PRAOPAN PRATOOMCHAT

860 E 500 S, Apartment#2, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102

801-835-3492, email:

Summary of Qualifications

  • Five years of experiences in teaching Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Calculus and International Economics
  • Two years of experience in working as an economist specialized in Southeast Asian Countries and China at the Export-Import Bank of Thailand
  • One year experience in managing research projects including analyzing and gathering data as well as writing academic reports on Thailand’s regional trade strategyand international trade facilitation focusing on fashion industry
  • Ten years of Economics research and studies specialized in Applied Microeconomics, International trade and Economics of Development using Econometrics as a main method of research
  • Seven years of research in East Asian Economies
  • Experiences in usingExcel, Eviews, Stata, WinBUGS and R
  • Experience in moderating academic conference

Education

2013Ph.D. in Economics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Ph.D. Dissertation:“Comparative Explanation of East Asia’s Growth using Neoclassical and Post Keynesian Growth Models”

Advisor: Professor Stephen E.Reynolds

Abstract: Comparing two competing growth models using econometric techniques and found that economic growth of eight East Asian countries can be explained better by Neoclassical growth model which includes human capital and technology transfer from the foreign direct investment inflows.

2012Master of Science in Economics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Research Topic:“Foreign Direct Investment and Total Productivity Growth in

East Asia: Which one happened first?”

Advisor: Professor David M. Kiefer

Abstract:Study causation between foreign direct investment and total productivity growth in East Asian countries and found that the relationship are mostly in the way that foreign direct investment per GDP cause change in total productivity growth.

2005Master in Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Thesis topics: “Intra-Industry Trade Between Thailand and China”

Advisor: Associate Professor SuthibhandChirathivat

Abstract: Study the patter of trade between Thailand and China to see the effect of free trade agreements between Thailand and China and ASEAN and China and found that most international trade between Thailand and China are in the form of intra-industry trade rather than inter-industry trade, and the factor of production will have less cost of adjustment when there are trade agreements that increase the volume of trade between two countries.

2003Bachelor in Economics (2nd honor),Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Major: International Economics and Environmental Economics

Teaching Experiences

2013-PresentAdjunct Instructor:University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Description: Teaching International Economics (ECON 3500)

2013-PresentAdjunct Instructor:Weber State University, Ogden, Utah

Job Description: Teaching Business Calculus (QUANT 2400)

2009-PresentGraduate Instructor: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Description: Teaching Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 2010), Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 2020), Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 4010,6010), International Economics (ECON 3500)

2008-2009Teaching Assistant:Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, University of Utah, 2008-2009

Job Description: Leading discussions in Principles of Economics (ECON 2010,2020)

Research Experiences

2005-2007Economist at the Business Research Department, Export-Import Bank of Thailand Bangkok, Thailand, July 2005 to July 2007

Job Description: Analyzing and reporting Thailand’s macroeconomics conditions, publishing the articles about Thailand exporting sectors in the newspapers and the bank official website focusing at the Fashion industry, International Trade between Thailand, East Asian countries and ASEAN

2007-2008Research Associate at the Chulalongkorn Economic Research Center, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004 to 2005

Job Description: Gathering data, interviewing the participants, writing the reports of the project including Thailand’s commercial strategies for regional trade and Thailand’ strategies for Trade opening between Thailand and China. All research are reported to Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce.

Presentations and Public Appearances

Presented Papers

  • “Financial Variables in a Post Keynesian Model (modified Thirlwall-Hussain model) of East Asian Growth”,the 27th International Conference of the American Committee for Asian Economic Studies (ACAES)-Financial Econometrics group (FEG) at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, 26-27 October, 2012.

Synopsis: The paper studies the validity of the modified Thirwall-Hussain model (1982) using seven East Asian countries’ data over 1980-2010. The study found that the modified Thirlwall-Hussain model (1982) cannot significantly explain actual output growths. Therefore, we added the variables for financial development into the explanation. Using a generalized autoregressive conditional heterskedasticity (GARCH) model, the study found that the variables representing the size of service provided by deposit money banks and the indicator of overall size of private sector borrowing and some interaction effects of all financial variables can help to significantly explain output growth and the failures of the modified Thirlwall and Hussain’s model in these East Asian countries.

  • “Testing Thirlwall’s model on Asian Economic Growth, ” in the 3rd Graduate Student Workshop sponsored by the Department of Economics at the Colorado State University on October 22, 2011

Synopsis: Using Vector Error Correction (VEC) technique and Vector Autoregressive (VAR) technique to estimate in order to alleviate the problem of endogeniety and spurious results from ordinary least square technique to estimate the income elasticity of demand for import which is used in the Thirlwall and Hussain’s definition of growth.

Moderator in Mekong Conference on Challenges to Human Development, April 29-30th, 2011, sponsored by The Asia Center, College of Humanities, University of Utah.

Academic Award

  • King Bhumibol’s 72th Birthday Graduate Research Scholarship 2003-2004, Chulalongkorn University (Full tuition fee and stipend)

Affiliations

  • President of Thai Student Association at the University of Utah (2009-2010)
  • Member of Heterodox Economics Student Association (2009-present)
  • President of Economics Student Council (2003), Chulalongkorn University

References

  • Stephen E.Reynolds, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Utah
  • James P.Gander, Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics, University of Utah
  • Minqi Li, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Utah