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Curriculum Vitae

         1. General Information

Name: Alay PHONVISAY

Office address: Dongdok Campus, PO box 7322. Faculty of Economics and Business Management (FEB), National University of Laos.

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2. Education:

• Doctorate (PhD) Economics, Kobe University, Japan, 2008-2011
• Master of Economics, Kobe University, Japan, 2006 -2008
• Bachelor of Economics (1st Class Honours), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand, 1999-2003

3. Teaching Courses:

• Statistics for Economics (Bachelor’s program)
• Development Economics (Bachelor’s program)
• Poverty and Inequality (Bachelor’s program)
• Quantitative Analysis (Master’s program)
• Advanced Development Economics (Master’s program)
• Health Economics (Bachelor’s program)
• Economic Development and Planning (International Bachelor’s program)
• Economic Growth and Stability (Bachelor’s program)
• Economic Growth and Stability (International Bachelor’s program)
• Research Methodology (Master’s program)
• Agricultural Economics and Economic Growth (Master’s program)

4. Selected Publications:

• “Contract Farming and Agribusiness Related to China Investment in Northern Laos”. In Rana, P. B., & Ji, X, China’s Belt and Road Initiative in ASEAN: Growing Presence, Recent Progress and Future Challenges. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2022 (with Thantavanh Manolom).
• “The low COVID-19 trajectory of Lao People's Democratic Republic”. Journal of Global Health Science. 2021.
• “Industrial Policy and Development in Laos: Trade, Industrial Estates, and Enterprise Development”. In Shigeru Thomas Otsubo and Christian Samen Otchia, Designing Integrated Industrial Policies Volume I: For Inclusive Development in Asia. London: Routledge 2020 (with Souksavanh Vixathep).
• “The Influence of Chinese Investment in the Mining Sector in Laos: Land Concession and Concession Fees”. In Suthiphand Chirathivat, Buddhagarn Rutchatorn and Wasutadon Nakawiroj, China's Rise in Mainland ASEAN: Regional Evidence and Local Responses. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2020 (with Thantavanh Manolom).
• “Impact of social capital on child nutrition status: The case of three villages in Oudomxay province of the Lao People's Democratic Republic”. Journal of Global Health Science, Vol.1, 2019 (with Terukazu Suruga and Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno).
• “Human Capital, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Micro and Small Businesses in Laos”. In N. Matsunaga, Innovation in Developing Countries: Lessons from Vietnam and Laos. Singapore: Springer (pp. 99-121) 2019 (with Souksavanh Vixathep).
• “Determinants of Innovation in Laos: A Survey of Micro and Small Businesses in Vientiane”. Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 218, No. 5, pp. 77-92, 2018 (with Souksavanh Vixathep).
• “Trends of socioeconomic inequality in using maternal health care services in Lao People's Democratic Republic from year 2000 to 2012”. BMC Public Health, 2018 (with Ngan Do, Huong Thi Giang Tran, and Juhwan Oh).
• “Lao SME participation in regional economic integration”. Journal of Southeast Asian Economies (JSEAE) Vol. 34 (1), pp. 193-220, 2017 (with Kyophilavong, and Vanhnalat).
• “The Impact of Chinese FDI on Economy and Poverty of Lao PDR”, International Journal of China Studies. Vol. 8, pp. 222-259, 2017. (with Kyophilavong Bin, Vanhnala, Wongpit, and Onphanhdala).

6. Trainings and Workshops:

• Adaptive Leadership training, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022
• Public narrative training, Bangkok, Thailand, 2021
• Leadership training, Harvard, Boston, USA, 2017
• Project management training in Vientiane, Laos, 2011
• Capacity Building Workshop on Trade Research and Analysis, Bangkok, Thailand, 2013
• 14 months of Japanese language training in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2004

7. Language and Computing Skills:

• Lao: Mother tongue
• English: Good
• Thai: Exellent
• Japanese: Fair
• Statistical Analysis Software (Stata and E-Views)