CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Name : Ashir Shardul Mehta

2. Designation : (A) Associate Professor in Economics Areas of Special Interest (1) Environmental Economics (2) Development Economics (3) Economics of Human Resources (B) Member of the Senate, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 2007-2012, 2012-2017

3. Residential / : A-2/10, Siddharth Bungalows, Opp. Urmi School, Amitnagar to Sama- Mailing Address Savli Road, Kareli Baug, Vadodara 390 022, Gujarat, [tel. +919898259403] email: [email protected]

4. Office : Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, Gujarat, INDIA. [tel.: 091 – 0265 - 2791971]

5. Date of Birth : 21st May 1966 [ 21 – 05 – 66 ]

6. Gender : Male.

7. Status : Married.

8. Nationality : Indian

9. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS * :

Institution Degree Year Subject % Marks Class/Rank The Maharaja Sayajirao Ph.D. 1996 International ------University of Baroda Economics – do – Master of Arts (M.A.) 1989 Economics 65 % 1st Class, 5th Rank – do – Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 1987 Economics 73 % 1st Class, Distinction, 1st Rank CBSE - AISSCE Higher Secondary 1984 Arts 69 % 1st Class * medium of study/instruction – English

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10. FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

(a) Fellowship awarded to attend Advanced Course on Computable General Equilibrium Modeling in Environment, conducted by the South Asian Network in Development and Environmental Economics [SANDEE], February 23 - March 06, 2002, Bangkok, Thailand.

(b) Short listed for Interview for the Environmental Economics Overseas Fellowship under the World Bank Aided India Capacity Building Project, 1999 and 2001.

(c) U.G.C. National Merit Scholarship during M.A. for obtaining First Rank at the Final Year B.A. Examination, May 1987, in Economics (Major).

(d) Shri Pankaj Shroff Memorial Prize awarded by The Economic Society of the Department for passing the Final Year B.A. , May 1987, in the First Class and securing the Highest Marks in Economics (Major).

(e) Smt. Lalitaprasad Dave Memorial Prize for obtaining First Rank at the Final Year B.A. Examination, May 1987 in Economics (Major).

11. [A] ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE* :

Sr. Institution Designation Nature of Job Time Period Duration no. 1 Informatics Computer Deputy Programmer Teaching Computer July 1989 1 Year Systems, , India and Instructor Science at School To level (Stds. V-VIII) June 1990 2 The Maharaja Sayajirao Temporary Teaching Teaching Economic July 1990 2 University of Baroda Assistant Theory – F.Y.B.Com. To Academic June 1992 Years 3 The Maharaja Sayajirao Temporary Lecturer Teaching Business July 1992 One Year University of Baroda Economics To 6 months F.Y.B.Com. Sept. 1993 4 The Maharaja Sayajirao Asst. Professor and Teaching UG & PG Sept. 1993 University of Baroda Senior Asst. Professor classes in Economics To 13 years Dec. 2005 5. The Maharaja Sayajirao Associate Professor Teaching UG & PG January 01, continued University of Baroda classes in Economics 2006 TOTAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE on Temporary Basis 3 years [as on date – incl. Research Experience] on Permanent Basis 20 years [medium of instruction - English]

* Papers currently teaching :

 M.A. : Sem. I : Core - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics  M.A. : Sem. IV : Core - Economics of Human Resources  B.A. : Sem. VI : Core - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics  B.A. : Sem. VI : Interdisciplinary Elective - Economics of Social Issues  B.A. : Sem. III : Core - Microeconomics – I  B.A. : Sem. III : Interdisciplinary Elective - Fundamentals of Economic Growth and Development  B.A. : Sem.II : Foundation - Basic Environmental Economics

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[B] Co-Ordinator – National Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Environment and Natural Resource Economics”, Centre for Research in Planning and Development, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India – December 1-2-3, 2005

[C] Moderator – Panel Discussion on “Environmental Issues and Human Impact”, organized jointly by the American Library, The American Center, Mumbai and Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, July 11, 2008.

