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Curriculum Vitae

LEKHA CHAKRABORTY

Associate Professor

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,

18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area (near JNU)

A-17, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India 110067

Tel:91-11-26563688,26569780,26569784,26963421

Fax: 91-11-26852548 ; Mobile: 9650012227

Email: lekhachakraborty@gmail.com and lekha.chakraborty@nipfp.org.in

AREAS OF INTEREST:

1. Macroeconomics of Public Finance

2. Public Expenditure Effectiveness and Gender Budgeting

3. Fiscal Federalism, Decentralization and Intergovernmental Transfers

4. Fiscal Policy Practices in Mining.

1. CURRENT POSITIONS

2008-present: Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi,

India

2006-present: Research Scholar, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York

2. EDUCATION

2004, Ph.D. in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. (Thesis: Macroeconomic

impacts of deficits)

1997, MPhil in Applied Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.(Thesis: Fiscal

Decentralization: International and Indian experiences)

3. PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

2015-16. Short term consultant, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC

2014-15. Short term consultant, Tata Steel Ltd, New Delhi

2014. Short term consultant, Global Development Network –GDN.

2013. Short term Consultant, International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), Geneva.

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2013. Short term Consultant, The Commonwealth Secretariat, UK.

2010. Short term Consultant, UNDP, Background Paper for Human Development Report, Asia

Pacific.

2007-08.Associate Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

2000-2003. Economist, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.

2003-2006. Senior Economist, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.

2005. Visiting Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, Summer IWG-GEM,’04.

2004. Short term Consultant, The Commonwealth Secretariat, UK.

2003. Visiting Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

2003. Short term Consultant, The World Bank.

2003. Short term Consultant, UN Women.

2002, Short term Consultant, The World Bank.

2002. Short term Consultant, UN Women for Government of Sri Lanka, Colombo.

2000. Short term Consultant, UNDP Human Development Report, ISST, New Delhi.

4. AWARDS

2011. Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellowship, Department of Foreign Affairs and

International trade (DFAIT), Government of Canada and Shastri-Indo Canadian Institute.

2004. Ford Foundation, Fellow, International Working Group on Macroeconomics, International

Trade and Gender, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.

2004. Ford Foundation Travel Fellowship for IAFFE, Oxford, UK.

2003. Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellowship, Department of Foreign Affairs and

International trade (DFAIT), Government of Canada and Shastri-Indo Canadian Institute, Ottawa.

2002. Royal Economic Society (RES) Travel Fellowship, UK.

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2001. Infosys’ Best Thesis-Paper Award in Management Research, National Doctoral Consortium,

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.

1999. University Grants Commission’s Visiting Doctoral Fellowship, Centre for Advanced Studies

in Economics, Mumbai.

1997. University Grants Commission’s Senior Research Fellowship (through nationwide competitive

exam): 1997-2000

1995. University Grants Commission’s NET Lectureship, through nationwide competitive exam.

1995. Institutional Fellowship for M.Phil, Centre for Development Studies, JNU, India, 1995-1997.

1993. National Merit Scholarship for post-graduation, 1993-1995.

1993. State University Merit Scholarship for PG (not availed, as national scholarship was on).

1990. State University Merit Scholarship for under graduation, 1990-1993.

5. MEMBER, COMMITTEES_GOVT OF INDIA

2003. Member to the Subgroup of Expert Committee on ‘Classification of Budgetary

Transactions’ with Chief Economic Advisor of India, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

2005. Member to Committee on “Segregation of Expenditure and budgetary classification”,

Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.

2011. Member, Working Group on “Women’s Agency and Empowerment for the 12th Five Year

Plan (2012-2017), Govt of India, Planning Commission.

2011. Member, Subgroup on “Gender Mainstreaming and Effective Accountability Mechanisms,

for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017), Govt. of India, Planning Commission.

6 .MEMBER –INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS/NETWORKS

1. Member, International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), Germany

2. Life Member, Econometric Society of India.

3. Member, International Working Group on Gender and Macroeconomics, University of Utah.

4. Member, Economists for Full Employment (The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College,

New York)

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5. Member, IAFFE till 2006

7. CROSSCOUNTRY WORK EXPERIENCE

Canada, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Mexico, South Africa, The Philippines, India.

8. PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

2016, Forthcoming, Chakraborty, Lekha. Fiscal Consolidation, Budget Deficit and

Macroeconomic Activity: Monetary Fiscal Policy Linkages, New Delhi: Sage

Publications.

2016, Chakraborty, Pinaki, Lekha Chakraborty and Anit Mukherjee., Social Sector in a

Decentralised Economy: India in the Era of Globalisation”, New Delhi: Cambridge

University Press

2003, Lahiri, Ashok, Lekha Chakraborty and P N Bhattacharyya., Gender Budgeting in India,

Follow the Money, NIPFP and UN Women, New York.

2008, Rao, M Govinda, Lekha Chakraborty, Amaresh Bagchi, Fiscal Decentralization and Local

level Gender Budgeting , NIPFP, New Delhi

MONOGRAPHS/REPORTS: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY

A. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

2016. Gender Budgeting in Asia Pacific: A Survey, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC

B. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (GDN)

2014. Macroeconomic Volatility and Regional Fiscal and Monetary Policies in Latin America,

Caribbean, Asia and Pacific. Synthesis Research Paper, Global Development Network

(GDN).

C. THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, UK

2004, Gender Budgeting in Selected Seven Countries in Asia, The Commonwealth Secretariat,

UK, for 2004

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2013, Gender Budgeting: A Case Study of Gender Responsive Budget in India, The

Commonwealth Secretariat Publications, London.

2013, Gender Budgeting, as a fiscal innovation, The Commonwealth Secretariat, UK

D. UNITED NATIONS ASIA PACIFIC & UN WOMEN NEW YORK

2002. Budgetary Allocations and Gender in Sri Lanka: A Categorization of Financial Inputs,

Colombo, UN Women, New Delhi.

2003. Macro scan of Union Budget in India through a Gender Lens, UN Women, New Delhi.

2009. Institutional Mechanism for Gender Budgeting: Prior Evidence from India, Policy Brief,

Asia Pacific Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme

(UNDP), Bangkok.

2010. Gender Sensitive Fiscal Policies: Experience of ex-post and ex-ante Gender Budgets in

Asia Pacific, background paper prepared for UN Human Development Report 2010,

UNDP, Bangkok.

E. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GENEVA

2013. Identifying Gender Issues in Fossil Fuel Reforms, International Institute of Sustainable Development,

Geneva

F. THE WORLD BANK

2002. Public Expenditure Benefit Incidence Analysis (BIA) for Andhra Pradesh Education Sector,

The World Bank

2003. Financial Projections for Andhra Pradesh Elementary Education Sector, The World Bank.

2003. Financial Projections for Andhra Pradesh Secondary Education Sector, The World Bank.

2003. Financial Projections for Karnataka Elementary Education Sector, The World Bank.

2003. Financial Projections for Karnataka Secondary Education Sector, The World Bank.

FOR GOVERNMENT OF SRILANKA

2002, Analytical Matrices of Gender Budgeting, Ministry of Women’s Affairs in collaboration

with Ministry of Finance, Government of Sri Lanka, Colombo

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NIPFP PROJECTS: FINAL REPORTS

2000. India- Gender Budgeting (with Ashok Lahiri), UN Women/Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Government of India, December 2000

2001. Gender Budgeting in India: Post Budget Assessment Report, (with Ashok Lahiri), NIPFP

Study Report for UN Women and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government

of India, August 2001.

2001. Gender Diagnosis and Budgeting in India: A Report to provide inputs for Economic Survey

of India, 2001-02, (with Ashok Lahiri), UN Women and Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Government of India, December 2001

2002. Gender Budgeting in India, (with Ashok Lahiri), UN Women and Ministry of Human

Resource Development, Government of India, July 2002.

2004, Restructuring of Public Finance in Tripura, (with Indira Rajaraman), Govt of Tripura,

August 2004.

2004. Engendering Microfinance in India: Empirical Evidence from Orissa (co-authored), NIPFP

and NIBM Research Project with Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India, 2004.

2005. Engendering Microfinance in India: Empirical Evidence from Assam (co-authored), NIPFP

and NIBM Research Project with Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India, 2005.

2006. Engendering Microfinance in India, study report in collaboration with National Institute of

Bank Management for Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

2006. Microfinance and Empowerment, Report prepared in collaboration with National Institute

of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune; Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India,

August 2006 (Involved in Field Visits and Analysis, for Three States of India – Rajasthan,

Orissa and Assam)

2006. Ex-post Gender Sensitive Analysis of Union Budget 2006-07, Government of India, UN

Women, April 2006.

2010. Financing of Human Development in Kerala: Issues and Challenges, Study report for

Planning Commission – UNDP and Kerala State Planning Board (with Pinaki

Chakraborty)

2011, Decentralization in Education and Health, Report, NIPFP-World Bank (with Pinaki

Chakraborty), 2011

2010. Mining Royalty in Non-Ferrous Regime of India, Vedanta, Sterlite Industries Limited

2013. Determining Competitiveness of Zinc and Lead Mining, Vedanta, Sterlite Industries Limited

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2015. Fiscal Policy Practices in Mining, Has formation of New States created any fiscal agency in

mining sectors of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, prepared for Effective States and Inclusive

Development (ESID) project, UK: University of East Anglia.

Individual Faculty Research

2015, Interim report on Macroeconomic Policy for Mining Sector in India, for Tata Steel (May).

2016, Macroeconomic Policy for Ferrous Sector: Analysing Mining Taxation regime, Policy

Research Inputs for MMDR 2014, for Tata Steel Ltd, (January).

BOOKS: CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES

2016, forthcoming, Integrating Time in Public Policy, chapter in edited volume, Indira Hirway,

Time Use studies with reference to Global South, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

2012, Declining Juvenile Sex Ratio in India: Trends and Determinants (coauthored) in Pal et al

(ed), Determining Gender Issues and Empowerment of Women”, NOVA Science

Publishers Inc., New York.

2010, Tax Incidence Analysis (coauthored) chapter in edited volume, Grown Caren and Valodia,

Imran, “Taxation and Gender Equity: A Comparative Analysis of Direct and Indirect Taxes

in Developing and Developed Countries”, Routledge, New York.

2010, Public Investment and Unpaid Work: Selective Evidence from Time Use Data, in Rania

Antonopoulos and Indira Hirway (eds.), Global Unpaid Work and MDGs, Palgrave Mc

Millan New York, 2010.

2009, Sensitizing Financial Allocations though Gender Budgeting, in Das, B (ed.), Gender Issues

in Development, Pearson Publications, New Delhi, 2009

2006, Fiscal Deficit and Selected Rates of Interest Link in India: An Analysis of Period Between

1970-71 and 1999-2000 in D.K. Srivastava and M. Narasimhulu (ed) (2006) , ‘State Level

Fiscal Reforms in the Indian Economy’, Volume 1, Deep and Deep, New Delhi

2005, Public Policy Stance and Human Development: A Panel Analysis in Bhattacharya, B B and

Mitra, A (ed) (2005): ‘Macroeconomics And Welfare’, Academic Foundation, New Delhi.

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JOURNALS

2016. Beyond Fiscal Prudence and Consolidation (coauthored), Economic and Political Weekly,

April 2016

2015. Economic Policy Revival for Mining, (co-authored), eSocialSciences, 1-4, February 2015.

2015. Macroeconomic Policy Revival in Mining and Environmental Federalism: Glimpses from

Modi Budget 2015- 16, (coauthored), Yojana, Government of India, March.

2014. Macroeconomics of Union Budget 2014, Yojana, Government of India.

2013. Fiscal Consolidation, Macro Fundamentals and Growth in Budget 2013-14., (coauthored) ,

Economic and Political Weekly, Vol - XLVIII , No.13.Mumbai.

2011. Determining Gender Equity in Fiscal Federalism: Analytical Issues and Empirical Evidence

from India, Economics, Management and Financial Markets, Volume 6 (3), Sept’11, New

York.

2010. Subnational Public Finance in Times of Recession (co-authored), Economic and Political

Weekly, August 28 2010.

2009, Fiscal Decentralization and Gender Budgeting in Mexico: An Empirical Analysis, Regional

Development Studies, Vol. 12, 2009

2008. Budgetary Forecasting in India: Partitioning Errors and Testing for Rational Expectations

(co-authored), Applied Forecasting, 18(3), 2008

2008. Is Fiscal Policy Contra cyclical in India: An Empirical Analysis (coauthored), Policy

Innovations, The Carnegie Council, New York, 2008

2008. Analyzing Raghuram Rajan Committee Report on Financial Sector Reforms, Economic and

Political Weekly, June 21, 2008

2008. Deficient Public Infrastructure and Private Costs: Evidence from First Time Use Survey in

India for Water Sector, in Economic and Political Weekly, July 2008

2009. Invisibility of Womens’ work in budgetary policies: Labour File, Journal of Labour and

Economic Affairs, February 2009

2002. Fiscal Deficit and Rate of Interest Link in India: An Econometric Analysis of Deregulated

Financial Regime, in Economic and Political Weekly, 37(19), 2002.

