Dr. Nipon Poapongsakorn

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President
Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation
nipon.tdri@gmail.com

 

Nipon Poapongsakorn is currently a distinguished fellow of the Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI). He formerly held the position of President of TDRI from 2008 to 2013. Pror to that, he was Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University. His fields of expertise include agricultural, livestock, and rural credit policies; rice market; labor economics and human resources; industrial, trade and investment policies; economic valuation and planning assessment; trade and competition policy; and agricultural trade negotiation issues. He is currently working on the issues of climate change and water management institution in the Chao Phraya River Basin and agricultural transformation in Thailand. He received a BA in economics from Thammasat University and PhD in economics from the University of Hawaii. He has also served as member of several national committees and  foundations.

 

Session 5B: Agricultural Policy and Institutional Reforms in Thailand: Experiences, Impacts, and Lessons