Faculty of Economics Thammasat University Bangkok 10200, Thailand Phone: 66-2-613-2409 (Office), 66-1-828-2092 (Mobile) Fax: 66-2-224-9428 E-mail : praipol@econ.tu.ac.th Personal Data Place of Birth : Thailand Marital Status : Married CURRICULUM VITA Mr. Praipol Koomsup Education Ph.D. (Econ.) Yale University 1978 M.A. (Econ.) Thammasat University 1973 B. Econ. University of Western Australia 1970 Professional Experience Present Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University Senior Economic Consultant, Business & Economic Research Associates Co., Ltd. (BERA) Member of a Committee on Energy Conservation Fund Director, TISCO Bank 1996-2003 Director, Aromatics (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. 1996-2001 Editor, Thammasat Economic Journal 1992-1994 and 1996-1998 President, The Thai Economic Society 1993-1995 Advisor to the Office of the Coordination for International Economic Policy 1992-1995 Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Finance (Dr. Trairong Suwankeeree) 1992-1995 Executive Board Director of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand 1986-1992 Member of the Subcommittee on Energy Policy 1991-1992, 1998-2002 Advisor to the Board of Investment 1988-1991 Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thammasat University 1986-1988 Dean, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University
1983-1985 Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Industry (Dr.Chirayu Issarangkun Na Ayuddhaya) 1982-1983 Member of the Subcommittee on the Improvement of the Energy Plan in the 5th Economic and Social Development Plan, NESDB 1980-1981 Member of the Advisory Subcommittee on the Improvement of the Economic and Social National Account, NESDB Research Experience 2005-6 As a consultant working with the Faculty of Economics, in a project on The Development of Environment Accounting in the National Income Account for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) 2005-6 As a BERA consultant, in a project on The Change of the Base Year for the National Income Account, Phase 1 for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) 2004 As a BERA consultant, in a project on The Development of Fast-Track Estimation of Gross Provincial Product for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) 2004 As a transportation economic specialist, in a project on The Quality and Costs of International Transportation for the Department of Water Transport and Maritime 2003 As a BERA consultant, in a project on The Data Survey on the Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households (NPISHs) for Improvement of the National Income Account for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) 2003 As a BERA consultant, in a project on The Data Management System for the Flow of Fund Account, Phase 2 for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) 2002-2003 As an economic consultant, working with Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in a project on The Economic Forecast of the Thai Economy in 2002 2007, and the Analysis of Large-Scale Investment Projects for the Metropolitan Electricity Authority 2002 As a BERA consultant, in a project on The Data Management System for Improvement of Gross Provincial and Regional Product for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) 2002 As a BERA consultant, in a project on The Data Management System for Improvement of Unit Value Indices for Exports and Imports for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) 2002 As a BERA consultant, in a project on The Data Management System for Improvement of Estimation of the Communication Sector for the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB)
2002 As an economic consultant, working with Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in a project on The Action Plan of the Master Plan for Traffic and Transportation during the Ninth Economic and Social Development Plan Period (2002 2006) for the Office of Land Transport Management 1999-2001 As an economic consultant, working with Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in a project on The Reform of Thailand s Transport Sector for the Ministry of Finance As an economic consultant, working with Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in a project on The Development of Multimodal Transport in Thailand for the Ministry of Transport and Communications 1999 As a transportation economic specialist, working with the Thai Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd. In a project on The Master Plan for the Maritime Transport Development for the Office of the Maritime Promotion Commission 1998 As a Transportation Economic Specialist responsible for the economic analysis and commercial viability study for the project "Feasibility Study on Inland Container Depots (ICDs)" for the Office of the Maritime Promotion Commission of the Ministry of Transport and Communications As an energy economic consultant, working with Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in a project on Revision of the Feasibility Study on the Trans-Thailand-Malaysia Natural Gas Pipeline Investment Project for the Petroleum Authority of Thailand 1997 As an Economic Specialist involved in the 'Feasibility Study of Tung Wa (Satun) Rattaphum (Songkhla) Highway Project' for Department of Highways As a consultant to the Panya Consultants Co., Ltd. working for the Department of Highways, Thailand on Improvements of Highway No. 410, Yala Betong 1996-1997 As an Economic Specialist involved in the 'Feasibility Study and Detailed Engineering Design of Map Ta Phut to Rayong Railway Project' for State Railway of Thailand As a BERA consultant working for the Bureau of Energy Regulation and Conservation, the Department of Energy Development and Promotion on Drafting of Terms of Reference for Consultants in Financial and Economic Evaluation of Energy Conservation Proposals As a BERA consultant working with Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) for the Ministry of Transport and Communications on The Transportation Master Plan and Action Plan for 1997-2006 1995-1996 As a Consultant working for the Thammasat University on Fair Treatment in Land Use Control: Possibility of a Law on Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) for the Judicial Council Office
1995 As a BERA consultant in a team working for the State Railway of Thailand on Feasibility Study Update the Suratthani-Phuket-Krabi Railway Extension 1993-1995 As a trainer conducted a training course on Project Evaluation for Business Investment for at least 5 sessions for the Thai Management Association (TMA) and the Economics Faculty, Thammasat University. The course was designed to train business and government executives how to analyse and evaluate public and private investment projects. 1994 As a BERA consultant for Thai Oil Co., Ltd. conducting a study on Prospect and Investment Strategy for Retail Oil Industry As a BERA consultant in a team working for the Asian Development Bank on A Country Report for Thailand : The Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Project 1993-1994 As a leader of the team of economic and financial experts who worked for the Ministry of Finance in evaluating the concession value of the Queen Sirikit Convention Center and the adjacent plot of government land. 1993 As a BERA consultant for Shell Co., Ltd. (Thailand) conducting a survey/study on Services and Image of Shell : A Survey of Industrial Customers 1992 As a project leader working for the Thammasat University on "The Impacts of GATT Uruguay Round Agreement on Thailand's Industrial Development : A Case Study of Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMS)" for Board of Investment Office 1991 As a consultant for the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) conducting a review study on energy pricing policies in Thailand under the Regional Energy Development Program 1990 As a consultant working with Jasmine International Co., Ltd. and Arthur D. Little on Feasibility Study for a Data Processing Zone for the Ministry of Science, Technology and Energy 1985 As a member of a team making an economic assessment of Thailand's Petroleum Resources for the National Economic and Social Development Board, the Department Mineral Resources and the National Energy Policy Office. The study led to the 1990 amendments of the laws on fiscal regimes for petroleum exploration and development in Thailand As a research fellow in the Energy Program at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), responsible for assisting the National Economic and Social Development Board in drafting the Energy Plan for Thailand's Sixth Economic and Social Development Plan (1986-1991), and working mainly with experts and consultants from Canada and the World Bank As a country paper writer commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Energy Demand Management Policy in Thailand
1984 As a member of a team working with consultants from Acres International Ltd. (Canada), for the National Energy Administration (NEA) of Thailand on Incentives for Energy Conservation in Thailand's Industrial Sector. Major responsibility is to review the current situation and institutional framework of industrial energy demand and conservation, and training NEA staff on computer application of the assessment of energy-saving investment projects in industries. Research and Publications International Monetary Economics: Theory and Policy (in Thai), 2004, Thammasat University Press State Enterprises and Privatization in Thailand: Problems, Progress and Prospects, A Paper Presented at the seminar on Economic Recovery and Reforms organized by the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, 29 October 2002, and published in Chulalongkorn Journal of Economics 15 (1), January 2003: 1-33. The Exchange Rate Stability and the Thai Economy after the Crisis (in Thai), with Samai Grotintakome, Thammasat Economic Journal, September 2003, pp.1-38 International Finance Policy after the Crisis (in Thai), A Paper Presented at the Annual Symposium organized by the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, 24 March 2000. Minerals Processing in the Industrialization of ASEAN and Australia, coeditor with Bruce McKern, Allen & Unwin, September 1988. "An Economic Assessment of Thailand's Petroleum Resources", with Dr. Tienchai Chongpeepien and Dr. Somchai Ratanakomut, A Research Report submitted to NESDB, Department of Mineral Resources and the National Energy Policy Office, January 1988. "A Survey of Natural Gas Production, Consumption and Trade in ASEAN", with Dr. Atchana Watananukit, Research Report Series, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, No.57, March 1986. "Laws and Regulations on Exploration and Development of Minerals and Energy in ASEAN Countries" (in Thai), Thammasat Economic Journal, September 1986, pp.80-128 "Land Tenure, Farm Size and Farm Productivity: A Case Study of the Maeklong Area", with Boonchuai Sreecomporn, A Research Report submitted to the Thai Khadee Institute, January 1985. "Economic Dimensions of ASEAN Energy Security", in The Invisible Nexus: Energy and ASEAN Security, edited by Kusuma Snitwongse and Sukhumbhan Paribatra, 1984. "A Survey of Production, Consumption and Trade in Minerals and Energy in Thailand", A research project in the ASEAN-Australia Joint Economic Research Program, March 1983. "Natural Gas: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments" (in Thai), Thammasat Economic Journal, September 1983, pp.43-61.
"Petroleum Products Pricing and Its Impacts: View from an Oil-Importing Country", Discussion Paper Series, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, No.86, May 1982. "The Role of International Financial Sector in the Fifth National Economic and Social Development Plan" (in Thai), with Dr. Supote Chunanantatum, a Paper presented at the Annual Symposium of the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, February 22-23, 1982 "The Impact of the Tokyo Round Trade Agreement on Thai Exports to Japan", with Dr. Noboru Kawanabe, A Research Report submitted to the Japan Foundation, December 1981. "Economic Comparison between the Domestic Use and the Export of Natural Gas" (in Thai), with others, A Research Report submitted to NESDB, September 1981. "Energy in 1980-1981: Reaching the Dark End?" (in Thai), A Paper Presented at the Annual Symposium at the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, February 17-18, 1981. "Energy and Industrial Growth" (in Thai), with Miss Sirimas Watanachoti, A Research Report submitted to National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), November 1980. "Agricultural Incentives, Comparative Advantage and Employment in Thailand: A Case Study of Rice, Maize, Cassava and Sugar Cane", Research Report Series, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, No.21, October 1980. "Oil Situation in Thailand in 1978" (in Thai), Thammasat University Journal, January-March 1980, pp.146-161. "Technique of Production and Technology Transfer: With Some Reference to Thailand", Discussion Paper Series, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, No.67, October 1978. "Foreign Trade and Economic Development in Five Southeast Asian Countries: 1950-1940", Journal of Social Science, August 1978. "Oil Problem and Policy in Thailand: An Economic Analysis" (in Thai), Thammasat University Journal, April- June 1978, pp. 2-14. "Export Instability and Export Diversification: A Case Study of Thailand", Ph.D. Dissertation, Yale University, December 1977. "Reserve Pooling in the ASEAN Region", Discussion Paper Series, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, No.51, March 1976. "Traffic Congestion Cost and Road User Pricing: A Case Study for Bangkok", Discussion Paper Series, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, No.19, 1972. "Economies of Scale in Thai Commercial Banks" (in Thai), Thai Economic Review, January 1972. "Rice Premium in Thailand", Thai Economic Review, May 1971. June 2006