DEUNDEN NIKOMBORIRAKPhD. Economics,

Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)

Address in Thailand:Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)565 Soi Ramkamhaeng 39, Ramkamhaeng Rd, Wangthonglang District, Bangkok 10310, Thailand

Tel: (662) 718-5460

Fax: (662) 718-5461-2

E-mail: deunden@tdri.or.th

1989-1995 PhD, Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (fields: industrial organization, econometrics, development economics and international trade and finance)

1987-1988 M.A. Economics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

1984-1987 B.A.(honours), Economics,

Queen’s University, Canada.

1982-1984 International Baccalaureate,

Pearson college, Victoria, B.C., Canada

Education:

Work Experience:

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS:

1989-1995 Doctoral scholarship awarded by

the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

1987-1988 Department scholarship awarded by Queen’s University.

1984 Entrance scholarship awarded by Queen’s University.

March 2007 – Feb 2008 Secretary to the Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance

March 2008 – present Research Director, Economic Governance, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) . Bangkok, Thailand.

2001-Feb 2007 Research Director, Economic Governance, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) . Bangkok, Thailand.

1995-2000 Research Specialist, TDRI.

1990-1991 Research Assistant, McGill University.

1988-1989 Research Associate, TDRI, Bangkok, Thailand

1982-1984 United World Scholarship awarded by the Canadian International Development Agency.

MEMBERSHIPS :

• Member, Human Rights Subcommittee of Energy Policy, February – September 2014

• Member, Independent Consumer Organization Committee, November 2012 – present.

• Chair, Subcommittee on Banking Services, Independent Consumer Organization Committee, January 2013 – present.

• Member, Subcommittee Reviewing Trade Competition Act 2542, Law Reform Commission of Thailand, January 2012 – present.

• Member, Subcommittee Overseeing the Management of 1800 MhZ Radio Frequency, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (July 2012 – September 2013)

• Member, Subcommittee Allocating Frequency for 3G mobile service, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (January 2012 – June 2013)

• Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (September 2011 – Present)

• Member Senate Subcommittee on Governance in the Energy Sector, Jan 2013 - December 2013

• Member, House Subcommittee on Natural Gas Prices (June 2012 – December 2013)

• Member, House Subcommittee on Trade and Intellectual Property Rights, October 2011 – June 2012)

• Subcommittee on Anti-corruption in Private and State owned Enterprises, the National Counter Corruption Commission (June 2008 – present)

• Member, Committee Reviewing the Trade Competition Act B.E. 2542, Ministry of Commerce, June 2555 – 2556.

• Advisory Committee on International Trade and Investment, Thai Trade Representative Office (September 2010 – August 2011)

• Working Group on Trade Adjustment, Committee on International Economic Policy (September 2010 – August 2011)

• Working Group on Drafting Subordinate Laws Governing the

Government

Special License for Electricity Generation, Electricity Regulatory Commis-sion, (July 2010 – 2012)

• Committee Auditing Research Quality, The Institute of Trade and Development, (March 2010 – 2013)

• Working Group on 3G Auction, Subcommittee of Anti-corruption in the private and State owned Enterprises (February 2010 – February 2012)

• Working Group Examining the Revision of the Thai Patent Law, Ministry of Commerce, November 2009 – March 2010)

• Advisor, The Board of Investment, (March 2009 - August 2011)

• Subcommittee Appraising the Performance of the Telecommunica-tions Consumer Protection Institute (August 2008 – August 2010).

• Subcommittee Reviewing Performance of State-owned Enterprises, Ministry of Finance, 2008

• Government Committee Examining the Foreign Business Act, Ministry of Commerce, 2007

• Government Committee Drafting the Electricity Act, Ministry of Energy, 2006-2007

• Subcommittee on Reviewing Bilateral Free Trade Agreements: House of Representatives, 2006

• overnment Committee on Revising the Corportization Law, Ministry of Finance, 2006

• Government Subcommittee on drafting the new Corporatization Law, 2006

• Government Working Group on examining the Draft Water Act, Ministry of Interior, 2005

• Expert Representative: Thailand's Delegation to the WTO on Working Group on Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy during 2002-2003

• Advisor to the Office of Fair Trade Promotion, Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce April 2002-2003

CURRENT PROJECTS:

State-owned Enterprises, Privatization and RegulationPrivate/Non-Government Committees

• Member, Thai Institute of Directors Advisory Committee on Research and Governance Policy. (May 2012 – present)

• Certified Member: The Thai Institute of Directors (2002 – 2006)

• Steering Committee Member, International Network of Civil Society Organizations(INCSOC) since 2002

• Chairperson of the Working Group on Competition: The Executive Board, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Thailand ( 2002 – 2008)

• Member: ASEAN Advisory Council for Capacity Building 2002

1) A Study on the Optimum Institutional Design for Flood Management, commissioned by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada

2) Reviewing the role of sectoral regulators, Priority Research of TDRI

3) Application of the Merger Review Assessment mechanism, project commissioned by the Thai Trade Competition Office, 2014 – 2015

