Charit Tingsabadh (born 1950) is an economist and director of the Centre for European Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.[1]

Education edit

Tingsabadh was educated in Thailand and at Strathallan School near Perth, Scotland.[2] He graduated from Magdelene College, Cambridge with an economics tripos in 1971.[3] That year he entered the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Master of Social Science in national economic planning in 1974.[3] From 1976 to 1981 he studied for a PhD in development planning at University College London.[3]

Career edit

In-between postgraduate degree courses (1974–1975) Tingsabadh worked as an economist in the Regional Planning Division of the National Economic and Social Development Board in Thailand.[3] In 1975 he began lecturing in the Faculty of Economics, and he continues to lecture at Chulalongkorn University.[3]

Tingasabadh served as assistant director of the Social Research Institute at Chulalongkorn from 1981 to 1984.[3] In 1986 he was appointed assistant professor in the Faculty of Economics.[3] From 1987 to 1991 he was the deputy director of the Social Research Institute and from 1991 to 1995 he was deputy director of the Environmental Research Institute.[3]

In 1996 he was appointed director of the Centre for Ecological Economics in the Faculty of Economics at Chulalongkorn.[3] He also became a member of the Research Subcommittee on Forestry and Multipurpose Trees with the National Research Council.[3]

Since 2000 he has served as director of the Centre for European Studies at Chulalongkorn.[3] He is an advisor to the editor of the Journal of European Studies, published by the Centre for European Studies.[4]

Tingsabadh is a member of the advisory committee to the ASEAN Energy Market Integration (AEMI) Initiative.[5]

Publications edit

Tingasbadh has numerous publications to his name.[6]

  • Charit Tingsabadh, ed. (2011). Fostering economic growth through low carbon initiatives in Thailand. Bangkok: Chula Global Network, Chulalongkorn University. ISBN 9786165513814.
  • Francoise Nicolas; Charit Tingsabadh, eds. (2003). Unemployment in East Asia and Europe: a CAEC Task Force report Volume 2 of Cahiers d'Asie. Centre asie ifri, Institut français des relations internationales. ISBN 2865921468.
  • Zainal Mantaha; Charit Tingsabadh, eds. (2003). 6th ASEF University: Asia and Europe - Towards Greater Inter-Cultural Exchanges. Bangkok: ASEF, Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University.
  • Charit Tingsabadh, ed. (2000). King Chulalongkorn's visit to Europe: reflections on significance and impacts. Bangkok: Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University. ISBN 9747313197.
  • Charit Tingsabadh (1991). Economic Study on Artificial Recharge. A & R Consultant.
  • Charit Tingsabadh; Kobkul Phutaraphorn (1989). Socioeconomic Impacts of MPTS Biotechnologies on Small Farmers in the Philippines, Nepal, and Thailand. Winrock International.
  • Charit Tingsabadh (1989). Employment effects of reforestation programs. Thailand Development Research Institute.
  • Charit Tingsabadh (1988). Maximising development benefits from labour migration: Thailand. Asian Employment Programme (ARTEP), International Labour Organization. ISBN 9789221062424.
  • C. R. Jagannathan; Charit Tingsabadh; Tata Research Energy Institute (1987). India and Thailand: social and economic effects of petroleum development. International Labour Office. ISBN 9789221055075.
  • Charit Tingsabadh (1982). The Location of Manufacturing Industry in Thailand, 1972-1976. Bangkok: Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University.

References edit

  1. ^ "Charit Tingsabadh". Innovation and Technology Transfer for Sustainable Development in Emerging Economies. 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ Billy Kay (2011). The Scottish World: A Journey Into the Scottish Diaspora. ISBN 978-1780574011. Retrieved 18 February 2016. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Charit Tingsabadh". Chulalongkorn University. 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Journal of European Studies". Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Advisors". Association of South East Asian Nations. 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ^ Charit Tingsabadh publications indexed by Microsoft Academic