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Ph.D.

Purdue University

Agricultural Economics

• Specialization: CGE Modeling, Trade Policy, Tariffs, and Non-Tariff Measures
• Diseertation: Essays On Tariff And Non-Tariff Measures: Product-Level Estimation And Dynamic Cge Policy Analysis
• Advisor: Dr. Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
• Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Erwin Corong

M.S.

University of California, Davis

Agricultural and Resource Economics

• Thesis: The Impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on Agricultural Trade - A Synthetic Method Approach
• Advisor: Richard Sexton

B.S.

Kasetsart University

Agricultural and Resource Economics

• Graduated summa cum laude
• Valedictorian, Department of Economics

Postdoctoral

Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP)

Working under the supervision of Dr. Erwin Corong.

Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer

AMATA Production Co., Ltd.

Led financial planning and business strategy for a printing business, scaling revenue from $30K to $810K over five years through data-driven decision-making.

• Building and managing the corporate financial strategy
• Developing static website for product catalogs
• Data-driven production planning and inventory management

Graduate Research Assistant

Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP)

Working under the supervision of Dr. Dominique van der Mensbrugghe and Dr. Erwin Corong.

• Contributing to GTAP 11 and 12 Data Base development
• Large-scale international dataset processing in R, Python, and GEMPACK for GTAP-CGE modeling
• Developing dynamic approaches to quantify non-tariff measures

Co-Founder & Head of Data Analytics

BLUROCA Co., Ltd.

Built internal data systems using SQL, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, and Python for a logistics optimization business and dynamic client-specific data dashboards.

• Building and managing the company's foundational business database system
• Developing analytics frameworks for business optimization

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of California, Davis

Course with Dr. Julian Alston: Welfare Analysis of Agricultural Policies

Market Data Analyst

Unilever Thailand

Participated in the Future Leaders' Program, working with the Food Retail Team (Knorr).

• Utilized data-driven insights from global database such as the Nielsen database to enhance market strategies.

Business Data Analyst

True Corporation Public Company Limited

Analyzed business data to support strategic decision-making.

• Conducted market analysis for telecommunications sector
• Developed reporting dashboards for executive decision-making

Business Development Specialist

Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University

Developed and established the brand 'KAPIOKU' for agro-industry commodities, transforming research innovations into market-ready products for the institute.

GTAPViz - R Package

Puangchit, P.

Role: Author and Maintainer

An R package for data visualization and automated data extraction from the GTAP static and dynamic models or other GEMPACK-based CGE models.

• R package
• GEMPACK
• GTAP & GTAP-RD

HARplus - R Package

Puangchit, P.

Published by: CRAN Package

Role: Author and Maintainer

An R package designed to enhance the processing of GEMPACK .HAR and .SL4 files.

• R Package
• GEMPACK
• GTAP

Analyzing U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs on MENA Using the GTAP Model

Puangchit, P.

Role: Lead Economist

Commissioned by: World Bank

World Bank–funded project analyzing trade and welfare impacts of U.S. reciprocal tariffs on MENA using the GTAP standard Model.

• CGE Model
• Trade and welfare analysis

Simulating U.S.–Mexico–Canada Tariffs Using a CGE Model

Puangchit, P.

Role: Lead Economist

Commissioned by: Brookings Institution

Brookings Institution–funded project simulating 25% U.S. tariffs and evaluating bilateral trade impacts using the GTAP standard model.

• CGE model
• Tariff simulation

Macroeconomic Impacts of U.S. Trade War Scenarios: A CGE Model Approach

Puangchit, P.

Role: Lead Analyst

Commissioned by: World Bank

World Bank–funded project conducting CGE analysis of global macroeconomic impacts under U.S. trade war scenarios.

• CGE model
• Macroeconomic impact analysis

Essays on Tariff and Non-Tariff Measures: Product-Level Estimation and Dynamic CGE Policy Analysis

Puangchit, P.

Ph.D. dissertation

Chapter 9A: Agricultural Production Targeting

Chepeliev, M. , Corong, E. , Puangchit, P. , Simonato, T.

Book Chapter in: {GTAP} 12 Data Base Documentation

Chapter 14B: Disaggregating Labor Payments

Corong, E. , Puangchit, P.

Book Chapter in: {GTAP} 12 Data Base Documentation

Chapter 11A: Protection and Support -- Agricultural Domestic Support

Puangchit, P. , Corong, E. , Aguiar, A.

Book Chapter in: {GTAP} 12 Data Base Documentation

GTAPViz in R: A Program to Streamline and Visualize GTAP Model Results in R

Puangchit, P. , Corong, E.

Working paper – Journal of Global Economic Analysis

Sectoral Heterogeneity in Non-Tariff Measures: Panel Evidence on ASEAN Trade

Puangchit, P. , Corong, E.

Working paper - World Economy

Modeling Tariff and Non-Tariff Measures on ASEAN Region: A Standard GTAP CGE Model

Puangchit, P. , Corong, E.

