The Impact of the Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor on Agricultural Economic Growth in Mukdahan Province

Abstract

The Research objectives were to study 1) the geography, economy, and society of Mukdahan province, and 2) the Impact of the Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor on Agricultural Economic Growth in Mukdahan Province. The secondary data were collected from the official database. The data analysis composed of 1) the measurement of economic level, 2) the measurement of economic growth, 3) Gross Provincial Product per capita (GPP per capita) and 4) the econometric model of time trend analysis. The findings were 1) the Mukdahan land size was 4,507 square kilometers with the border of Laos People’s Republic, the north border connected with Nakhonpanom and Sakolnakon Province, the south border connected with Yasothorn Province, and the east border connected with of Laos People’s Republic with was bordered by the Mekong River. Mukdahan economy relied on both agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. Mukdahan’s population held the educational level ranged from primary to bachelor's degree with the ration of students per teacher of 19:1. People were Buddha of 96.80 percent, have strong belief in customs and folkways, and 2) the greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor (GMS-EWEC) had a positive impact on the agricultural economic growth with the average growth rate of agricultural economic of 8.34 percent from 1999 to 2018, led to continuously agricultural economic growth, had a positive impact on the Mukdahan’s Gross Provincial Product per capita (GPP per capita) continuously. Moreover; it still had a positive impact on the entire Mukdahan’s Gross Provincial Product. It could be concluded that the GMS-EWEC obviously had a positive impact on Mukdahan’s Provincial Gross Product.