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Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat Ph.D.
ดร.ศศิวิมล วรุณศิริ ปวีณวัฒน์
Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University
2 Prachan Road, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand
Email: sasiwimon [at] econ.tu.ac.th
CURRENT POSITION:
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, 2021-Present
Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, 2021
Assistant Professor, School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, 2016-2021
Lecturer, School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, 2010-2015
Research Fellow, Research Institute for Policy Evaluation and Design, 2010-2021
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Economics, 2010, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
M.A. in Economics, 2007, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
M.AppEc. in Economics, 2002, Monash University, Australia
B.A. in Economics (First Class Honors), 2000, Thammasat University, Thailand
AWARDS AND HONORS:
[1] The Outstanding Academic Personnel Award (2016), The Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand
[2] The Teaching Excellence Award in Economics (2011), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
[3] The Research Excellence Award in Social Science (2010), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
[4] The Stanford Calderwood Student Teaching Award (2008-2009) for “the best graduate student teacher in the Department of Economics”, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
[5] The First Class Honors in Economics (2000), Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Thailand
RESEARCH INTEREST:
Labor Economics, Economics of Gender, International Economics, Development Economics
PUBLICATIONS:
Refereed Articles
Labor, Gender, and Education
[1] “The Returns to Education in Thailand: A Pseudo-Panel Approach,” with Robert McNown, World Development, 38(11): 1616–1625 (November 2010) [ISI/Scopus]
[2] “The Determinants of Income Inequality in Thailand: A Synthetic Cohort Analysis,” with Robert McNown, Journal of Asian Economics, 31-32: 10–21 (April-June 2014) [ISI/Scopus]
[3] “The Impact of a Universal Allowance for Older Persons on Labor Force Participation: The Case of Thailand”, with Jessica Vechbanyongratana, Population Review, 54(1): 53-68 (May 2015) [Scopus]
[4] “Wage Consequences of Rapid Tertiary Education Expansion in a Developing Economy: The Case of Thailand,” with Jessica Vechbanyongratana, The Developing Economies, 53(3): 218-231 (September 2015) [ISI/Scopus]
[5] “Transfer Payments and Upper Secondary Outcomes: The Case of Low-income Female Students in Thailand,” with Jessica Vechbanyongratana, Singapore Economic Review, 60(5): 1550082 (19 pages) (December 2015) [ISI/Scopus]
[6] “A Synthetic Cohort Analysis of Female Labor Supply: The Case of Thailand” with Robert McNown, Applied Economics, 50(5): 527-544 (January 2018) [ISI/Scopus]
[7] “The Gender-Corruption Nexus in Asia” Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 32(1): 18-28 (May 2018) [ISI/Scopus]
[8] “Women on Boards and Corporate Governance: Evidence from Listed Companies in Thailand” International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 13(4): 408–425. (May 2019) [Scopus]
[9] “A Glass Ceiling? Gender Inequality of Top Earners in Thailand,” with Lusi Liao, Economics Bulletin, 40(1): 500-515 [Scopus]
[10] “Is there a Wage Penalty for Occupational Feminization? Evidence from Thai Labor Market,” with Lusi Liao, Economics Bulletin, 40(3): A187 (August 2020) [Scopus]
[11] “The Inversion of Married Women’s Labor Supply and Wage: Evidence from Thailand”, with Lusi Liao, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 35(1): 82-98 (May 2021) [ISI/Scopus]
[12]“Parenthood Penalty and Gender Wage Gap: Recent Evidence from Thailand,” with Lusi Liao, Journal of Asian Economics, 78 (2022), 101435 (February 2022) [ISI/Scopus]
[13] “On the Measurement of Non-Random Mating and of its Change Over Time,” with Jacques Silber and Lusi Liao, Review of Economics of the Household, 20(1): 161–198 (March 2022) [ISI/Scopus]
[14] “Alternative Boomerang Kids, Intergenerational Co-residence, and Maternal Labor Supply,” with Lusi Liao, Review of Economics of the Household, 20(2): 609–634 (April 2022) [ISI/Scopus]
[15] “Educational Assortative Mating and Income Inequality in Thailand” with Lusi Liao, Journal of Demographic
Economics, Journal of Demographic Economics, Volume 89 , Issue 2 , June 2023 , pp. 283 - 298 (June 2023) [ISI/Scopus]
[16] “The Role of Higher Education on Migration to Cities in Thailand” with Lusi Liao, Cities, Volume 137, 104309 (June
2023) [ISI/Scopus]
[17] “The Returns to Education and Wage Penalty from Overeducation: New Evidence from Vietnam” with Dai Binh
Tran, Bulletin of Economic Research (Forthcoming 2023) [ISI/Scopus]
[18] “A ‘She-cession’? The Impact of COVID-19 on the Labour Market in Thailand” with Lusi Liao, Journal of Southeast
Asian Economies Vol. 40, No. 2 (August 2023), pp. 214-233 [Scopus]
[19] “Brain over Brawn: Job Polarisation, Structural Change, and Skill Prices” with Lusi Liao, The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 35 (1): 163–194 (April 2024) [ISI/Scopus]
[20] “Occupational Feminization, Gender, and Wages: Evidence from Thailand” with Lusi Liao, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 29 (2): 525-544 (April 2024) [ISI/Scopus]
[21] “The Effect of Parental Education on Children’s Education and Skills in Thailand” Singapore Economic Review, 69 (3): 1231-1263 (June 2024) [ISI/Scopus]
[22] “Who Suffers the Most during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from Thailand” with Lusi Liao, The Developing Economies, 62(3): 238-268 (September 2024) [ISI/Scopus]
Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade
[23] “The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN: The First Differencing Panel Data Analysis,” with Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat and Phonesavanh Xaypanya, International Journal of Social Economics, 42(3): 239-250 (March 2015) [Scopus]
[24] “The Effect of International Trade on Labor Demand in ASEAN5”, with Kaung Myat Ko and Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat, Economics Bulletin, 35(2): 1034-1041 (May 2015) [Scopus]
[25] “Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Spillover in Thailand: Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data,” International Journal of Social Economics, 46(10): 1198-1213 (October 2019) [Scopus]
[26] “The Impact of Global Value Chain Integration on Wages Evidence from Matched Worker-Industry Data in Thailand”, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 27(4):757–780 (November 2022) [ISI/Scopus]
Economic Development
[27] “Decomposition of Agricultural Productivity Growth in Africa,” with Abdinur Ali Mohamed and Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 7(4): 497-509 (December 2016) [Scopus]
[28] “Does the Causal Relationship between Renewable Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions, and Economic Growth Exist in Thailand? An ARDL Approach” with Sutida Plyngam, Economics Bulletin, 37(2): 697-711 (April 2017) [Scopus]
[29] “Household Economic Prudence in Thailand,” Singapore Economic Review, 67(06): 1905-1923 (January 2022) [ISI/Scopus]
Book Chapters
[1] “Will ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements Induce Skilled Workers to Move? A Case Study of the Engineering Labor Market in Thailand,” with Jessica Vechbanyongratana, In: Elisabetta Gentile (Ed.), Skilled Labor Mobility and Migration: Challenges and Opportunities for the ASEAN Economic Community. Co-Publication of The Asian Development Bank And Edward Elgar Publishing. Chapter 9, Pages 241-266, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (August 2019)
[2] “Trade, Global Value Chains and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Thailand: A firm-level panel analysis” with Upalat Korwatanasakul, In: Shujiro Urata (Ed.), Enhancing SME Participation in Global Value Chains: Determinants, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations. Chapter 5, Pages 166-191, Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute (March 2021)
[3] “Labor Supply of Older Workers in Thailand: The Role of Co-residence, Health, and Pensions”, with Lusi Liao, In: Park, Sang-ChulOgawa, NaohiroKim, Chul-JuSirivunnabood, PitchayaLe, Thai-Ha (Ed.), Demographic Transition and Its Impacts in Asia and Europe. Chapter 9, Pages 248-277, Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute (October 2021)
[4] “Unlucky Generation: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Youth Labor Market,” with Lusi Liao, In Linda Authur and Derek Hondo, Strengthening Active Labor Market Programs to Drive an Inclusive Recovery in Asia. Chapter 5, Pages 69-89, Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute (November 2022)
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:
The World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Fiscal Policy Research Institute, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Quality Learning Foundation
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Thammasat University (Undergraduate level – Labor Economics, Gender Economics, Seminar in International Economics)
Chulalongkorn University (M.A. level – Labor Economics, Human Resource Economics, Gender Economic)
University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Ph.D. level – Econometrics, Labor Economics, Gender Economics, Research Methodology; M.A. level – International Economics, Personnel Economics, Applied Economics; Undergraduate level – Labor Economics, Economics of Integration, Seminar in Economic Theory)
University of Colorado at Boulder, USA (Undergraduate level – Principles of Macroeconomics; Principles of Microeconomics; Introduction to Economics)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Graduate Part-time Instructor [University of Colorado at Boulder, USA (2008-2010)], Researcher [Fiscal Policy Research Institute (2003-2004)], Researcher [Siam Commercial Bank Research Institute (2000-2001)]
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