4) Scoping Study of Thailand’s Government Procurement Regime (in order to introduce CosT (Construction Sector Transparency Initiative) to Thailand’s state procurement regime, 2014-2045

5) Survey of violations of Intellectual Property Rights of Thai Exports in overseas markets, commissioned by the Department of Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Commerce, 2014-2015

COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS:

projects

• Monitoring State Enterprises’ Corporate Plan, commissioned by State Enterprise Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, 2012

• Assessing the Implications of the Corporatization of Five State Enterprises (The Card Factory, The Thai Liquor Distillery Organization, the Tobacco Monopoly, the Public Pawnshop Office and the Police Printing Bureau, commissioned by the State Enterprise Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, 2012

• Regulatory Watch (on Energy Regulation and Competition regulations), commissioned by Thai Research Fund, 2008.

• Master Plan for the State Railway of Thailand (2006-2010), commissioned by the State Railway of Thailand, 2005

• A Review of the Existing Regulatory Regime of the Government Savings Bank(investment and employment issues), commissioned by the Government Savings Bank, 2003.

• Assessment of the Impact of the Planned Privatization of the Thai Tobacco Monopoly on Domestic Tobacco Control, commissioned by the Office of the Health Promotion Fund, 2003

• Restructuring SOEs' Compensation and Incentives System, funded by the Ministry of Finance, 2002

• The State Railway of Thailand: Five-Year Corporate Plan (responsible for financial issues), commissioned by the State Railway of Thailand. 2002

• Advising the Telephone Organization of Thailand in Soliciting Public Opinions regarding the Planned Privatization, commissioned by the Telephone Organization of Thailand, 2001.

• An Analysis of the Transformation Plan of the Telephone Organization of Thailand, commissioned by the Telephone Organiza-tion of Thailand, 1999

• A Review of Water Tariffs, commissioned by the Water Authority of Thailand, 1999.

• Construction of Performance Indicators for the Telephone Organization of Thailand, commissioned by the Telephone Organiza-tion of Thailand, 1999

• Privatization Plan for the Transport Company, commissioned by the Transport Company Ltd, 1998.

• Regulation of the Insurance Industry, Part of the Master Plan for the Commerce Ministry, commissioned by the Ministry of Commerce, 1998.

Papers

• An Assessment of the Specialized Financial Institutions (SFIs), presented at the Thailand Development Research Institute’s Annual Year-end Conference, 2013

projects

• Monitoring State Enterprises’ Corporate Plan, commissioned by State Enterprise Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, 2012

• Assessing the Implications of the Corporatization of Five State Enterprises (The Card Factory, The Thai Liquor Distillery Organization, the Tobacco Monopoly, the Public Pawnshop Office and the Police Printing Bureau, commissioned by the State Enterprise Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, 2012

• Regulatory Watch (on Energy Regulation and Competition regulations), commissioned by Thai Research Fund, 2008.

• Master Plan for the State Railway of Thailand (2006-2010), commissioned by the State Railway of Thailand, 2005

• A Review of the Existing Regulatory Regime of the Government Savings Bank(investment and employment issues), commissioned by the Government Savings Bank, 2003.

• Assessment of the Impact of the Planned Privatization of the Thai Tobacco Monopoly on Domestic Tobacco Control, commissioned by the Office of the Health Promotion Fund, 2003

• Restructuring SOEs' Compensation and Incentives System, funded by the Ministry of Finance, 2002

• The State Railway of Thailand: Five-Year Corporate Plan (responsible for financial issues), commissioned by the State Railway of Thailand. 2002

• Advising the Telephone Organization of Thailand in Soliciting Public Opinions regarding the Planned Privatization, commissioned by the Telephone Organization of Thailand, 2001.

• An Analysis of the Transformation Plan of the Telephone Organization of Thailand, commissioned by the Telephone Organiza-tion of Thailand, 1999

• A Review of Water Tariffs, commissioned by the Water Authority of Thailand, 1999.

• Construction of Performance Indicators for the Telephone Organization of Thailand, commissioned by the Telephone Organiza-tion of Thailand, 1999

• Privatization Plan for the Transport Company, commissioned by the Transport Company Ltd, 1998.

• Regulation of the Insurance Industry, Part of the Master Plan for the Commerce Ministry, commissioned by the Ministry of Commerce, 1998.

Papers

• An Assessment of the Specialized Financial Institutions (SFIs), presented at the Thailand Development Research Institute’s Annual Year-end Conference, 2013

Telecommunications

projects

• Assessment of competition in the Thai Satellite Market, commis-sioned by the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology.

• A Survey of the Thai telecommunications Regulatory Regime, commissioned by LIRNE Asia of Sri Lanka, 2011.

• A Survey of the Thai telecommunications Regulatory Regime, commissioned by LIRNE Asia of Sri Lanka, 2008.

• Telecommunication Indicators and Development Experience in Thailand, commissioned by LIRNE Asia of Sri Lanka, 2007

• Telecommunications Policy and Regulation in ASEAN, commis-sioned by the ASEAN Secretariat (joint consultancy with the Australia National University), 2004

• Telecommunications Sector Reform (responsible for anti-trust and institutional issues), funded by the Thai Research Fund, 2002.

