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CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Ammar Siamwalla HOME ADDRESS: 105 Soi Soon Vijai 14(5) New Petburi Road Bangkok 10310 OFFICE ADDRESS: Thailand Development Research Institute 565 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 39 (Thepleela 1) Ramkhamhaeng Rd., Wangthonglang Bangkapi, Bangkok 10310 Telephone: (66-2) 718-5460, Fax: (66-2) 718-5461 E-mail: [email protected] DATE OF BIRTH: 29 May 1939 NATIONALITY: Thai EDUCATION: 1967 Ph. D. in Economics, Harvard University, U.S.A. 1962 B. Sc. in Economics (First Class Honours), University of London, U.K. ROYAL THAI ORDERS AND DECORATIONS: 2007 Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand 2007 Grand Companion (3rd Class, higher grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao 2003 Companion (Fourth Class) of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn 1991 Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant 1977 Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand HONORS AND AWARDS: 2003 Honorary Doctoral Degree in Economics, Chulalongkorn University 1999 Honorary Doctoral Degree in Economics, Thammasat University 1999 Honorary Doctoral Degree in Development Economics, National Institute Development Administration (NIDA) 1995 Award for Best Research Work (in economics) by National Research Council (NRC), Thailand for Compendium on Rice. (with Viroj Na Ranong) 1986 Distinguished Researcher Award (in economics) by NRC Sir John Crawford Exchange Award in Agricultural Economics from the Australian Agricultural Economics Society and Australian Council for International Agricultural Research 1981 Honorary Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University 2 POSITIONS HELD: 1 Oct.2008-present Distinguished Scholar, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) 8 Mar.2007-30 Sep.2008 Acting President, TDRI 1996 – Mar.2007 Distinguished Scholar, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) 1990 - 1995 President, TDRI 1984 - 1990 Program Director for Agriculture and Rural Development, TDRI 1978 - 1984 Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C. 1972 - 1978 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok 1966 - 1972 Asst. Prof. and Research Staff Economist, Department of Economics, Yale Univ. VISITING FELLOWSHIP: 1975 - 1976 Visiting Professor, Food Research Institute, Stanford University 1970 - 1971 Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Prof., Faculty of Economics, Thammasat Univ. COMMITTEES: Present: Advisory Board Member, Transparency Thailand Board Member, Thai Casemix Centre, Health Systems Research Institute Board Member, Naresuan University Hospital Member, Screening Committee to Recruit Lecturer for Faculty of Economics, Thammasat Univ. Member, Sub-committee to Study Price Intervention Measure for Agriculture Product in order to Preventing Corruption Jan 11-Apr.12 Vice Chair, National Healthcare Financing Development Committee Apr.11-Apr.12 Chair, Sub-com. to Dev. Policy and Strategy of National Healthcare Financing System Mar.04-Feb.12 Advisory Board Member, the Press Council of Thailand July 07-Oct.11 Member, National Health Security Committee, Ministry of Public Health Sep.07-Oct.11 Chair, Sub-com. to Develop Financial and Fiscal System for Universal Health Coverage Aug.07-Aug.10 Member, Law Reform Commission, Office of the Council of State Oct.08-May 09 Honorary Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of Thailand 2007 Senior Advisory Board Member, the Minister of Public Health 2006-2008 Honorary Member, Board of the Health Insurance System Research Office (HISRO) 2006-2008 Member, the National Legislative Assembly 2005-2008 Board Member, Sanya Thammasak Institute of Democracy 2005-2006 Member, National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) 2005-2006 Chairman of the Sub-Committee to Study Appropriate Development Directions for Human Security, NRC 2002-2005 Pridi Bhanomyong Distinguished Professor, Dhurakijpundit University 3 2001-2005 Member, Evaluation Committee, Thai Health Promotion Foundation 2000-2005 Board of Directors, Bank of Asia 2000-2003 Member, Appellate Committee, Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce 2000-2003 Board Member, National Health System Reform, Ministry of Public Health 1999-2002 Board Member, Health Systems Research Institute, Ministry of Public Health 1999-2000 Steering Committee on the Study of Thailand Legal Development Project 1999-2000 Sub-committee on Evaluation of the Energy Conservation Plan, National Energy Policy Office (NEPO) 1998-2002 Chairman, Social Investment Fund (SIF) 1998 Nukul Commission Tasked with Making Recommendations to Improve the Efficiency and Management of Thailand’s Financial System (Sor Por Ror) 1997-2000 Economic Advisory Board, Thailand Management Association (TMA) 1996-1999 Board Member, National Statistical Office 1995-2000 Board Member, Thai Tapioca Development Institute 1995-1999 Board Member, Government Savings Bank 1995-1999 Policy Board, Biodiversity Research and Training Program (BRT), National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency 1995-1996 Board Member (Economics), the Thai Chamber of Commerce 1994-1998 Chairman, Committee on Credit Program for Rural Development, Government Savings Bank 1994 Chairman, Public Enquiry Committee on the Benefits of the Collector/Distributor Road for the Second Stage Expressway 1993-97 Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 1993-96 Member, National Agricultural Credit Policy Committee 1993 Member, Public Enquiry Committee on the Benefits of the Collector/Distributor Road for the Second Stage Expressway 1992-94 Member, Board of Investment, Bangkok, Thailand 1992 Member, Review Committee for the International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, the Philippines 1988 Member, Review Committee for the Department of Economics and the National Centre for Development Studies in the Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National Univ. 1975-78 Member, Economics Section, National Research Council 1974 Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister 4 PUBLICATIONS: 2011 Ammar Siamwalla. 2011. “Thailand after 1997” Asian Economic Policy Review 6 (1): 68-85. 2011 Ammar Siamwalla, and Somchai Jitsuchon. 2011. “The Socio-Economic Bases of the Red/Yellow Divide: A Statistical Analysis” Pp.64-71. in Bangkok, May 2010: Perspectives on a Divided Thailand, Michael J.Montesano, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, and Aekapol Chongvilaivan, ed. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS). 2009 Ammar Siamwalla. 2009. “One Hundred and Seventy Five Years of Thai-U.S. Economic Relations (1833- 2008).” Pp.67-82. in Thai-U.S. Relations: 175 Years and Beyond, Nongnuth Phetcharatana, ed. Bangkok: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2005 Ammar Siamwalla. 2005. “Anatomy of the Crisis.” Pp. 66-104. in Thailand Beyond the Crisis, Peter Warr, ed. London: Routledge Curzon. 2003 Ammar Siamwalla; Yos Vajragupta; and Pakorn Vichyanond. 2003. “Foreign Capital Flows to Thailand : Determinants and Impact.” Pp. 75-106 in International Capital Flows in Calm and Turbulent Times: the Need for New International Architecture, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Ricardo Gottschalk, and Jacques Cailloux, eds. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Ammar Siamwalla; Cline, William R.; Ortiz, Guillermo; and Mendoza, Roberto G. 2003. “Creditor Relations.” Pp. 459-512 in Economic and Financial Crises in Emerging Market Economies, Martin Feldstein, ed. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. Ammar Siamwalla. 2003. “Globalisation and Its Governance in Historical Perspective.” Pp. 13-48 in Social Challenges for the Mekong Region, Mingsarn Kaosa-ard and John Dore, eds. Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University. 2001 Ammar Siamwalla. 2001. “Picking up the Pieces: Bank and Corporate Restructuring in Post-1997 Thailand.” Pp. 163-214 in Governance Re-Invented: the Progress, Constraints, and Remaining Agenda in Bank and Corporate Restructuring in East and South-East Asia. Bangkok: United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. __________. 2001. “Conceptualizing the Process of Cleaning up Balance Sheets in Post-crisis Thailand.” TDRI Quarterly Review 16 (2): 3-5. 2000 Ammar Siamwalla. 2000. “AMC: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone.” The Nation 3 October. 1999 Ammar Siamwalla. 1999. “The Impact of the Bubble and Crisis on Thai Agriculture.” Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 38 (1999), No. 4: 359-374. __________. 1999. The Evolving Roles of the Public, Local and Private Sectors. ADB Theme Paper no.5. Manila: Asian Development Bank. 1998 Ammar Siamwalla. 1998. Can a Developing Democracy Manage Its Macroeconomy?: the Case of Thailand. Revised May. Bangkok: Thailand Development Research Institute. Mimeographed. __________. 1998. “The Exporter’s Dilemma: Should Thailand Contribute to International Agricultural Research?” Pp. 375-381 in Impact of Rice Research, Prabhu L. Pingali and Mahabub Hossain, eds. Manila: IRRI. __________. 1998. “How to Recapitalize the Banks.” Bangkok Post 11 August. Ammar Siamwalla, and Orapin Sobchokchai. 1998. Responding to the Thai Economic Crisis. Paper Prepared for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP/Thailand), Presented at the High-Level Consultative Meeting “Policy Response to the Economic Crisis and Social Impact in Thailand” 22 May 1998. Bangkok: United Nations Development Programme. 1997 Ammar Siamwalla. 1997. “Can a Developing Democracy Manage Its Macroeconomy?: the Case of Thailand.” TDRI Quarterly Review 12 (4): 3-10. __________.
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