4. Concluding remarks
This paper examined the extent of the trade integration of Thailand with the Mekong
region in comparison with its trade integration with the other advanced ASEAN
economies and the other major partners (China, India, Japan, and the USA), by using
the gravity trade model as an analytical framework, for the period from the 1980s
through the 2000s. The strategic purpose is to review the two-decade progress of the
GMS cooperation from such quantitative perspectives as trade integration.