International Conference on Finance and Development: Data, Research, and Policy Design

ห้องภัทรรวมใจ อาคาร 2 ชั้น 2 ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย

8:30

Registration

9:00

Welcome Remarks

Veerathai Santiprabhob

Governor of the Bank of Thailand

9:15

Opening Remarks

Patamawadee Pochanukul

Associate Director of Research Strategy of the Thailand Research Fund

Session I: Measuring Household and SME Finance

9:25	Opening Remarks by Sauwanee Thairungroj President of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
9:35	Chronicles from the Field: 20th Anniversary of the Thai Family Research Project and Townsend Thai Data by Robert Townsend Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sombat Sakuntasathien Thai Family Research Project
10:15	Break
10:30	Application of the Townsend Thai Data: Case Studies by Narapong Srivisal Chulalongkorn University
10:55	Measuring Household Finance in Thailand by Suparit Suwanik Bank of Thailand
11:20	Payment Diaries: Innovative Measurement of Household Behavior by Scott Schuh Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
12:00	Panel Discussion Panelists Robert Townsend Massachusetts Institute of Technology Narapong Srivisal Chulalongkorn University Suparit Suwanik Bank of Thailand Scott Schuh Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Moderator Krislert Samphantharak University of California San Diego

12:30

Lunch break

Session 2: Harnessing Geographic Data for Finance and Policy

13.45	Geographic Data Visualization by Xiaowen Yang Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14.15	Integrating Local Spatial Markets with Macro Aggregates: Evaluation of Diverse Policies by Yan Ji Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
14:45	Break
15:00	The Geography of Household Finance in Thailand: Access, Vulnerability, and Policy Responses by Sommarat Chantarat Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research
15:30	Panel Discussion Panelists Xiaowen Yang Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yan Ji Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Sommarat Chantarat Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research Moderator Yunyong Thaicharoen Bank of Thailand

Session 3: Research-Based Policy Design

9:00	Child Development: The Role of Parenting Beliefs by Flávio Cunha Rice University
9:40	From Perry Preschool to RIECE Thailand: A Research-Based Large-Scale Implementation by Weerachart Kilenthong University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
10:20	Break
10:35	The Use of Data for Policy and Research at Central Banks: Perspectives from Financial Markets at the New York Fed by Antoine Martin Federal Reserve Bank of New York
11:15	Panel Discussion Panelists Flávio Cunha Rice University Weerachart Kilenthong University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Antoine Martin Federal Reserve Bank of New York Moderator Piti Disyatat Bank of Thailand
11:45	Financial System Design: Principles for Policy and Regulation by Robert Townsend Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:30

Lunch break