Dr. Somchai Jitsuchon is currently a research director at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Thailand He specializes in macroeconomic policies, macroeconomic modeling (computable general equilibrium models and econometric models), theories and empirical applications on poverty and income distribution, social protection and welfare system His past experiences include being a visiting researcher at the Economic Planning Agency (EPA), Tokyo, Japan; a special lecturer at various leading universities in Thailand He has served in many government and private committees and director boards Dr. Somchai received his doctorate degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
