DIRECTOR
CENTRE
FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (CDS)
Prashanth
Nagar, Ulloor
Trivandrum,
Kerala 695011 INDIA
Contact
details:
Tel:
+91-471-2774201, +91-471-2442116
e-mail:
amit.shovon.ray@gmail.com;
asray@cds.ac.in
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/asray
1980-1983:
Presidency College, Calcutta University
B.Sc.
(Economics, Honours), First Class, Rank in the University:
First
1983-1988:
Oxford University
M.Sc.
(Economics for Development), Rank in the University: First
D.Phil.
(Economics), Supervisors: Paul Collier and Sanjaya Lall
Professor
·
Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi (Centre for International Trade and Development,
School of International Studies), with
effect from January 2000 till date.
·
Director,
Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum (Dec 2013 onwards on deputation from
JNU)
·
Chair
Professor of Trade, Technology and Competitiveness, Indian
Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi (2008–2010:
on leave from JNU).
Reader
·
Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi (Centre for International Trade and Development,
School of International Studies) (1995–2000)
·
University
of Calcutta (Department of Economics) (1994–1995)
·
Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi (Dept. of Humanities & Social Sc.)
(1992–1994)
Research
Faculty
·
Indian
Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Delhi
(1990–1992)
·
International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C.
(1988–1990)
·
Oxford
University Institute of Economics and Statistics
(1987–1988)
Lecturer
(Non-Stipendiary)
·
Mansfield
College, University of Oxford (1986–1987)
Economics
of Development:
Applied
Econometrics
·
Fellow,
The
Royal Society for Public Health, UK, (FRSH), 2006
·
Graduate
Award,
Wolfson College, Oxford; awarded to the top nine (out of 100+) incoming graduate
students. (1985-88)
·
Radhakrishnan
Memorial Bequest Trust Award,
Oxford University; awarded on a competitive basis to graduate students of Indian
nationality at Oxford. (1985-87)
·
Overseas
Research Student (ORS) Award,
Government of U.K.; awarded in a nation-wide competition to overseas students
for research study in UK. (1984-87)
·
George
Webb-Medley Travel Grant,
University of Oxford, for Field Trip to India as part of doctoral research
(1985)
·
Special
Book Prize,
St. Peter's College, Oxford; awarded for coming first in the M.Sc. examinations
at Oxford University. (1984)
·
Jubilee
Post-Graduate (Merit) Prize,
Calcutta University for coming First class first in the University of Calcutta
B.Sc. (Economics) Examination, 1983
·
J.B.
Sinha Memorial Prize,
Presidency College, Calcutta for coming First in Presidency College Department
of Economics, 1983
·
U.N.
Ghosal Memorial Prize,
Presidency College, Calcutta (Best Undergraduate Economics Student),
1983
·
National
Scholar,
Government of India, (Secondary Examination, West Bengal Board),
1978
1. “The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry:
Policy Space that fosters Technological Capability” in Daniel Drache and Leslie
Jacobs (eds.) Linking Global Trade and
Human Rights: New Policy Spaces in Hard Economic Times, Cambridge University
Press, New York, 2014. (with S Bhadhuri)
2. “India
at the WTO: Evolving Priorities, Unaltered Paradigm”, Brazilian Journal of International Relations
- BJIR (ISSN: 2237-7743), Vol 2 No 2 (2013) (with S
Saha).
3. “Interface
of Income, Health and Environment: An Econometric Investigation”, Journal of
Indian School of Political Economy, Volume XXIV (2012) 13-32. (with A.L.Nagar,
A.Sawhney and S.Samanta)
4. “Patenting
Public-Funded Research for Technology Transfer: A Conceptual-Empirical Synthesis
of U.S. Evidence and Lessons for India”, Journal of World Intellectual Property,
Vol 14 No 1, 2011. (with S. Saha)
5. “The
TRIPS Agreement – Public Health Concerns for India” in A. Barua and R. M. Stern
(eds.) The WTO and India: Issues and
Negotiating Strategies, Orient Blackswan: New Delhi,
2010.