• Telecommunications Concessions Conversion (Phase II), commis-sioned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, 2000• Electronic Commerce and the WTO, funded by the Thai Research Fund, 2000

• A study on the Optimal Conversion Plan for Telecommunications Concessions (Phase I), commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, 1999

• Assisting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in organizing training course for the Department of Post and Telegraph (DPT). 2002-2003

• The Master Plan for Transportation and Telecommunications, commissioned by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 1997.

Competition Policy/Consumer Protection

projects

• Peer Review of the Philippines’ Competition Regime, commis-sioned by UNCTAD, presented at the Meeting of International Expert Group on Competition, Geneva, Switzerland in July 2014

• Study of Competition Regulation of State Enterprises, commissioned by the Thai Fair Trade Commission, Ministry of Commerce, 2013

• A Study on Unfair Trade Practices in Thailand, commissioned by CUTS (Consumer Unity and Trust Society) funded by IDRC (Internation-al Development Research Centre) of Canada, 2012

• Business Concentration and Inequity in the Thai Society, commis-sioned by the Thai Research Fund , presented at the TDRI Year-end Conference, November 25, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand.

• A Study on the Impact of Restrictive private practices and state regulations in 6 Selected Industries in the Agriculture, Manufacturing and Service Sectors, commissioned by the National Social and Development Board (NESDB), Office of the Prime Minister, 2006

• A Survey of Anti-competitive Practices in 12 Selected Manufactur-ing and Service Industries, commissioned by the Office of Trade Competition Promotion, Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce, 2002

• Advisor (2002 – 2003): Office of Fair Trade Promotion, the Department of Internal Trade, funded by the Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce.

• Defining Unfair Trade Practices as stipulated in Section 29 of the Thai Trade Competition Law, funded by the Office of Trade Competition Promotion, Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce. 2002

• Building Constituency in Competition Law and Policy, funded by the World Bank. 2002

• A Survey on Monopolistic Markets in Thailand, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, 1999

• Competition and Consumer Protection, Part of the Master Plan for the Commerce Ministry, commissioned by the Ministry of Commerce, 1998.

papers

• The Political Economy of the Competition Regime in Thailand: A Comparison with South Korea, commissioned by the IDRC (forthcoming)

Energy

• Gas Industry Regulation in Thailand (2010), paper prepared for the APEC Secretariat

Governance/Corruption

projects

• Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Independent Anti-corruption bodies established by the Constitution in 1997, commissioned by the Thai Research Fund, 2014

• A Study on Political Manipulation of the Media, TDRI Core Research Progr0am, 2014

• A Study on the Thai Public Information Act, TDRI Core Research Program, 2013

• An Examination of Corporate Fraud in Thailand, commissioned by the National Counter Corruption Commission, 2009.

• Corporate Governance of State-owned Enterprises, commissioned by the Thai Research Fund, June 2006

• An Assessment of the Performance and Governance of Agricultural Research Development Agency (ARDA), commissioned by ARDA, 2008

• A Survey of Economic Rents In Thailand, funded by the UNDP, 2004

• Assessment of the impact of the AERA (After-crisis Economic Recovery Assistance) Projects funded by the USAID, commissioned by the Asia Foundation, 2003

• Politics and Business Interests under the new Constitution, commissioned by the Thai Research Fund through Prajatipok Institute, 2002

• Anti-money Laundering (in conjunction with Dewey Ballantynes and Chulalongkorn University), funded by the Asian Development Bank 2002

• Corruption in Thailand: An Analytical Framework, funded by the World Bank, 2000

Transportation

projects

• A Study on the Development of the Rail Transport System (responsible for governance and contract design issues), commis-sioned by the Ministry of Transport, 2008.

• A Study on the Development of Regional Competition Codes for Aviation, commissioned by the ASEAN Secretariat, 2005.

• A Study on the Impact of Thai-US Free Trade Agreement on Logistics in Thailand, commissioned by the Association of Thai Shippers, 2005.

• Thailand's Master Plan for Infrastructure Development (responsible for sections on pricing, subsidy and private participation as well as transport sector, commissioned by the National Social and Develop-ment Board.

• A Study on Obstacles to Cross-border Road Transportation between Thailand and Malaysia, commissioned by JBIC, 2003

• Study on Transportation Development within the IMT-GT Region: Project on Regional Integration and Trade: Emerging Policy Issues for Selected DMCs, commissioned by the Asian Development Bank, 2003

• Master Plan for the Development of Land Transportation (responsible for decentralization issues), commissioned by the Office of the Commission for the Management of Road Traffic (OCMRT) 2002

• Multi-modal Transport, commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, 2002

• Transportation Sector Reform, commissioned by the Bureau of State-owned Enterprise and Government Securities, Comptroller's General Department, Ministry of Finance, 2002

• The Master Plan for Transportation and Telecommunications, commissioned by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 1997.

The WTO/APEC/ASEAN/Regional Trade Agreements/International Trade and Investment

projects

• Assessment of Service Liberalization under the draft Thai-EU FTA, commissioned by the European Union, 2012

• Liberalization of the Service Sector under the AEC, ISEAS of Singapore, 2012

• Assessment of the Impact of the AEC: Service Sector, commis-sioned by the Asian Development Bank, 2011

• A Review of Rules and Regulations governing Professional services on Thailand: Case studies of Engineers and the Architects, commis-sioned by the World Bank, 2011

• An Assessment of the Investment Promotion Regime in Thailand, commissioned by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), 2010

• An Assessment of the Implementation of the Thai-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), commissioned by the Department of Business Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, 2008

• Assessing the Draft Japan-Thai Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA), commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 2006.

• Assessing Thai-US FTA (Competition Policy and Cross Border Service Trade), commissioned by the Department of trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, May 2006

• As Assessment of Services Trade and Investment Liberalization under the Prospective Thai-US Free Trade Agreement, commissioned by the Department of the Americas and the Pacific Islands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2005.

• A Study on Investment Issues concerning the Japan-Thai Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA), commissioned by the Department of Economics, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2005.

• A Study on the Preparatory Needs for the Thai-US FTA in case of Commitments in 4 areas: Government Procurement, Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Services Trade and Investment, commis-sioned by the Fiscal Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, 2005.

• An Assessment of the Impact of and Preparation for the Thai-US FTA" The Case of SMEs (responsible for issues on investment, competi-tion, services trade and professional services) , commissioned by the Office of SME Promotion, the Ministry of Industry, 2005

• The Next Round of Negotiation in the WTO: The Strategy for the Ministry of Industry, (responsible for issues on investment, competi-tion, services trade, anti-dumping, CVD, professional services) commissioned by the International Trade Division, Ministry of Industry.

• Investment Policy: Thailand and Malaysia Case, commissioned by the Institute of International Sustainable Development (IISD)

• An Assessment of the draft US-Thailand FTA (responsible for issues on competition, cross-border services trade and investment), commissioned by the American Chamber of Commerce and the US-Thai Business Council, 2003

• WTO Trade Capacity Building: Sectoral adjustments to WTO trade agreements, commissioned by the OECD, 2003

• Capacity-building for WTO negotiations (anti-dumping and GATS), funded by the JICA 2002

• Legal Reform and Development in ASEAN economies in Accord-ance with WTO Commitments in Investment and Services Trade, (responsible for sectoral studies: Shipping, Aviation, Telecommunica-tions and Electricity Utility), commissioned by ASEAN Inter-parliamen-tary Organization-AIPO) 2001

• A Study on Export Promotion Policy, commissioned by the Department of Export Promotion, 1998

• A Study on Trade Facilitation and Service Issues in APEC, commis-sioned by the Department of Business Economics, Ministry of Commerce, 1997.

• A Study on the Service Sector and the Investment Regime in ASEAN, commissioned by the Department of Business Economics, Ministry of Commerce: 1998.

Small and Medium Enterprises

projects

• Review of 5 Laws Affecting Product Distribution Channel of SMES, commissioned by the Office of Small and Medium Business Promotion, 2008

• An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Laws and Regulations Governing Small and Medium Enterprise, commissioned by the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, 2007.

• Government Regulations and SMEs, commissioned by GTZ (2003)

• An Assessment of the Rural Enterprise Credit Project, commis-sioned by the Asian Development Bank, 1999

Intellectual Property Rights

projects

• The Exploitation of Petty Patent (Utility model) in Thailand, commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• An Assessment of the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Provisions in various Free Trade Agreements: Specifically on Drugs Patent, commissioned by the Department of Intellectual Property Rights, the Ministry of Commerce, 2010.

Foreign Investment

projects

• The Role of Multinational Corporations in Thailand, commissioned by the Thai Research Fund, June 2006.

• Investment Policy and Liberalisation in Thailand, commissioned by the ADB, 2003.

Health

projects

• A Study on the Committee on Drugs and Health Services Reimbursement, commissioned by Health System Research Institute 2014

• Designing the National Healthcare Audit Regime, commissioned by the Comptroller’s Department, Ministry of Finance, 2011

• Designing the optimum institutional structuring governing the National Health Insurance Scheme, commissioned by the Health Insurance System Research Office (HISRO), 2012

Sectoral Studies/Others

projects

• Assessment of the Market Structure and nature of Competition in the Mandatory Car Insurance, commissioned by the Thai Insurance Commission, 2014

• Designing Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) Mechanism, commissioned by the Council of the State., 2014

• A Study of the Optimal Pricing of Thai Postal Service, commis-sioned by the Ministry of ICT, 2012.

• A Study of the Development of a Knowledge based Economy(KBE) in the Agricultural Supply Chain in Thailand, commissioned by LIRNE Asia of Sri Lanka, funded by IDRC (International Development Research Centre) of Canada, 2011

• Designing the Law Governing The Signing of International Treaties (Section 190 of the Constitution 2007), commissioned by the Research Council, 2011

• An Assessment of Competition in Inter-bank Bulk Payment and Interbank Payment through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), commissioned by the Bank of Thailand, 2009

• A Strategic Plan for Thailand’s Service Sector, commis-sioned by the National Social and Economic Development Board, 2008

• A Study on the Development of Manufacture Clusters and Supporting Services in Greater Bangkok, commissioned by the World Bank and the National Social Development Board, 2008.

