Profile
Phetkeo Poumanyvong is an Energy and Agriculture Economist at ERIA. He holds a PhD in Environmental and Resource Economics and an MA in Development Economics, both from Hiroshima University. Prior to joining ERIA, he served as Deputy Director General of the Department of Planning and Cooperation at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR; Secretary to the Minister at both the Prime Minister’s Office and MAF; Division Director at the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER), Lao PDR; and as an Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher at Hiroshima University.
Expertise
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- Development Economics
- Agricultural Policy Research and Analysis
Education
| 2008 – 2011 |
PhD in Environmental and Resource Economics Hiroshima University, Japan |
| 2006 – 2008 |
MA in Development Economics Hiroshima University, Japan |
| 1998 – 2003 |
Bachelor of Architecture Tongji University, China |
Experience
| Apr 2025 – Present |
Energy and Agriculture Economist ERIA |
| 2024 – 2025 |
Deputy Director General Department of Planning and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR |
| 2023 – 2024 |
Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR |
| 2022 – 2023 |
Principal Researcher and Coordinator Agricultural Product Standards Research and Analysis Task Force, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR |
| 2020 – 2022 |
Secretary to the Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR |
| Mar - Nov 2020 |
Secretary to the Minister The Prime Minister’s Office, Lao PDR |
| 2016 - 2020 |
Director / Deputy Director Division of Economic Restructuring, National Institute for Economic Research (NIER), Lao PDR |
| 2013 – 2016 |
Senior Researcher Economic Development Strategy Research Office, Lao PDR |
| 2011 – 2013 |
Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Researcher Hiroshima University, Japan |
Selected Publications
- Poumanyvong, P., Kaneko, S., & Dhakal, S. (2012). Impacts of urbanization on national transport and road energy use: Evidence from low-, middle-, and high-income countries. Energy Policy, 46, 268–277.
- Poumanyvong, P., & Kaneko, S. (2010). Does urbanization lead to less energy use and lower CO2 emissions? A cross-country analysis. Ecological Economics, 70(2), 434–444.