Course Description :
International trade theories. Outcomes from trade, such as production outcome, commodities prices, resource allocation, and prices of the factors of production. Analysis of the policies and regulations in international trade. Economic integration. Foreign investment.

Course Description :
This course provides fundamental basis for understanding international financial economics and its application to the real-world analysis. Major topics include the balance of payments and its adjustment mechanism; foreign exchange markets; exchange rate determinations, aggregate demand and aggregate supply, price levels and output and exchange rates in the short-run and the long-run; international capital flows; evolution of international monetary system; international monetary problems and financial crises encountered by developing countries, Thailand and the rest of the world. In addition, other special topics such as the roles of the central bank, current financial crises and up-to-date international macroeconomic issues will also be discussed.

Course Description :
More globalized world implies more unstable and volatile markets. As a result, the probability of experiencing fluctuation in both global trade and international financial markets gets higher. This course is aimed at broadening students’ insight of international economics through various approaches, including lecture, class discussion, term paper, and seminars with guest speakers. Particularly, practices of applying analytical frameworks to the current issues and data of both global trade and international finance would enhance students’ in-depth analytical skills towards more understanding of the global volatilities.

Course Description :
Concepts and measurements of poverty and inequality. The theories of justice for analyzing public policies related to these issues. Microeconomic theories related to household decisions and behaviors, as well as market failures in developing countries. Public policies on development issues such as health; education; population; workforce allocation of households in agriculture and non-agriculture sectors, as well as formal and informal sectors; migration; entrepreneurship of the households; households’ financial and risk management tools; microfinance; innovations and other interesting issues related to poverty reduction, etc.

Course Description :
Concept and development of globalization in the context of after the World War II. Formation of the New International Economic Order (NIEO). Global organizations. Multinational corporations. International cooperation. Political economy of dependency. Debates on contribution and impacts of globalization on the local economy. Contemporary transnational development issues. Roles of international development organizations e.g. the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), etc., in bridging the global north and the global south or within the south countries through the official development assistance (ODA), development loan, or development projects. Analysis of patterns, factors of success and failures of past international development projects. Basic techniques for development project evaluation.

Course Description :
Development of sustainable development approach under context of socio-politico-economic development at different levels. Sustainable development crises at global level and in Thailand. Definitions and fundamental ideas regarding Sustainable Development and contemporary debates. Other approaches related to sustainable development and their critiques, such as Gross National Happiness (GNH), Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, Green Growth, etc. Economic theories related to sustainable development, such as the analysis of externalities, public goods, common-pool resources, ecological economics, Green Economy, and economic measures for sustainable development. Policies and indicators related to sustainable development at global level, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Challenges and obstacles to achieve sustainable development.

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

Course Description :
Theoretical concepts of corporate financial management applied to resolve financial problems and issues encountered by management in the real world of business; the management of asset structure and financial mix; the application of financial models and instruments on managing the assets, liabilities and equities, valuation, the costs of capital, capital structure, capital budgeting under risk, leasing, the concepts of agency problems and corporate governance.

Course Description :
By understanding the concept of brand equity, marketers can gain valuable perspective that will allow them to interpret effectiveness and tradeoffs for various strategies and tactics. The Brand Management course will provide students the tools necessary to segment the market and eventually to well understand the behavioral insights of the target audience. From such target customer perspectives, students will learn how to develop competitive brand positioning and design the brand concept, identity and image. Students also learn how to construct brand associations and brand elements well designed to communicate brand positioning with target customers. This course will combine the most current brand management theory with practical applications, covering such topics as creating brand equity and positioning, measuring brand equity, using brand equity to expand a business, understanding the functions of brand management to deliver sustained consumer and customer value and brand loyalty, as well as practical management of strategic planning, product management, consumer research decision tools and evaluating of marketing mix elements.