Designing a country’s small and medium-sized enterprise development index using firm-level data: the case of Thailand

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Understanding the business environment and structural issues that limit growth is crucial in designing an effective national policy framework for private sector development—especially for MSMEs. This paper analyzes data on 49,565 MSMEs in Thailand. It finds a potential disproportionate effect of MSME policy interventions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This underscores the importance of a focused approach in designing policies for MSME development to facilitate more sustainable, resilient private sector growth.