Wachirawat served as a senior economist at the Bank of Thailand. He was responsible for conducting research/analysis for the Monetary Policy Group. His main contribution was in the exchange rate policy strategy. Prior to that he served as a senior strategist at the Reserves Management department. His main responsibilities were formulating investment strategies and forecasting financial assets returns, e.g. EM exchange rates and bond yields. His expertise is in econometrics, forecasting, and optimization models. Currently, He is a senior economist at the Economic Intelligence Center (EIC), Siam Commercial Bank.
Wachirawat received his Bachelor of Economics, International program (First class Honor), from Thammasat University. He received Master of Science in Economics degree from University of Warwick, UK. He also received certificates for various training courses from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Research Interests
- International Finance
- Monetary Economics