ຫົວໜ້າໜ່ວຍວິຊາ: ເສດຖະສາດນຳໃຊ້
ລະດັບການສຶກສາ: ຈົບປະລິນຍາເອກ, ສາຂາ ເສດຖະສາດ
ຈາກມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລ ກຽວໂຕ ປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ
Curriculum Vitae
Viriyasack SISOUPHANTHONG
Saphanthongtai, Sisuttanack, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR;
Phone: +(856-20) 22232463 (Mobile);
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Personal information |
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Name |
Mr. Viriyasack SISOUPHANTHONG |
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Nationality |
Lao |
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Education |
· 2016- 17, Post Doctoral in Economics, Kobe University, Japan · 2016, Doctoral degree in Economics, Kobe University, Japan · 2010, Master degree in Economics, Kobe University, Japan · 2006, Bachelor degree in Economics, National University of Laos, Lao PDR |
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Academic activities |
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Preamble |
Researcher has a strong background in scientific research from teaching the research methodology and statistics for more than 20 years. He is specialized in human capital development, labor market, and public finance analysis in Lao PDR; which he regularly contributes to researches and policy making. He has an experienced working with the Ministries and international organizations such as World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, ADB, and EU. |
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Professional Associations |
· Senior economist of the National Committee of Human Resource Development of Lao PDR · Associate professor of Economics |
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Academic publications |
· Sisouphanthong, V., Vannat, B., Srithilat, K., Inthakesone, B., & Sisouphanthong, B. (2024). The effect of Lao Kip Depreciation on Net Migration in Lao PDR. Migration Letters. Vol.21, S10 (2024). · Sisouphanthong, V., Banchongphanith, L., Insisienmay, S., & Songvilay, L. (2024). Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Extractive and Agricultural Commodities in Laos. International Development Policy| Revue internationale de politique de développement, (17). · Wongpit, P., & Sisapangthong, V. (2022). Willingness to pay of rice farmers in Lao PDR on agriculture insurance. Thammasat Review of Economic and Social Policy, 8(1), 49-66. · Sisouphanthong, V., & Suruga, T. (2020). The Effects of Growth in the Agricultural and Service Sectors on out-of-School Children in the Lao PDR. Int'l J. Soc. Sci. Stud., 8, 124. · Sisouphanthong, V., Suruga, T., & Kyophilavong, P. (2020). Valuation of incentives to recruit and retain teachers in rural schools: Evidence from a choice experiment in Cambodia and Laos. Cogent Education, 7(1). · Sisouphanthong, V., and K. Ogawa, (2018) “Determinants of Household Education Expenditure by Category in Vietnam”, Journal of Economic ＆ Business Administration, Vol. 217, No. 6, pp. 49-60, 2018. · Sisouphanthong, V. (2011). The potential negative impact of roads on irrigation: Evidence from Laos.. Trade Digest. Vol.3. Ministry of Industrial and Commerce. Laos. · Sisouphanthong, V. et al. (2017). The compensation to stop agricultural field burning from tourism: Evidence from Luangprabang, Laos. International Journal of Multidisciplinary in Management and Tourism, Vol. 1, No. 2. · Sisouphanthong, V. et al. (2012). The impact of obtaining multiple major on earning: Evidence from Laos. Journal of Scientific Research. National University of Laos. |
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Report
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· National Human Development Report Lao PDR. (2022). UNDP · Tracer Study of Secondary Education in Lao PDR. (2023). Ministry of Education. · Review of Costing of the National Plan of Action for Nutrition 2016-2020. (2020). Ministry of Health, EU, Unicef. · Building an Evidence Base for Policy Formulation in the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector in Lao PDR. (2020). National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute · Assessment Report: Labor Market Forecast for 2019 – 2022. (2019). Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Lao language) · Public Financial Management in the Health Sector in Lao PDR – Service Delivery Challenges and Opportunities. (2018). World Bank (unpublished paper) · Assessment Report of an Effect of ASEAN Economic Community Integration on Lao PDR. (2018). Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Lao language) · Lao PDR: Accelerating Structural Transformation for Inclusive Growth. (2017). Asian Development Bank · Ensuring Adequate, Efficient and Equitable Finance in Schools in the Asia-Pacific Region. (2017). UNESCO Bangkok · Asia-Pacific Regional Report: Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education. (2016). Unesco, Unicef, Kobe University |
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Book |
· Econometrics 1. 2022. National University of Laos. · Econometrics Using STATA. 2012. National University of Laos. · Guidebook of Analytical Tools for Education Finance and Administration. 2014. Kobe University. |
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Skills |
· Microsoft-office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint · Statistics: Stata, SPSS, E-views · Data management: Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey, Lao Labour Force Survey, Lao Social Indicators Survey, Lao Agricultural Census, Enterprise survey |
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Languages |
Languages |
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English |
Fluent |
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Lao |
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Work experience |
Government Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Investment and Planning, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Health.
Organization UNDP, Unicef, ILO, UNESCO, UNESCAP World Bank, ADB, GIZ, SDC, EU, Jica LuxDev, GIZ, SDC, Helvetas, RTI (USAID), PLAN, Oxford Policy Management
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Employment Record |
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1. Employer: |
National university of Laos, Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Lao PDR |
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Year |
2006 to present |
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Positions Held |
Associate professor, Head of Applied Economics Unit |
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Tasks Assigned |
Head of Applied Economics, teaching Economics and Statistics |
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2. Employer: |
Korea University, Graduate School of International Studies, Republic of Korea |
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Year |
2024 to 2025 |
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Positions Held |
Visiting professor |
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Tasks Assigned |
Teaching Human Resource Development |
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3. Employer: |
Kobe University, Graduate School of International and Cooperation Studies, Japan |
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Year |
2013 to 2016 |
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Positions Held |
Teaching assistant |
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Tasks Assigned |
Teaching Econometrics (supplemental class) |
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4. Employer: |
Singapore University of Social Science, Singapore |
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Year |
2023 to present |
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Positions Held |
Co-Lecturer |
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Tasks Assigned |
Teaching International studies |
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Trainer |
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Project Name |
7th Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2024/2025 (LECS7) Data cleaning and validation |
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Year |
2024-2025 |
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Client |
The World Bank |
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Activities Performed |
Develop guideline and training material, and deliver training for staff at the Lao Statistics Bureau for data cleaning and data validation of the 7th Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2024/2025. |
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Project Name |
Strengthen Capacity on Data Collection and Evaluation for National |
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Year |
2023-24 |
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Client |
United Nations Development Programme |
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Activities Performed |
Develop and train National and Provincial assembly staff and member, Develop tools for data collection and questionnaires for different levels and stakeholders, share data, analyze data, report result, and design workshop |
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Project Name |
Data management and analysis for four public Universities |
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Year |
2023 |
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Client |
RTI (USAID) |
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Activities Performed |
Teach data management, data coding, and data analysis |
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Project Name |
Support to Strengthen Research and Communication Skills of Lao Civil Society Organisations |
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Year |
2021 |
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Client |
Helvetas |
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Activities Performed |
Research capacity building for NGOs in Lao PDR, Teach and advise research group |
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Project Name |
Design and Organisation of Fiscal Decentralisation workshops |
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Year |
2019 |
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Client |
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation |
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Activities Performed |
Public finance management analysis, Preparing materials and co-presenter |
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Project Name |
Principle of Statistics Workshop for Central Government Statisticians |
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Year |
2018 |
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Client |
Lao National Statistics Bureau |
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Activities Performed |
Train statisticians on using STATA program, Training for applying statistic program |
Project: Labor and Skill Development |
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Project Name |
Independent Final Evaluation of the Reducing vulnerability in Lao PDR: Advancing social protection and labour rights and entitlements in the coffee and tea sectors of Lao PDR (SoLaR) Project |
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Year |
2024 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
ILO Bangkok |
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Positions Held |
National Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Conduct Key Informant Interview at national and provincial levels, Organize Focus Group Discussion with workers at village level, and Review relevant documents on labour rights |
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Project Name |
Ageing Population National Action Plan Development |
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Year |
2024 - 2025 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
UN ESCAP |
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Positions Held |
Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Assisting the National Committee of Ageing Population to develop target indicators for the National Decree of Ageing Population 2025 – 2030; organize workshops for technical working groups; assist National Workshops on the Ageing Population with Governments and development partners |
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Project Name |
Private Enterprise Survey on Skill demand in 8 Provinces |
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Year |
2023-2024 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
ADB, Lao LuxDev |
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Positions Held |
Lead consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Research and questionnaire design, trainer for provincial enumerator; data analysis; report write-up |
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Project Name |
Tracer study for Secondary Education in 10 Provinces |
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Year |
2023-2024 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Asia Development Bank |
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Positions Held |
Senior Economist |
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Activities Performed |
Analyze labor and educational outcome of secondary education students; research and questionnaire design; data analysis; Write-up report |
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Project Name |
Labor market outcome of graduates from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration |
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Year |
2023 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
USAID |
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Positions Held |
Lead data analyst |
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Activities Performed |
Analyze labor and educational outcome of University graduates; research and questionnaire design; data analysis; write-up report |
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Project Name |
National child labour survey report for Lao PDR |
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Year |
2022-2023 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
International Labour Office |
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Positions Held |
National consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Analysis the child labour situation in Lao PDR and write up the child labour report |
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Project Name |
Lao PDR National Human Development Report: Youth as a Driver of the Nation’s Development |
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Year |
2021 – 2022 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
United Nations Development Programme |
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Positions Held |
Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Evaluate the Education and Human Development in Lao PDR; calculate Human development index for Lao PDR |
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Project Name |
Education for employment |
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Year |
2021 – 2022 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Intemlaos |
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Positions Held |
Skills development analysis and planning specialist |
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Activities Performed |
Assisting the National Human Resource Development Office, Analysis data, report write up, workshop’ presenter and organizer |
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Project Name |
Potential recruitment of post Covid 19 unemployed workers |
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Year |
2021 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
PLAN |
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Positions Held |
Data analysis |
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Activities Performed |
Estimate the potential recruitment of post Covid 19 unemployed labour, Data survey and analysis, and report write up |
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Project Name |
Yunnan Early Childhood Education Innovation Project |
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Year |
2016 |
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Location |
Japan |
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Client |
Kobe University – World Bank |
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Positions Held |
Data analyst |
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Activities Performed |
Data analysis, part of report writing, Cost Benefit Analysis of Early Childhood Education Program in Yunnan Province, China |
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Project Name |
Evaluation of University Graduates’ Performance on Labor Market |
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Year |
2016 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Strengthening of Higher Education Project, Ministry of Education and Sports |
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Positions Held |
Lead data analyst |
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Activities Performed |
Evaluation of higher education outcome, Research design, data collection and analysis, report writing |
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Project Name |
Lao Labor Market Forecasting |
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Year |
2018-19 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, Ministry of Education and Sports |
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Positions Held |
Lead data analyst |
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Activities Performed |
Labor Market Forecasting, Research design, data collection and analysis, report writing |
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Project Name |
Ensuring Adequate, Efficient and Equitable Finance in Schools in the Asia-Pacific Region |
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Year |
2015-16 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
UNESCO – Kobe University |
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Positions Held |
Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Develop questionnaire, conduct field survey, write an evaluation report of teacher placement in primary education, situation of education finance in region |
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Project: Public Expenditure, Educational and Health Finance, Project and Plan Evaluation |
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Project Name |
Scaling Out Sustainable Solid Waste and Wastewater Management to Improve Public Health and Environment in Lao PDR |
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Year |
2024-2025 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Global Green Growth Institute |
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Positions Held |
Lead consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Evaluate the Provincial Socio-Economic Development Plans of four selected provinces in alignment with the National Green Growth Strategies. |
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Project Name |
Support to the Lao PDR National Nutrition Strategy and Plan of Action |
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Year |
2021-2022 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
European Union |
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Positions Held |
National consultant for PFM |