2003. Microfinance: An effective Tool for Development Objectives, Review, The Book Review,

Volume 27(4), 2003.

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2001. Gender Bias in South Asia, Review, Economic and Political Weekly, 36 (42), 2001

THE LEVY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE WORKING PAPERS , NEW YORK.

2016. Towards SDG 2030 and Gender Equality: Technical Articulation for Asia Pacific

(coauthored) , Working Paper 859, The Levy Economics Institute, New York.

2014. If deficit not the culprit, what determines interest rate in India: Evidence from Maximum

Entropy Bootstrap for Time Series, (co-authored with Hrishikesh Vinod and Honey

Karun), Working Paper 811, The Levy Economics Institute, New York.

2014: Gender Budgeting, as Fiscal Innovation, Working paper No. 797, The Levy Economics

Institute, New York

2014. Integrating Time in Public Policy: empirical Description of gender Specific Outcomes and

Budgeting, Working Paper No. 785, The Levy Economics Institute, New York.

2014. Modi Budget 2014 and The New Macroeconomic Consensus, published in Multiplier Effect,

The Levy Economics Institute, New York.

2013. Public Expenditure Benefit Incidence in Health Sector, (coauthored), Working Paper, The

Levy Economics Institute, New York.

2012. Interest Rate Determination in India: Empirical Evidence from fiscal deficit-rate of interest

linkages and Financial Crowding Out, Working Paper 731, The Levy Economics Institute,

New York.

2010. Determining Gender Equity in Fiscal Federalism: Analytical Issues and Empirical Evidence

from India’, Working Paper No. 590, 2010, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College,

New York, (also in http://blog-pfm.imf.org/pfmblog/2010/04/ Public Financial

Management Group, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

2008. Deficient Public Infrastructure and Private Costs: Evidence from a Time-Use Survey for the

Water Sector in India, Working Paper No. 536, The Levy Institute of Bard College, New

York, July 2008.

2007. Fiscal Deficit, Capital Formation and Crowding out: Evidence from Asymmetric VAR

Modeling, Working Paper No. 518, The Levy Institute of Bard College, New York.

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MPRA WORKING PAPERS

2008. Budgetary Forecasting in India: Partitioning Errors and Testing for Rational Expectations

(co-authored), MPRA Working Paper No. 7538, Munich University, 2008

2008. Is Fiscal Policy Contracyclical in India: An Empirical Analysis (with Pinaki Chakraborty),

MPRA Working Paper No. 7604, Munich University, 2008.

2008. Determinants of Declining Child Sex ratio in India: An Empirical Investigation, MPRA

Working Paper No. 7602, Munich University, 2008.

2008. Determining Environmental Quality in a Federal Setting: An Empirical Analysis of

subnational Governments in India, MPRA Working Paper No. 7605, Munich University,

2008.

NIPFP WORKING PAPERS

2015: Fiscal Seigniorage “Laffer-curve effect” on Central Bank Autonomy in India, Working

Paper No. 156, 2015, NIPFP, New Delhi.

2015: Towards 2030 UN Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals: Technical Challenges in

Measuring the Gender Inequality for Asia Pacific, (co-authored) Working Paper No, 157, NIPFP,

New Delhi and WP 161, Levy Economics Institute, New York.

2015: Efficacy of New Monetary Framework and Determining Inflation in India: An Empirical

Analysis of Financially Deregulated Regime, (co-authored) Working Paper No. 153, 2015,

New Delhi.

2014: Revival of Mining Sector in India: Analysing Legislations and Royalty regime, Working

Paper No. 129, 2014, NIPFP, New Delhi

2014: Gender Budgeting as Fiscal Innovation: Evidence from India on “Processes”, Working

Paper No. 128, NIPFP, New Delhi.

2013: Integrating time in public policy: Evidence from gender diagnosis and budgeting, Working

Paper 127, NIPFP, New Delhi.

2013, Public Expenditure Benefit Incidence on Health: Selective Evidence from India,

(coauthored) Working Paper No.111, NIPFP, New Delhi

2012. Determination of Interest Rate in India, Working Paper 110, NIPFP, New Delhi

2007. Public Infrastructure Investment and Non-market Work in India: Selective Evidence from

Time Use Data, Working Paper No.47, NIPFP, New Delhi, 2007.

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2007. Gender Responsive Budgeting and Fiscal Decentralization in India: A Preliminary

Appraisal, Working Paper No. 46, NIPFP, New Delhi, 2007

2007. Fiscal Decentralization and Gender Responsive Budgeting in South Africa: An Appraisal,

(with Amaresh Bagchi), Working Paper No. 45, NIPFP, New Delhi, 2007

2006. Fiscal Deficit, Capital Formation and Crowding out: Evidence from India, Working Paper

No. 43, NIPFP, New Delhi

2006. Fiscal Decentralization and Local level Gender Responsive Budgeting in Morocco: Some

Observations, (with M Govinda Rao), Working Paper No. 42, NIPFP, New Delhi, 2006

2006. Fiscal Decentralization and Local level Gender Responsive Budgeting in the Philippines:

An Empirical Analysis, Working Paper No. 41, NIPFP, New Delhi, 2006

2006. Fiscal Decentralization and Gender Responsive Budgeting in Mexico: Some Observations,

Working Paper No. 40, NIPFP, New Delhi, 2006

9. REVIEWER/EVALUATOR

2015, Reviewer, Applied Economics incorporating Applied Financial Economics (Warwick

University); Feminist Economics (Taylor and Francis), Singapore Economic Review.

2015, Reviewer, GDN project papers on Macroeconomic Volatility of SIDS economies, Phase II,

Global Development Network (GDN).

2015, External Examiner, M.Phil Thesis, CESP, JNU, New Delhi. (Health Economics)

2015, Contributor, “Survey of GRB in the region”, a commissioned project, IMF, Washington DC.

2015, Reviewer, Applied Economics incorporating Applied Financial Economics; Singapore

Economic Review; Journal of Economic and Financial Services (JEF); Journal of

Population Economics, Annals of Management Science, Tennessee State University, USA,

2013, Reviewer, Economics Bulletin (http://www. economicsbulletin.com)

2015, External Examiner, M Phil Thesis, CESP, JNU, New Delhi. (Inflation Targeting)

2014, Ph.D thesis evaluator, “Inflation Targeting”, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

2013. Reviewer, Macroeconomic papers related to Caribbean and Pacific countries,

Phase I, Global Development Network (GDN).

2013. Thesis evaluator, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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2010. Contributor, UNDP HDR 2010 Team for Asia Pacific, UNDP Human Development

Report Team 2010.

2010. Thesis evaluator, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

2010. Thesis evaluator, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.

2011. Thesis evaluator, Banasthali Vidyapeed, Rajasthan.

2011. Thesis evaluator, Kerala University.

2010. Reviewer, Journal of Ecology and Natural Environment, JENE, 2010

2009. Reviewer, Canadian Faculty Fellowship Programme, Shastri India-Canada Institute and

DFAIT, Government of Canada.

2008. Reviewer of Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee, New York, 2008

2008. Reviewer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Project Report, 2008.

10. RESOURCE PERSON ROLE

2015, Global Project Meeting on GRB, organized by IMF, Washington DC, March 30-31, 2015.

2015, talk on Fiscal Decentralisation and GRB, invited by InterAmerican Development Bank

(IDB) at Washington DC. March 17-21, 2015.

2015, Invited speaker, Gender and Economic Policy Discussion Forum, organized by Heinrich

Bohl and ISST at Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, February 24, 2015.

2014, Expert, invited by Global Development Network (GDN) on “Inclusive Growth – Shaping a

New Global Research Project” Meeting, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

International Development, Paris, May 12 2014.

2014, Expert, Project Mentor, Macroeconomic Volatility of Caribbean and Pacific Countries,

Global Development Network (GDN) Meeting, Paris, May 13 2014.

2014, Expert, GRB, UN ESCAP Meetings of GRB in Asia Pacific, Bali, Indonesia, February 2014.

2012. Expert, Public Sector Management, GRB and Outcome Budget, ADB Workshop at Kuala

Lumpur, November 8-9, 2012.

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2005. Resource person, invited for European Commission Conference on ‘Financing Human

Development’, Brussels, Belgium, November 9-11, 2005

2003. South Asian expert, invited for UN Beijing Plus Meeting on Gender, organized by UNIFEM

at Paru, Bhutan, May 2003.

2003. Resource person, invited by Deputy Speaker of Upper House of Parliament to speak on

Gender Budgeting in India, with UN Panel, at Parliament House, New Delhi, April 22nd

2003.

2002. Resource person, Third UNIFEM South Asia Regional Meeting on 'Gender Budgeting' at

Katmandu, December 16-18, 2002

2002. South Asian regional expert, United Nations Meeting on Gender Budgeting, organized by

UNIFEM at National Treasury, Pretoria, South Africa, November 18th 2002.

2002. Resource person, UN High level Consultation on Gender Budgeting in South Asia,

organized by UNIFEM at Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka, September 8th -12th, 2002.

2002, Resource person, ‘National Consultation on Gender Initiatives’, organized by Human

Development Resource Centre (HDRC), United Nations Development Programme

(UNDP), New Delhi, August 23-24th, 2002

2002, Resource Person, UNFPA Programme, “Gender Budgeting” for the senior officials of

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, UNFPA 2002.

2001, Resource person, The World Bank Meeting on ‘Engendering Tenth Five Year Plan’,

Bangalore, December 10-11, 2001.

2001, Resource person, Expert Group Meeting on Development of Gender Development Index

(GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), organized by Ministry of Human

Resource Development, Government of India, India International Centre, New Delhi,

June 30th, 2001.

2001, Resource person, National level meetings on ‘Women in Forestry Sector’ organized by

Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGFNA), Dehradun, Government of India in

collaboration with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA),

Mussoorie, December 18-19, 2001

2002, Resource person, UNIFEM Meeting on Gender Budgeting, Kolkata, January 31st -February

1st, 2002.

2005, Resource Person, Gender Budgeting in Selected Ministries: Conceptual and Methodological

Issues, prepared a Working Paper for DWCD, Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Govt of India, 2005.

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11. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES /KEYNOTE ADDRESS

MACROECONOMICS

2016, Public Expenditure, Innovation and Economic Growth: empirical evidence from

G20, (coauthored), invited for in the 72nd Annual Congress of International Institute of

Public Finance, Lake Tahoe, Neveda, USA, August 20-23, 2016.

2015, Mining Taxation and Profitability Links of Indian Firms: Evidence from Dynamic

Panel Data, presented by coauthor, in the session on Taxation of Natural Resources, 71st

Annual Congress of International Institute of Public Finance, Trinity College, Dublin,

August 20-23, 2015.

2014, Guest Speaker, “Towards a New Macroeconomic Consensus”, at Maharajas’

College for Women, Trivandrum, January 2014.

2014, Invited Guest, delivered Presidential address, in a Conference on “Fiscal Policy and

Human Development” at Rohtak University, Haryana, March 2014.

1. 2014, Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers” for an International Symposium, NEUPA,

New Delhi, May 2014.

2012, Determining Rate of interest in India: Evidence on fiscal deficit-interest rate

linkages in India and financial crowding out, paper presented at International Institute

of Public Finance Conference, Dresden, August 2012.

2012, GRB & Out`come Budget, paper presented at a workshop on Public Sector Reforms,

organised by ADB, at Perdana, Putrajaya, Malaysia, Nov 7-9, 2012.

1. 2009, ‘Financial Crisis and Global Recession in the West and in the Developing

Countries, paper invited for presentation at International Conference on Developing

Economies, University of Venice, Ca' Foscari, June 24-25, 2009.

2. 2007, Is Fiscal Policy Contra cyclical in India: An Empirical Analysis, (co-authored),

paper presented at Annual Conference on Development and Change, Cape Town, South

Africa, December 9-11, 2007.

3. 2004, Fiscal Deficit and Rate of Interest Link in India: An Asymmetric VAR

Modeling of Financially Deregulated Regime, paper accepted for presentation at

‘Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop 2004’ at Centre for Applied Macroeconomic

Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, April 15-16, 2004.

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4. 2002, Does Public Investment Crowd Out Private Investment in India: An Empirical

Investigation, paper presented at IIPF (International Institute of Public Finance)

Conference at Helsinki, August 25th –29th, 2002.

5. 2002, Dynamics of Crowding Out in India: An Empirical Investigation, paper accepted

for presentation in York’s Annual Meeting on Econometrics, United Kingdom, June 21st –

June 22nd, 2002.

6. 2002, Fiscal Deficit and Rate of Interest Link in India: An Econometric Analysis of

Deregulated Financial Regime, paper presented at Canadian Economic Association 35th

Annual Meetings, Mc Gill University, Montreal, May 31st – June 3rd, 2001.

7. 2002, Fiscal Policy Stance and Macroeconomic Activity in India: An Empirical

Investigation, paper (co-authored), presented at Canadian Economic Association 35th Annual

Meetings, McGill University, Montreal, May 31st – June 3rd, 2001.