6. “Shifting
Coordinates of India’s Stance at the WTO: Understanding the Domestics and
International Economic Drivers,” in A. Narlikar and B. Vickers (eds),
Leadership and Change in the Multilateral Trading System, Republic of
Letters Publishing/ Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: Dordrecht, 2009, (with S.
Saha).
7. “Emerging
through Technological Capability: An Overview of India’s Technological
Trajectory”, in M. Agarwal (ed), India’s
Economic Future: Education, Technology, Energy and Environment, Social
Science Press, New Delhi, 2009.
8. “Learning
and innovation in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: The role of IPR and other
policy interventions”, RECIIS Electronic Journal of Communication,
Information and Innovation in Health (Brazil), Vol 2 No 2,
2008.
9. “Access
to New Drugs in India: Implications of TRIPS” in M. Agarwal and A.S.Ray (eds.)
Globalisation and the Millennium Development Goals: Negotiating the
Challenge, Social Science Press: New Delhi and Berghahn Books: Oxford, 2007,
(with M. Chakravorty)
10.
“Globalisation
and the Millennium Development Goals: Negotiating the Challenge”,
Globalisation and the Millennium Development Goals: Negotiating the
Challenge, Social Science Press: New Delhi and Berghahn Books: Oxford, 2007,
(with M. Agarwal).
11.
“India’s Economic Reforms: Opportunities,
Challenges and Political Economy Perspectives” in L. White (ed) “Is there an
Economic Orthodoxy? Growth and Reform in Africa, Asia and Latin America”, SAIIA:
Johannesburg, 2006.
12.
“Rumo
à globalização: aspirações e apreensões econômicas da Índia
no novo milênio,”
in F.Villares (ed.) Índia, Brasil e África do Sul: Perspectivas e Alianças, Fundação Editora da UNESP (FEU): Sao Paulo,
2006. [English Version: “Going Global: India’s Economic Aspirations and
Apprehensions in the New Millennium” in F. Villares (ed.) India, Brazil and South Africa: Perspectives
and Alliances, Editora UNESP: Sao Paulo, 2006]
13.
“Digital
Divide among Selected Industrialized States in India: Myth or Reality?” in V.
Upadhyay et al (editors) Productivity and
Quality: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Tata McGraw-Hill: New Delhi,
2006. (with S.
Bera)
14.
“A
Game Theoretic Model of Drug Launch in India”, Health Economics, Policy and Law, Vol 1
No.1, 2006 (with S. Bhaduri)
15.
“The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry at
Crossroads: Implications for India’s Health Care”, in A.K. Bagchi and K.
Soman (eds) Maladies, Preventives and
Curatives: Debates in Public Health in
India, Tulika Books: New
Delhi, 2005.
16.
“The
Political Economy of Rural Health Care in India: A Micro-theoretical Model”, in
P. Gangopadhyay and M. Chatterji (eds.) Economic Globalization in Asia, Ashgate:
London, 2005 (with S. Bhaduri)
17.
“The
Changing Structure of R&D Incentives in India: The Pharmaceutical Sector”,
Science Technology and Society Vol 9
No.2, 2004
18.
“India
and Asia in the World Economy: The Role of Human Capital and Technology”, International Studies, Vol. 41 No.3,
2004 (with A. Guha)
19.
“Exporting
through Technological Capability: Econometric Evidence from Indian
Pharmaceutical and Electronics/Electrical Firms”, Oxford Development Studies, Vol 32 No.1,
March 2004, (with S. Bhaduri)
20.
“The
Political Economy of Drug Quality: Changing Perceptions and Implications for the
Indian Pharmaceutical Industry”, Economic
and Political Weekly, Vol.38 No.23, 7 June, 2003. (with S.
Bhaduri)
21.
