The International Conference of Economists 2025, 18th National Conference of Economists, and
18th Graduate Conference in Economics will explore the role of diversity in economic
transformations.
Theme: The conference focuses on how globalization, climate change, and technological
advancements impact economies. The discussions aim to provide solutions for achieving economic
resilience, equitable growth, and sustainability through diversity in perspectives, policies, and
economic structures.
| Date/Time | Event |
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| 17 July 2025 | Workshop on TVSEP data and STATA |
| 17 July 2025 | Student paper competition (Sethatat) |
| 18 July 2025 | 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
| 08.45 - 09.15 l Media Interview Session | |
| 18 July 2025 | 09:15 - 09:30 | Opening Ceremony |
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Keynote Speaker 1 (Thai) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Witsanu Attavanich Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University Topic: Transforming Economies for a Climate-Resilient Future: Lessons from Agriculture, Carbon Management, and Resource Conservation |
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Settathat Project Award Ceremony Hand over the NCE flag to the next host |
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| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee Break & Group Photo | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Keynote Speaker 2 Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Faculty of Economics and Management Leibniz University of Hannover Topic: Security risks from climate change and environmental degradation: implications for sustainable transformation in the Global South |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 | Keynote Speaker 3 Prof. Nick Powdthavee Associate Dean (Faculty), College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Professor, School of Social Sciences Topic: What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multi-Country Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public Consensus Messaging |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 - 16:30 | Parallel Session 1-9 (ICE NCE & GCE papers) |
Session 1: Economic Growth and Development (English only)
Time: 13.00–16.30 | Room: EC5302
Chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Tirund Paichayontvijit | Co-chair: Assoc.Prof. Dr.Kampanat Pensupar
- Nattanicha Chairassamee: Empirical Analysis of Indebtedness in Thailand
- Proudfong Chamornchan: Bank Runs and When Liquidity and Solvency Risks Interact
- Chavis Im-aim: Volatility Interdependence in Emerging Market Currencies: A Study of BRICS and Thailand
- Tanetphon Phatanet: Impact of Pension on Children Expenditure Evidence from Thailand
- Tung Nhu Nguyen: How Digital Technology Application Positively Moderates the Impact of Electricity Cost on Labor Productivity in Cambodian Informal Enterprises
- Maytinee Wongchompu: The Impact of Burmese Labor in the Informal Economy on the Economic Growth of Chiang Mai
- Biswajit Panigrahi: Financial Openness and Productivity Growth: Theories, Experiences and Policy Implications
Session 2: Economic Growth and Development (English only)
Time: 13.00–16.00 | Room: EC5303
Chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Supanika Leurcharusmee | Co-chair: Assoc.Prof. Dr.Kanchana Sripruetkiat
- Borworn Tanrattanaphong: Trade and Value Chain Upgrading in ASEAN Countries
- Olivia Fachrunissa: The Impact of Digital Workforce Transformation in Human Development Index: A Conceptual Model
- Pattavee Puangchit: CGE Analysis of the U.S. Reciprocal Tariff and Retaliatory Scenarios
- Biswajit Panigrahi: Drivers of Capital Controls in Emerging Market Economies: The Role of Traditional Goals and Prudential Goals
- Lin Yuan: Are We Willing to Pay for Color? An Empirical Research from China
Session 3: Climate Change and Resource Economics (English only)
Time: 13.00-16.00 | Room: EC5311
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr.Prasopchoke Mongsawad | Co-chair: Dr.Yuvaluck Setboonsrung
- Aerwadee Premashthira: The Role of CO2 Emissions and Energy Use in Thailand’s Economic Growth: Long-Run and Short-Run Evidence from Time-Series AnalysisYuvaluck