8. 2002, Fiscal Deficit and Rate of Interest Link in India: An Econometric Analysis of

Deregulated Financial Regime, paper accepted for presentation at 2001 Australasian

Meetings of (World) Econometric Society, Auckland, July 6th –8th, 2001.

9. 2001, Fiscal Policy Stance and Macroeconomic Activity in India: An Empirical

Investigation, paper (coauthored), accepted for presentation for the 2001 Australasian

Meetings of (World) Econometric Society, Auckland, July 6th –8th, 2001.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

2015, keynote speaker, Public Policy and Gender Development, at an Inter–

disciplinary National Seminar “Gender Matters”, Mumbai University, February 21, 2015.

10. 2009, Unpacking Federal Fiscal Transfers through a Gender Lens: Empirical

Evidence from India" Conference on Engendering Economic Policy, IAFFE 2009,

Boston , June 24-26, 2009

11. 2009,GRB Planning and Policy Transformation, paper presented at NIPFP-UNFPA-

UNIFEM International Workshop, New Delhi, June 9-12, 2009

12. 2009, ‘Integrating Time Use Budgets in GRB Policy, paper presented at UNFPA-

UNIFEM-NIPFP International Workshop, New Delhi, June 9-12, 2009

13. 2008, Water Infrastructure Deficit, Gender and Private Costs in India: Evidence

from Time Budget Statistics”, (co-authored), invited paper for International Conference

on Water Resources Policy in South Asia”, Colombo, December 17-20, 2008.

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14. 2008, Invited as Plenary speaker for International Conference on Decentralisation:

Global trends in participation, representation and access to public services, Mexico

City, November 18-21, 2008

15. 2009, Invited by Government of Nepal and UNIFEM, South Asia for regional consultation

meeting titled “Integrating GRB into the Aid Effectiveness Agenda” on 19-20 January,

2009, Kathmandu.

16. Invited for Taxation and Gender Equity at The World Bank, Washington, D.C.,

December 11-12, 2008 coauthor presented a paper titled Indirect Tax Incidence and Gender

Equity in India.

17. 2008, Invited for Taxation and Gender Equity at World Bank, Buenois Aires, Argentina,

May 2008, coauthor presented a paper titled Indirect Tax Incidence and Gender Equity in

India.

18. 2008, Gender Budgeting’, invited lecture for International programme FOR ITEC

participants on ‘Financial Management” organised by IGAF, Office of Controller General

of Accounts, Ministry of Finance at Institute of Government Accounts, New Delhi,

November 27th 2008

19. 2008, ‘Institutionalising Gender Budgeting: Scope and Limitations’, invited lecture

delivered for Nepal delegation of Ministry of Finance officials at UNIFEM South Asia,

New Delhi, November 4, 2008

20. 2006, Public Infrastructure Investment and Unpaid Work: Selective Evidence from

Time Use Data, paper accepted for presentation at the XXI AIEL Conference of Labour

Economics, Udine, Italy, September 14-15, 2006

21. 2007, Engendering Macroeconomics and International Economics, invited for GEM-

IWG Conference at Istanbul, Turkey, July 2007.

22. 2006, Declining Juvenile Sex Ratio in India: Trends and Determinants”, IAFFE paper,

University of Sydney, Australia, July 7-9, 2006.

23. 2005, Public Investment and Unpaid Work: Selective Evidence from Time Use Data”,

paper presented at an UNDP/BDP-Levy Conference on "Unpaid Work and the Economy”

at The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, October 1-3, 2005.

24. 2005, Public Expenditure of Education Sector in India through a Gender Lens: An

Analysis of Error Components, IAFFE paper, American University, Washington DC,

June 2005.

25. 2004, Fiscal Decentralization and Gender Responsive Budgeting: An Empirical

Investigation, (coauthored), paper presented at International Expert Group Meeting on

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Local Level Gender Responsive Budgeting organized by NIPFP in association with

UNIFEM, European Union and IDRC, New Delhi, India, November 1-4, 2004.

26. 2004, Fiscal Policy Stance and Gender Development: An Empirical Investigation,

IAFFE Conference, Oxford, UK, August 5-7, 2004.

27. 2003, Public Expenditure and Human Development: A Panel Investigation’ paper

presented at WIDER (World Institute for Development Economics Research) Conference

on ‘Inequality, Poverty and Human Wellbeing” at Helsinki, Finland, May 30-31st, 2003.

28. 2003, Human Development in EU accession countries’, invited for this International

conference on at Riga, Latvia, June 1-2, 2003.

29. 2001, Towards Sustainable Development: Recent Research and Findings, organized by

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute at India International Centre, New Delhi, April 24th to 27th,

2001.

1. NATIONAL CONFERENCES

2013, Determinants of Short Term and Long Term Rate of Interest: Empirical Evidence from India,

paper presented by latter author at Indian Econometric Conference, at IGIDR, Mumbai, December

21-24, 2013.

1. 2009, “Global Recession and Indian Economy and Globalization: Perspective, Impact and

Challenges”, paper presented at Aligarh University, February 8, 2009.

2. 2007, Determining Environmental Quality in a Federal Setting: An Empirical Analysis of

Subnational Governments in India, paper accepted for presentation at The Econometric

Conference, Mumbai, January 2-5, 2007.

3. 2007, Economic Development: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Issues, invited

participant for the conference organized by Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum,

March 31 – April 1, 2007

4. 2007, Statistical Invisibility of Care Economy in India, invited paper for the World Bank-

CFDA Seminar on ‘Towards Mainstreaming Time Use Surveys in National Statistical System

in India’, Goa, May 24 –25, 2007

5. 2006, Fiscal Deficit, Capital Formation and Crowding Out in India: An Econometric

Investigation’, paper accepted for presentation in ‘Growth and Development Conference at Indian

Statistical Institute, New Delhi, December, 2006.

6. 2006, Fiscal Deficit, Capital Formation and Crowding Out in India: An Econometric

Investigation’, paper accepted for presentation at Econometric Society Conference 2006,

Amritsar, January 5-7, 2006.

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7. 2005, Budgetary Forecasts in India: An Analysis of Error Components”, (co-authored), paper

presented at the Indian Econometric Conference, Kolkotta, January 20-22, 2005.

8. 2002, Fiscal Deficit, Seigniorage and The Conduct of Monetary Policy in India: An Empirical

Investigation of Deregulated Financial Regime” paper accepted for presentation in The Indian

Econometric Society Conference at Madras School of Economics, January 14-15, 2002.

9. 2001, India: Fiscal Policies to Accelerate Economic Growth, World Bank-NIPFP Conference,

New Delhi, May 21-22, 2001.

