Macroeconomic Impact of Transport Infrastructure Investment

Last updated on Apr 18, 2026

Submitted to the Public Debt Management Office (สำนักบริหารหนี้สาธารณะ), these two projects assessed the economic returns and spillover effects of major public infrastructure investments in Thailand:

  • Transport Infrastructure Strategy Macroeconomic Model (2016): Built a macroeconomic model to assess the economy-wide impact of Thailand’s transport infrastructure development strategy, as part of a broader project management consultancy (with Thatri Jantarakolika and team).

  • Rail Mass Transit Economic Impact Assessment (2018): Estimated the economic effects of rail transport investment for use in planning future transit projects, focusing on multiplier effects and long-run productivity gains from improved connectivity.

Macroeconomics 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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