Alcohol Policy Impact Assessment in Thailand

Last updated on Apr 18, 2026

As principal investigator, led two major policy evaluation projects on alcohol regulation in Thailand, funded by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (สสส.) and the Centre for Alcohol Studies (ศวส.):

  • CPTPP and Alcohol Consumption (2021): Assessed the projected impact of Thailand joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on alcohol consumption, modelling how trade liberalisation would affect domestic alcohol markets and public health outcomes.

  • Alcohol Deregulation Impact Assessment (2023): Evaluated the economic, health, and social consequences of three proposed deregulation scenarios: (1) allowing small-scale alcohol producers, (2) relaxing time-of-sale restrictions, and (3) designating special alcohol tourism zones. A related journal article was published in the International Journal of Health Economics and Management (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s10754-025-09395-6

Health Policy Policy Evaluation
Chaleampong Kongcharoen
Chaleampong Kongcharoen
Assistant Professor of Economics, Associated Dean on Academic Affairs

I’m an assistant professor of economics at Thammasat University. My research interests are time series econometrics, and empirical macroeconomics.

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