[D] Co-ordinator-cum-Moderator – Lecture and Discussion on “Green Challenges of the Future” by Dr. Sunita Narain, Director, Center for Science and Environment, , at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, The M.S. University of Baroda, February 10, 2010.

[E] Co-Ordinator – Documentary Film Show and Discussion on “Our Environment : Sensitizing The Masses”, Films titled (a) 60 Minutes : Global Warming and (b) Going Green : Real World Solutions to the Environment, organized jointly by the American Library, The American Center, Mumbai and Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, July 16, 2010.

12. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1. Doctorate in International Development Economics entitled “External Economic Orientation and Economic Growth : India and The Newly Industrialised Countries”.

2. Co-Principal Investigator – Research Project funded by World Bank Aided, India : Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project (under World Bank Capacity 21 Project ) – “Estimating the Environmental Cost of Industrialization in Gujarat: A Case Study of Ankleshwar, GIDC” – Duration : 18 months - December 2000 to May 2002.

3. Director – Research Project funded by the M. S. University, under the MSU Research Scheme,1999-2001 - “Valuing Environmental Change : A Survey of Societal Response to Environment Damage Control”, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, India, [July 2001].

4. Director – Research Project funded by the University Grants Commission under the UGC Minor Research Project Scheme, 1997-98 entitled “Globalisation of Gujarat : Problems and Prospects”, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M.S.University of Baroda, India, [January 1999 ].

5. Conducted interviews for Project undertaken by the Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research (SPIESR), entitled “Development of Gujarat : People’s Perceptions”, under the aegis of Planning Department, Government of Gujarat and Chairmanship of Dr. [1997]

6. Guided designing of Study material in Environmental Economics for the Center for Environment Education, Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad – jointly with Prof. Maya Shah.

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3 13. RESEARCH GUIDANCE

Ph. D. Awarded

1. Ms. Arvinder Kaur – Ph.D. in Labor Economics – Thesis entitled “The Dynamics of Absenteeism and Job Satisfaction : A Case Study of Industries in Vadodara District”, October 2004.

2. Ms. Sanchita Talukdar - Ph.D. in Environmental Economics – “Valuing Environmental Quality : The Case-study of Baroda City”, May 2008

3. Mr. Thomson Alex – Ph. D. in Environmental Economics – “Commercialization of Water : A Study on Development Issues and Ecological Concerns”, November 2012.

Ph. D. Ongoing

1. Mr. Nilesh Pandya – Ph.D. in International Economics – Thesis entitled “Productivity Growth In Manufacturing Sector and Exchange Rate Dynamics : A Study of Selected Industries in India”, September 2010

14. INVITED EXPERT / RESOURCE PERSON / VISITING FACULTY

1. Invited Expert – National Consultation Meeting on Economic Valuation of Bio-resources for Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), National Biodiversity Authority, Government of India, December 9-10, 2013.

2. External Guide for Ph.D. – Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University University, Ahmedabad.

3. Member – Ph.D. Entrance Test Question Paper Panel – Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, June 2013.

4. Member – Ph.D. Entrance Test Question Paper Panel – Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University University, Ahmedabad, June 2013

5. Member – Selection Committee for selecting Ph.D. Scholars in Economics, Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, May 14, August 31, 2013.

6. Member – Selection Committee for the post of Assistant Professor in Economics, Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, April 10, 2013.

7. External Examiner – Ph.D. Thesis in Economics, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, January 2012.

8. Visiting Faculty – M.Sc. Environmental Science Division, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Course 904 : Natural resource Management and Environmental Economics, Semester III, 2011, 2012. Component on Environmental Economics (entire).

9. Visiting Faculty – B.Sc. Environmental Science Division, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Course 505, 506 : Environment Management System and Legislation, Semester V, 2011, 2012, 2013. Topics covered : Component on Environmental Economics (entire)

4 10. Visiting Faculty – B.Sc. Environmental Science Division, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Course 402 : Population, Development and Environment-I, Semester IV, December-March 2010-11. Topics covered : (a) Development indicators (b) Sustainable Development.

11. Visiting Faculty – B.Sc. Environmental Science Division, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Course 403 : Population, Development and Environment-II, Semester IV, December-March 2011-12, Jan-Feb. 2013. Topics covered : (a) Development indicators (b) Sustainable Development (c) Millenium Development Goals

12. Invited Speaker – Talk on “Social Exclusion : Challenges for Civil Society Organisations”, National Workshop on ‘General Poor Classes’ Welfare : Challenges and Opportunities’, organized by Madhya Pradesh State General Poor Classes Welfare Commission, Bhopal, M.P., September 15, 2010.

13. Resource Person – Panel talk on “Environmental Vulnerability and Social Well-Being”, National Workshop on ‘Status & Strategies for Poor among Unreserved Categories’, organized by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Institute of Social Sciences (BANISS), Mhow, 28th October 2009.

14. Invited Speaker – Talk on Environmental Valuation on the occasion of World Environment Celebration organized by The Gujarat State Committee of World Wide Fund for Nature-India, Vadodara, June 5, 2007.

15. Visiting Faculty – Faculty of Law, December 2006-January 2007.

16. Resource Person – National Workshop on ‘Research Methodology and Environmental Issues’, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, October, 6-7, 2006.

17. Invited Speaker – India-US Trade Relations, Seminar on ‘Engaging India : The Prospects of India – USA Initiatives’, Baroda Forum for Policy Analysis, April 20, 2006, Vadodara.

18. Guest Lectures – ‘Poverty and Unemployment’, Faculty of Social Work, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, March 1 and 8, 2006.

19. Chairperson, Technical Session on Environmental Economics VI at the COE / JEPA Joint International Conference, 17-18 December 2005, Kobe, Japan.

20. Guest Speaker – ‘Humanistic Education : Creating a Synergy with Science and Technology’ – Lecture delivered at the Ninth National Workshop on Human Science in the Age of Technology, organized by the Forum on Contemporary Theory, Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, November 6-9,2004.

21. Invited Speaker – ‘Environmental Movement in India : Emergence and Dialectics’, Lecture delivered at the Mid-Term Workshop for Shastri Interns on ‘Young in India : Developing International Workplace Skills’ organized by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi and Center for Canadian Studies, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India – January 17-19, 2004.

22. Resource Person – Department of Architecture, The M.S. University of Baroda - ‘Sustainable Urban Designing’, Lecture delivered at the Short-term Training Course on ‘Rethinking Cities: Contemporary Urban Design and Planning’, September 30, 2003.

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5 23. Resource person / expert – Seminar on Environmental Economics at Shri V.M.Mehta Municipal College, Jamnagar, March 18 – 19, 2000.

24. Guest Lectures on Environmental Economics, Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad, 2002.

25. Visiting Faculty, Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications, The M. S. University of Baroda, MCS 1st Semester, 1997-98 to 2007-08.

26. Guest Lectures on Labor Economics, Faculty of Management Studies, The M.S.University of Baroda, MBA, 1997 – 1998.

27. Railway Staff College, Baroda – Lectures on Trade Policy, GATT and Centre - State Financial Relations, 1994.

28. Paper Setter and Examiner for paper on Business and Environment at the Master of Business Economics (MBE) Course, South Gujarat University, Surat, December 2001.

29. Chairperson, First Year B.A. Examination, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, April and November, 2004.

30. Chairperson, B.A. Semester II & IV Examinations, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, May 2013.

15. REFRESHER COURSE / UPGRADATION PROGRAMS/ WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1. Advanced Course on Computable General Equilibrium Modeling in Environment, conducted by the South Asian Network in Development and Environmental Economics [SANDEE], February 23 - March 06, 2002, Bangkok, Thailand.

2. Professional Development Workshop on “Environment and Quality of Life : Canada and India”, Center for Canadian Studies, University of Delhi, New Delhi, April 1 to 21, 2003.