10. 2000. Fiscal Deficit and Interest Rate Link in India: An Econometric Analysis of Deregulated

Financial Regime, paper presented at Delhi School of Economics in the Conference in honour of

Professor K L Krishna, December 20-22, 2000.

11. 2000. Macroeconomic Modeling of Fiscal Deficit in India: Asymmetric VAR Framework, Centre

for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, March 30, 2000

12. 2000. Financial Devolution to Local Bodies: Indications from a comparative analysis of selected

State Finance Commissions (SFC)," paper accepted for presentation in UGC National Seminar

on `Contemporary Issues in Development Economics, West Bengal, India, March 30, 2000.

13. 1998. Budget Deficit and Interest Rate Link in the Frame work of Sargent's Loanable Fund Model,

Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, October 1998.

14. 2009. Integrating Time Use Budgets into Macro policies, paper presented at International

Conference organised by ILO, July 7, 2009, at New Delhi.

15. 2008. Determining Gender Equality in a Federal Setting: Analytical Issues Before TFC”,

commissioned paper for Thirteenth Finance Commission conference at IRMA, Anand,

December 22-23, 2008

16. 2004. Gender and Public Finance: Conceptual Issues in Tax and Benefit Incidence’ paper

presented in a National Workshop on Experience Sharing and Capacity Building for

Engendering Statistics, Trivandrum organized by Ministry of Statistics, Government of India

(CSO), CFDA and UNIFEM, October 11-15, 2004.

17. 2004. Engendering Microfinance in India, paper presented in a Workshop participated by Lead

Banks in India and Ministry of Rural Development at National Institute of Bank Management

(NIBM), Pune, March 22-23, 2004.

18. 2004. Public Expenditure and Human Development: An Empirical Investigation, paper has

been accepted for presentation at The Indian Econometric Society Conference, ISEC,

Bangalore, February 2004.

19. 2004. Twelfth Finance Commission Seminar organized by Institute of Development Studies,

Invited to deliver a talk on ‘Gender Budgeting’ at Yojana Bhavan, Lucknow, February 2004.

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20. 2001. A Prelude to Gender Budgeting in India, paper presented (co-authored) at an in-house

seminar at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, January 30, 2001

21. 2001. Gender Diagnosis and Budgeting in India, paper presented in a National Workshop on

‘Gender Analysis of State Budgets’ organized by Ministry of Human Resource Development,

Government of India at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, December 6th, 2001

22. 2001. Gender Budgeting in India, paper presented in a National Workshop on ‘Gender Budgeting

and Gender Indicators: Issues and Challenges’ organized by Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Government of India at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, October 3-4, 2001.

12. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES

1. June 1-24, 2004, selected as 'Fellow' to attend the course on Knowledge Networking and

Capacity Building on 'Gender, Macroeconomics and International Economics', at the

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US.(with Ford Funding).

2. July 15th – August 2nd, 2002, selected for a training program on “Fiscal Decentralization In

Developing And Transitional Economies" organized by Georgia State University, Atlanta and

World Bank Institute.

3. October 7-13, 2001, selected for the “European Courses in Advanced Statistics (ECAS)”

programme titled “Bayesian Statistics and Financial Econometrics” at Lugano, Switzerland.

4. July 9-13, 2001, participated in a National Level Training Programme on “Gender Issues”, the

course of Institute of Development Studies, UK, organized by Department of Personnel and

Training, Government of India.

13. NATIONAL ECONOMETRIC WORKSHOPS

1. March 7th to 10th, 2001, participated in the Third Annual Workshop on "Applied Bayesian

Methods in Econometrics and Forecasting” and National Conference on Recent Advances in

Quantitative Economics organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India.

2. January 10th to 15th, 2000, selected for the workshop on "Applied Bayesian Methods in

Econometrics and Forecasting," organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India.

3. December 3rd to 10th 1999, participated in the "Winter School in Quantitative Economics,"

organized by Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi in association with World Econometric

Society.

4. March 4th to 10th, 1999, participated in the workshop on "Applied Bayesian Methods in

Econometrics and Forecasting," organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore.

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RECENT TALKS

2014, Presidential Address, in a conference on Fiscal Policy and Human Development at Rohtak

University, Haryana, March, 2014.

2014, Impact of Deficits, delivered for Government of Afghanistan Ministry of Finance officials,

at MDI, Gurgaon, May 20, 2014.

2014, Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers for an international symposium, NEUPA, New Delhi,

May 2014.

2014, Expert, invited by Global Development Network (GDN) on a Meeting, on “Inclusive

Growth – Shaping a New Global Research Project” at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

International Development, Paris, May 12-13, 2014.

2014, Invited Speaker, delivered two lectures, Fiscal Deficit and Monetary Policy Links, and

GRB to the Officers of MDP on Public Finance & Policy of Indian Revenue Service (Customs &

Central Excise), National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad, July 8, 2014.

2014, Panel discussion on the occasion of a Study Release by ING and the Netherlands Platform

for Microfinance, Ambassadors’ Residence, 10 Aurangazeb Road, New Delhi, September 3,

2014.

2014, Invited Speaker, Impact of Deficits, Phase 3 Training programme of IAS Officers, at

LBSNAA, Mussourie, October 8, 2014.

2014, UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Technical Workshop on Climate Responsive Budgeting,

Bangkok, November 5-7, 2014.

2014, Inaugural Speaker, for programme on Governance, Transparency and Accountability in

Public Finance Management for Middle to Senior level officers of Indian Statistical Service and

Senior Officers of States/UTs, National Institute of Bank Management, Pune, November 17,

2014.

2014, Lead, Thematic Workshop on Reforms in Non-tax revenue: Case Study on Mining,

National Institute of Bank Management, Pune, November 17-22, 2014.

2014, Invited panel, for Engendering Statistics, organized by CWDS and UNFPA, IIC, New

Delhi, December 9, 2014.

2013, Special lecture, Revival of Mining Sector: Analysing Legislations and Royalty Regime, for

the Malcolm Adiseshiah Mid-Year Review of Indian Economy, 2013-14, NCAER-IIC Annual

Review, at India International Centre, November 16, 2013.

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2013, Resource person, for a roundtable on the Role of Research in Promoting Policy and Action,

organised by Supporting Inclusive Growth Program at the International Development Research

Centre, and Global Development Network, at the International Development Research Centre,

Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, December 19, 2013.

2013, Financial Sector Reforms and Reforms in Microfinance, two lectures at the V V Giri

National Labour Institute, Noida, October 15, 2013.

2013, Integrating Time in GRB and Logical Entry Points in GRB, two lectures for the Revenue

Budget Officials, Government of Afghanistan, at ASCI, November 11, 2013.

2013, Fiscal Policy and Human Development: Gender Budgeting, for the Refresher Course,

Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, August 26, 2013.

2013, Fiscal Policy and GRB, for the officials of Government of Maharashtra from Department

of Planning and Finance, Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration, Pune,

August 30, 2013.

14. MENTOR ROLE

AS INSTRUCTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES

2009, Instructor, International Training Programme for Capacity Building on Gender Responsive

Budgeting (GRB) among UN officials, Economists, Government Officials, Civil Society

Organisations, Parliamentarians, UNIFEM-European Commission, at New Delhi, June 2009

2008, Instructor, International Training programme on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) for

Afghanistan delegation of senior government officials, organised by Institute of Government

Accounts, Ministry of Finance and GTZ Kabul at IGAF, New Delhi, December 2008.

2008, Instructor, ‘International Training Programme for ITEC participants on ‘Financial

Management” organised by IGAF, Office of Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of

Finance at Institute of Government Accounts, New Delhi, November 2008

2008, Instructor, South Asian Programme of Public Finance Course, NIPFP-World Bank, 2006

2008, Instructor, International training programme on “Budget and Public Expenditure Management,

organized by National Institute of Finance Management (NIFM), 2004- 2005

FOR CIVIL SERVICE PROBATIONERS, GOVT OF INDIA

Instructor, IAAS Probationers Training on Public Finance and Fiscal Policy, NIPFP, 2004, 2005,

2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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Instructor, IES Probationers Training Programme on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, NIPFP, 2009,

2010, 2011,2012,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Instructor, IRS Probationers Training on Public Finance and Fiscal Policy at NIPFP, 2008, 2010,

2011,2012,2013, 2014, 2015.

Instructor, ISS Probationers Training in Fiscal and Monetary Policy at NIPFP, 2010, 2011,2012,

2013,

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR GOVT OFFICIALS AT NATIONAL/STATE

LEVEL

2015, Sectoral Perspectives on GST: Mining Sector, in the training programme on GST for

Trainers from Department of Commercial Taxes, Government of Rajasthan, September 15, 2015.

Fiscal Policy and Budget Management course for State Government Officials 2008, Non Tax

Revenue: Conceptual Issues and Reforms’, October 22, 2008

Gender Budgeting at Subnational level’, lecture delivered for Fiscal Policy and Budget

Management course for State government officials, NIPFP, October 16, 2008

Gender Budgeting in India, for middle level officers of State Governments in India, NIPFP-British

High Commission, 2005.

Capacity Building for Local self governments in Kerala, course for State government officials and

University Teachers in Kerala, lecture delivered on Conceptual Issues in Local level gender

budgeting’, Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, 2007

Gender Budgeting, invited to deliver lecture at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi

on a national programme on ‘Incorporating gender into public policy’, 2005.

‘Gender Budgeting In India’, invited to deliver lecture for Indian Administrative Services (IAS)

Probationers 2004 at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA),

Mussoorie.

“Issues in Gender Budgeting” for officials in Institute of Government Accounts, Ministry of

Finance, Government of India, 2004. GRB – Conceptual Issues and Empirical Evidence,

NIPFP IRS Training Programme, October 2009, New Delhi.

Conceptual Issues of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB), NIPFP IRS Training Programme,

November 2009, New Delhi.

Gender: Concepts, Diagnosis and Budgeting: Dec 21, 2009, UNFPA GRB Workshop, New Delhi

Entry points of GRB in India: Experiences of Central Govt and Kerala: Dec 21, 2009, UNFPA

GRB Workshop, New Delhi

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Analytical Tools for GRB: Dec 22, 2009, UNFPA GRB Workshop, New Delhi

Steps to do GRB: cross country analysis: Dec 22, 2009, UNFPA GRB Workshop, New Delhi

GRB process in the State of Rajasthan: Selected Department-specific Inventory Analysis: Dec 22,

2009, UNFPA GRB Workshop, New Delhi

Analytical matrices for GRB: Dec 23, 2009, UNFPA GRB Workshop, New Delhi

Department Specific Gender budget statements analysis in retrospect: Dec 23, 2009, UNFPA GRB

Workshop, New Delhi

GRB and Time Use: Integrating Unpaid Care Economy Sector in GRB: Dec 23, 2009, UNFPA

GRB Workshop, New Delhi

Gender Based Analysis in Specific Departments: Best Practice Evidence from Canadian Model:

Dec 24, 2009 , UNFPA GRB Workshop, New Delhi

CAPACITY BUILDING, SOUTH ASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

2006, Instructor, South Asian Programme of Public Finance Course, NIPFP-World Bank,

Macroeconomics of Fiscal Deficit: Alternative Paradigms, New Delhi, 2006.

2005, Fiscal Deficit and Rate of Interest Link: Analytical and Empirical Issues’ , Refresher Course

on Public Economics for College and University Teachers, NIPFP-World Bank, New Delhi,

2005.

2005, Measurement Issues and Macroeconomic Impact of Deficit: Alternative Paradigms’,

Refresher Course on Public Economics for College and University Teachers, NIPFP-World

Bank, New Delhi, 2005.

2009, Macroeconomic Impact of Deficits, lecture delivered at National Training of Teachers at

NIPFP, May 25, 2009.

2013, Macroeconomic Impact of Deficits, Public Goods and Public Policy, Public Expenditure

Theories, Gender Budgeting - four lectures delivered at National Training of Teachers at

NIPFP, June 2013

Ph D AND M PHIL SUPERVISOR

1. Supervisor of a Ph D Scholar, Batch at Centre for Development Studies, JNU, India (Topic:

Macroeconomic Effects of Financial Liberalisation in India: An Empirical Analysis),

degree awarded from JNU, 2013.

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2. Supervisor of a M Phil Scholar, 2006-2008 Batch, Centre for Development Studies, JNU,

India. (Topic: Empirics of Federal Transfers: Evidence from India) degree awarded from

JNU, 2009.

3. Supervisor of a M Phil Scholar, 2006-2008 Batch, Centre for Development Studies, JNU,

India.(Topic: Macroeconomic Analysis of Prices in India), degree awarded from JNU,

2009.

4. Supervisor of a M Phil Scholar, 2007-2009 Batch, Centre for Development Studies,

Jawaharlal Nehru University, India (Topic: Efficiency of Financial Markets in India).

15. GRASSROOL LEVEL WORK EXPERIENCE

1. 2004, Worked in Tribal and Non-Tribal Villages of Assam (Bongaigaon) with

microfinance clients (especially women), Self Help Groups, Block level village officials

and Lead Bank to analyse the impact of largest credit-linked microfinance programme in

India on women’s empowerment and capability (in particular health and education).

2. 2004, Worked in villages of Orissa with microfinance clients (especially women), selected

Banks, Self Help Groups, District level government officials and NGOs to evaluate the

impact of Government-led microfinance programmes on women’s financial and social

empowerment and capability (with special reference to health and education).

3. 2003, Worked in rural areas of Rajasthan (Sriganganagar) with the households with micro

enterprises (especially refugees from Pakistan), Lead Bank and Block level officials to

evaluate the constraints in extending government-led microfinance programmes for the

relevant households; as well as the potential impact of microfinance on the intrahousehold

bargaining power of women. The exogenous factors for the non-cohesive formation of

Self help Groups at the village is also analyzed in the backdrop of households who were

yet to be recognized as Indian citizens.

16. RESEARCH CO-ORDINATION AND ORGANISATION SKILLS

1. Organized an International Technical Training Workshop on Gender Responsive

Budgeting for the High level Officials from Asian Pacific and CIS/CEE region in co-

ordination with UNIFEM and UNFPA, New Delhi, June 9-12, 2009.

2. Organized a Technical Training Workshop on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in

Rajasthan in co-ordination with UNFPA, December 21-24, 2009.

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3. Organized an International Workshop on Taxation and Gender Equity: A Comparative

Analysis of Direct and Indirect Taxes in Developing and Developed Countries in co-

ordination with the American University, Washington DC and University of Kwazulu-

Natal, South Africa on 3rd November, 2008 at NIPFP Auditorium, New Delhi.

4. Organized International Expert Group Meeting on “Local Level Gender Responsive

Budgeting”, in co-ordination with UNIFEM, IDRC and European Commission, India

International Centre, New Delhi, November 1-4, 2004.

5. Organized Asian Regional Workshop on “Financing Local Service Delivery for the MDGs:

Challenges and Opportunities” at NIPFP in association with UNDP Regional Office,

Bangkok and United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), New Delhi, December

7-9, 2005.

6. Course co-ordinator of Training of IAAS Probationers 2006 on Public Finance at NIPFP,

January 30- February 18th, 2006.

7. Organised a National level Stakeholders’ Consultations on Gender Budgeting in co-

ordination with IFES-USAID, New Delhi, March 2006.

8. 2013 , August . Course Director, “Fiscal Policy and macroeconomic management “, for

senior IAS Officers, at NIPFP, New Delhi

9. 2014, June 16-20. Course Director, “Fiscal Policy and macroeconomic management”, for

senior IAS Officers, at NIPFP, new Delhi

10. 2014, Organised Half a day meeting on Gender Responsive Budgeting, organised in co-ordination

with WPC, New Delhi and Afghanistan based Equality of Peace and Development (EPD), with

Officials from Ministry of Finance and selected sectoral Ministries, Government of Afghanistan,

at NIPFP, October 28, 2014.

17. CHAIR / PLENARY SPEAKER (SELECTED)

Chairperson, IIPF (International Institute of Public Finance) Conference for the session on ‘Public and

Private Investment’ at Helsinki, August 25th –29th, 2002.

Chairperson, ‘Credit, Intrahousehold Bargaining and Macropolicy’, International Conference on

Engendering Macroeconomics and International Economics, University of Utah, sponsored

by Ford and IDRC, Summer 2005.

Invited as Plenary speaker for International Conference on Decentralisation: Global trends in

participation, representation and access to public services, Mexico City, November 18-21,

2008, Sponsored by IDRC and Govt of Mexico, not participated.

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Invited as Plenary speaker for International Conference on Engendering Macroeconomics and

International Economics, Istanbul, Summer 2006, sponsored by IDRC, Ford and UN entities,

not participated.

18.TEACHING

1. Visiting Faculty, Department of Economics, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, USA,

Summer 2005

Course: Macroeconomics and Gender

2. MPhil in Applied Economics, Centre for Development Studies (Jawaharlal Nehru

University).

Courses: Public Economics [Elective; Course 205]; 2007-09

Public Finance [Elective; Course 408]; 2007-09

3. Integrated M Phil – PhD Programme , IGNOU School of Social Sciences, New Delhi

Courses: Public Economics (RECE-010), March 2010

1. Module 3 of RECE -010, PUBLIC GOODS

2. Module 6 of RECE -010 , THEORIES OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE

3. Module 5 of RECE -010, PUBLIC CHOICE, VOTING MODELS, & POSITIVE

THEORIES OF GOVT BEHAVIOUR

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19. SELECTED ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA

1. NATIONAL TV CHANNELS:

Represented in various episodes of Business Wrap and Policy Watch

(i). Raghuram Rajan’s recent monetary policy announcements

(ii) Food Security Bill

(iii) Financial Inclusion and new Banking licenses

(iv) Rupee Fall and Capital flows

(v) FDI in Civil Aviation

(vi) G-20 Summit

(vii) Greece crisis

(viii) Union Budgets

2. Discussion on UNDP Human Development Report, interviewed by Times Group Sahara

(March 2010)

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3. Discussion on Union Budget, 2005-06, telecasted in USA, in Asian News International (ANI)

in March 2005.

4. Discordant Noise in Growth Box, article written in Amartya Sen Special issue of Economic

Times, November 2006.

5. Taking a Lead in Gender Budgeting, Financial Express, March 13, 2006.

6. Statistics Skip Care Economy, Financial Express, March 13, 2006.

7. Gender Budgeting: Equity and Efficiency Dimensions, Economic Times, March 10, 2005.

8. No Pride in this Prejudice, Financial Express, (with Amaresh Bagchi), November 19, 2004.

21. NIPFP ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION AND COURSE DIRECTOR

2015-16. Course Director, IAS In-Service Training Programme on “Public Finance

and Budget Management” for Senior Officers, DoPT

2014. Course Director, IAS In-Service Training Programme on “Fiscal Policy and

Macroeconomic Management” for Senior Officers, DoPT.

2015. Course Director, IAS In-Service Training Programme on “Fiscal Policy and

Macroeconomic Management” for Senior officers, DoPT .

2010-present.Editor, NIPFP Biennial Newsletter.

2014. NIPFP ONE PAGERS, Programme Manager, new publication series, NIPFP.

22. WORKS-IN-PROGRESS

Determining Rate of Interest in India: Evidence from Maximum Entropy Bootstrap for Time

Series. (with Hrishikesh Vinod, Fordham University, New York)

Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth and Human Development: An Empirical Investigation of Asian

Countries and Pacific, (with Diane Elson), mimeo, GEM-IWG, University of Utah

Public Policy, Growth and Innovations (with Professor Horst )

PERSONAL

Date of Birth: May 31, 1973

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Married with one child