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Activities Performed |
Evaluate and develop tools for the national nutrition budget 2021-2025; Support to strengthen budgeting, financial tracking and reporting for nutrition |
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Project Name |
Costing the Lao PDR NAP Nutrition |
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Year |
2021 – 2022 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Oxford Policy Management |
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Positions Held |
Local consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Cost review and planning for nutrition action, ; Data collection, interview, desk review, input on methodology |
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Project Name |
Budget Analysis of Education and Health Bottlenecks in Sepone and Sanamxay |
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Year |
2019-20 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
UNICEF |
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Positions Held |
Lead consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Budget Analysis of Education and Health Bottlenecks, Data collection and analysis, face to face interview, report writing |
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Project Name |
Public Expenditure Analysis (Education and Health sectors). |
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Year |
2018 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
World Bank |
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Positions Held |
National Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Investigation of Public Expenditure in Education and Health, Data collection and analysis, face to face interview, report inputting |
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Project Name |
Public Financial Management in the Health Sector in Lao PDR – Service Delivery Challenges and Opportunities |
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Year |
2018-19 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
World Bank |
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Positions Held |
National Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Public Financial Management in the Health Sector Investigation, Data collection and analysis, face to face interview, report writing |
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Project Name |
Benefit Incidence Analysis for Health Sector |
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Year |
2019 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Oxford Policy Management |
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Positions Held |
National Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Benefit incidence analysis, Data collection, data collection, report inputting |
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Project: Agriculture and Trade Development |
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Project Name |
Laos-China Economic and Macroeconomic Performance of the Lao PDR: Implication on Tourism, Trade, Investment, Growth and Public Debt |
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Year |
2021 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
National Institute for Economic Research |
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Positions Held |
Team member |
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Activities Performed |
Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Laos – China Economic Corridor (Railway), Estimate the effect of the potential effect of the railway on the macroeconomic outcomes |
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Project Name |
Assessment on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) of Agricultural Production in Lao PDR: Case Study of Rice and Cattle |
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Year |
2021 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute & International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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Positions Held |
Individual Service Provider Econometric model expert |
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Activities Performed |
Assess the effect and challenge of the Public-Private Partnership in the agricultural sector, Data collection and analysis, and report write up |
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Project Name |
Promotion of Competitiveness within the Framework of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration |
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Year |
2021 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
GIZ |
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Positions Held |
Data analyst |
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Activities Performed |
Analyse the impact of AEC blueprint implementation to Lao economy, Data collection and analysis, interview with stakeholders, and report write up |
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Project Name |
Opportunities to Foster Inclusive Growth through Agricultural and Natural Resource Investments in Lao PDR |
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Year |
2017 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Asian Development Bank |
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Positions Held |
National Consultant |
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Activities Performed |
Impact evaluation of agricultural invention programs, Data analysis, report inputting |
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Project Name |
Study on the Impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on Lao PDR |
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Year |
2018 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
GIZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit |
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Positions Held |
Lead data analyst |
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Activities Performed |
Estimation of ACE impact on trade, production, and price of Lao PDR, Data collection, Econometric estimation, report write up |
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Project Name |
Feasible Study of Agricultural market |
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Year |
2018 |
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Location |
Lao PDR |
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Client |
Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
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Positions Held |
Data analyst |
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Activities Performed |
Evaluation of potential demand for agricultural market, Design research, design questionnaire, survey controller, data estimation, part of report writing |