3. Faculty Upgradation Program in Environmental Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, October 11 – November 5, 1999.

4. Refresher Course in Economics, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, April 24 to May 11, 2001.

5. Refresher Course in Economics, V.N. South Gujarat University, Surat, October 14 – November 4, 2004

16. PUBLICATIONS

Books/Reports

1. Surviving the Global Market Place : Challenge of India’s Foreign Trade – Doctoral Thesis, Dominant Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2001.

2. Valuing Environmental Change : A Survey of Societal Response to Environmental Damage Control, The Maharaja Sayajirao University Press (Sadhana Press), Vadodara, 2006.

3. Globalisation of Gujarat : Problems and Prospects, The Maharaja Sayajirao University Press (Sadhana Press), Vadodara, 2006.

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4. Issues in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Center for Research in Planning and Development, Department of Economics, The Maharaja Sayajirao University Press (Sadhana Press), Vadodara, 2010.

Papers / Articles

International

1. East Asian Crisis and Recovery : The Role of International Capital Flows, Proceedings of the International Conference on Asian Crisis, V : New Challenges and Opportunities for Post- Crisis Asia, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea, 2003.

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2. India’s Biodiversity : A Pressure-State-Response Review in Sen, Raj Kumar (ed.) Forest Management and Sustainable Development, Deep & Deep Publications, New Delhi on behalf of Centre for Studies on Environment and Sustainable Development (CSESD), Rabindra Bharti University, , July 2012. [ISBN no. 978-81-8450-426-2].

3. Consumer and The Environment : Some ‘Green’ Observations in Joshi, Suramya and Sarjoo Patel (eds.), Consumer In the Market : Issues, Challenges, Problems and Solutions, Sublime Publications, Jaipur, India, May 2012. [ISBN no. 978-81-8192-213-7].

4. Energy-Environment Linkages in India and China : A Comparative Review of Issues and Challenges, in B. Sudhakara Reddy (ed.), Economic Reforms in China and India : Emerging Issues and Challenges, Sage Publication, New Delhi, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2009.

5. Recent Immigration to Canada : A Human Capital Perspective, in Arti Nanavati (ed.), India- Canada Emigration: Issues and Gendered Policy Implications, Center for Canadian Studies, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 2005.

6. Engines of Growth In Post-Reform India, in Narayana N. (ed.), Economic Development : Issues and Policies, Vol. I, Part III (no. 16), Serials Publication, New Delhi, 2004.

7. Determinants of Quality of Life : The Asian Experience in Narayana N. (ed.), Economic Development : Issues and Policies, Vol. II, Part V (no. 27), Serials Publication, New Delhi, 2004.

8. Foreign Direct Investment and Macroeconomic Performance:Comparative Evidence from Canada and India, in Arti Nanavati & A.S. Rao (eds.), Indo-Canada Business Relations in a Globalised World, Creative Publishers, New Delhi, 2003.

9. Development Issues for India : An Agenda for Strategy in the 21st Century, in Gupta, K. R. (ed.), Liberalisation and Globalisation in India, Volume V, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2002.

10. Development and Environmental Degradation : The ‘Third World’ Element, in Gupta, K. R. (ed.), Liberalisation and Globalisation in India, Volume V, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2002. Contd…..PTO

7 11. Theories of Exchange Rate Determination : Some Evidence from India, in Ghosh, A. and R. Raman (eds.), Exchange Rate Behaviour in Developing Countries, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2000.

12. How Integrated Is India with the Global Economy? An Analytical Overview Before and After Structural Adjustment, 1970-1995, in Gupta, K. R. (ed.), Liberalisation and Globaliisation in India, Volume IV, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2000.

13. Constraints to Industrial Growth in India, 1960-1996, in Gupta, K. R. (ed.), Liberalisation and Globalisation in India,Volume IV, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi,2000

14. Human Development and Economic Growth : The Experience of India, 1980–1996, in Gupta, K. R. (ed.) Issues in Indian Economy, Volume III, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2000.