Working paper

Impact of Non-Tariff Measures on ASEAN Trade: A Panel Data Approach

Puangchit, P. , Corong, E. , Aguiar, A.

Conference paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Colorado State University

Chapter 12.B Disaggregating Labor Payments

Corong, E. , Puangchit, P. , Tsigas, M.

Book Chapter in: Global Trade, Assistance, and Production: The GTAP 11 Data Base

The Impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on Agricultural Trade: Synthetic Control Method

Puangchit, P. , Hadachek, J.D.

Master's Thesis

GTAP Dynamic Short Course Certificate

Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP)

Three-month intensive course on Recursive GTAP Dynamic modeling techniques, with a group project focused on trade policy.

31st Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis

Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP)

Served as an instructor for the Theory and Applications of Computable General Equilibrium Analysis using the GTAP Model.

Anandamahidol Foundation Scholarship

The King and Thai Government

Highly prestigious and fully funded scholarship ($60,000 per year), awarded annually to fewer than six exceptional scholars for graduate studies abroad.

Mizuho Financial Group Scholarship

Mizuho Financial Group

Awarded $6,000 per year for academic excellence.

Bhumibol Adulyadej Scholarship

Thai Government

Awarded $1,500 for outstanding academic performance.

Distinguished Alumni

Kasetsart University Laboratory School

Valedictorian

Department of Economics, Kasetsart University

Outstanding Student Awards: Role Model Students

Kasetsart University

Awarded to less than 1% of students who have won all outstanding awards.

Outstanding Student Awards: Creative and Innovative Student Researchers

Kasetsart University

Outstanding Student Awards: Behavior and Conduct

Kasetsart University

Outstanding Student Awards: Social Activists

Kasetsart University

Charoen Pokphand Group Scholarship

Charoen Pokphand Group

The 22nd Strategic and Economic Competition (Winner)

Kasetsart University

Project: Consumer Behavioral Analysis for Thai Local Ice Cream.

National Business Plan Competition (First Runner-up)

Kasetsart University

Project: Business Model for Ecotourism - Travel and Study of Thai Farm Culture.

National Strategic and Business Analysis Competition (Winner)

Kasetsart University

Project: Cost Analysis of Digital Platforms for Thai Agricultural Commodities.

National Economics Competition (Winner)

Kasetsart University

Project: Impacts of Technological Development on the Agricultural Market.

National Economics and Business Plan Competition (First Runner-up)

Thailand Management Association, THA

Project: Economic Impacts and Business Analysis for Thai Royal Projects - A Case Study of Doi Angkhang.

Presenter – Working Paper

International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium

Paper: Modeling U.S. Tariffs Using NLP-Based Policy Extraction for Structural Analysis of Global Supply Chain Impacts

• Used a Natural Language Processing pipeline to extract policy information and improve policy-modeling accuracy.

Presenter – Working Paper

20th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association

Paper: Dynamic CGE Analysis of U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs and Retaliatory Scenarios

• Updated the GTAP-RD model with real-time U.S. tariff data from the USITC.

Presenter – Case Study

18th International Conference of Economists

Paper: CGE Analysis of U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs and Retaliatory Scenarios

• Applied static GTAP-CGE analysis to evaluate ASEAN policy responses and macroeconomic impacts.

Presenter – Working Paper

28th GTAP Conference

Paper: Quantifying Non-Tariff Measures of ASEAN Countries Using the GTAP CGE Model: Updated Analysis with Proposed U.S. Tariff Rates

• Estimated the global economic impacts of proposed U.S. tariff policies using a CGE model.

Presenter – Case Competition

AAEA Annual Meeting

Case: Moo-ving Forward – Automated Milking Systems for Small Farms

• Evaluated the financial feasibility of automated milking technology for small-scale dairy farms.

Presenter – Working Paper

27th GTAP Conference

Paper: Impact of Non-Tariff Measures on ASEAN Trade: A Panel Data Approach

• Quantifying ASEAN non-tariff measures using panel data and GTAP--Armington elasticities.

Head of Young Alumni

Department of Economics and Business School, Kasetsart University

Led alumni engagement initiatives, mentored students, and organized career development programs.

Representative Speaker

Kasetsart University

Invited speaker for university events, sharing insights on career development and education reform.

• Topic: 'The Pathway to Success' published on Career Facts Website, Aug 2020.
• Topic: 'Future of Thai Educational System and Online Classes' presented at the Kasetsart University Executive Conference, June 2020.
• Topic: 'Inspiring High-School Students to Excel' presented at the Kasetsart University Laboratory School Annual Meeting (2017, 2018, 2019).

Presenter – Case Competition

22nd Economic Analysis Conference

Presented student research at a national economic forum.

• Topic: Consumer Behavior in Thai Ice Cream Market

President of Student Association

Department of Economics, Kasetsart University

Led the student association in organizing academic and extracurricular activities, fostering student engagement, and representing student interests.

Presenter – Case Competition

50th TMA Competitiveness Conference

Presented case study on royal project business impact at a national conference.

• Topic: Business Impact of Thai Royal Projects – Doi Angkhang Case