[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1510120428671{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Sonam Choiden, Senior Lecturer” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”988″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”white”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Faculty/Department” header_color=”#a34725″ header_text_color=”#ffffff”]
Department of Finance & Business
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- PhD in Economics with specialization in Happiness Economics from QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
- MMS (Economics) from Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
- PGDip Economics (honors) from Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ
- PGCE from Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
- B.A Economics (honors) from Sherubtse College, Kanglung (Delhi University, India).
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- Economics
- Economics of Happiness and GNH
- Economics of Public Issues
- Development Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Statistics
- Data Analysis and Decision Making
- Qualitative/Quantitative Research Methods
- Concepts and measurements of GNH
[/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Teaching Experience” header_color=”#a34725″ header_text_color=”#ffffff”]Since 1998[/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Awards” header_color=”#a34725″ header_text_color=”#ffffff”]Bhutan
- Royal Civil Service Bronze Medal for 10 or more years service to the King, the Country and the People
Australia Awards:
- Royal Civil Service Bronze Medal for 10 or more years service to the King, the Country and the People
- Australian Leadership Award (2011)
- Endeavour Postgraduate Award (2011)
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- PhD Thesis (2016): The Economics of Happiness: Insights into the Gross National Happiness in Bhutan, QUT ePrints.
- Choiden, S. (2010). Management of community Forestry in Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan:Kuensel Publications.
- Choiden, S. (2009). Fragile Mountain ecosystem: The Spine of Bhutan, RIM Newsletter, issue (6).
- Choiden, S. et al (2007). Applicability of the programs offered at Sherubtse. college, Bhutan Journal of Research and Development(BJRD), ….(1).
- Choiden, S. (2006). Middlemen as experts-A review, SherubDoenme: The Research Journal of Sherubtse College, 6(1).
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- GNH Measures
- Policy Analysis
- Wellbeing at workplace
- Business Environment
- Corporate Governance
- Efficiency and productivity of firms/businesses/agencies
[/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Contact Details” header_color=”#a34725″ header_text_color=”#ffffff”]eMail : sonam_choiden@rim.edu.bt
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