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In Memory

of Bhanupong

Nidhiprabha

Naoyuki Yoshino
16 April 2024

I first met Bhanupong Nidhiprabha in the coffee room of Gillman Hall at Johns Hopkins

University, USA. I was a senior to him and had almost completed my Ph.D. thesis when he joined
Johns Hopkins.
He was always smiling and talking animatedly with other students and faculty members in

the coffee room next to the lecture hall. His presence and mannerisms had a relaxing effect on
fellow students. His warm personality and jovial remarks put the students at ease, particularly
those who had just joined the program.
Many years later, Bhanupong became a regular visitor to Keio University, Tokyo, Japan,
where meetings of the Asian Economic Panel (AEP) were held, and where I used to teach. I also

had the privilege of chairing sessions of the AEP. Bhanupong participated in these meetings, either
as a paper presenter or discussant. His papers were well-crafted and policy-oriented, while his
comments on the papers of others were precise and designed to help them further improve their

work.
Bhanupong arranged for my seminar at Thammasat University when I visited Bangkok. His
concern and kindness for his students were apparent when he volunteered to explain my lecture
to them in Thai to ensure that they fully comprehended what I was saying. It was apparent that he
was held in high respect at Thammasat, not only because of his excellent academic achievements

and contributions, but also because of his kindness.
His smile and his voice will endure in my memory, while his academic achievements will
remain in various journals and publications that will be read, with benefit, by many researchers

and students all over the world.
Rest in peace, my friend.

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