• Options for Institutional Reform of the Social Security Office, commissioned by the Social Security Office,. 2008

• An Assessment of the Pharmaceutical Patent System and Pricing of Drugs in Thailand commissioned by the Department of Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Commerce, 2009

• Master Plan for Natural Resource Management (responsible for sections of organizational structure, decentralization and public participation), commissioned by the Department of Natural Resource, Ministry of Natural Resource and Environ-ment, 2005

• The Development of Indicators used in Public Service Agreements, commissioned by the Budget Bureau, 2004

• An Overall Assessment of the Budget Reform, commis-sioned by the Budget Bureau, 2004 • Construction of Key Performance Indicator for the Education Sector, commissioned by the State Audit Office, 2002

• An Assessment of the Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Gold Jewelry Industry, commissioned by the World Gold Council, 1999.

• The Bullion Market in Thailand, commissioned by the World Gold Council, 1996

• A Survey of Credit Needs in 3 Provinces, commissioned by SITCA Finance and Securities Co. Ltd, 1996

• A Study of the Employment Trend in the Processed Food Industry, commissioned by the Ministry of Industry,1996.

PAPERS PRESENTED AND DISTRIBUTED

• ASEAN Economic Community: Myths, Reality, Opportunity and Challenges, paper presented at the ASEAN Economic Panel (AEP), Helsinki, Finland, September 2014.

• How can Thailand build long-term competitiveness? Paper presented at the Thailand Development Research Institute’s Annual Year-end Conference, November 2014.

• Global Financial Crisis and Thailand’s Economic Rebalancing Strategy, paper co-authored with Chalongphob Sussangkarn, commissioned by Asian Development Bank, 2010

• “Independence, Accountability and Conflict of Interest: The Case of Regulatory Agencies and the Regulatory Challenge facing developing Countries”, presented at the International Symposium on Evidence-based Anti-Corruption Measures, Bangkok , Thailand, 2009.

• “Transport Liberalization and Competition Concerns in Thailand” (2005), paper presented at the OECD-ECMT Regional Roundtable 134, May 12-13, Thessaloniki, Greece.

• Contract Design: Providing Incentives to Private Sector Participation Infrastructure: The case of Thailand (2004) , paper presented at the ADBI’s workshop on Private-Public Participation in Infrastructure Development, December 6, Tokyo, 2004

• "Building Good Corporate Governance after the Crisis: The Thai Experience", paper presented at the ISEAS Roundtable on Corporate Governance, 25-26, August, 2004, Singapore.

• "The Thai Investment Regime", paper presented at the IISD's Conference on Investment: The Southern Agenda, 19-20 May, 2004.

• WTO: A Rich Man's Club?", paper distributed at the TDRI Year end Conference, Ambassador City Hotel, Jomtien, December 2002

• "How to Deal with the Common Ills of SOEs?", paper presented at the "Conference on Institution Building and Social Capital Formation in Vietnam", Hanoi, February 2003

• “Breaking down Competition Barriers in the Regulated Sectors: The Case of Thailand”, APEC/PFP Course on Competition Policy, March 13-25, 2001, Bangkok, Thailand.

• " Mergers and Acquisitions in Thailand" presented at the Seminar on Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN, organised by the ASEAN Secretariat and the UNDP, 9-10 October 2000 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• "Cable Television Monopoly: A Case Study" presented at The Competition Law and Policy Course organized by the World Bank. Singapore. May 14-21, 200

• "Corporate Governance: The Case of Thailand", paper present-ed at the Annual Meeting of the Federation of Asean Economics Associations (FAEA), Manila, December 3-5, 1999

• “ An Assessment of the Crisis and Policy Options for Thailand”, paper presented at the conference on “ Overview of Economic Crisis and Policy Option in Asia: Individual Country Experiences”, organized by Kyung Hee University, South Korea, April 20,21, 1999.

• “ The Thai Corporate Governance: From Crisis to Recovery”, Paper presented at the AT-10 Researcher’s Meeting, organized by The Nomura Research Institute, Tokyo, January 28-29, 1999

• “The Thai Corporate Governance: From Crisis to Recovery”, Paper presented at the Conference “National Outlook 1998”, organized by the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), The Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Decem-ber 1-2, 1998

• “ASEAN” Where are we now and where are we going to?” . Keynote address at

• Regional Seminar on Managing Development in the 21st Century: The ASEAN Perspective”, University Utara Malaysia, December 14-15, 1997.

• “Regulation and the role of the government in 20th century”. Presented at the ASEAN Seminar on New Wave Leaders, Sasin Graduate School, Bangkok, Thailand, August 23, 1996.

• “Growth in the Manufacturing Sector: the case for ASEAN”. Paper distributed at the “Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Annual Conference, Bangkok, October 1989 (co-authored by Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee)

PAPERS PRESENTED AND DISTRIBUTED

PAPERS PUBLISHED

In Thai

• The Role of Multinational Enterprises in the Thai Economy, 2008

• An Assessment of Laws and Regulations Governing Small and Medium Enterprise, 2008.

• Research Report on Politics and Business Interests, King Prachatipok's Institute (2003)

• " A Case Study on the Selection of National Telecommunications Commission", in Conflicts of Interest, TDRI Publication (2003)

• Building Confidence in the Telecom Regulatory Body, TDRI Publication (co-authored by Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich), 2003.

• Competition Policy and Telecom Regulations, TDRI Publication, 2003.

• 0Reforming State-owned Enterprise Compensation and Incentives System, TDRI Publication, 2003.

• Six Reports on Competition Issues in Thailand (co-authored by 5 non-government organizations), TDRI Report submitted to the World Bank (2003)

• State Railway Corporate Plan 2002 - 2007 (2002), TDRI Publications

• OCMLT Corporate Plan 2002 -2007(2002), TDRI Publications.

• Multi-modal Transport Planning and Regulations (2002), TDRI Publications

• A Survey of Anti-competitive Practices in 12 Selected Manufacturing Industries (2002), TDRI Report.

• " Classification of “Unfair Trade Practices” in Section 29 of the Thai Trade Competition Law (2002), TDRI Report.

• Transportation Sector Reform (2002), TDRI Publication

• “Restructuring State-owned Enterprises’ Compensation and Incentives Systems(2002)", TDRI Report

• Legal Reform and Development in ASEAN Economies to Facilitate Liberalisation in Investment and Trade in Services (2001), TDRI Report

• Corruption in the Private Sector (2001), TDRI Publication

• Anti-corruption Plan (2000) – TDRI Publication

• E-Commerce and the WTO: Options for Thailand (2000) – TDRI Publication

• Telecommunication Concession Conversion (2000) - TDRI Publication

• An Assessment of the Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Gold Jewellery Industry (1999) TDRI Publications

• An Assessment of the Rural Enterprise Credit Project (1999), A Report submitted to the Asian Development Bank, TDRI Publications.

• An Assessment of Insurance Industry Regulations (1998), A Paper submitted to the Ministry of Commerce, TDRI Publications (co-au-thored by Somkiat Tangkitvanich and Nipon Poapongsakorn)

• Export Promotion: Case Studies of Foreign Export Promoting Agencies (1998), A Paper submitted to the Ministry of Commerce , TDRI Publications (co-authored by Somkiat Tangkitvanich).

• Consumers Protection (1998), TDRI Publications. A Paper submitted to the Ministry of Commerce.

• A Study on Export Promotion (1998), TDRI Report.

• Privatization Plan for the Transport Company (1998), TDRI Report Publication.

• The Internet Pricing Policy in Thailand (1997), TDRI Publications (co-authored by Somkiat Tangkitvanich)

• Employment in the Processed Food Industry (1996). TDRI Publications. Presented to the Office of Industrial Economics, Ministry of Industry (Co-authored by Dr.Suchittra Chamnivikorn, Dr.Ruangrai Tohkrisna and Dr. Nipon Poapongsakorn)

• A Survey of Credit Needs in 3 Provinces: Nakorn Ratchasima, Kon Kaen and Rayong(1996). TDRI Publications. Presented to SITCA Finance and Securities Company Ltd.

• The Master Plan for Telecommunications (1996). TDRI Research Publications. Presented to the Ministry of Transport and Communica-tions. (co-authored by Dr. Sumet Wongpanitlerd et al)

• The Master Plan for Transportation (1996). TDRI Research Publications. Presented to the Ministry of Transport and Communica-tions (co-authored by Dr. Chalongphob Sussangkarn et al)

• The State of Competition and Internet Pricing in Thailand (1997), TDRI Research Publication, September 1997 (co-authored by Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich)

In English

• Competition in the Electronic Interbank Transfer Service Market, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol.26 No. 1, March 2011.

• The Development of Drug Patents in Thailand and the Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Drug Patent Issues, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol.25 No. 3, September 2010.

• An Assessment of the Impact of the Thai-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) on Trade in Services between the two Countries, Quarterly Review, September, 2009 (forthcoming).

• Independence, Accountability and Conflict of Interest: The Case of Regulatory Agencies and the Regulatory Challenge facing developing

Countries, TDRI Quarterly Review, June, 2009

• Telecom Regulatory Environment in Thailand: Results and Analysis of the 2008 Telecom Regulatory Environment Survey, TDRI Quarterly Review, March 2009.

• Civil Service Reform and the Quest for better Governance, in Approaches to Administrative Reform in Select Countries: A Civil Servant Perspective, edited by Rohit Raj Mathur, Icfai University Press, India, 2009.

• Rules of Origin in Services: A Case Study for the five ASEAN countries, in GATS and Regulation of Trade in International Trade in Services, edited by Mario Panizzon, Nicole Pohl and Pierre Sauve, Cambridge University Press 2008.

