Praopan Pratoomchat

Senior Research Economist

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Staff

Dr. Praopan Pratoomchat is a senior research economist at the Gardner Institute with a background in higher education and macroeconomic research.

Prior to joining the institute, she was an associate professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, teaching applied economic analysis, money and banking, and principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics. Her research interests include the local consumer confidence index, the fiscal policy multiplier effect, Asian economic structure and development, homelessness, inequality, and economic impact analysis.

Areas of Expertise
Education

Praopan earned her Ph.D. in Economics and Master of Science in Economics from the University of Utah. She holds a Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.