Profile
Souknilanh Keola is a Senior Economist at ERIA. He received his Diploma of Engineering from Tokyo National College of Technology in 1995, Bachelor of Computer Sciences from Toyohashi University of Technology in 1997, and Master of Economics from Nagoya University in 1999. He joined the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) in 2006. His journal publications primarily focus on regional economics and the application of big spatio-temporal data, especially remote sensing data, in the social sciences.
Expertise
Research Interests:
- Long-term Industrial Location Prediction with Spatial Economic Model
- Application of Remote Sensing Data and Other Big Spatio-temporal in Economics
- Sustainable Development
- Mekong Region
Education
| 1999 |
Master of Economics Nagoya University |
| 1997 |
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Sciences) Toyohashi University of Technology |
| 1995 |
Diploma of Engineering (Computer Sciences) Tokyo National College of Technology |
Experience
| 2019 - 2024 |
Deputy Director, Economic Geography Studies Group Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan |
| 2016 - 2019 |
Research Fellow, Bangkok Research Center JETRO Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2013 - 2016 |
Research Fellow, Economic Integration Studies Group Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan |
| 2011 - 2013 |
Visiting Research Fellow Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, Sweden |
| 2006 - 2011 |
Research Fellow, Development Strategies Studies Group Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan |
ERIA Publications
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- Hayashi, Tadateru, Satoru Kumagai, Sanchita Basu Das, Manbar Singh Khadka, Ikumo Isono, Souknilanh Keola, Kenmei Tsubota, and Kazunobu Hayakawa. "Analysis of the Economic Impact of Improved Connectivity in Nepal."Journal of Asian Economic Integration5, no. 2 (2023): 145-166.
- Hayakawa, Kazunobu, Souknilanh Keola, Sasatra Sudsawasd, and Kenta Yamanouchi. "Impacts of an international bridge on households: Evidence from Thailand."Journal of Asian Economics83 (2022): 101536.
- Hayakawa, Kazunobu, Souknilanh Keola, and Shujiro Urata. "How effective was the restaurant restraining order against COVID-19' A nighttime light study in Japan."Japan and the World Economy63 (2022): 101136.
- Kuroiwa, Ikuo, Kriengkrai Techakanont, and Souknilanh Keola. "Evolution of production networks and the localisation of firms: evidence from the Thai automotive industry."Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy29, no. 1 (2024): 260-281.
- Hayakawa, Kazunobu, and Souknilanh Keola. "How is the Asian economy recovering from COVID-19' Evidence from the emissions of air pollutants."Journal of Asian Economics77 (2021): 101375.
- Keola, Souknilanh, and Kazunobu Hayakawa. "Do lockdown policies reduce economic and social activities' Evidence from NO2 emissions."The Developing Economies59, no. 2 (2021): 178-205.
- Tanaka, Kiyoyasu, and Souknilanh Keola. "Shedding light on the shadow economy: A nighttime light approach."The Journal of Development Studies53, no. 1 (2017): 32-48.
- Keola, Souknilanh, Magnus Andersson, and Ola Hall. "Monitoring economic development from space: using nighttime light and land cover data to measure economic growth."World Development66 (2015): 322-334.
- Kumagai, Satoru, Kazunobu Hayakawa, Ikumo Isono, Souknilanh Keola, and Kenmei Tsubota. "Geographical simulation analysis for logistics enhancement in Asia."Economic Modelling34 (2013): 145-153.