01783cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005114 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451869989 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Aiyar, Shekhar. Much Ado About Nothing? : Estimating the Impact of a U.S. Slowdown on Thai Growth / Shekhar Aiyar, Ivan Tchakarov. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (18 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students External demand was the main driver of growth in Thailand in 2006 and 2007. However, WEO projections indicate moderating foreign demand in 2008, with U.S. growth being revised downwards to reflect the turmoil in housing and credit markets, and high oil prices. While the share of Thai exports to the US has fallen in recent years, the US remains Thailand's largest export destination. We use a small structural model and Bayesian estimation to assess the possible impact of a U.S. slowdown on Thai growth. We find that a 1 percent slowdown in U.S. growth in 2008-relative to the baseline forecast-could have an upper-bound impact on Thai GDP growth of 0.9 percentage points. Mode of access: Internet Tchakarov, Ivan. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/140 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/140/001.2008.issue-140-en.xml IMF e-Library