| Author | Porntipa Tachopiyagoon |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-88-22 |
| Subject(s) | Construction industry--Thailand
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| Note | A thesis summitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Construction industry is a huge and growing industry. Due to
the labor intensive nature of this industry, it plays a major
role in reducing unemployment. Thailand is fast becoming a newly
industrialized country and, consequently, a lot of construction
works are projected for the future. This thesis is an attempt to
gain further insight in the demand for construction activities in
Thailand. There are three types of construction- residential,
nonresidential and other constructions.
National income per capita, number of population, relative
price index of housing and interest rate were used to estimate
residential construction demand function. Corporate saving and
industrial production index were used in nonresidential
construction. Lastly, government revenue and value added in
public utilities were used in other construction demand function.
The demand functions were then used to project the growth in
construction to provide a basis for construction development.
Results indicate that construction demand is very sensitive to
the number· of investment and public utilities. The pot ential
demand of construction is projected to progressively increase for
the next five years. ·
Construction industry in Thailand has become more and more
competitive in recent years . The support from government as well
as financial institutes working closely with the contractors are
main factors that will have strong impact on the growth and
development of the construction industry of Thailand. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tang, John C.S. ;Karasudhi, Pisidhi
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| Examination Committee(s) | Tabucanon, Mario T.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Belgium |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |