INSTITUTE:

UNU-IAS

E-MAIL:

korwatanasakul@unu.edu

PHONE:

+81 3 5467 1212

NATIONALITY:

Thailand

Research Interests

• Applied development economics
• Empirical and theoretical issues in the areas of labour economics and the economics of innovation and new technology
• Sustainable development
• Trade Policy

Education

• PhD in International Studies, Development Economic Analysis, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), Waseda University
• MA in International Relations (Dean's List), Educational Development in Developing Countries and International Cooperation, GSAPS, Waseda University
• BA in Economics, International Economics, Faculty of Economics (International Programme), Thammasat University

Biographical Statement

Upalat Korwatanasakul is an international development economist with interest in a wide range of economic and social development topics in East and Southeast Asia, namely digital economy, global value chains, informal economy, labour market, and small and medium-sized enterprises. He has worked and had research collaborations with major international organisations and research institutes such as the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), among others. He holds a PhD in International Studies majoring in Development Economic Analysis from the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan).