of subjective wellbeing and analyzing micro-level data from rural Thailand. We find significant effects of the perception of individual’s social capital, while the effects of …
Pre-primary education and long-term education performance: Evidence from Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) Thailand
Several research papers have assessed the long-term benefits of pre-primary education in terms of academic performance and labor market outcomes. This study analyzes data obtained from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to estimate the effects of preschool enrollment of Thai students on producing long-term benefits in their academic performance. Results show that a mother’s educational attainment has a significant impact on…
The Perception of Myanmar Development on its Return Migrants: Implications for Burmese Migrants in Thailand
Behavioral economics of death and dying decisions: Both rational and irrational approaches
A decision to accept death and forego life-extending medical procedures can be both rational and irrational. This article reviews perspectives on death from the viewpoint of behavioral economics, which relies on psychology as the basis of decision-making in this regard. According to behavioral economics, both the benefits of living and the costs of death should be emphasized so that a person who is thinking about suicide reconsiders that option a…
Does Immigration always Promote Innovation? Evidence from Thai Manufacturers
Living with parents and educational outcomes in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Pisa Thailand
South–south labour migration and sustainable development: Implications for Southeast Asian countries
Even though the majority of labour migration appears to be inter‐regional and takes place between developed and developing countries (north–south migration), labour migration today is, however, becoming more intra‐regional, and occurs more among developing countries (south–south migration). The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) presents a perfect case study to help explain the increasing trend of south–south labour migration. This ar…
More wages, more income, more leisure? Evidence from Thailand's time use survey
Does more income mean more leisure? This paper investigates the impact of wages and income on leisure time using merged data from two nationally representative samples in Thailand: (1) the Time Use Survey, and (2) the Labor Force Survey. Results will depend on our definition of income or wages. The data indicate that Thai people tend to reduce their leisure time in response to monthly income changes. The reason for such a negative relationship is…
Does international trade enable a country to achieve Sustainable Development Goals? Empirical findings from two research methodologies
Does international trade enable a country to achieve sustainable development? This study presents two empirical analyses. First, the relationship between international trade and some selected indicators of Sustainable Development Goals is investigated by using data from over 100 countries during the period 1990–2014. The empirical findings reveal a significant relationship in which international trade plays a key role in helping to attain some of…
Does Marriage Discourage Female Labor Force Participation? Empirical Evidence from Thailand
In labor supply theory, marriage can be one of the obstacles making it less likely for a woman to participate in the labor market. However, the relationship between marriage and a female’s working outside the home can vary according to a country’s stage of economic development. This paper therefore aims to investigate the impact of marital status on labor force participation of women in developing countries by using Thailand as a case study. Usin…
Participating in religious activities and adolescents’ self-esteem: Empirical evidence from buddhist adolescents in Thailand
This paper aims at quantifying the relationship between participating in Buddhist religious activities and Buddhist adolescents’ self-esteem. It uses Thailand as a case study as Buddhism is the predominant religion of this country. Using ordered-probit regression models with a national survey of 1,648 Thai Buddhist adolescents, our results show that participating in Buddhist religious activities that involved maintaining mindfulness, including pr…
Pro-poor tourism and income distribution in the second-tier provinces in Thailand
In Thailand, promoting tourism in 55 second-tier (non-major) tourism provinces is a recent policy tool for reducing poverty and income inequality. A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model linked with socio-economic household survey data shows that increasing domestic and foreign tourism demand in 22 first-tier tourism provinces can reduce the poverty rate, but overall national income inequality increases. However, increasing domestic tourism …
Online Gaming Addiction and Quality of Life among Early Adolescents in Thailand: An Investigation from a SEM-Neural Network Approach
The popularity of gaming has greatly increased, especially among children and adolescents. As such, spending too much time playing games has become a serious issue and may have adverse effects on the quality of life of adolescents. This paper is aimed at identifying the factors and degree of influence that leads to gaming addiction and its impact on the quality of life of Thai adolescents. Data were collected from 2,044 adolescents in the form of…
Measuring LGBT Discrimination in a Buddhist Country
Previous literature has found that, among other religions, Buddhism tends to be relatively less discriminatory against members of the LGBT community. However, this assessment is based solely on cross-country comparisons rather than analyses of discrimination at the individual level. The present study therefore uses an individual-level dataset that comprises a national representative sample of 27,855 observations to examine discrimination against …
IT usage and fundraising performance in nonprofit organizations: Empirical evidence from Buddhist temples in Thailand
The use of IT has seen great success in the private sector and is now beginning to fill a similar role for non-profit organizations (NPOs) as well. The use of IT in fundraising activities in NPOs has been studied in the past. But applying this concept in the case of Buddhist temples, which make up the majority of NPOs in a Buddhist country like Thailand, has never been done before. Using the national survey of 16,895 Buddhist temples in Thailand …
Measuring the Queen Bee Phenomenon in technically efficient firms: Implications from Southeast Asian manufacturers
This study examines the "Queen Bee Phenomenon," that is, Southeast Asian manufacturers having female CEOs and owners. In addition, the buffering effect of female CEOs and owners on manufacturers seeking higher technical efficiencies is also examined in this research. This study uses the fractional regression and two-limit Tobit regression models to examine a combined set of cross-sectional data from surveys conducted by the World Bank, consisting…
Buddhist Practices and Mental Health Outcomes in Thailand
Religious beliefs, religious participations, and religious donations: A quantitative investigation from the case of Thai Buddhists
Perceptions of Overcrowding: A Social Listening Approach to Sustainable Tourism Management in Thailand
The rapid post‐pandemic recovery of Thailand's tourism industry has reignited concerns regarding overtourism and destination sustainability. This study investigates carrying capacity by analyzing tourists' subjective perceptions of overcrowding across Thailand's five major destinations: Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chonburi, and Surat Thani. By addressing the limitations of physical carrying capacity metrics, this research contributes to overtour…
Economics (18 works) · Political science (12 works) · Economic growth (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Business (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Developing country (6 works) · Global trade and economics (6 works)