Research
The Economics group at Azim Premji University is home to researchers with a diverse set of interests and expertise in Economics. The depth and breadth of our research areas reflect our commitment to integrate different perspectives within Economics, and to have dialogues with disciplines such as history, politics, sociology, statistics and mathematics. We are driven by research questions that are relevant to the Indian context, and grounded in the social, historical and political realities of India. As a group, we are particularly proud of our collegial environment where we support each other to grow intellectually, instead of reproducing a publish-or-perish culture which continues to dominate the academic world.
- Agriculture and Economics [Dontha Prashanth, Srishti Yadav, Sunit Arora]
- Econometrics and Statistics [Garima Agarwal, Indulekha Guha, Rajendran Narayanan, Kedar Kulkarni, Chinmaya Kumar]
- Economics of Identity [Tamoghna Halder, Rosa Abraham, Kade Finnoff, Dontha Prashanth]
- Economics History [Rahul De, Tamoghna Halder]
- Environmental Economics [Kedar Kulkarni, Adaina KC, Shiuli Vanaja]
- History of Economic Thought [Alex M Thomas, Arjun Jayadev, Amit Basole]
- Labor Economics [Amit Basole, Rosa Abraham, Anand Srivastava, Rajendran Narayanan]
- Macroeconomics (Theory) [Zico Dasgupta, Arjun Jayadev, Avinash M Tripathi, Srinivas Raghavendra]
- Microeconomics (Theory) [Anand Srivastava, Avinash M Tripathi]
- Political Economy [Kade Finnoff, Amit Basole, Srishti Yadav, Sunit Arora, Chinmaya Kumar]
- Let’s not underestimate deprivation in the country — Amit Basole in Mint
- Why David Card, Joshua Angrist and Imbens won the Nobel prize in economics? — Anand Shrivastava and Avinash Tripathi in Hindustan Times
- Want Vaccine Fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights — Arjun Jayadev (and others) in The New York Times
- Plugging education gaps as schools reopen — Garima Agarwal in Indian Express
- Number Theory: Four Charts which explain India’s Net Zero emissions challenge — KC Adaina and Kedar Kulkarni in Hindustan Times
- The Narendra Modi Stadium is India’s “It’s not cricket” moment — Rajendran Narayanan in scroll .in
- Can the increase in MSP for paddy help boost its yield? — Srishti Yadav in Hindustan Times
- What’s missing from India’s monetisation debate — Tamoghna Halder in Aljazeera
- Why Rupee Depreciation is bad, not good news — Zico Dasgupta in Hindustan Times
- Understanding the formulation of the budget — Zico Dasgupta in The Hindu
- Amit Basole on Jobs and Economic Growth in CNBC
- Amit Basole and Rajendran Narayanan on MGNREGA as a safety net during COVID in the Indian Express
- Anand Shrivastava on electoral polarisation in Frontline
- Alex Thomas speaks on his latest book “Macroeconomics: An Introduction”
- Arjun Jayadev on Inequality at the Institute of New Economic Thinking
- Kedar Kulkarni on “Vulnerability to Climate Change” at Oregon State University
- Rahul De in conversation with Sanjay Reddy on evolution of economics education in India
- Rahul De in a panel discussion with teachers from different Economics Departments in India on creating a pluralistic economics programme
- Srishti Yadav on “Caste, Diversification, and the Contemporary Agrarian Question in India” at the Foundation for Agrarian Studies Online Meeting
- Srishti Yadav speaks on the Agrarian Question in India on the “A Correction: Podcast”
- Zico Dasgupta in The Hindu on whether the declining rupee is a crisis or opportunity for the Indian Economy
- Zico Dasgupta in ET Now on whether India will see a Millionaire rush by 2030
- Zico Dasgupta in adiscussion with Barkha Dutt on the Economic Survey 22 – 23
From technical reports on Labour and Employment, to textbooks in Macroeconomics, faculty members in the economics group contribute to a wide variety of publications for a diverse set of audiences. Some of them also manage to find time to comment on Poetry! A select list of such publications is below.
- The Centre for Sustainable Employment is a research centre at Azim Premji University, whose aim is to generate and support research in the areas of job creation, employment, and sustainable livelihoods. Several faculty members from Economics are associated with the publication of the centre’s flagship report, known as ‘State of Working India’. To learn more about the centre and its work, click here.
- Macroeconomics: An Introduction by Alex Thomas
- Demystifying Economics (Proceedings from the workshop ‘Demystifying Economics’, Edited by Tamoghna Halder)
- Thinking with Ghalib: Poetry for a New Generation by Amit Basole and Anjum Altaf
- An Introduction to economic dynamics modelling, analysis and simulation by Srinivas Raghavendra and Petri T. Piiroinen
- A History of Economic Policy in India by Rahul De
Student Research
Students in both our MA and BA programmes have the option to pursue a research track. Over the past years, our students have explored several interesting research questions, and successfully completed their thesis under the supervision of different faculty members. Complete list of past theses can be found here.
Risk sharing, Endogamy and Graded Inequality in an Agent Based Model
Caste, Class, and Producer Cooperatives: A Case Study of Milk Cooperatives in Bihar
Representations of Marxian and Feminist Theories of Labour in Science Fiction
Social Identities & Economic Outcomes in a Small Scale industry: The case of Tirupur
Saving and Investment in Marx’s Political Economy
Gender Convergence and its effect on Gender Discrimination in the Indian Labour Market
The Political Economy of Newspapers in India
Dalit Women and NREGA: Participation and Implementation
India’s Pandemic Through the Lens of Consumption Expenditure: Capturing Welfare Effects
Ambedkar’s Economics: Correspondence with the Austrian School of Economic Thought
Understanding the Political Economy of Software Industry in Erstwhile Unified Andhra Pradesh
Income Shocks and Female Employment: Insights from the Pandemic
Evaluation of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Indian Garment Workers in a Fast-Fashion World: A Case Study from Bangalore