“Middle-Income Trap: Economic Myth-Political Reality:

Case Studies of Malaysia and Thailand”

Tuesday, 14 January 2014 at 08.30 a.m.- 12.00 noon.

Vimansuriya Room, Upper Lobby Level, Dusit Thanee Hotel

08.30 – 09.00 a.m.               Registration

09.00 – 09.20 a.m.               Opening Remarks

                                              Associate Professor Dr Chayodom Sabhasri

Dean, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University

Dr Veronique Salze-Lozach

Director for Economic Development Program

Asia Foundation, Bangkok                           

09.20 – 11.00 a.m.                Speakers:

                                    Dr Pasuk Phongpaichit

                                    Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University

                                    Dr Pornthep Benyaapikul

                      Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University

                                    Dr Vijayakumari Kanapathy

                                    Independent Consultant,

Malaysia

                                    Dr Herizal Harzi

                                              Deputy Country Representative Asia Foundation, Malaysia

                                              Dr Adam Burke

Consultant, Asia Foundation

 11.00 – 11.30 a.m.                Commentators

                                              Mr Francis Cripps

                                              President of Alphametrics,

                                              Research on Global Economic and Development Issues

                                    Dr Apichat Satitniramai        

                             Faculty of Economics

                                    Thammasat University

                                              Moderator:  Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak

11.30 – 12.00 a.m.                 Open Forum

Coffee and Tea will be served inside the room around 10.30 am.