The Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, has established several research centres to undertake various kinds of academic work and provide consultation services. Most centres are actively involved in conducting researches and disseminating the findings. In addition, the Faculty maintains links with private and public organisations, nationally and internationally in order to promote the study of economics and related issues.

CERC was formerly known as the Economic Research Unit. The principal objective of the Centre is to facilitate and coordinate research undertaken by the staff of the Faculty of Economics. In order to disseminate research findings, the Centre has introduced a series of academic publications, including discussion papers, research reports, occasional papers and monographs. The Centre regularly organises seminars and forums for discussions.

The Centre for Ecological Economics was set up to develop a strong body of knowledge through academic research work and study programme at both theoretical and empirical levels. In order to promote the higher standard of excellence in its graduate programme, the instruction was provided by both Thai and foreign experts to produce well-trained graduate students in environmental and natural resource economics. The Centre conducts research with funding from both government and private sectors.

After 3 years of establishment, the Centre has been designated World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Health Economics in 1993. In this role, the Centre’s main mission is to expand its international responsibilities in education, research and services concerning health and health-related issues. Now it becomes a major centre in the field of Health Economics globally and regionally with counterpart agencies in many countries. The Centre is currently developing an active network to link the Asia Pacific Region with other international networks in order to share information on an international basis.

In addition, the Centre is responsible for administering a Master of Science in Health Economics in order to produce personnel of high quality in the field of Health Economics.

The Political Economy Centre organises conferences, seminars and graduate courses for Thai and overseas students. It carries out corresponding research projects and publishes books and research papers. The scope of the Centre’s works includes historical studies of economic and social transformation, current problems of the Thai society and economy, labour-related topics, and the history, society and culture of the Thai people.

This modelling programme is set up to acquire economic data for numerous simulations regarding Thailand’s economy. The simulations are disseminated to students of the Faculty and to the public in order to increase understanding of the economic system through mathematics and statistics. The Programme is especially involved in developing research tools and providing training courses to people interested in the application tools in mathematics, statistics and economic accounting.

CAMGEM is an economic simulation of Thailand, developed with academic cooperation from the Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University, Australia. The objective of the model is to promote research capability of governmental and private organisations through utilising the modern technology of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling (CGE) in policy analyses and evaluations.

CAMGEM is a new version of CGE that is able to simulate both static and dynamic economic variables by transferring the complex relationship of macro and micro variables into easily interpretable data. CAMGEM simulation consists of 1,255 economic variables, with the capacity to conduct simulation under various time frames.

Lab of Toban Northeast Project was established in the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University in March 1980. By support of JICA, Japan, the lab first accommodated the joint study project for integrated small-scale rural development in Northeast Thailand between Chulalongkorn University and Kyoto University of Japan during 1980 - 1987. This project brought about a lot of rural changes in Northeast Thailand, especially in Thung Kula Ronghai area. We have first set up three experimental villages in Khonkaen, Roi-Et and Maha Sarakham provinces to demonstrate the Model of Integrated Small-Scale Rural Development in Northeast Thailand. All three sites are fully equipped with research stations, which are used by researchers and students from all faculties until today.

From 1987, the Lab had furthered its rural development research in Northeast Thailand, emphasising more in the social and economic aspects by the support of the Government's Green Northeast Project and private foundations. Four more experimental villages have been established in Roi-ET and Buriram provinces. Many rural projects were implemented in experimental villages; such as, floating nursery project, school lunch projects by pond management, village Cooperatives, fertility improvement on land embankments, etc. Also in cooperation with Chulalongkorn University, the Lab has implemented a multi-disciplinary course in rural development using experimental villages as study areas.

The Programme acts as a coordinating unit with various centres among national and international organisations. The main activities include conducting research and managing database for teaching purpose. The programme also offers consultation services to both students and professors for their research work.

In its role as a servant of the wider community, the Centre provides opportunities for non-formal education and study, in part through the provision of short courses, which provide a trainee with a certificate upon completion. This type of study programme is mainly aimed at developing expertise in the application of economic principles and tools in response to various professional needs. Some of the courses have been organised jointly by the Faculty and governmental agencies or international agencies. Some trainings are provided upon the public request.