• A Comparative Assessment of the Role of the Service Sector in Economic Growth for China and India, commissioned by the World Bank. 2006 (forthcoming as part of a book on comparative study of China and India).

• The Political Economy of the Thai Competition Regime (2006), in Northwestern University Journal of International Law and Economics, forthcoming.

• Competition Policy in Thailand (2005), in Competition Policy and Development in Asia, edited by Douglas Brooks and Simon Evenett, Palgrave MacMillan Publications, U.K.

• Building Good Corporate Governance after the Crisis (2005), in Reforming Corporate Governance in Southeast Asia, edited by Ho Khai Leong, ISEAS Publications, Singapore.

• "The Shipping Industry (2005)”, in Competition Policy in East Asia, edited by Erlinda Medalla, Routeledge Publications, New York, page170-185

• Problems of Corporate Governance Reform in Thailand (2004), in The Governance of East Asian Corporations: Post Asian Financial Crisis, edited by Ferdinand Gul and Judy Tsui, Palgrave McMillan Publications, Great Britain.

• Exemptions and Exceptions: Implications for Economic Performance: The Case of Thailand, in Competition, Competitiveness and Development, Lessons from Developing Countries, UNCTAD publications, 2004

• Corporate Governance among State-owned Enterprises in Thailand (2006) , in Corporate Governance in Thailand, edited by Sakulrat Montreevat, ISEAS publication.

• The Impact of External Changes and Japan’s Role in Industrializing inThailand (2003), in Regional Cooperation in Asia, edited by Ryokichi Hirono, Utopia Press, Singapore

• Competition Policy in the WTO: A Developing Country's Perspective, commissioned by the UNESCAP and presented at the High-level Trade Officials Meeting on WTO Issues at the UNESCAP 6-10 June, 2003, printed in TDRI Quarterly, Vol. 18 No. 4, December 2003.

• "The Impact of External Changes and Japan's Role in Industrializing Thailand, in Regional Co-operation in Asia, edited by Ryokichi Hirono, ISEAS publication, 2003.

• "Liberalisation of Air Transport Services", in Options for Global Reform, edited by Will Martin and Mari Pangestu, Cambridge Universi-ty Press, 2003.

• "Regional Liberalisation in Services", in Services Trade Liberalisation and Facilitation, edited by Sherry Stephenson et al, Asia Pacific Press at Australian National Univerity, 2002

• The Thai Corporate Governance: An Overview" in Corporate Govern-ance in Asia: A Comparative Perspective (2001), OECD Publications.

• The Role of Board of Directors, TDRI Quarterly Review, October 2001.

• “The Crisis and the Struggle for Better Governance in Thailand (1999)” in Trends and Issues in East Asia 2000, edited by Ng Chee Yuen and Charla Griffy-Brown, IDRI, Japan

• “Corporate Governance in Thailand: From Crisis to Recovery (1999)” in Restoring East Asia’s Dynamism, edited by Seiichi Masuy-ama et al, ISEAS and NRI joint publication, Singapore and Japan.

• “Regulatory Dilemma in Southeast Asia”. Regulatory Reform in the Global Economy: Asian and Latin American Perspective, OECD, 1998.

• “An Assessment of Thailand’s New Telecommunications Plan (1998)”, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 22 No. 2. (co-authored by Dr. Robert Cairns).

• Taxation and smuggling of bullion gold in Thailand (1997), TDRI Research Publication. Presented to the World Gold Council.

• “Internet: By-passing in ASEAN-5 (1997)” in Global Integration: The Internationalization of Markets and of Deregulation Conference: Workshop Proceedings, edited by Flatters et al, John Deutsch Institute of Study and Policy, Queen’s University Press, Ontario, Canada(Co-au-thored by Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich)

• “Telecommunications Policy: Preparing for Liberalisation (1997)” in Malaysia’s Public Sector in the 21st Century: Workshop and Proceed-ings. edited by Mahbob, Flatters et al., John Deutsch Institute of Study and Policy, Queen’s University

• “A Government’s Role in Regulation in the 21st Century (1997)”, TDRI Quarterly Review, March 1997.

• “Transportation, Telecommunications, and Tourism for the Asia-Pacific Region: ASEAN Paper (1989)”, TDRI Quarterly Review, June 1989. (co-authored by Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee)

• “Trends in and Prospects for Pacific Economic Development : An Overview.”(1992) in ASEAN-China Economic Relations. edited by Siow-Yue and Bifan, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS).(-co-authored by Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee)

In English

• Competition in the Electronic Interbank Transfer Service Market, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol.26 No. 1, March 2011.

• The Development of Drug Patents in Thailand and the Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Drug Patent Issues, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol.25 No. 3, September 2010.

• An Assessment of the Impact of the Thai-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) on Trade in Services between the two Countries, Quarterly Review, September, 2009 (forthcoming).

• Independence, Accountability and Conflict of Interest: The Case of Regulatory Agencies and the Regulatory Challenge facing developing

Countries, TDRI Quarterly Review, June, 2009

• Telecom Regulatory Environment in Thailand: Results and Analysis of the 2008 Telecom Regulatory Environment Survey, TDRI Quarterly Review, March 2009.

• Civil Service Reform and the Quest for better Governance, in Approaches to Administrative Reform in Select Countries: A Civil Servant Perspective, edited by Rohit Raj Mathur, Icfai University Press, India, 2009.

• Rules of Origin in Services: A Case Study for the five ASEAN countries, in GATS and Regulation of Trade in International Trade in Services, edited by Mario Panizzon, Nicole Pohl and Pierre Sauve, Cambridge University Press 2008.

• A Comparative Assessment of the Role of the Service Sector in Economic Growth for China and India, commissioned by the World Bank. 2006 (forthcoming as part of a book on comparative study of China and India).

• The Political Economy of the Thai Competition Regime (2006), in Northwestern University Journal of International Law and Economics, forthcoming.

• Competition Policy in Thailand (2005), in Competition Policy and Development in Asia, edited by Douglas Brooks and Simon Evenett, Palgrave MacMillan Publications, U.K.

• Building Good Corporate Governance after the Crisis (2005), in Reforming Corporate Governance in Southeast Asia, edited by Ho Khai Leong, ISEAS Publications, Singapore.

• "The Shipping Industry (2005)”, in Competition Policy in East Asia, edited by Erlinda Medalla, Routeledge Publications, New York, page170-185

• Problems of Corporate Governance Reform in Thailand (2004), in The Governance of East Asian Corporations: Post Asian Financial Crisis, edited by Ferdinand Gul and Judy Tsui, Palgrave McMillan Publications, Great Britain.

• Exemptions and Exceptions: Implications for Economic Performance: The Case of Thailand, in Competition, Competitiveness and Development, Lessons from Developing Countries, UNCTAD publications, 2004

• Corporate Governance among State-owned Enterprises in Thailand (2006) , in Corporate Governance in Thailand, edited by Sakulrat Montreevat, ISEAS publication.

• The Impact of External Changes and Japan’s Role in Industrializing inThailand (2003), in Regional Cooperation in Asia, edited by Ryokichi Hirono, Utopia Press, Singapore

• Competition Policy in the WTO: A Developing Country's Perspective, commissioned by the UNESCAP and presented at the High-level Trade Officials Meeting on WTO Issues at the UNESCAP 6-10 June, 2003, printed in TDRI Quarterly, Vol. 18 No. 4, December 2003.

• "The Impact of External Changes and Japan's Role in Industrializing Thailand, in Regional Co-operation in Asia, edited by Ryokichi Hirono, ISEAS publication, 2003.

• "Liberalisation of Air Transport Services", in Options for Global Reform, edited by Will Martin and Mari Pangestu, Cambridge Universi-ty Press, 2003.

• "Regional Liberalisation in Services", in Services Trade Liberalisation and Facilitation, edited by Sherry Stephenson et al, Asia Pacific Press at Australian National Univerity, 2002

• The Thai Corporate Governance: An Overview" in Corporate Govern-ance in Asia: A Comparative Perspective (2001), OECD Publications.

• The Role of Board of Directors, TDRI Quarterly Review, October 2001.

• “The Crisis and the Struggle for Better Governance in Thailand (1999)” in Trends and Issues in East Asia 2000, edited by Ng Chee Yuen and Charla Griffy-Brown, IDRI, Japan

• “Corporate Governance in Thailand: From Crisis to Recovery (1999)” in Restoring East Asia’s Dynamism, edited by Seiichi Masuy-ama et al, ISEAS and NRI joint publication, Singapore and Japan.

• “Regulatory Dilemma in Southeast Asia”. Regulatory Reform in the Global Economy: Asian and Latin American Perspective, OECD, 1998.

• “An Assessment of Thailand’s New Telecommunications Plan (1998)”, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 22 No. 2. (co-authored by Dr. Robert Cairns).

• Taxation and smuggling of bullion gold in Thailand (1997), TDRI Research Publication. Presented to the World Gold Council.

• “Internet: By-passing in ASEAN-5 (1997)” in Global Integration: The Internationalization of Markets and of Deregulation Conference: Workshop Proceedings, edited by Flatters et al, John Deutsch Institute of Study and Policy, Queen’s University Press, Ontario, Canada(Co-au-thored by Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich)

• “Telecommunications Policy: Preparing for Liberalisation (1997)” in Malaysia’s Public Sector in the 21st Century: Workshop and Proceed-ings. edited by Mahbob, Flatters et al., John Deutsch Institute of Study and Policy, Queen’s University

• “A Government’s Role in Regulation in the 21st Century (1997)”, TDRI Quarterly Review, March 1997.

• “Transportation, Telecommunications, and Tourism for the Asia-Pacific Region: ASEAN Paper (1989)”, TDRI Quarterly Review, June 1989. (co-authored by Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee)

• “Trends in and Prospects for Pacific Economic Development : An Overview.”(1992) in ASEAN-China Economic Relations. edited by Siow-Yue and Bifan, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS).(-co-authored by Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee)