Saran is a PhD candidate in Development Economics at the Department of International Development at King's. His thesis investigates economic growth, structural change, poverty, and inequality in the context of Thailand.

He also earned an MSc in Emerging Economies and Development from King's. His dissertation examined Thailand’s Inclusive Growth in the contemporary period. Before joining King's, he used to work for consulting and market research firms for a brief period.

Research

Thesis title: 'The Dynamics between Economic Development, Structural Transformation, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth of Thailand (the 1960s to the early 2020s)'

The thesis investigates economic development of Thailand from the 1960s to the early 2020s by quantitatively analysing the progress of structural transformation (a transition of worker from low productivity sector to high productivity sector) and the outcome of inclusive growth (an extent to which an economic growth is accompanied by poverty reduction, steady or falling inequality, educational expansion, and employment generation).

The study also explores the relationships between economic growth, structural transformation, inequality, and poverty. Lastly, the study scrutinises how the political economy's settings and development policies relate to the country's economic growth, progress of structural transformation, and outcome of inclusive growth.

PhD supervision

• Principal supervisor: Professor Andy Sumner
• Secondary supervisor: Dr Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez

Further details

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