15. Labor Market and Structural Transformation : Issues and Evidence, in Maya Shah (ed.), Labor Market Segmentation in India, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 1999.

16. Determinants of Inflation : India, 1970-1996 in S.M.Joshi (ed.), Perspectives on Money, Reserve Bank of India Endowment Unit, Department of Banking and Business Finance, Faculty of Commerce, M.S.University Press, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 1999.

17. Economic Globalisation and the Environment : An Overview of Main Issues, Vishleshan, Vol. 24, no. 2, April-June 1999, Ahmedabad.

18. From Political Economy to Economics…..and Back? : A Review of Emerging Trends in Theory in a Historical Perspectives, Working Paper no. 6, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M.S.University of Baroda, September 1998.

19. Factors in Capital Accumulation : India, 1951- 1995, Indian Economic Association, 80th Conference Volume, 1997.

20. Economic Liberalisation : A Stylised Model of Transition, in Azam, Kauser (ed.) Economic Liberalisation in India: Implications for Indo-US Relations, Delta Publishing House for American Studies Research Center, Hyderabad, 1997.

21. Export-led Strategy for Economic Development : An Indo-Canada Perspective in Shah,M. and A. Nanavati (eds.) Indo-Canada Business Relations published by the Center for Canadian Studies, M.S.University of Baroda, 1995.

22. An Illustrative Model of the ‘Phase` Approach to Openness, Journal of the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vol. XLIV, no.2, Baroda, 1995.

23. Budget 1994-95 : A Formality for the People, An Argument for the Intellectuals, Sandesh (Gujarati Vernacular Daily), March 7, 1994 [ joint publication ].

17. PAPERS PRESENTED & SEMINARS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED

International 1. 1993 -- Export-led Strategy for Economic Development, Paper presented at the International Seminar on Indo-Canada Business Relations, Vadodara, Gujarat, India,March 5-6.

8 2. 1996 -- Economic Liberalisation : A Stylised Model of Transition, Paper presented at the International Seminar on Economic Liberalisation : Indian and American Perspectives, organised by the American Studies Research Center, Hyderabad, India, February 19-20.

3. 1997 -- Malaysia’s Development Experience : Lessons for the Third World (with special reference to India), Paper accepted and invited for presentation at the 4th International Conference on Development and Future Studies, organised by the International Institute for Development Studies (IIDS) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia, September 2-4.

4. 1999 -- Development and Environmental Degradation : The ‘Third World’ Element, Paper presented at the International Seminar on Development Issues for the Third World, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, November, 22-26.

5. 2000 -- `A Review of the Environmental Report Card of Asia’, Paper accepted and sent for presentation at the South Asia Conference on the Legacy of Mahbub-ul-Haq, New Delhi, India, May 20 – 22.

6. 2000 -- Attended the International Symposium on Development Policies for the New Millenium in Honour of Prof. Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, July 12 - 14.

7. 2003 -- Immigration to Canada : A Human Capital Perspective, Paper presented at the International Seminar on Immigration to Canada : Policies, Main-streaming Gender Perspectives and Implications, organized by Women’s Studies Research Center and Center for Canadian Studies, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, January 16 – 18 [ jointly with Umesh Naik and Ramesh Iyer].

8. 2003 -- East Asian Crisis and Recovery : The Role of International Capital Flows, Paper Presented at the International Conference on Asian Crisis, V : New Challenges and Opportunities for Post-Crisis Asia, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea, December 9-10.

9. 2004 – Determinants of Quality of Life : The Asian Experience - Paper presented at the International Conference organized by APEC Study Center on “Asia Pacific Economies : Multilateral vs Bilateral Relationships”, City University of Hong Kong, May 19-21.

10. 2005 – Energy-Environment Linkages in India and China : A Comparative Review of Issues and Challenges, Paper presented at the International Conference on Economic Reforms in India and China – Emerging Issues and Challenges, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, February 24-25.

