CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE Economic Association (KEA) Patrons (Reg. No. KNR/CA/600/2013) Sri. P.K. Ahammed President, Farook College, Management Committee w w w . ke ra Sri. K.V. Kunjahammad l a e c o n Secretary, Farook College, Management Committee o m i c a s s o c i a t i o n . o r g Adv. M. Muhammad Manager, Farook College

Professor MGS Narayanan Meritorious Alumnus of Farook College OFFICE BEARERS organises its Sri. E.T. Muhammad Basheer M P Sri. P.V. Abdul Vahab M P Patron nd Sri. M.K. Raghavan M P Professor M. A. Oommen annual Sri. M.I. Shanavas M P President conference Sri. Elamaram Kareem M L A Professor S. Irudaya Rajan 2 Sri. V.K.C. Mammadkoya Mayer, Corporation Vice Presidents Dr. Muahammad Basheer Vice Chancellor, Dr. G. Karunakaran Pillai Dr. Abid Hussian Thangal Syndicate member, University of Calicut Dr. S. Harikumar Dr. K.M. Naseer Syndicate member, University of Calicut On the theme General Secretary Sri. V.P. Abdul Hameed Syndicate member, University of Calicut Dr. V.P. Raghavan Sri. T.P. Ahammed Syndicate member, University of Calicut “MIGRATION, Joint Secretaries Sri. P.T. Abdul Latheef Former HOD, Farook College & Former Deputy Mayor, Calicut Corporation Dr. E.M. Thomas DEVELOPMENT Dr. A. Asokan Sri. R.S. Panicker AND SOCIETY” Director Centre for Gandhian Studies, University of Calicut Treasurer Sri. K. Kunhalavi Dr. Priyesh C.A. President, Farook College Old Students Association Sri. K.T. Hassankoya General Convener (Conference) Treasurer FOSA Dr. E.M. Thomas Conference Secretary May 27-29, 2016 Chairman Dr. Abdul Jabbar Professor E.P. Imbichikkoya Principal, Farook college Assistant Professor, Farook College at Farook College (Autonomous) General Convenor Kozhikode Dr. E.M. Thomas, Joint Secretary KEA Chairman Conference Organising Committee Dr. P.P. Yousufali, Farook college Chairman Coordination Committee Dr. G. Karunakara Pillai, Vice President, KEA ‘OMKARAM’, T.C.18/1314(8), Padmalayam Road-MLA Road Chairman Academic Committee Aramada Post, Thrikkannapuram, Trivandrum 695032 Professor T.P. Kunhikannan Visit us at : www.keralaeconomicassociation.org Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Thiroor Email: [email protected], [email protected] About KEA The Structure and Design of the Conference small gathering of economists, research scholars, professors, professionals and policy planners met at Canara Bank Conference Hall, Thiruvananthapuram on 21 The three day conference focuses on the basic theme of July 2013 and decided to form a forum for discussing economic ‘Migration, Development and Society’. The demographic A transition which is well underway in Kerala is a unique issues and public policy matters, which will have farreaching implications for the development of the polity, society and experience whose wide ranging implications need deeper economy of Kerala. As an outcome of this serious deliberations, study and investigation. It is only relevant to revisit Kerala’s the group stressed the need for a common and inclusive platform, development experience on a wider canvass. which accommodates, researchers, professionals, practitioners, The conference is another milestone in Kerala’s teachers and research scholars of economics in Kerala. development trajectory. Kerala Economic Association successfully conducted its first annual conference in May 2015 at S.H. College, Thevara. In addition to the annual conference KEA conducted a series of & programmes during the last year. A select list of the programmes is given below. Sub themes include: 1. Prof. Salley Wallace delivered a lecture on Behavioural Economics • Social cost of migration in Public Finance in July 2015 at the Senate Chamber, . • Migration and human development 2. Prof. Pinaki Chakravarthy delivered a lecture on Indian Fiscal Policy: • Care economy:Issues Issues and Challenges, September 2015 at the Department of • Internal migration Economics, Govt. Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram. • Revisiting Kerala’s development experience 3. Department of Economics, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), • Ecological concerns and development of Kerala Ernakulum organised a two-day National Workshop on Basic Econometrics on 20th and 21st January 2016 in association with About the College the Kerala Economic Association (KEA) and The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) Farook College is the prime First Grade College to be established 3. One Day Seminar on: World Development Report 2015 titled Mind in the erstwhile Central Malabar. Since its inception it has been society and Behaviour in August 2015 at Government Guest House the flagship of educational renaissance in the region, especially Thycadu in association with Department of Economics Government benefiting backward and minority communities. Over the past Last date for submission of abstract : 15th April, 2016 Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram. Prof. M. A. Oommen presented 68 years it has grown into an educational complex and township, th the theme paper which was latter carried in the EPW. inspiring smaller endeavours elsewhere. Farook College is today Last date for submission of final paper : 10 May, 2016 4. One Day Workshop on How to write effective Research Papers for the largest residential Postgraduate institution in the state of th Conferences and Journals, September 2015 at the Department of Last date for registration of delegates : 20 May, 2016 Kerala. The college was accredited at Five Star level and Re- Economics, , Kochi. accredited at ‘A’ Grade by the NAAC, Bangalore and adjudged 5. Hon’ble Governor Justice P. Sathasivam honoured Prof. M.A. Oommen and released a book titled “Development Decentralization by the Government of Kerala to recieve the R.Shankar Award and Democracy” honouring Professor M A Oommen and conducted a for the best special grade (Private) college in the state of Kerala National Seminar, October 2015. for two years. The college won the Moulana Abul Kalam Azad 6. National Seminar at Cochin College: “Community Participation in Literacy Award in 2004 for the meritorious service rendered by For details contact: Development Initiatives-Contemporary Experiences and Challenges”, the institution to the backward minority community. The college December 2015. Dr. E.M. Thomas Dr. D. Shyjan has been identified as a college with Potential for Excellence (CPE) +91 999 555 7352, +91 9400 370 320 Now it has more than 500 life members. We are overwhelmed by by the University Grants Commision since 2004. The college [email protected] [email protected] the response to take the second annual conference forward. Prof. was also recognised as a Minority Educational Institution by the Sukhedo Thorat, Chairman ICSSR and President of the Indian Economic Association has agreed to inaugurate the Conference. National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions and All communications may be addressed to We intend to invite eminent economists, policy makers, ministers Department of Science and Technology (DST). The Government of Dr. E.M. Thomas of the union and the state. India has granted support to the college under its FIST Programme. General Convenor (Conference), KEA We need to seek the whole hearted cooperation and association With 20 U.G Programmes, 15 P.G Programmes and 8 Research Poovanpuzhakal House, Mythri Nagar of business enterprises, industrial concerns, bankers and trade Centres, the college has been conferred Autonomous Status in Near Christ Vidyanikethan, Fr. Dismas Road unions in Kerala for the successful conduct of this Conference. the Year 2015. Inrinjalakuda North P.O., Thrissur-680 125