Date/Time

Contents

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4th September 2020 Time= Thailand time (German time)

Thailand Vietnam Socio Economic Panel (TVSEP) Data User Conference

(P=present; Ubon; O=online; Zoom)

12.30 - 13.00 (7.30 - 8.00)

Registration

Host: Ubon Ratchathani University

13.00 - 13.30 (8.00- 8.30)

Opening Session

Chair: Dr. Narintorn Boonbrahm (P), Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Ubon Ratchathani University,

 

Welcome of participants by President of Ubon Ratchathani University, Dr. Chutinun Prasitphuripreecha

(P)

 

Welcome remarks by Dr. Suwanna Praneetvatakul, Kasetsart University; TVSEP Research Coordinator for Thailand

(O)

 

Introduction to the Seminar by Prof. Hermann Waibel, LUH, TVSEP Project Coordinator

(O)

13.30 – 14.00 (8.30 - 9.00)

Keynote Speech: Impact of Covid-19 on agriculture and policy response in Thailand by Prof. Dr. Nipon Poapongsakorn, Thailand Development Research Institute and Thammasat University, Thailand

Chair: Dr. Suwanna Praneetvatakul (O)

14.00 – 15.00 (9.00 - 10.00)

Session 1: Thailand Studies Part I

Chair: Prof. Stephan Thomsen (O)

 

"A situation assessment on food safety and supply chain in Ubon Ratchathani" by Dr. Suparerk Janjarasjitt, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University

All online (O)

 

The Adoption of Mechanization, Labour Productivity and Household Income: Evidence from Rice Production in Thailand" by Dr. Orawan Srisompun, Mahasarakham University

 

Improving skills of rice farmers in Thailand by Dr. Suvaporn Phasuk, Kasetsart University

 

15.00 – 15.30 (10.00 - 10.30)

Break

 

15.30 – 16.30 (10.30 - 11-30)

Session 2: Vietnam Studies Part I

Chair: Prof. Ulrike Grote (O)

 

Returns to Education in Vietnam: Evidence from Rural Provinces" by Dr. Dai, Tran - Vietnam German University, Ho Chi Minh City

All online (O)

 

"The effects of floods on agricultural production: A mixed blessing" by Dr. Tu, Le - Hoa Sen University, Ho Chi Minh City

 

"Land rental markets and income effects in Vietnam" by Dr. Viet, Tran - Vietnam National University of Foresty, Hanoi

 

16.00 – 17.30 (11.30 - 12.30)

"Session 3: Thailand/Vietnam Studies Part II

Chair: Dr. Nguyen Thanh (O )
All online (O)

 

The Impacts of Aging Society on Farm Households’ Agricultural Production and Inequalities in Rural Thailand by Dr. Uchook Duangbootsee, Kasetsart University

 

Highlights of a decade of panel data collection in 2200 households in the provinces of Nakhon Phanom, Ubon Ratchathani and Buri Ram by Chompunich Nantajit, Leibniz University Hannover

 

"Return migrants in Vietnam: the role of shocks and policy" by Manh Hung Do

 

17.30 - 18.00 (12.30 - 13.00)

Break

 

18.00 – 18.40 (13.00 - 13.40)

Session 4: Other Studies

Chair: Prof. Kis-Katos All online (O)

 

“TVSEP-APP Project” by Lena Dräger, Annika Herr and Marina Schröder, Leibniz University Hannover

 

TVSEP Corona Special Corona Survey 2020 by Niels Wendt, Leibniz University Hannover

 

18.40 - 19.00 (13.40 - 14.00)

Closing Session
Final Discussion
Closing Remarks by Dr. Chawalit Thinvongpituk, Vice-President, Ubon Ratchathani University

Chair: Hermann Waibel (O) (P)