Wannaphong Durongkaveroj

Lecturer of Ramkhamhaeng University

Current address: Room 711 ECB2, Faculty of Economics, Ramkhamhaeng University, Huamak, Bangkapi, , 10240 Mobile: +66-832-634-963 E-mail address: [email protected], [email protected] ANU faculty web page: https://yimwannaphong.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 3 January 1991 Nationality: Thai

RESEARCH FIELDS

PRIMARY development economics, international economics SECONDARY public economics, welfare economics

EDUCATIONS

Australian National University Australia Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics 2020 Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy

Supervisors: Professor Prema-chandra Athukorala, Professor Peter Warr, and Dr Arianto Patunru Thesis title: Trade, Growth, and Equity: Four Essays

Chiang Mai University Thailand Master of Economics May 2014 Bachelor of Economics (with the 2011 Excellence Academics Award) Oct 2012

PRIZE

The 3rd prize in the Joseph Stiglitz Essay Prize 2020 (awarded by the International Economic Associations)

Top ten book reviews in a decade 2019 (awarded by LSE Review of Books)

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GRANTS

Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research 2021 (working on the welfare card scheme)

Thailand Research Fund 2021 (working on the aging society-productivity nexus)

Travel grants

- Economic Society of Singapore 2019 - UNU-WIDER 2019 - Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU 2018, 2019

EXPERIENCES/ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Ramkhamhaeng University Thailand Lecturer of Economics Feb 2015 – currently

Australian National University Australia Teaching assistant • Poverty, Development, and Famine course 2019 and 2020 course convener: Dr Martine Mariotti, Dr Eva Vivalt) • Economies of Emerging Asia course 2019 (course convener: Professor Raghbendra Jha)

Fiscal Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Thailand Researcher (Trade and Investment Team) May 2014 - Jan 2015

ARTNeT, UNESCAP Thailand Researcher and focal point Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

Faculty of Economics, Thailand Research Assistant Oct 2013 - April 2014 (Asst. Prof. Dr Rossasin Osathanunkul)

Kasikorn Bank Thailand Assistant to Relationship Manager Mar 2013 – May 2013

REVIEWER ACTIVITIES (2016 – currently) Singapore Economic Review, Journal of Economic Structures, Progress in Development Studies, Applied Economic Journal, Thailand and the World Economy, Southeast Asian Journal of Economics, Global Business Review, Poverty and Public Policy, Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2021 ‘Financing welfare state system in Thailand’, In: Aspalter, C. (ed.), Financing Welfare State Systems in Asia, Routledge, U.K (forthcoming).

2019 ‘Relative effects of trade liberalization on poverty: Evidence from Thailand’, Progress in Development Studies, 19(4), pp. 264-283 (with Taehyun Ryu).

2018 ‘Tolerance for Inequality: Hirschman’s tunnel effect revisited’, Journal of International Development, 30(7), pp. 1240-1247.

WORKING PAPERS

Tolerance for inequality in the process of economic development: Is Hirschman right? (under review)

Developmental gains from global production sharing: Does value added matter? (under review)

Openness and the growth-poverty nexus: Reappraisal with new indicator (under review)

BOOK REVIEWS (in Journal/blogs)

2020a ‘Bok Review: Panagariya 2019, Free trade and prosperity: How openness helps developing countries grow richer and compat poverty, Oxford University Press’ Economic Record, 96(315), 540-542.

2020b ‘Book Review: Baldwin, R 2019, The Globotics upheaval: Globalization, robotics and the future of work, LSE Review of Books

2019a ‘Book Review: Giugale, M 2017, Economic development: What everyone needs to know (2nd edition), Oxford University Press, Oxford’ Journal of Southeast Asian Economies (formerly ASEAN Economic Bulletin), 36(1), 137-138.

2019b ‘Book Review: Krongkaew, M 2018 Reflections on the Thai economy, School of Development Economics, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok’ Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 33(1), 132-134.

2018a ‘Book Review: Milanovic, B 2016, Global inequality: a new approach for the age of globalization, Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA.’, Singapore Economic Review, 63(3), pp. 793-797.

2018b ‘Book Review: Mazzucato, M 2019, The value of everything: Making and taking in the global economy, LSE Review of Books (Top 10 most-read book review in decade)

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CONFERENCES/INVITED SEMINAR 2021 1. Special lecture, Trade Policy Course (18 hours) 2020 1. Applied Young Economist Webinar, 16 December 2020 2. Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research (PIER) research workshop, 1 December 2020 3. Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research (PIER) research exchange, 29 October 2020 4. The 28th International Input-Output Association (IIOA) annual conference, 5-10 July 2020 (virtual conference) 5. The Nineteenth World Congress of the International Economic Association “Equity, Sustainability and Prosperity in a Fractured World”, 3-7 July 2020, Bali, Indonesia (postponed to July 201) 6. The 4th Adelaide PhD Summer Institute in International Trade, 18-19 March 2020, University of South Australia, Adelaide (postponed) 2019 1. The 44th Annual Conference of the Federation of ASEAN Economic Association (FAEA), 28-30 November 2019, at Singapore (a rep of Economics Society of Thailand). 2. The UNU-WIDER Development Conference in partnership with UNESCAP, 11-13 September 2019, at UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. 3. The 32nd Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business, 31 Oct–1 Nov 2019, at the Australian National University (a rep of ANU Economics) 4. The 14th Australasian Trade Workshop, 23-24 March 2019, RMIT, Melbourne

2018 5. The Development Studies Association (DSA) Annual Conference at the University of Manchester (Panel E02: Psy-expertise, behavioural approaches and therapeutic cultures: exacerbating or mitigating global inequalities?). 26-28 June, 2018 6. The 16th International Convention of the East Asian Economics Association (EAEA) held at National Taiwan University, Taiwan. 27-28 October 2018

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NON-TECHNICAL ARTICLES (OP-ED/BLOG)

‘Lifting the veil on Thailand’s COVID-19 success story’ in East Asia Forum (2020) ‘Thailand’s grand welfare experiment’ in Policy Forum (2020) ‘Hirschman’s linkages: Passé in the age of global production sharing?' in Developing Economics (2019) ‘Unequal Thailand: trends and consequences’ in Development Policy Blog (2018) ‘An end to poverty in Thailand is not on the cards’ in Policy Forum (2018) ‘Revisiting Hirschman’s tunnel effect and its relevance for China’ in Developing Economics (2018) ‘Not in the zone: Thailand’s special economic zones fail to meet expectations’ in Policy Forum (2018)

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

2020 - 2021 Aging society and productivity (funded by the Foundation of Thai Gerontology Research and Development Institute (TGRI) 2017 Coupon and earmarked tax (Submitted to Thailand Research Fund) 2016 – 2017 A study of potential market access of chicken between Thailand and China (submitted to the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards) 2014 – 2016 Joint Feasibility Study on Thailand-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (Submitted to Department of Trade Negotiation, Ministry of Commerce) 2014 – 2016 Feasibility Study on Thailand-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (Submitted to Department of Trade Negotiation, Ministry of Commerce) 2014 – 2016 Feasibility Study on Thailand-the Custom Union of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus (submitted to Department of Trade Negotiation, Ministry of Commerce)

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