Selected Publications
Economics (Behavioral/Experimental/Health/Environmental):
Boonmanunt, S. W., Jantorn, W., Khruapradit, V., & Kilenthong, W. T. (2025). Intergenerational transmission of time preferences: Evidence from rural Thailand. Labour Economics, 97, 102781.
Boonmanunt, S.W., Pattanaprateep, O., Nimitphong, H., Suthutvoravut, U., Looareesuwan, P., Kitiyakara, T., et al. (2025). How time and risk preferences affect glucose control in type 2 diabetes patients. Scientific Reports,15(1), 30740.
Suthutvoravut, U., Anothaisintawee, T., Boonmanunt, S., Pramyothin, S., Siriyothin, S., Attia, J., McKay, G. J., Reutrakul, S., & Thakkinstian, A. (2023). Efficacy of Time-Restricted Eating and Behavioral Economic Intervention in Reducing Fasting Plasma Glucose, HbA1c, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 15(19), 4233.
Boonmanunt, S. and Meier, S. (2023). The Effect of Financial Constraints on In-Group Bias: Evidence from Rice Farmers in Thailand. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 207: 96-109.
Boonmanunt, S., Pattanaprateep, O., Ongphiphadhanakul, B., McKay, G.J., Attia, J., Vlaev, I. and Thakkinstian, A. (2023). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Behavioral Economic Incentive Programs for Goal Achievement on Healthy Diet, Weight Control and Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57(4):277-87.
Boonmanunt, S., Pattanaprateep, O., Ongphiphadhanakul, B., McKay, G., Attia, J., & Thakkinstian, A. (2020). Evaluation of the effectiveness of behavioural economic incentive programmes for the promotion of a healthy diet and physical activity: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open ,10:e046035.
Boonmanunt, S., Kajackaite, A., & Meier, S. (2020). Does Poverty negate the impact of social norms on cheating? Games and Economic Behavior, 124: 569-578.
Boonmanunt, S., Lauer, T., Rockenbach, B. and Weiss, A. (2020). Field evidence on the role of time preferences in conservation behavior. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 104: 102368.
Jarungrattanapong, R. and Boonmanunt, S. (2020). Collective action and other-regarding behavior: an assessment of games vs reality in Thailand. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 22(4): 485-507.
Clinical/medical research:
Pirojsakul, K., Boonmanunt, S., Siwarom, S., Bumrerraj, S., Neelapaichit, N., Chariyalertsak, S., Assanangkornchai, S., Taneepanichskul, S., & Aekplakorn, W. (2026). Sleep duration and risk of high blood pressure in adolescents: a cross-sectional study from the Thai National Health Examination Survey VI, 2020 (NHES-VI). BMC Pediatrics.
Posri, S., Powwattana, A., Lagampan, S., Chongsuwat, R., Boonmanunt, S. W., & Wongkampun, S. (2026). Effects of school-based nutrition literacy Intervention on obesity prevention in school-age students: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health.
Siriyotha, S., Tansawet, A., Pattanaprateep, O., Kongmalai, T., Looareesuwan, P., Yang, J., Boonmanunt, S. W., McKay, G. J., Attia, J., & Thakkinstian, A. (2026). Cost-utility analysis of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on chronic kidney disease progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. BMC Nephrology, 27(1), 330.
Teza, H., Anothaisintawee, T., Limpijankit, T., Tansawet, A., Boonmanunt, S., Pattanateepapon, A., McKay, G. J., Attia, J., & Thakkinstian, A. (2026). Incidence and prognosis of apparent-treatment resistant hypertension: a multi-state analysis using real world evidence. Clin Hypertens, 32.
Sukhato, K., Anothaisintawee, T., Chawla, N., Boonmanunt, S., Tansawet, A., Pornsuriyasak, P., Inpithuk, P., McKay, G. J., Attia, J., & Thakkinstian, A. (2025). Comparative effects of electronic cigarettes and dual use of electronic and conventional cigarettes on adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 4359.
Tansawet, A., Anothaisintawee, T., Boonmanunt, S. W., Pornsuriyasak, P., Sukhato, K., Chawala, N., Inpithuk, P., Savigamin, C., Liampeng, S., Attia, J., McKay, G. J., & Thakkinstian, A. (2025). Electronic cigarettes and cardiovascular diseases: An updated systematic review and network meta-analysis. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23(September), 1-12.
Keesukphan, A., Suntipap, M., Thadanipon, K., Boonmanunt, S., Numthavaj, P., McKay, G.J., et al. (2025). Effects of electrical and magnetic stimulation on upper extremity function after stroke: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. PM&R, 17(8), 978-993.
Looareesuwan, P., Boonmanunt, S., Siriyotha, S., Lukkunaprasit, T., Thammasudjarit, R., Pattanaprateep, O., Nimitphong, H., Reutrakul, S., Attia, J., McKay, G., & Thakkinstian, A. (2023). Retinopathy prediction in type 2 diabetes: Time-varying Cox proportional hazards and machine learning models. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 40, 101285.
Teza, H., Boonmanunt, S., Unwanatham, N., Thadanipon, K., Limpijankit, T., Pattanaprateep, O., et al. (2023). Evaluation of transitions from early hypertension to hypertensive chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, stroke and mortality: a Thai real-world data cohort. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 10.
Lukkunaprasit, T., Tansawet, A., Boonmanunt, S., Sobhonslidsuk, A., McKay, G.J., Attia, J., and Thakkinstian, A. (2023). An updated meta-analysis of effects of curcumin on metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease based on available evidence from Iran and Thailand. Scientific Reports, 13(1):5824.
Environmental research:
Cheewinsiriwat, P., Langkulsen, U., Lertwattanamongkol, V., Poompongthai, W., Lambonmung, A., Chamchan, C., Boonmanunt, S., Nakhapakorn, K., & Moses, C. (2024). Assessing Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Case Study of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Krabi. Social Sciences, 13(3), 142.
Langkulsen, U., Cheewinsiriwat, P., Rwodzi, D.T.,... Boonmanunt, S., ..., et al. (2022). Coastal Erosion and Flood Coping Mechanisms in Southern Thailand: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19: 12326.
Working Papers
Exploring Social Preferences Formation in Young Children Using a Longitudinal Survey from Thailand (PIER discussion paper No.257)
(with Wasinee Jantorn, Varunee Khruapradit, and Weerachart Kilenthong)
This study investigates children’s social preferences and their associated factors using a longitudinal dataset from an ongoing early childhood panel in rural Thailand with rich information on children, family structure, caregivers, and households. We find several factors, from internalizing behavior problems and child order to family structure and household donation decisions, are correlated with children’s social preferences, whereas other variables, such as screen time, socialization activities, and caregivers’ characteristics, are not.
Roles of Parental Risk and Time Preferences in Parental Investment and Aspirations (PIER discussion paper No.249)
(with Wasinee Jantorn, Varunee Khruapradit, and Weerachart Kilenthong)
This paper examines how parents’ risk and time preferences shape their parental investment and aspirations for children’s education and occupations, using a longitudinal survey conducted in rural Thailand. We jointly estimate risk and time preference parameters based on economic theory, using incentivized experiments and incorporating heterogeneous individual background consumption. The first key finding is that parents view parental investment as a risky activity from the early childhood stage onward. Second, parents value later investments more than earlier ones. Third, parents perceive achieving educational success and pursuing a STEM career as risky endeavors for their children. This paper also finds that children with divorced parents tend to receive less parental investment, and their parents expect less from them.
Exploring Promoting and Preventing Factors of E-cigarette Initiation: A Mixed Method Study in Thai Non-Vaper College Students with Susceptibility to E-cigarette Use
(with Chatuthanai Savigamin and Masatha Thongpan) - submitted
The persuasive power of patience in groups
(With Thomas Lauer, Bettina Rockenbach and Arne Weiss)
In a lab-in-the-field experiment with Thai coastal villagers, we investigate differences in intertemporal decisions made for oneself and on behalf of a group. When participants decide for themselves, decisions are on average present-biased. Yet, when participants – after learning the individual preferences of the other group members – decide for the group, decisions are significantly more patient and less present-biased. Our data suggest an asymmetric conformity bias as an explanation: learning about more patient others has a stronger effect on decisions for the group than learning about less patient others. That individuals in low-income households often decide for the entire household may thus serve as a “natural corrective” to tempting present-biased individual decisions.
Communication and intertemporal decisions for a group
This study examines why teams make more patient decisions than individual in intertemporal contexts. Participants decide first in an individual setting and then decide for a group of three members in a group setting. I find that choices made in the group setting are significantly more patient than the ones made in the individual setting. This can be explained by the asymmetric conformation toward patience through two mechanisms: information about other members’ time preferences and communication among members. First, only more patient group members are influential. Second, while all types of messages are convincing, patient messages are most persuasive.
Technical Reports
(With Thomas Lauer, Bettina Rockenbach and Arne Weiss)
Altruism, Cooperation and Trust: Other-regarding behavior and collective actions in Thailand
(with Rawadee Jarungrattanapong)
Policy Briefs
How people's decision making affects their conservation: A study from Thailand
(With Thomas Lauer, Bettina Rockenbach and Arne Weiss)
Collective action and other-regarding behavior in Thailand: An assessment of games versus reality
(with Rawadee Jarungrattanapong)