- Setboonsrung: Emission Trading Scheme and Trends of Carbon Pricing
- Ernah: The Role of Socioeconomic Diversity in Advancing Climate Adaptation and Technological Transformation: Evidence from Indonesia
- Kunthida Jai-In: The Impacts of Oil Prices on the Consumption of Oil, Renewable Energy, and Nuclear Energy in the 12 European Union countries
- Ya Li: Willingness and Influencing Factors of Farmers’ Forestland Management in Ethnic Minority Areas: Evidence from Southwest China
Session 4: Rural Development, Agricultural and Food Economics, Development Economics (English only)
Time: 13.00-16.30 | Room: EC5320
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr.Teerawat Charoenrat | Co-chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr.Isriya Bunyasiri
- Trung Thanh Nguyen: Remittances, Sanitation and Child Malnutrition in Middle-income Countries: A Case Study from Rural Northeast Thailand and Central Vietnam
- Katsushi Imai: Shocks and the Dynamics of Multi- and Single-Dimensional Poverty and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Thailand Vietnam Socio Economic Panel (TVSEP) Data
- Mana Luksamee-Arunothai: Construction of Thailand’s Social Accounting Matrix and Analysis of Household Income Distribution
- Kasem Kunasri: Farming Efficiency and Rural Labor Transitions: Evidence from Panel Data for Thailand
- Chompunuch Nantajit: Food Consumption Transformation and its Effect from COVID-19. Case Study: Northeast Rural Thailand
- Thi Minh Nguyet Tran: Energy Poverty and Health: Panel Evidence from Southeast Asia
Session 5: Rural Development, Agricultural and Food Economics, Development Economics (English only)
Time: 13.00-16.30 | Room: EC5321
Chair: Prof. Dr.Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat | Co-chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Navarat Temsumrit
- Khansa Nabila Zain: The Impact of Al on Career Readiness: The Role of Learning Goal Orientation and Digital Skills in the Industry 5.0
- Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat: Strategic Orientation for Competitive Advantage and Economic Sustainability in Thai Agricultural Cooperatives
- Navarat Temsumrit: Impact of Aging on Structural Change: Cross-Country Analysis on Differential Income Levels
- Inta Chanthavong: Factors Influencing Farmers’ Needs for Organic Rice Production Extension in Savannakhet Province
- Waranan Tantiwat: How Do Kiwi Farmers Feel About Planting Native Species? Evidence from Canterbury, New Zealand
- Wenjun Fan: Spouse Preference in China Using a Conjoint Experiment
Session 6: Sustainable Economy, Local Communities, Environment, Agriculture, Labor, Human Resources and Industrial Economics (Thai or English)
Time: 13.00-16.30 | Room: EC5402
Chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Adul Supanut | Co-chair: Asst. Prof. Dr.Phat Pisitkasem
- Chanon Thongtai: A Development Dilemma: How Does Energy Poverty Improvement Affect Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption in Southeast Asian Countries in the 21st Century?
- Wisarut Suwanprasert: Predicting Informal Loans Using Machine Learning Algorithms
- Wonlope Khumpradith: The Economic Impact of International Migrant Workers in Thailand
- Kwan Phetsawang: Job Polarisation and Its Generation Effect on Labour Market of Thailand
- Nattapon Siwareepan: The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Human Capital: An Empirical Analysis Using Micro-Level Data
- Onjira Sarakorn: Accuracy Comparison of Forecasting Methods for the Pork Cuts Price between SARIMA and EGARCH Models
- Natthakorn Naknong: Kinship Involvement and Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence from Thailand
- Nutt Thaweepohke: Unemployment Duration In Thailand During COVID-19
Session 7: ASEAN, World Economy, International Trade, Investment, Political Economy, Institutions, Governance and Behavioral Economics (Thai or English)
Time: 13.00-16.30 | Room: EC5411
Chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Panutat Satchachai | Co-chair: Dr.Lalita Chanwongpaisarn Nguitragool
- Bordin Borderearth: Concentrated Wealth and Total Factor Productivity: When Does the Equality-Efficiency Tradeoff Apply?
- Piyaphan Changwatchai: Foreign Direct Investment and Gender Equality
- Tanadej Vechsuruck: The Rise of China and Primarization in Southeast Asia
- Jettawat Pattararangrong: The 2018 US-China Trade War and Trade Diversion: Evidence from Thai Customs Data
- Jirapa Ithisang Trochim: The Effect of Low-Carbon Technology Trade on GHG Performance in ASEAN
- Ajalavat Viriyavipart: Learning to Wait: How Financial and Numerical Literacy Influence Time Preference Decisions
- Norachit Jirasaththumb: Digital Labor and the Critique of Political Economy: Case Study of the Labor in the Production of Payment and Lending Applications
- Paisit Auiyamwong: The Logic of the Social Order in Thailand Evidence from 1932-2024
Session 8: Political Economy, Institutions, Governance and Behavioral Economics (Thai or English)
Time: 13.00-16.30 | Room: EC5415
Chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Nuttaporn Rochanahastin | Co-chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Pat Pattaranangsun
- Tanyamat Srungboonmee: An Experimental Analysis of Bribe-Acceptance and Bribe-Offering
- Jakkrich Jearviriyaboonya: Creating Motivation to Save Through Experimental Economics: A Case Study of Communities in Northeastern Thailand
- Kanokwan Chancharoenchai: The Effects of Taxation and Non-Taxation Measures on Unhealthy Product Consumption: Case Study of Tobacco in Thailand
- Nattanicha Chairassamee: Victim and Online Financial Scam: Understanding Heterogeneity in Susceptibility to Online Financial Scam
- Juthamart Limwongsakornwanit: Political Economy and Foreign Ownership Buying Condominium in Thailand
- Kamolchanok Jittrepit: Unequal Capital: Exploring Social Capital and Consumer Civil Society in Thailand, Korea, and the United States
- Ilada Su-ngoh: Institutions and Sustainable Pro-Poor Growth
- Sethatat Award Paper (Undergraduate Level)
- Sethatat Award Paper (Graduate Level)
Session 9: Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics, Creative Economy and Miscellaneous (Thai or English)
Time: 13.00-16.30 | Room: EC5419
Chair: Asst.Prof. Dr.Teerawat Sripinit | Co-chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr.Auttapol Suebpongsakorn
- Thi Minh Tam Bui: Heterogeneity of the Labour Market Response to Inflation-Targeting Monetary Policy: An Analysis of Formal and Informal Employment in Thailand
- Direk Patmasiriwat: Value Added Tax: Provincial Distribution of Value Added Tax and VAT-Registered Enterprises
- Kittichai Saelee: Do Types of Government Spending Matter for Aggregate and Sectoral Activity? Evidence from a Structural Factor-Augmented VAR for Thailand
- Jakkrich Jearviriyaboonya: Credit Card Interest Rates and Fees: A Comparison between Thailand and Other Countries
- Mintrapan Chaeng-lum: The Effect of Exchange Rate Pass-through on Export Prices
- Anan Wattanakularus: Exploring Tourism’s Economic Impact: A Simple Simulation Using National Statistics
- Sajee Thawichsri: Factors Affecting the Profitability of Specialized Financial Institutions in Thailand
- Sasivimon Yuidee: A Study on Members’ Participation in the Business Operations of the Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Cooperative Store Limited
- Tanchanok Maleerungrueangkit: Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors Influencing the Decision to Purchase Cannabis Infused Beverages in a Commercial Context
Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University
Parking area
Ngamwongwan Parking area 1
Ngamwongwan Parking area 2
Hotel and Travel Information
KU home 1,200 – 2,000 baht/night www.kuhome.ku.ac.th
Recoftc accommodation 800-1,100 baht/night https://www.recoftc.org/learning/recoftc-facilities
Maruay Garden Hotel 1,400-2,000 baht/night https://maruaygardenhotel.com/
Rama Gardens Hotel Bangkok 1,800 – 2,500 baht/night https://www.ramagardenshotel.com/
Travel information
There are various public transportations that can accommodate your travel around Bangkok.
BTS sky train
Bangkok Mass Transit System or BTS has 2 lines of sky trains; the Green Line (Sukhumvit Line) and the Blue Line (Silom Line). To get to Kasetsart University, you need to go along the Green Line and then stop at Kasetsart University station.
BTS is linked to other public transportations such as MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), and ARL (Airport Rail Link). They are quite helpful when traveling around Bangkok.
SRT Dark Red Line
The SRT (State Railways of Thailand) Dark Red Line is a part of the SRT Red Line suburban railway system aiming to serve the greater Bangkok Metropolitan. It runs for 26 km from Bang Sue Grand Station to Rangsit station. The nearest station from Kasetsart University is Bangkhen Station. The station is located near Vibavadhi (Wipawadee) gate. It can be reached through Agricultural Museum (Sumnak PiPittapan)
How to get to Kasetsart University
Kasersart University can be reached by various modes of transportation from all airports in Bangkok.
From Donmueang International Airport (DMK) to Kasetsart University
SRT from Donmueang Airport
Take SRT Dark Red Line from Donmueang Stasion that is linked from Domestic Departure (Terminal 2), Don Mueang Airport to Bangkhen Station.
From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) Airport to Kasetsart University
Airport Rail Link (ARL) from Suvarnabhumi Airport, Floor B1.
Take Airport Rail Link to Phayathai Station, and then switch to take BTS Skytrain to Kasetsart University Station.
Source : https://kuic.ku.ac.th/life-in-ku/
Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University
Address: 50 Ngam Wong Wan Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, 10900
For inquiries ,please contract : econku2025@gmail.com
For inquiries regarding submissions, please call 0-2579-1544 ext. 4101 or 4102.
For other inquiries, please call 0-2579-2800.