“Technological
Development in Indian Industry: Challenges and Options after the East Asian
Crisis”, R. Hooley and J.H.Yoo (ed.), The
Post Financial Crisis Challenges for Asian Industrialization, Elsevier
Science: Oxford, 2002 (with S. Bhaduri)
22.
“Multinational
versus Expatriate FDI: A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese and Indian
Experience”, in T.N. Srinivasan (ed.), Trade Finance and Investment in South
Asia, Social Science Press: New Delhi, 2001 (with A.
Guha)
23.
“Are
Foreign Firms Technologically More Active and Progressive? Evidence from the
Indian Chemicals Industry”, in J.R.Behrman et al (eds.), Restructuring Asian Economies for the New
Millennium, Elsevier Science: Amsterdam, 2001.
24.
“R&D
and Technological Learning in Indian Industry: Econometric Estimation of
Research Production Function”, Oxford
Development Studies, Vol 29 No. 2, June 2001 (with S.
Bhaduri)
25.
“Real
Exchange Rates and Manufactured Exports: A Study of India's Potential Exports to
the USA”, Journal of Asian Economics,
Vol 9 No.2, 1998 (with B. Gupta)
26.
“India's
Economic Reforms in Progress: An Introductory Note”, Journal of Asian Economics, Vol 8 No.3,
1997
27.
“A
Statistical Profile of West Bengal Industry: Trends and Structural Changes
1976-1991”, in A. Raychaudhury and D. Sarkar (eds.), Economy of West Bengal: Problems and
Prospects, Allied: Calcutta, 1996.
28.
“India's
Export Performance and Policy Environment”, in S.P.Gupta, A. Hussain and N.
Stern (eds.), Development Patterns and
Institutional Structures in China and India, Allied: New Delhi,
1995.
29.
“Liberalisation
and India's Export Competitiveness: A Sectoral Profile of Effective Export
Incentive Structure 1981-1991”, in S.P.Gupta (ed.), Liberalisation and its Impact,
MacMillan: New Delhi, 1993.
30.
“White-Collar
Pay and Employment 1970-1982”, in M.B.Gregory and A.W.J.Thompson (eds.), A Portrait of Pay 1970-82: An Analysis of
the New Earnings Survey, Clarendon Press (OUP): Oxford, 1990. (with K.
Mayhew)
31.
“The
Determinants and Promotion of South-South Trade in Manufactured Products”, in
V.Ventura-Dias (ed.), South-South Trade:
Trends, Issues and Obstacles to its Growth, Praeger: New York, 1989. (with
S. Lall).
1. The
Political Economy of Smoking Tobacco in India: Perspectives on Production,
Consumption and Control,
Monograph of Voluntary Health Association of India, VHAI Press: New Delhi, 2010.
(with S. Bhaduri)
2. (Edited)
Globalisation and the Millennium Development Goals: Negotiating the
Challenge, Social Science Press: New Delhi and Berghahn Books: Oxford, 2007.
(with M. Agarwal)
3. Medicines,
Medical Practice and Health Care in India in the era of Globalisation: Political
Economy Perspectives,
Monograph of the Independent Commission on Development and Health in India, VHAI
Press: New Delhi, 2004.
4. The
Emerging International Economic Order: A Third World Perspective,
Monograph of South-South Solidarity, New Delhi, 2002.
5. The
Political Economy of Rural Health Care in India,
Monograph of the Independent Commission on Health in India, VHAI Press: New
Delhi, 2001.
1. Competing
through Technological Capability; The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry in a
Changing Global Landscape, CSSP
Electronic Working Paper Series on S&T Policy and Innovation Studies (paper
# 3), Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU: September 2012 (with S. Bhaduri).
2. Commercialisation
of Inventions from Public Funded Research in India – Case Studies of Selected
Institutions,
Project Report submitted to the Department of Science & Technology,
Government of India: June 2012. (with S. Saha)
3. Shaping
the Coordinates of India’s Trade Policy Architecture: Domestic versus
International Drivers,
ISAS Working Paper No 126 (21 April 2011), Institute of South Asian Studies,
National University of Singapore.
