EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2003

Dissertation: Essays in intellectual property rights, innovation, and technology transfer in international markets

Fields : International Economics

Industrial Organization

Econometrics

M.A. in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000

M.A. in Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997

B.A. in Economics (Honors), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1996

EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor, San Diego State University, 2003 – present
Graduate Instructor, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000 – 2002
Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999 – 2000

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught as an Assistant Professor

International Economics Problem (Fall 2003-08, Spring 2004-08)
Mathematical Economics (Spring 2004-06)
Microeconomic Theory (Fall 2004-06)
Econometrics (Fall 2007-08)

Courses Taught as a Doctoral Student

Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000-2002.

§ Math Tools for Economist II (Calculus) for economics and business majors

Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999-2000.

§ Led recitations in Introduction to Economics and Principles of Microeconomics

PUBLICATION

§ “Revisiting McCallum’s Border Puzzle,” with Galina An, forthcoming in Economic Development Quarterly.

§ “Has the Byrd Amendment Affected U.S. Imports?,” with Philip Gayle, forthcoming in The World Economy.

§ “Evaluating and Analyzing Impacts of the Universal Health Care Coverage,” (in Thai) with Jirawat Panpiemras and Krislert Samphantharak, TDRI, 2008.

§ “Intellectual Property Rights and FDI,” in Ramkishen S. Rajan and Kenneth A. Reinert, eds., Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, forthcoming 2009.

§ “Duration of Rent Extraction and Entry Mode Decision by Multinational Enterprise,” with Galina An and Keith Maskus, Review of Development Economics (2008), Vol.12, No.4, pp.861-876.

§ “Intellectual Property Rights and Multinational Firms’ Modes of Entry,” Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (2006), Vol.11, No.4, pp.269-273.

§ “Facilitating New Generic Drug Entry: The Proposal for Thailand” with Jirawat Panpiemras, TDRI Quarterly Review (2006), Vol.21, No.3 , pp.11-23.

§ “Product Lifetime: A Determinant of Entry Decision by Multinational Firms,” with Galina An, International Advances in Economic Research (2006), Vol.12, No.3, pp.421.

§ “Patent Rights and International Technology Transfer through Direct Investment and Licensing,” with Keith E. Maskus and Kamal Saggi, in International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

§ “Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Developing Countries” with Yongmin Chen, Journal of Development Economics (2005), Vol.78, Issue 2, pp.474-493.

§ “New Unit Root Tests of the Nelson-Plosser Data” with Robert McNown, Applied Economics Letters (2002), Vol.9, No.1, pp.9-11.

WORKING PAPERS

“Intellectual Property Rights and Multinational Firms’ Modes of Entry,” Working Paper# 02-14, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder.

“Impacts of Different Imitation Risks on Entry Modes of Multinational Firms”, work in progress.
“Intellectual Property Rights and International Joint Ventures: An Empirical Study,” with Jirawat Panpiemras, work in progress.
“How Product Life Affects Firms’ Decision,” with Galina An, KIMEP working paper 2005.
“Intellectual Property Rights as a Signal,” work in progress.
“Quality Requirements in Developing Countries,” with Galina An, work in progress.

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

§ “Has the Byrd Amendment Affected U.S. Imports,” Thailand Development Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, June 2007.

§ “Time of Rent Extraction and Entry Mode Decision by Multinational Enterprises,” International Industrial Organization Conference (Industrial Organization Society), Boston, April 2006.

§ Discussant in “Mergers, Foreign Investment, and Collusion,” International Industrial Organization Conference (Industrial Organization Society), Boston, April 2006.

§ “Product Lifetime as a Determinant of the Entry Decision for Multinational Firms,” Sixtieth International Atlantic Economic Conference, New York, October 2005.

§ Discussant in “Globalization and Trade” session, Sixtieth International Atlantic Economic Conference, New York, October 2005.

§ “Impact of Different Imitation Risks on Entry Modes by Multinational Firms,” Western Economic Association International Conference, San Francisco, July 2005.

§ “Impact of Different Imitation Risks on Entry Modes by Multinational Firms,” International Industrial Organization Conference (Industrial Organization Society), Atlanta, April 2005.

§ Discussant in “Appropriating the Gains from Innovation in Competitive Industries” session, International Industrial Organization Conference (Industrial Organization Society), Atlanta, April 2005.

§ “Impact of Different Imitation Risks on Entry Modes by Multinational Firms,” American Economic Association/ASSA Meetings, SABE poster session, Philadelphia, January 2005.

§ “Intellectual Property Rights and Multinational Firms’ Modes of Entry,” International Industrial Organization Conference (Industrial Organization Society), Chicago, April 2004.

§ Discussant in “Refining Gibrat’s Law” session, International Industrial Organization Conference (Industrial Organization Society), Chicago, April 2004.

§ “Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Developing Countries,” (with Yongmin Chen), International Industrial Organization Conference (Industrial Organization Society), Boston, April 2003.

§ “Intellectual Property Rights and Multinational Firms’ Modes of Entry,” Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Denver, seminar series, November 2002.

§ Discussant in “Intellectual Property Rights and International Technological Development” session, Western Economics Association International Annual Conference, Seattle, June 2002.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation grants 2007
Faculty Grant from the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at SDSU (2003-04, 2004-05, Spring 2005, 2007, 2008)
Stanford Calderwood Student Teaching Award (2001-2002)
James C. Campbell Graduate Fellowship (2000-2001)
2^nd Class Honors from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

RESEARCH ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, under Professor Keith Maskus, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Spring 2001.
Research Assistant, under Professors Yongmin Chen and Terra McKinnish, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Summer 2000 and Fall 2000.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

American Economic Association (2001 – present)
Industrial Organization Society (2003 – present)
Western Economics Association (2005 – present)

REFERENCES

Available upon request