Mutita Ariyavutikul completed her Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honors), with a major in Monetary Economics, from Chulalongkorn University in 2017 under a scholarship for domestic undergraduate students from the Bank of Thailand (BOT). She then pursued her Master’s degree in Public Policy, with a concentration in Economic Policy, at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Japan, where she graduated under a scholarship from the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT).
Currently, Mutita is pursuing her Ph.D. in Development Economics at GRIPS in the Policy Analysis program under a scholarship sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Her research interests focus on Consumption Inequality and Risk Sharing over the Life Cycle in Developing Economies, with a particular emphasis on the Role of Family and Informal Employment.
Previously, Mutita worked as an Economist at the Monetary Policy Strategy Division of the BOT, where she was responsible for analyzing and providing policy recommendations, as well as conducting research related to the effectiveness of Monetary Policy communication.
Research Interests
- Macroeconomics
- Development Economics