4. Leveraging
Public Funded Research for India’s Economic Emergence: Role of
IPR,
in Julia Melkers, Thema Monroe-White and Susan E. Cozzens (eds), 2011 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation
Policy Proceedings, IEEE Xplore, November 2011, (with S. Saha)
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6064483
5. Drivers
of Academic Research and Patenting in India: Econometric Estimation of the
Research Production Function,
Working Paper No 247, Indian Council
for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, April 2010.
(with S. Saha).
6. Patenting
Public Funded Research for Technology Transfer: A Conceptual-Empirical Synthesis
of US Evidence with Lessons for India, Working Paper No 244, Indian Council for
Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, Jan 2010 (with
S. Saha)
7. More
Hurt than Promoted: A Study of FM Broadcast and Music Sales in
India,
Report prepared for PPL, India and Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, New Delhi,
August 2009.
8. India’s
Tryst with Technology: The Way Forward,
Discussion Paper No 09-11, Centre for International Trade and Development,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, June 2009, (with
S. Saha).
9. To
Contribute or Not to Contribute: Micro theoretical models of Open Source
Software (OSS) Development,
Discussion Paper No 09-09, Centre for
International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,
March 2009, (with S. Bera).
10.
Emerging
through Technological Capability: An Overview of India’s Technological
Trajectory,
Working Paper No 227, Indian Council for Research on International Economic
Relations, New Delhi, November 2008.
11.
The
Interface between Economic Development, Health and Environment in India: An
Econometric Investigation,
Working Paper 2008-56, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New
Delhi, October 2008, (with A L Nagar, A. Sawhney and S. Samanta) Co-evolution
of IPR Policy and Technological Learning in Developing Countries: A
Game-theoretic Model,
Paper for IV Globelics Conference, September 2008, (with S. Bhaduri)
http://globelics_conference2008.xoc.uam.mx/papers/Amit_Shovon_Co_evolution.pdf
12.
India-Brazil
Trade in Services: Opportunities and Challenges,
Report prepared for Indian Council for Research on International Economic
Relations, New Delhi. March 2007.
13.
Managing
Port Reforms in India: Case Study of JNPT, Mumbai,
Report prepared for the World Bank, Washington DC for the World Development
Report (WDR 2005). http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2005/Resources/477407-096581040435/wdr2005_india_port_reform2.pdf
14.
A
Study of R&D Incentives in India: Structural Changes and
Impact,
Project Report submitted to the Department of Science & Technology,
Government of India, May 2003.
15.
Report
of the Committee on India: Vision
2020,
Planning Commission, Government of India, (Member-Secretary), December 2002.
16.
“Child labour in India: Determinants and
Economic Consequences”, Note prepared for the VHAI Report Seen but not Heard: India’s Marginalised
Neglected and Vulnerable Children, VHAI, New Delhi, March 2002 (with S.
Banerjee)
17.
A
Socio-Economic Study of the Role of In-house R&D in Indian Industry: A Case
Study of Pharmaceutical and Tyre Sectors,
Project Report Submitted to the Department of Science & Technology,
Government of India, March 2002. (with V.Upadhyay et al)
18.
“Multinational
versus Expatriate FDI: A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese and Indian
Experience”, ICRIER Working Paper No 58, Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations, New Delhi. (with A.
Guha).
19.
The
Role of In-house R&D in Indian Industry: A Case Study of Chemical and
Electrical/Electronics Sectors,
Project Report Submitted to the Department of Science & Technology,
Government of India, July 1999.
20.
“The Economics of Health Care in India:
A Case Study of the Sewapuri Block in U.P.”, Chapter 21B in Report of the Independent Commission on
Health in India, VHAI: New Delhi, November 1996.
