VITA Ploenpit Satsanguan

Associate Professor Faculty of Economics Bangkok 10200, Phone: (66 2) 613 2408 Fax: (66 2) 224 9428

Personal Data

Place of Birth: Songkla, Thailand Marital Status: Single

Education

B.A. Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University(Honor) 1969

M.A. (Econs.) Wichita State University 1971

Ph.D.(Econs.) University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A. 1983

Fields of Specialization

Health Economics Macroeconomics Monetary Economics

Professional Experience

1991-present Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University

1979-1983 Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A. . 1976-1991 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University

1972-1975 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University

Administrative Positions: Thammasat University 2

1997-2000 Executive Director Economic Research and Training Center (ERTC) Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University

1988-1991 Director of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University

1988-1991 Member of the Graduate School, Thammasat University

1984-1986 Chairperson of the Library of Economics Committee

1984-1987 Member of the Thammasat Main Library Committee

Other Academic Experiences

1999 ADB consultant on the project “ A Special Evaluation Study on Interim Impact of The ADB’s response to The Financial Crisis in Thailand : An Evaluation of the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives’ Rural Enterprise Credit Project” September-October, 1999

1997-Present Special Lecturer, The Royal Thai

1994-Present Special Lecturer, The Thai Institute of Banking and Finance Association.

1990-1992 Special Lecturer, Health Economics course, Master of Primary Health Care Management, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, .

1987-1990 Special Lecturer, Health and Clinical Economics course, International Program for Master of Science in Medical Epidemology, Mahidol University.

Training

1998 The Authors’ Workshop. Bangalore, India. 19-25 April 1998. Organized by the International Heath Policy Program.

Research and Publications

3 Textbook

Handbook on Principle Economics, Bangkok, Thammasat University Press, 1975. (in Thai)

Chapter 4: Product Market, Training Manual in Health Economics, a manual prepared for the middle-level health personnel from the Ministry of Public Health, Phapim Press, 1988. (in Thai).

Ph.D. Dissertation

An Empirical Study on Hospital Cost Inflation, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1983.

Research and Publication

“Reaganomics: The Supply Side Economics”, Thammasat Economics Journal, June 1984.(in Thai)

“Education and Training in Health Economics: An Assessment of Needs”, a paper presented at the workshop on Education and Training in Health Economics, Pattaya, March 12-14, 1986 ( with Dow Mongkolsmai and Sirilaksana Khoman.) (in Thai)

“Resource Allocation and Utilization in Public Health Sector”, a paper presented at the workshop on Health Economics, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, April 23-24, 1987. (in Thai).

“The Rural Credit Policy”, a paper presented in Symposium XI: “Who Determines Thai Economic Policies”, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, February 15-16, 1988. (in Thai)

“Factors Contributing to High Costs of Hospital Care: A Case Study of American Non-Profit Hospitals”, Business Administration Journal, , July-December 1988. (in Thai).

“Foreign Portfolio Investment: A Theoretical Perspective”, a paper presented at the workshop on Foreign Portfolio Investment, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, May 22, 1990. (with Sirilaksana Khoman). (in Thai)

“The Role of Commercial Banks in Providing Agricultural Credits”, Thammasat Economics Journal, June 1990. (in Thai).

“Health Insurance: The Impact of Health Insurance on Health Resource Allocation:, a Report of the National Seminar on the Impact of Health Insurance on Resource Allocation, Pattaya, July 27-28, 1990. (with Dow Mongkolsmai and Sirilaksana Khoman). (in Thai). “The Thai Rural Credit System: Public Subsidies, Private Information, and Segmented Markets”, The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 4, No. 3, September 1990. (Ammar Siamwalla and others). 4

“The Rural Credit in Thailand”, Research Monograph No. 4, Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation, 1991. (with Ammar Siamwalla and others). “Public Health Financing in Thailand”, supported by the International Policy Program, (with Dow Mongkolsmai, Sirilaksana Khoman, Anong Rojanavanith, Praphatsorn Leopairote), December 1992. (in Thai)

“Unit Costs of Public Hospitals in Thailand”, supported by the International Health Policy Program, December 1992. (with Praphatsorn Leopairote)

“Voluntary Health Insurance : A Case Study of the Health Card Program for Certain Population Groups in Rajburi Province” September 1994. (in Thai)

“Health Insurance for the Urban Poor : The Case of Slum Dwellers in Bangkok”, (with Dow Mongkolsmai, Sirilaksana Khoman, Anong Rojanavanith, and Praphatsorn Leopairote). 1993-1995.

“Thailand’s Potential Competitiveness in Service Sectors”, supported by Department of Business Economics, Ministry of Commerce, July 1997 (with Vatchareeya Thosaguan and Chayan Tantivasadakan) (in Thai)

“The Thai Rural Credit : BAAC’s Financial Services”, supported by Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation, January 1998. (in Thai)

“Thailand’s Heath Expenditure Model”, supported by Health Systems Research Institute, October 1999 (with Dow Mongkolsmai, Somchai Suksiriserekul) (in Thai)

May 2000