Study on Land Tax and Land Fees Policy in Lao PDR

The report found that it cost the administration LAK 14 billion (USD 1.4 million) to collect LAK 27 billion (USD 2.7 million) as Land Tax. It also suggested some reform measures if the target revenue is to be met.
http://www2.gtz.de/Fdokumente/Fbib/F06-1112.pdf

Rice in Laos

Published in 2006 and covered many topics from historical, geographical, ethnical, technical and institutional aspects of rice and rice productions in Laos. The book contains many of spatial and time series information on rice, which in many cases is just the agriculture itself in Laos' case, and will certainly be of interests not only to agriculturalists, but also historian as well as economists, doing researches on Laos. Viewable without restriction on google book at
http://www.google.com/books?id=k3bLVNvzWcQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Laos&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=1&ei=RLMpStmOL4nQkwSt29zzBg&hl=ja#PPA42,M1 and downloadable from publisher's site.

IMPACT OF BORDER TRADE IN LOCAL LIVELIHOODS : Lao-Chinese Border Trade in Luang Namtha & Oudomxay Provinces

A background paper for National Development Report of UN in 2006. Besides positive effects, the paper raised migration, single crop reliance, uncertainty of expected income, smuggling and environment impacts as concerns for border trade in Northern Laos. Downloadable at http://www.nsc.gov.la/Products/NHDR%202006/Technical%20Background%20Papers%20in%20English/CBT_NHDR.pdf.

Informatisation of SMEs in Laos

A powerpoint presentation. I didn't know of such an English word before. Informatisation is getting something on the WWW! The mentioned concept of GMS e-business/e-commerce was also interesting, though not much detailed information were provided. Downloadable at
http://www.unescap.org/icstd/applications/projects/e-business-GMS/pilots/Yunnan/docs/launching/presentations/Lao_Peoples_Democratic_Republic.ppt

Non-Wood Forest Products Marketing and Small Enterprise Development for Poverty Alleviation in Lao PDR

A presentation material that may give you an idea about what non-wood forest products mean in Laos.

http://cecoeco.catie.ac.cr/descargas/Vongvilai.pdf

Acceptance and suitability of renewable energy technologies in Lao PDR

Interesting report on trendy topic. One of the conclusion was combination of RE (Renewable Energy) technologies, such as Solar Power, Biomass etc. could be an answer to off-grid electrification and on-grid efficiency in Laos.

http://library.wur.nl/way/bestanden/clc/1885912.pdf

Vietnamese Migrant Workers in Savannakhet, Lao PDR A Study of the impacts of their economic migration on the region

The paper said it was interesting that while Cambodian and Lao went to work in Thailand, Chinese and Vietnamese were, on the other hand, coming to work in these two countries. Through studies base on interviews, it concluded that while Vietnamese workers in Savannakhet contributed to both countries by providing skilled labor in Laos and remit home, social impacts were also expected.

http://www.mekonginstitute.org/html/images/pdf/rocke2/5Paper_Vmigrants_in_Lao_PDR.pdf

Assessment of Current Garment Industry in the Lao PDR

A report based on field survey of 21 garment factories in Vientiane, from March 12 to March 25, 2005, with a set of recommendations for possible development of garment industry in Laos. The report can be found at http://www.research.kobe-u.ac.jp/gsics-publication/jics/sakurai&ogawa_14-1.pdf