21.
Human
Capital Accumulation in Post-Green Revolution Rural Economies:
A Conceptual and Empirical Synthesis,
Mimeo., International Food Policy Research Institute, Wasington D.C., August
1990. (with R. Sabot)
22.
“The Changing Structure of UK Production,
Trade and Employment: An Analysis using Input-Output Tables 1974-1984”,
Oxford Applied Economics Discussion Paper
No.70, Oxford University Institute of Economics and Statistics, 1989 (with
C. Greenhalgh and M.B. Gregory)
23.
“Employment and Structural Change in Britain:
Quantitative Evidence and Policy Simulations”, Oxford Applied Economics Discussion Paper
No.44, Oxford University Institute of Economics and Statistics, 1989 (with
C. Greenhalgh and M.B. Gregory)
Selected
Popular Articles in Newspapers/ Magazines
1. “Intellectual
Bottlenecks”, Op-Ed article in The
Financial Express, Delhi and other cities, Saturday 16 January 2010. (with
S.Saha)
2. “Financing
of Health Care in India: Issues and Concerns”, Health for the Millions,
Feb-Mar and Apr-May, 2008
3. “Technological
Development: Lessons from East Asia”, Yojana, January 2006 (with A.
Palit)
4. “English
Speaking Force Main Asset”, Financial
Express (FE Insight: FDI and Trade), Mumbai and other cities, Wednesday 2
November 2005.
5. “Trip(s)ping
up on healthcare”, Economic Times
(Op-edit article), Delhi and other cities, Saturday 11 June
2005.
6. “Central
Budget 2003/04: What is in store for the social sector?” Health for the Millions, Jun-Sep
2003.
Forthcoming/
Communicated
1. “Commercialisation
of University Inventions in India: Highlights from Selected Case Studies”, A
Note for the India Science Report
2013, NISTADS and Cambridge University Press, New Delhi
(forthcoming)
·
Intellectual
Property Management at Centres of Higher Education: A Comparative Study of India
and the United Kingdom,
Collaborative project with Dr A Sengupta, University of Essex, UK.
·
Clinical
data, Bioequivalence and Generic Drugs: Analysis from India and
Brazil,
Collaborative Research project with Dr Fabienne Orsi, University of Aix
Marseille and Dr Claudia Chamas, FIOCRUZ, Brazil sponsored by ANRS (The French
National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis), Government of France.
·
Commercialisations
of Inventions from Public Funded Research in India,
(sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India).
·
Emerging
Economies in the New World Order: Promises, Pitfalls And Priorities – A
Multi-Country Research Dialogue (sponsored
by IDRC at ICRIER, New Delhi) The
Political Economy of Tobacco in India, for the Voluntary Health Association
of India, New Delhi.
·
A
Study of Music Broadcasting and Music Sales in India: Implications for pricing
of music copyrights,
for PPL, India.
·
India-Brazil
Trade in Services: Opportunities and Challenges,
for ICRIER, New Delhi
·
Going
Global: India’s Economic Aspirations and Apprehensions in the New
Millennium,
for a project on “India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA): Development Patterns,
Convergences and Alliance Perspectives”, sponsored by Instituto de Estudos
Econômicos Internacionais (IEEI), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
·
Managing
Port Reforms in India: Case Study of JNPT,
for the World Development Report (WDR) 2005, The World Bank, Washington DC.
·
R&D
Incentives in India: Structural Changes and Impact (with case studies of
pharmaceutical and food processing sectors),
sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
·
A
Socio-Economic Analysis of the Role of In-house R&D in Indian Industry:
Study of Pharmaceutical & Tyre Sectors,
sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
·
The
Role of In-house R&D in Indian Industry,
sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of
India.
·
The
Changing Profile of the Indian Drug Industry under a New Global Order:
Implications for India’s Health Care,
for the Independent Commission on Development and Health in India (ICDHI), New
Delhi.
