Course Description :
Analyzing economic issues in the macroeconomics of developing countries. These include theories and thoughts explaining economic growth; relationship between economic growth and poverty; income distribution; development policies of different countries in the past; and the impact of short-term macroeconomic policies such as stabilization policies, monetary and fiscal policies, exchange rate management, and various factors affecting economic growth e.g. international trade and investment, capital flow, financial crises, social welfare, and structural change.

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This course discusses concepts and development of globalization in the context of post-World War II and the formation of the New International Economic Order. As countries move along their development trajectories, activities and linkages intensify, spurring complex interrelationships and interdependencies, thereby leading to a globalized world. These processes create not only new opportunities but challenges as well. The course will be divided in three sections. The first section will provide an overview of economic development theories, how globalization and international economic development are linked together and compare economic development trends across low-, middle- and high-income countries. Thereafter it will look at the role of the state, market and civil society in economic development and how international organizations and cooperation agencies interact with domestic institutions in determining the economic outcome. It will further look at demographic trends and discusses poverty and inequality and their causes. The second section will highlight issues and policy dimensions of various key development sectors such as agriculture; education and health; urban and rural development; and international trade and capital flows; as well as cross-cutting areas such as environment, climate change, and gender. Other topics that will be discussed are foreign direct investments and international capital flows; the roles of international development organizations e. g. the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund IMF and bilateral development agencies in bridging the divide between the “ north” , or developed countries, and the south” , or developing countries, through official development assistance; and patterns, factors of success and failures of past international development assistance. In the third and final section, students will form groups to discuss development issues learned in class and discuss these in detail, which will be presented towards the end of the course.

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Studying the supply and demand of labor in the short- term and long-term, as well as improving labor quality. Types of labor markets, wage structures, and the role of labor unions. The role of government in the labor market as employer and regulator. Human capital, labor mobility and discrimination in the labor market, and the effect of globalization and integration on employment. The course pays special attention to how labor market works in developed and developing countries and their implications for public policy.

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Processes generating change in size and structure of population and family through reproduction, death and migration. Factors causing these changes. The impact of demographics and family variables on the economy at the micro and macro levels Economic of marriage and Economic of household or family will be included.

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The concepts of sustainable development, efficient production, efficient consumption and market failure. The concepts of efficiency and effectiveness of policies, measures, and tools to control and solve environmental problems. Environmental risk assessment. Economic valuation and environmental impact assessment of development projects. Concept of environmental justice. Issues related to international environmental cooperation and agreements, including the effects on trade and investment.

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Study the behaviors of firms in imperfectly competitive markets on how to set the pricing and non-pricing strategies under different environments, such as different market structure, different technologies, and different government regulations. The methodology used mainly is based on the applied game theory under asymmetric information.

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Economic theories related to science, technology, innovation, and industrial development. The importance of innovation and industrial development in the Thai economy. Evolution of Industrial Policy and Innovation Policy in Thailand, including developing new economic forms such as the Knowledge-based Economy, Digital Economy, and Industry 4.0. The role of government and private sector in science, technology, innovation, and industrial development. Concepts and tools for developing science, technology, innovation, and industrial development.

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Study of regulatory theories, competition policies, together with their economic rationales. Study of approaches, methods, instruments, and impact assessment of regulation and competition policies. Study of regulatory institutions, governance and performance. Study of case studies from the developed and developing countries.

Course Description :
Seminar and research on topics in Industrial Economics under the supervision of the lecturer.