11. 2005 – Environmental Quality Indicators and Societal Response for Sustainable Living : The Canadian Experience, Paper presented at the International Conference on Society, Environment and Technology : Canada and India, Center for Canadian Studies, P.G. College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, February 24-26.

12. 2005 – Economic Growth and the Environment : Some Issues Revisited – Paper presented at the COE / JEPA Joint International Conference, 17-18 December 2005, Kobe, Japan [unable to attend personally]

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9 13. 2006 – Valuing Environmental Quality : A Case Study of Baroda City – Paper presented at the Ninth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics on “Ecological Sustainability and Human Well-being”, 16-18 December, 2006, New Delhi, India [co-author Ms. Sanchita Talukdar]

14. 2010 – India’s Biodiversity : A Pressure-State-Response Review – Paper presented at the International Seminar on Forest Management and Sustainable Development : Economic and Environmental Issues, Centre for Studies on Environment and Sustainable Development (CSESD), Rabindra Bharti University, Kolkata, February 27-28, 2010.

National 1. 1991 -- Europe 1992, Outcome and Possible Repercussions : An Overview, Research Workshop, Department of Economics Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, February.

2. 1991 -- The`diseconomies’ of Devaluation and Trade Reforms, Research Workshop, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, September.

3. 1992 -- Rupee Convertibility : Some Suggestions for Timing and Plan of Action, Paper presented at the Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce, M. S.University of Baroda, February.

4. 1993 -- External Economic Orientation and Economic Growth : India and the Newly Industrialised Countries, Abstract of Ph.D. Thesis presented at the Research Workshop organised by Dr. D.T. Lakdawala Felicitation Fund Trust, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, March 20- 21.

5. 1993 -- An Illustrative Model of the `Phase’ Approach to Openness, Paper presented at the Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, March 25.

6. 1993 -- Attended Seminar on VIIIth Five-Year Plan, UGC Special Assistance Program, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, March 27- 28.

7. 1993 -- Attended the 23rd Gujarat Economic Conference, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, April.

8. 1994 -- Attended Seminar on The Indian Economy During the Decade of Eighties, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, March.

9. 1997 -- Labor Market and Structural Adjustment : Issues and Evidence, Paper presented at the National Seminar on Labor Market Segmentation in India, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, March.

10. 1997 -- Factors in Capital Accumulation : India, 1951-1995, Paper presented at the 80th Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Osmania University, Hyderabad, December 27-29.

11. 1998 -- India’s Macroeconomic Performance, 1950-1995 : Some Empirical Observations, Paper presented at the National Seminar on Fifty Years of Planning and Development in India, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, February 6-7.

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12. 1998 -- Attended the 78th Gujarat Economic Conference, Bilimora, Gujarat, India, February 21- 22.

13. 1998 -- Constraints to Industrial Growth in India : 1960-1996, Paper presented at the National Seminar on Industrial Planning and Economic Growth, organised by the Center for Planning and Development, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, March 7-8.

14. 1998 -- Determinants of Inflation India,1970-1996, Paper presented at the National Workshop on Recent Developments in Money, Banking and Finance, organised by RBI Endowment Unit, Dept. of Banking and Business Finance, Faculty of Commerce, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, April 6-7.

15. 1998 -- Human Development an Economic Growth : The Experience of India, 1980-1996, Paper presented at the 81st Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, December 26-28.

16. 1999 -- Theories of Exchange Rate Determination : Some Evidence from India, Paper presented at the 82nd Indian Economic Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Amritsar, India, December 27 – 29.

17. 2000 -- Development Issues for India : An Agenda for Strategy in the 21st Century, Paper presented at the National Seminar on Development Alternatives for Underdeveloped Areas of India : A Social Science Perspective, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India, April 24 – 25.

18. 2001 -- Foreign Direct Investment and Macroeconomic Performance : Comparative Evidence from Canada and India, Paper presented at the National Workshop on Indo-Canada Trade, Business and Economic Relations, Center for Canadian Studies, M.S. University of Baroda, March 22 - 24.

19. 2002 -- Engines of Growth in Post-Reform India : A Review - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Experience with Reforms in India, Center for Research in Planning and Development, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, February 1-2.

20. 2006 – Radio Programme on Mass Media and Development, AIR Vadodara for IGNOU, Regional Center, Ahmedabad, 28 November 2006.

21. 2010 – Social Exclusion : Challenges for Civil Society Organisations, Paper presented at the National Workshop on ‘General Poor Classes’ Welfare : Challenges and Opportunities’, organized by Madhya Pradesh State General Poor Classes Welfare Commission, Bhopal, M.P., September 15, 2010.

22. 2011 – Microfinance and Millennium Development Goals, Paper presented at the National Seminar on ‘Micro Finance and Rural transformation’, organized by The School of Economics, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, M.P., September 14-15, 2011.

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11 18. ORGANISATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1. Life Member of the International Institute for Development Studies, Calcutta. 2. Life Member of the Indian Economic Association, Calcutta. 3. Life Member of the Indian Association for Canadian Studies, Vadodara, Gujarat

19. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE & FACULTY LEVEL MEMBERSHIP

1. Member of the Senate of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 2007-2012, 2012-2017.

2. Dean of Students, Faculty of Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, 1995-96 to 1999-2000, 2003- 2004 to 2005-2007.

3. Member – University Publication Board, The M.S. University of Baroda, 24-4-2009 to 3-3-2012.

4. Member – Board of Studies in Economics, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, 2002-2005, 2005-2008, 2008-2011, 2011-2014.

5. Member –Board of Studies of the Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, 2002-2005, 2005- 2008, 2008-2011, 2011-14.

6. Returning Officer, Faculty of Arts Students Association Election, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2004- 2005, 2006-2007.

7. Teacher-in-Charge, The Economic Society of the Department of Economics, 2002-2003.

8. Convener, Vigilance Committee, Annual Examinations, April-May 2006.

9. Member – Youth Festival Committee, Josh 2004 and Junoon 2005 – Conducted Elimination Rounds among participants at the Faculty level for various categories of participation 2004, 2005.

10. Member – Central Vigilance Committee, Annual Examinations, 2004-2005, 2005-2006.

11. Member – Central Election Committee – M. S. University Union Election, M. S. University of Baroda, 2002-2003.

12. Member – Faculty Election Committee – Faculty of Arts Students Association Election, Faculty of Arts, 2002-2003.

13. Member - Faculty-Level Committee constituted to explore and suggest possibilities of de- linking Postgraduate and undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Arts.

14. Member - Faculty-Level Campus Diversity sub-committee of the Campus Diversity Program of the M. S. University of Baroda.

15. Member - Time-table Committee for F.Y.B.A. time-table scheduling for the Academic Years, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000.

16. Member - Admissions Committee for F.Y.B.Com. and F.Y.B.A. Admissions, 1991-94 (F.Y.B.Com.) and since 1994-95 (F.Y.B.A).

12 17. Member – Faculty Administrative Committee 1999 - 2000, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

18. Member – Canteen Committee 1999-2000, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

19. Member – Examinations and Test Committee 1999-2000, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

20. Member – Cultural Committee 1999-2000, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

21. Member – Faculty Disciplinary Committee, 1999-2000, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

22. General Proof Reader at the University Press for the University Annual Examinations (Regular), The M.S.University Press, 1994-1996, 1998.

23. Senior Press Supervisor at the University Press for the University Annual Examinations (Regular), The M.S.University Press, April-May, 2003

24. Worked as a Volunteer in the Airport Team for the 79th Indian Science Congress, January 1992.

20. CULTURAL & EXTRA-CURRICULAR PARTICIPATION & INTERESTS

1. Conducted Quiz at the University Youth Festival – 2011, 2012, 2013 2. Organised Youth Festival at Faculty of Arts – 2005, 2007, 2008 3. Music , Singing, Folk Dances, Theatre/Drama, and related cultural fields – participated in various cultural programs as a student at the department and faculty levels [certificates of Honour awarded in all these fields]

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