·
Political
Economy of Rural Health Care: Case Studies in UP, HP and WB,
for VHAI: New Delhi.
·
Foreign
Direct Investment in Chinese and Indian Economic Development: A Comparative
Analysis,
for SANEI.
Courses
Taught:
MA
in Economics (with specialization on World Economy):
Economic
Development
Macroeconomics
Applied
Econometrics
Economics
of Technology & Development
MA
in Politics (with specialization on International
Relations):
Principles
of Economics
MPhil
in International Trade and Development
Quantitative
Methods in International Trade
Ph.D.
Theses Supervised (topic, year, name and present
position)
1. Entrepreneurship
in Tribal Societies: A Case of Mizo Entrepreneurs,
2014 (submitted)
Shailaja
S Thakur, Current Position: Assistant Professor, Sri Venkateswar College, Delhi
University
2. Knowledge
Creation and Technology Transfer from Public Funded Research in India:
Theoretical Explorations and Empirical Evidence,
2013
Sabyasachi
Saha; Current Position: Assistant Professor, RIS
3. Open
Source Software Development: Theoretical Perspectives,
2008
Subhashis
Bera; Current Position: Associate Professor, FORE School of
Management
4. The
Impact of Micro Credit on Rural Households: Micro-theoretical Explorations and
Econometric Evidence,
2006
Susmita
Banerjee; Current Position: Assistant Professor, Charuchandra College, Calcutta
University
5. Human
Development Indicators in OIC Countries: Trends and Determinants,
2004
Mohammad
Javad Razmi; Current Position: Associate Professor of Economics, Ferdowsi
University of Mashhad, Iran
6. Foreign
Direct Investment in India: An Economic Analysis of Determinants and
Constraints,
2004
Amitendu
Palit; Current Position: Head, Development and Programmes, Institute of South
Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.
7. An
Economic Analysis of R&D and Technology Generation in the Indian
Pharmaceutical Industry,
2001
Saradindu
Bhaduri; Current Position: Assistant Professor, JNU
8. Some
Aspects of Gains from Technology Transfer,
(joint supervision with S K Das) 2000
Saon
Ray; Current Position: Senior Fellow, ICRIER
M.Phil.
Theses Supervised:
1. Structural
Transformation of North East Indian Economy and Agricultural Development, Alwin
D’souza (July 2013)
2. Intellectual
Property Rights and Academic Research in India: An Empirical Analysis,
Sabyasachi Saha (July 2009)
3. Health
Inputs, Health Outcomes and Economic Performance: Evidence from the Indian
States, Debosree Banerjee (July 2007)
4. Measurement
of Digital Divide in Asia and India: A Framework for Cross-country and
Inter-state Analysis, Subhasis Bera (July 2005)
5. An
Empirical Analysis of Access to New Drugs in India: Public Health Implications
of the TRIPS Agreement, Manashi Chakravorty (July 2004)
6. Economic
Growth and Human Development – An Indian Case Study, Sharmistha Maitra, (July
2003)
7. Educational
Investment Decisions of Rural Households: Theoretical Explorations and
Econometric Evidence from West Bengal, Susmita Banerjee (July
2002)
8. An
Analysis of In-House R&D Effort of LDC Enterprises: Evidence from Indian
Chemical and Electronics Industries, Saradindu Bhaduri, (July
1999)
9. Foreign
Direct Investment and Export Performance – The Indian Experience Post
Liberalisation, Shailaja Sanghamitra (July 1997)
10.
Foreign
Direct Investment and Technological Progress: A Growth Accounting Approach to
the Indian Economy, Debakanta Nayak, 1970-1995 (July 1997)
Professional
Activities/ Affiliations
·
Fellow,
The
Royal Society for Public Health, London (FRSH)
·
Member,
Independent
Commission on Development and Health in India, Delhi
·
Member-Secretary,
India: Vision 2020 Committee, Planning Commission, Govt of
India
·
Member,
Governing Body, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum (2012
onwards)
·
Member,
Academic Council, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi (2014
onwards)
·
Member,
Research Advisory Council, KM Mani Centre for Budget Studies, Cochin University
of Science and Technology (2014 onwards)
·
Member,
Governing Council, Inter University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights
Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (2014
onwards)
·
Member,
Research Council, Kerala University, Trivandrum (2014
onwards)
·
Member,
Committee
for Direction MPhil/PhD, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum,
2005-2007
·
Member,
Working
Group on Ports for the Twelfth Five Year Plan, Planning Commission, Govt of
India
·
Member,
Sub-Group on ‘Technology Intensity in India's Manufacturing Exports’ under the
Planning Commission's Working Group on ‘Boosting India's Manufacturing Exports’
for the 12th Five Year Plan.
·
Visiting
Senior Fellow,
HTW-Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany, November
2009.
·
Life
Member,
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
·
Expert
Commentator, All
India Radio and Voice of America
·
Consultant,
The
World Bank (for the World Development
Report 2005)
·
Consultant,
UNCTAD, Geneva
·
Consultant,
Planning Commission, Government of India
·
Consultant,
Voluntary Health Association of India, New Delhi
·
Consultant,
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New
Delhi
·
Consultant,
Phonographic
Performance Limited (PPL) India, on Music Copyrights
·
Associate
Executive Editor,
Journal of Asian Economics (Elsevier)
·
Referee
for the following journals and publishers:
International
·
Brazil:
·
Canada:
·
China:
·
France:
·
Germany:
·
Japan:
·
Jordan:
·
Nepal:
·
Pakistan:
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Singapore:
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South
Africa:
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Spain:
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Switzerland:
·
Taiwan:
·
Thailand:
·
UK:
·
USA:
India
·
Academic
Staff College, University of Calcutta
·
Academic
Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
·
Allahabad
University, Department of Economics
·
Calcutta
University, Department of Economics
·
Central
University of Kerala, School of Global Studies, Kasargod
·
Centre
for Development Studies, Trivandrum
·
Centre
for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU
·
Centre
for International Trade and Development, JNU
·
Centre
for Media Research and Development Studies, Kolkata
·
Centre
for Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU.
·
Centre
for Studies in Science Policy, JNU.
·
Cochin
University, KM Centre for Budget Studies, Cochin
·
Consultancy
Development Centre (CDC), DSIR, Govt of India
·
Cotton
College, Guwahati
·
Creative
& Innovative Economy Centre, GWU Law School (Bangalore roundtable)
·
Delhi
School of Economics, University of Delhi.
·
Dibrugarh
University (Assam), Dept. of Economics
·
Embassy
of Brazil at New Delhi.
·
Embassy
of Vietnam at New Delhi.
·
Foreign
Service Institute, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India, New
Delhi
·
HURITER
(Centre for Promotion of Human Rights Teaching and Research),
JNU.
·
I.P.
College, Delhi University
·
Independent
Commission on Development and Health in India, New Delhi.
·
Indian
Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New
Delhi
·
Indian
Institute of Advanced Studies (Shimla) and International Centre
(Goa)
·
Indian
Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi
·
Institute
of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Calcutta
·
Institute
of Company Secretaries of India, Kolkata
·
Kerala
State Higher Education Council, Govt of Kerala
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Kerala
University, Department of Statistics, Trivandrum
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Mahatma
Gandhi University (School of International Relations), Kottayam,
Kerala.
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Ministry
of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of
India.
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National
Chemical Laboratory (NCL – CSIR), Pune.
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National
Law University, Jodhpur.
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National
Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.
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National
Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS),
Delhi
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Panjab
University (Chandigarh), Dept of Economics.
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Research
and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS), New
Delhi
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S.S.M.
Law College, Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
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Sri
Venkateswar College, University of Delhi
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West
Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata