Aanobhadrakrtavoyantuvishwatoh (Rg Veda 1.1.89:1) (“Let noble thoughts come to us from every side”)
Curriculum Vitae
Vijayamohanan Pillai N.
Associate Professor
Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
Prasanth Nagar, Ulloor
Trivandrum - 695 011
Kerala India
E-mail: [email protected]
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1 In Short
Education: Record First Rank in MA Economics of University of Kerala, India, 1986 University Grants Commission Junior/Senior Research Fellow National Eligibility Test (Economics), 1986 Highly commended PhD Dissertation (Department of Econometrics, University of Madras, Chennai, India)
Publications: Books: Five + Two e-books Working papers: 42 Articles (in National and International Journals and Edited Books): 32 + Three in Malayalam (native language) Highlights: (a) Original theoretical and empirical contributions to Markov Chain Model (in the context of analysis of (i) inflation and (ii) human development-growth nexus), Peak Load Pricing, Reliability Analysis, and Aggregation Theory. (b) Reinterpretation of the concept of (i) Human Development and Public Action in the context of Kerala State of India and (ii) Local Dynamics of Social Security with empirical exercises for India.
Completed Major Projects: Three (Ford Foundation; Harvard University along with Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi, India; and Planning Commission of India) One ongoing (Energy Management Centre, Government of Kerala)
Teaching at CDS 1. Mathematics (M Phil: 2002 -03 to 2010-11; MA 2012-13; 2013-14).
2 2. Basic Econometrics (M Phil 2009-10 onwards; MA 2014 - onwards) 3. Topics in Applied Econometrics: Time Series and Panel Data Analysis (M Phil: 2002-03 onwards). 4. Macroeconomics (M Phil 2005-06; 2008-09) 5. Economics of Project Evaluation (MA 2014- 2016)
Research Supervision at CDS M.A.: 8 M Phil: 22 Ph D: 14 (Six Awarded; Eight ongoing). KN Raj Fellowships: 11 Summer Internships: 74.
Other contributions: As a member of the Core Group that prepared the Human Development Report of Kerala 2005, I prepared three background papers and rewrote most of the Report and drafted the ‘Acknowledgements’ section.
As Associate Coordinator of the M Phil Programme at CDS, I was actively involved in designing the new M Phil curriculum in 2003-2004 and in preparing and bringing out the M Phil Programme Handbook.
Involved in preparing and fine-tuning the syllabi of the following papers for M A Programme at CDS in 2011-2012: Mathematics for Economics, Econometrics: Theory and Applications, Topics in Applied Econometrics, History of Economic Thought, and Statistics: Theory and Applications.
Member of different committees. Different Universities’ PhD Thesis evaluator and Viva Voce Board chairman.
Special Talks in Malayalam on All India Radio, Trivandrum, Kerala: Three
3 Conferences/Training Programme Coordination: Five Conferences/Workshops/ External Teaching (Select): 244
Book manuscripts Review for Science Publishing Group, USA
Articles reviewed for International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering; American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems Innovation and Development Gender, Technology and Development Amity Journal of Economics Migration and Development Journal Economic and Political Weekly
4 Curriculum Vitae
Nationality : Indian Areas of Research Interest : Development Studies, Applied Statistics, Energy Economics
Educational Achievements
(i) Post-Doctoral Fellowship under the Planning Commission Chair at Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram during August 2000 – July 2001.
(ii) Ph. D. in Economics - Econometrics. 1993: University of Madras. (Thesis on ‘Seasonal Time of Day Pricing of Electricity Under Uncertainty: A Marginalist Approach to Kerala Power system’)
(iii) University Grants Commission: Junior Research Fellowship (National Educational Test) in Economics, 1986.
(iv) M. A. in Economics 1984-86. (Economics, Advanced Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics). University of Kerala. Record First Class First Rank - Awarded 3 Gold Medals.
(v) B. A. in Economics 1980-83. (Economics, Statistics, History and Political Science). University of Kerala. First Class.
(vi) Pre-Degree Course 1978-80. University of Kerala. (First Class First Rank in Arts Group in the District– Awarded District-wise Merit Scholarship).
5 Professional Career
(i) Associate Professor at Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since August 2001.
(ii) Post-Doctoral Fellow under the Planning Commission Chair at Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.
(iii) Lecturer in Economics of the External Programme of the University of London at the Stansfield School of Business, # 03 – 06, Midlink Plaza, 122, Middle Road, Singapore – 188 973.
(iv) Research Associate in the Department of Econometrics of University of Madras, Chennai.
(v) Young Professional (Economics) in the Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices (BICP) under the Ministry of Industry, Government of India, New Delhi. Prepared a number of Research Reports in the areas of tariff studies for the Union Budget, Sugar industry, Coal industry, etc.
(vi) Project Associate on a Project on ‘Construction of Input-Output Table of Kerala’ at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.
6 Research Works
Published:
Books
1. Peak Load Pricing and Reliability: Contributions to Theory and Method (2012) Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Deutschland. 158 + x pages; ISBN 978-3-659-13476-0. Price € 68.
2. Forecasting Electricity Demand: A Time Series Approach. (2011) Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Deutschland.113 + viii pages; ISBN 978-3- 8443-3132-5. Price € 59.
3. Optimal Peak Load Pricing of Electricity Under Uncertainty – Some Welfare Implications. (2010) VDM Verlag, Saarbrucken, Deutschland. 165+vii pages; ISBN: 978-3-639-26353-4. Price: € 68.00; $73.80; £56.00.
4. Econometrics of Electricity Demand: Questioning the Tradition. (2010) Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Deutschland. 103+vii pages; ISBN 978-3-8433-7639-6, Price: € 49.00
5. Plight of the Power Sector in India: Inefficiency, Reform and Political Economy, (with K. P. Kannan) May 2002, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, 490 + xii pages. Price: Rs. 400; $40; http://cds.edu/pub_books.htm
7 E-Books
1. In Quest of Truth: The War of Methods in Economics. 2010, Cooperjal Limited, UK (http://ideaindia.com).
2. CES Function, Generalised Mean and Human Poverty Index: Exploring Some Links. 2010,Cooperjal Limited, UK (http://ideaindia.com).
Working Papers
1. Governance and Human Development in Kerala: Experiences and Prospects. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 95127, in 2019. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/95127/)
2. Conceptualizing Social Security in a Developing Country Context. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 95129, in 2019. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/95129/)
3. Social Protection in Rural India – A Study Report. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 95108, 2019. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/95108/)
4. The Dialectics of Motivation and Action: A Look into the Why of the Kerala Model. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 87911, July 2018. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/87911/)
5. Development as a ‘Norms-Rights Transition Process’ through Public Action. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 86137, April 2018. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/86137/)
8 6. Does Quality Qualify the Kerala Model? Decentralized Governance, Human Development and Quality. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 85739, April 2018. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/85739/)
7. How Do You Interpret Your Regression Coefficients? Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 76865, February 2017. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/76865/)
8. Panel Data Analysis with Stata: Part 1- Fixed Effects and Random Effects Models. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 76869, February 2017. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/76869/)
9. You Cannot Swim Twice in the Same River: The Genesis of Dialectical Materialism. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 45011, January 2013. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45011/)
10. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Philosophical Cradle of Marxism. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 45010, January 2013. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45010/)
11. Objectivizing the Subjective: Measuring Subjective Wellbeing. (Co-authored) Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 45005, March 2013. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/45005/)
12. “All's Well That Ends Well!": Subjective Wellbeing: An Epistemic Enquiry. (Co- authored) Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 45004, March 2013. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45004/)
13. Measuring Women Empowerment: Dissecting the Methodological Discourse. (Co-authored) Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 44077, October 2012. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44077/)
9 14. Women Empowerment: An Epistemic quest. (Co-authored) Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 43859, September 2012. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/43859/)
15. Modeling Optimal Time-differential Pricing of Electricity Under Uncertainty – Revisiting the Welfare Foundations. CDS Working Paper No. 447, March 2012. http://cds.edu/download_files/447.pdf
16. ‘One Hen’ or ‘A Basket of Bangles’: Women Development and Microcredit in Tamil Nadu (Co-authored) MPRA Paper No. 36498, February 2012. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/36498/)
17. Empowering the Frailty: Dissecting the Role of Microcredit (Co-authored) MPRA Paper No. 36383, February 2012. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/36383/)
18.Where Socrates Fears to Tread……. an invited Review Article in eSocial Sciences, December 2011. (http://www.esocialsciences.org/Articles/showArticle.aspx?acat=Recent+Articles&aid=4 632)
19. Raising the ‘Beatrice’s Goat’: The Indian Experience in Microcredit. (Co- authored) MPRA Paper No. 29049, February 2011. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/29049/)
20. “Yatra Naaryastu Poojyante …..” : Women Development in India. (Co-authored) MPRA Paper No. 29043, February 2011. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/29043/)
10 21. Loss of Load probability of a Power System CDS Working Paper No. 423, February 2010. http://cds.edu/download_files/423.pdf
22. Women in Development – Dissecting the Discourse.(Co-authored) MPRA Paper No. 13119, February 2009 . (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13119/)
23. Power sector Reform: Some Lessons for Kerala. MPRA Paper No. 12334, December 2008 . (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12334/)
24. In the Vacuum of Public Action – Social Security in Orissa: A Long Way to Go. (Coauthored) MPRA Paper No. 9692, July 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/9692/)
25. Evolution of Social Security in the Lap of Public Action: Recounting the Experience of Kerala. (Coauthored) MPRA Paper No. 9691, July 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9691/)
26. Social Security in India: The Long Lane Treaded and the Longer Road Ahead Towards Universalization. (Coauthored) MPRA Paper No. 9601, July 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9601/)
27. Forecasting Demand for Electricity: Some Methodological Issues and an Analysis, MPRA Paper No. 8899, May 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/8899/) (http://www.ee.umn.edu/class/ee5725/ELECTRIC_POWR_DEMAND_FORECA STING_ARIMA.pdf) Power System Engineering Course of University of Minnesota).
28. Doubling Kerala’s NSDP in Three Years – Implications for Investment and Its Financing. MPRA Paper No. 8876, May 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/8876/)
11 29. Strengthening Infrastructure: Power Sector Reforms – Some Viable Proposals for Kerala. MPRA Paper No. 8869, May 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni- muenchen.de/8869/)
30. In Quest of Truth: The War of Methods in Economics. MPRA Paper No. 8866, May 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8866/)
31. Demystifying Economicism, MPRA Paper No. 8496, March 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8496/)
32. Infrastructure, Growth and Human Development in Kerala. MPRA Paper No. 7017, February 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7017/)
33. In Quest of the Distributional Properties of Reliability Rate. MPRA Paper No. 7000, February 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7000/)
34. Loss of Load Probability of a Power System, MPRA Paper No. 6953, February 2008. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6953/)
35. Causality and Error Correction in Markov Chain: Inflation in India Revisited. CDS Working Paper No. 366, December 2004. http://cds.edu/download_files/366.pdf
36. Development as a Right to Freedom: An Interpretation of the ‘Kerala Model’(Co- authored) CDS Working Paper No. 361, August 2004. http://cds.edu/download_files/361.pdf
37. CES Function, Generalized Mean and Human Poverty Index: Exploring Some Links. CDS Working Paper No. 360, July 2004; http://cds.edu/download_files/360.pdf
12 (Also available (to members only) at the ‘Manuscripts’ site of the Human Development and CapabilityAssociation (HDCA) http://www.capabilityapproach.com/PubList.php?pubtype=manuscript&type1=&type2=&sid=c41c375 18f44c834c1ee7378542db2f2&PHPSESSID=c41c37518f44c834c1ee7378542db2f2
38. Liberalisation of Rural Poverty: The Indian Experience, CDS Working Paper No. 356, March 2004. http://cds.edu/download_files/356.pdf
39. A Contribution to Peak Load Pricing – Theory and Application. CDS Working Paper No. 346, April 2003. http://cds.edu/download_files/346.pdf
40. Reliability and Rationing Cost in a Power System, CDS Working Paper No. 325, March 2002. http://cds.edu/download_files/325.pdf
41. The Aetiology of the Inefficiency Syndrome in the Indian Power Sector – Main Issues and Conclusions of a Study, (Co-authored) CDS Working Paper No. 324, March 2002. http://cds.edu/download_files/324.pdf
42. Time and Cost Over-runs of the Power Projects in Kerala, (Co-authored) CDS Working Paper No. 320, October 2001. http://cds.edu/download_files/wp320.pdf
43. The Political Economy of Public Utilities – A Study of the Indian Power Sector, (Co-authored) CDS Working Paper No. 316, June 2001. http://cds.edu/download_files/wp316.pdf
44. Electricity Demand Analysis and Forecasting – The Tradition is Questioned! CDS Working Paper No. 312, February 2001. http://cds.edu/download_files/wp312.pdf
45. Plight of the Power Sector in India – SEBs and Their Saga of Inefficiency, (Co- authored) CDSWorking Paper No. 308, November 2000. http://cds.edu/download_files/wp308.pdf
13 Articles
1. Reliability and Rationing Cost: Some Analytical Implications for a Power System. Energy Review, 2015, 2(1): 1-15
2. Decentralized Governance and Human Development: The Kerala Experience Journal of Global Studies in Economics January-June 2015, 1(1): 20-43.
3. Loss of Load Probability of a Power System Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications 2015: 5(1): 1-9.
4. A Model of Optimal Time-of-Day Pricing of Electricity Under Diverse Welfare Assumptions Energy Review 2014, 1(4): 76-103
5. Measuring Women Empowerment: Dissecting the Methodological Discourse Development Review 2014: 1(1): 58-73.
6. An Inquiry into the Distributional Properties of Reliability Rate American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. 2014: 3(6): 197-201.
7. Peak Load Pricing With Heterogeneous Technology: The Off-Peakers Too Bear the Capacity Cost. Science Journal of Energy Engineering. 2014; 2(1): 1-7
8. Public Distribution System and Household Food Security in Kerala. 2014.
Forthcoming in an edited volume on Household Food Security in Kerala:
Issues and Challenges Ahead
9. Food Security at the Local Level: A Study in contrast between Kerala and Orissa (Co-authored). 2010 ‘Social Protection as Development Policy: Asian Perspectives’ edited by Sarah Cook and Naila Kabeer for New Delhi: Routledge.
14 10. Basic Socio-Economic Security in Rural India and China: A Comparative Study of Selected Villages, (Co-authored) in Indian Journal of Human Development. Vol. 3, No. 2, 2009 July - December, pages 239-263.
11. Power Policy and Power Development in India during the Post-liberalization Period, in B. A. Prakash (ed.) (2009) Indian Economy Since 1991: Economic Reforms and Performance. Dorling Kindersley (India), New Delhi. Pp. 416 – 439.
12. Power sector Reforms – Some Lessons for Kerala, Key-note paper in Kerala Power Souvenir (2009: 92 – 115) published in connection with the 15th State Conference of the Kerala Electricity Workers’ Federation.
13. Power Development in Kerala: Constraints and Options, in B. A. Prakash and V R Prabhakaran Nair (ed.) (2008) Kerala’s Development Issues in the New Millennium. Serials Publications, New Delhi. Pp. 198 – 228.
14. Political Economy of Rural Electrification in India, in Haribandhu Panda (Ed.) (2007) Governance of Rural Electricity Systems in India, Academic Foundation, New Delhi and IRMA, Anand. Pp. 139 – 179.
15. Conceptualizing Social Security in a Human Development and Rights Perspective (Co-authored) Indian Journal of Human Development Vol. 1, No. 1; January 2007; pp. 31 – 51.
16. Causality and Error Correction in Markov Chain: Inflation in India Revisited. Indian Economic Review, Vol. 41, No. 1; January – June 2006; pp. 25 –54. http://www.ierdse.org/
15 17. CES Function, Generalized Mean and Human Poverty Index: Exploring Some Links .in P. Duraisamy (ed.) (2006), Studies on Human Development in India, University of Madras, Chennai: 293 –315.
18. Public Action as Participatory Development: Kerala Experience Reinterpreted (Co-authored) in Prof. Arjun K. Sengupta (Ed.)(2005) Reflections on the Right to Development, Centre for Development and Human Rights, New Delhi, Sage Publications, New Delhi: 208-242.
19. Infrastructure and Economic Development in Kerala in D. Rajasenan and Gerard de Groot (Ed.) (2005) Kerala Economy: Trajectories, Challenges and Implications, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin: 229-251.
20. Time of Day Pricing of Electricity – A Model and Application, Water and Energy International, April – June 2004, Vol. 61, No. 3: 31 – 42.
21. The Power Crisis in Kerala in BA Prakash (Ed.) (2004) Kerala’s Economic Development: Performance and Problems in the Post-Liberalisation Period, Sage Publications, New Delhi: 244-265.
22. Reliability and Rationing Cost in a Power System, Water and Energy International, July – September 2002, Vol. 59, No. 3: 36 – 43.
23. A Markov Chain Model of Inflation in India, The Indian Economic Review, January – June 2002, Vol. 37, No. 1: 91 – 116. http://www.ierdse.org/
24. The Aetiology of the Inefficiency Syndrome in the Indian Power Sector – Main Issues and Conclusions of a Study, (Co-authored) Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, October-December 2001, Vol. 13, No. 4: 551 – 581;
16 25. Time and Cost Over-runs of the Power Projects in Kerala, (Co-authored) Journal of Social and Economic Development, July – December, 2002, Vol. IV, No. 2: 148 – 169.
26. Indian Power Sector – A Diagnosis of Inefficiency, Productivity, October – December, 2002, Vol. 43, No. 3: 396 – 406.
27. Plight of Power Sector in India – Part I – Physical Performance of SEBs; (Co-authored) Economic and Political Weekly, January 13, 2001, Vol. 36, No. 2:130 – 139.
28. Plight of Power Sector in India – Part II – Financial Performance of SEBs; (Co-authored) Economic and Political Weekly, January 20, 2001, Vol. 36, No. 3: 234 – 246;
29. State Electricity Boards: Darkness at Noon, (Co-authored) The Hindu, January 11, 2001; BS – 1.
30. Reliability Analysis of Power Generation System - A Case Study Productivity, July – Sept., 1999, Vol 40, No. 2: 310 – 318.
31. Adoption of Energy-Efficient Lamps in Keralam Productivity, Oct. – Dec., 1999, Vol. 40 No. 3: 440 – 450.
32. ‘Bourgeois-Landlord’ State? (Letter to Editor) Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 23, No. 10 (Mar. 5, 1988): 438.
Journal Articles in Malayalam
1. Poverty of Dreams, Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika, 6 August 2010: 36 – 42.
17 2. The Echoes of Enron, Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika, April 6, 2001: 21 – 23; and April 13, 2001: 30 – 31.
3. Poverty of Communism, Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika, 8 September 2000: 68 – 77.
Unpublished (Processed)
1. Poverty Reduction through Social Security in Kerala, 2005: Meant as a background chapter for Kerala Human Development Report 2005.
2. Governance and Human Development: Experiences of Kerala, 2004: Meant as a background chapter for Kerala Human Development Report 2005.
3. Infrastructure and Human Development in Kerala, 2004: Meant as a background chapter for Kerala Human Development Report 2005.
4. Development as a ‘Norms-Rights Transition Process’ Through Public Action (2003)
5. Human Rights, Human Development and Development: Exploring Some Links (2003)
6. Social Security: Origins, (2003)
7. Poverty of Poverty Measurement.
8. Adoption of Energy Conservation by Households – The Role of Perception and Social Setting in Kerala
18 As a member of the Core Group that prepared the Human Development Report of Kerala 2005, I prepared three background papers and rewrote most of the Report and drafted the ‘Acknowledgements’ section.
Completed Project
(1) ‘Measuring Individual Agency/Empowerment: A Study in Kerala’ with Dr, Sabina Alkire of Harvard University; sponsored by Harvard University and Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi; commenced in December 2005 and Report submitted in April 2007.
The study sought to develop and disseminate a measure of empowerment or agency freedom, and to explore whether it is desirable to integrate this measure into multidimensional poverty comparisons or indices.
(2) ‘The Challenge of Social Protection in Rural India and China’, sponsored by the Ford Foundation (along with Prof. KP Kannan and in collaboration with the Rural Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing. Commenced in January 2004. A Study Report on Social Protection in Rural India was submitted in June 2007.
The main objective of this research programme is to develop an intellectual case for social security in its comprehensive sense as an entitlement, more precisely, as a “right”, to the poor, excluded and vulnerable social groups and to pursue the possibility of its universal coverage in China and India.
(3) ‘Mid-Term Appraisal of the XI Five Year Plan of Kerala’
19 The Draft Report prepared by a team of researchers, coordinated by me at CDS for the Planning Commission of India was completed in December 2010. The Report is organized in two parts:
a) Study 1 on the Monitorable Indicators
The Report attempts to study the trends in these indicators from the Ninth Plan period onwards, subject to data availability, and also the likelihood of the State to achieve the targets for the Eleventh Plan.
b) Study 2 on the Performance of Flagship Programmes.
The Report attempts to study the performance of the State in these programmes from the year 2002-03 (or from the year of commencement of the programme), subject to data availability.
Ongoing Research Works
1. Social Security in Rural Kerala and Orissa (a re-survey is planned)
2. Poverty of Communism (Book in English and Malayalam)
3. Applied Econometrics (Book)
4. Mathematics for Economics (Book)
20 Teaching
M Phil /MA (at CDS)
1. Mathematics (M Phil: 2002-03 to 2010-11; MA 2012-13; 2013-14).
2. Basic Econometrics(M Phil 2009-10 onwards; MA 2014 onwards)
3. Topics in Applied Econometrics: Time Series and Panel Data Analysis (M Phil: 2002-03 onwards).
4. Macroeconomics(M Phil 2005-06; 2008-09)
5. Economics of Project Evaluation (MA 2014-15 -
Supervision M. A.
1. Ankit Taparia: “Forecasting Financial and Economic Variables with Global VAR” (2019)
2. Anurag: “How Macro and Bank level variables affect Non-Performing Asset in Banks?” (2018)
3. Nirbhay Kumar Nandan: “The Impact of climate change on economic growth: Time series evidence from India.” (2018)
21 4. Hiteshchandra Tripathi: “Power sector reforms: Impact on consumption inequality and firm efficiency” (2017)
5. Amit Nandan: “Financial Innovation in Banking Service – A Case Study of ATM/POS Network and its Implication for Currency in Circulation/ Demand” (2016)
6. Diti Goswami: “Analysis of Social Security Measures for the Workers of Unorganized Sector in Kerala.” (2016)
7. Krishan: “Understanding the Nature of Plan Expenditure: A Study of Kerala” (2015)
8. Meenu C.V. "Is Microfinance a Pathway to Well-being? An insight into the new economic paradigm" (2014).
M. Phil.
1. Saju Surendran, ‘A New Measure of Core Inflation for India’ (2015).
2. Akhil C.S., ‘Commercialization of Microfinance in Kerala’. (2014)
3. Sona K., ‘Liberalization, Competition and Performance of Indian Manufacturing Industry’ (2014).
4. Amit Kumar: ‘Impact of fiscal deficit on Inflation in India: An empirical study’ (2014)
5. Rahul V. Kumar: ‘Economic Consequences of Commercialization of Agriculture in Bihar with reference to Opium Cultivation in British India during the Nineteenth Century’. (2012)
22 6. Nikitha Manoj PM: ‘Spatial Segregation and Labour market outcomes: The Case of Dalits in Chennai city’.(2012)
7. Ashapurna Baruah ‘A Study of the Dynamics of Assam Agriculture’ (2011)
8. Gurpreet Singh,‘Agrarian Crisis and Depeasantisation: A District Level Study in Punjab’(2011)
9. Ratheesh Mohan ‘Social Exclusion of Minorities in Kerala – A Case of Tribes from Idukki District’ Kerala(2011)
10. Sumayya B. K.‘Does large scale devolution leads to low tax effort? A study of GramaPanchayats in Kerala’(2011)
11. Sushma Kindo, ‘Impact of Microcredit on Women's Empowerment’(2011)
12. Swati Dutta, ‘Efficiency in Human development Achievement: Application of Data Envelopment Analysis – A study of Indian States’(2010).
13. Atish Kumar Dash, “Financial Liberalization and Efficiency in Allocation of Capital”(2008).
14. Inder Vir Singh, “Social Norms and Individual Decision Making” (2008).
15. Mantu Kumar Mahallik, “Housing Price Bahaviour in an Urban Area: A Case Study of Bhubaneswar”(2008).
16. SujaJanardhan, ‘Financial Development and Economic Growth in India: An Analysis”(2006).
23 17. Nadhanael, G. V. ‘Trends in Agricultural Wages and Rural poverty in India: An Inter-State Analysis’ (2005).
18. Md. Zakaria Siddioui, ‘A Critique of Power Sector Reforms in Orissa: Regulation and Its Impacts’ (2004).
19. Gaurav Saroliya, ‘Competition, Sunk Costs and Financial Pressure – Implications for Firm Productivity: A Panel Study of Selected Manufacturing Industries’ (2003).
20. Lakshmi R. Nair, ‘Household Sector savings in India – An Analysis in the Context of Financial Sector Liberalisation’(2003).
21. R. Mohan, ‘Macroeconomic Dimensions of Economic Growth in India: 1970 – 2000’(2003).
22. Varinder Jain, “Performance of Punjab State Electricity Board and the nature and Distribution of Electricity Subsidy to Agriculture” (2003).
Ph D
1. Rajeev Sharma: ‘Rural Development and Livelihood Diversification – An Empirical Investigation from Jammu and Kashmir’ (Awarded in March 2013).
2. Gargi Sanati: ‘Macroeconomic Implication of Financial Liberalization in India: An Empirical Analysis’ (Awarded in March 2013)
24 3. Suparna Pal: ‘Measurement of Service Sector Output in National Accounts’. (Awarded in September 2013)
4. Krishna Reddy Chittedi: ‘Integration of International Capital Markets: Empirical Evidence with Special Reference to India’ (Awarded in December 2013).
5. Varinder Jain: ‘Social Security in the Informal Sector: A Case Study of Punjab ’ (Awarded in November 2010).
6. Inder Vir Singh: ‘Law, Social Norms and Contracts: A Few Essays’. (Awarded in March 2019).
7. Atish Kumar Dash: ‘Macroeconomic Instability and Industrial Fluctuations: Macro and Micro Evidence from India’
8. Midhun V. P: ‘Caste and Gender Dimensions of Structural Transformation Among the Agricultural Labourers in India’.
9. Sandhya M. Das: ‘Finance and Development: Examining Financial Inclusion in terms of Dimensions and Determinants’.
10. Rahul V. Kumar: ‘Issues in Development: A Case Study of Bihar’.
11. Gayathri Unnikrishnan: “Significance of Natural Resource Sustainability for Sustainable Human Development: The Case of Freshwater Scarcity in Kerala”
12. Sona K. “Exclusion and livelihood- A study of the Tribals of Wayanad”
13. Amartya Paul; “Inequality, Pro-poor Growth and Development Policy in India – An Empirical Study”
14. Siamlal T.A. “Fiscal Federalism and Regional Variation in Development: A Study of India with Special Focus on Kerala”.
25 –KN Raj Fellowship
1. Soni T. L., Assistant Professor, PG Department of Economics, Sri C Achutha Menon Government College, Thrissur, on Lecture notes on Inclusive Growth in India, during June 2018.
2. Jisha K K, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad on Credit and Agriculture Development in India: An analysis of its Objectives, Structure and Growth, from 11th August, 2017 to 10th November, 2017.
3. Sr. Sheeba Andrews, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Providence Women’s College, Calicut, on Dynamics of Crop Shift and Land Use Change at Farm Household Level in Kerala, from 28th September, 2017 to 27th December, 2017
4. K S Hari, Assistant Professor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, Maharashtra on Teaching notes for Public Economics and Political Economy of India’s Development, from 6th to 17th November 2017 and December 25th to 5th January, 2018.
5. Thaarcis Albin, Associate Professor, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Thirunelveli (during April – July 2016). Worked on his PhD Thesis on “Liberalization and Diffusion of Technology: A Case of Machine Tool Industry in India” for publication purpose.
6. Santhosh Kumar P K, Department of Economics, Christ University, Bangalore (during May – June 2016). Prepared teaching resources on Applied Econometrics.
26 7. Krishna Reddy Chittedi, Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, (during September – October 2016). Prepared teaching resources on Economics of Finance.
8. Sumalatha BS, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, (during December 2015-January 2016). Prepared teaching resources on Open Economy Macroeconomics.
9. Krishnakumar S., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Sri Venkateswara College, Benito Juarez Road, South Campus New Delhi, ‘Capital flows, global liquidity and emerging market economies – Revisiting Brettonwoods II Postulate (during May – July 2014).
10. S. Pushparaj, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Econometrics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, developed lecture notes, software manual and electronic presentation material for a basic econometrics paper at the post graduate level (during 20 May – 19 June).
11. PK Baby, Director, Students’ Welfare, Department of Youth Welfare, Cochin University of science and Technology, Kochi (during October – December 2015). Prepared and submitted a report on ‘Parallel Livelihood Promotion among Fisherwomen: Analysis of Society for Assistance to Fisherwomen (SAF) Schemes in Kerala’.
–Summer Internship
1. Rinta John and Thushara Celine, MA Economics students (17UECO318 and 17UECO308) of Sacred Heart College, Thevara, on Measurement of Welfare (during May 2019).
2. J. Sowmya Bhakthan, MA Economics student of Maharajas College, Ernakulam, on An Analysis of the Performance of Banking Sector in India.
27 3. R. Keerthi Kumar, MA General Economics student (P1703516) of Madras school of Economics, Chennai, on A Study on the Negative Externalities of Coal Production: Detrimental Effects of Coal Production and Air Pollutants (during June 2018).
4. Praseetha K. P., MA General Economics student (P1703520) of Madras school of Economics, Chennai, on Impact of Road transportation infrastructure on economic growth in India (during June 2018).
5. Ameenul Haque, MA General Economics student (P1703505) of Madras School of Economics, on Fuel Price Transformation into Inflation (during June 2018).
6. Govind S. Nair, IMSc Environmental Economics student (I140408) of Madras School of Economics on Impact of Fuel Subsidy on Fiscal Deficit (during June 2018).
7. Sandra Lukose, MSc General Economics student (I140421) of Madras school of Economics, Chennai, on Factors Influencing Clean Energy Consumption (during June 2018).
8. Aiswarya Satish, MA General Economics student (P1703502) of Madras school of Economics, Chennai, on Implication of gender budgeting in Indian states on gender inequality (during June 2018).
9. Anjali Krishna P., MSc Applied Quantitative Finance student (I140404) of Madras School of Economics, Chennai, on Analyzing Financial Inclusion in India Based on Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) (during June 2018).
28 10. Rekha S., MSc. Integrated student (14309014) of Economics of Pondicherry Central University, on Inclusive Growth and Inclusive Finance in India. (during June 2018).
11. Saron Raphi, BA Economics student (1501Eco50) of St. Thomas College, Thrissur, on Impact of Electronic Payment on Consumers (during May 2018).
12. Sreedevi E Warrier, BA Economics student (THADAECR10) of St. Thomas College, Thrissur, on Impact of GST on small-scale metal manufacturers (during May 2018).
13. Nitha C. Charly, BA Economics student (1501Eco05) of St. Thomas College, Thrissur, on Impact of Advertisements on Consumer Behavior
14. Sreedevi M N, BA Economics student (SKAPAECR-35) of Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, on Economics of Rice Production: A Comparison between Organic and Inorganic Agriculture (during May-June 2018).
15. Varsha Nair, MA Economics student (17PECO1643) of Sacred Heart College, Thevara, on Impact of Self Employed Women and Kudumbashree in Kerala on Women Empowerment with reference to Kudumbashree (during May 2018).
16. Sachin B., MA Economics student (17PECO1637) of Sacred Heart College, Thevara, on Financial Inclusion and Its Impact on Empowerment of Women in the Age Group 18 to 35 Years (during May 2018).
17. Gopika, TK., MA Economics student (17PECO1642) of Sacred Heart College, Thevara, on Consumer Behaviour and Brand Preferences with References to Fast Moving Consumer Goods (during May 2018).
18. Himamol Prasanth, MA Economics student (17PECO1653) of Sacred Heart College, Thevara, on Internal Migration: A Study on displacement of employment
29 of native people due to internal migration of workers to Kerala (during May 2018).
19. Sreenath Namboothiri, MA Applied Economics student of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on The Potential of Public Acceptence of Nuclear Plants: A Study Based on Kudankulam Power Plant (during May-June 2018).
20. Pratheeksha A., MA Applied Economics student of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on A study on ASHA workers with respect to NRHM (during May-June 2018).
21. Radhika Nair, MA Applied Economics student (8/MA/2017) of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on A Study on Impact of Kisan Credit Card Scheme among the Beneficiary Farmers and Agricultural Production in India (during May-June 2018).
22. Sandra S. MA Applied Economics student (10/MA/2017) of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on Effectiveness of Anganwadi Workers in Implementing ICDS Scheme (during May-June 2018).
23. Thanseen V.P., MA Applied Economics student (03/MA/2017) of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on A Study on Return Migrants in Kerala (during May-June 2018).
24. Shalu Sasidharan, MA Applied Economics student (13/MA/2017) of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on Socio-Economic Conditions of Transgenders in Kerala (during May-June 2018).
25. Vishnu V V, MA Applied Economics student of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on Farmer Producer Companies: A Comprehensive
30 Approach to Agricultural Development and Inclusive Growth (during May-June 2018).
26. Annie Tressa Roy, MA Development Studies student (H2017DS021) of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, on Social Security in Informal Sector: A Case Study of Construction Woekers Welfare Funds in Kerala (during May-June 2018).
27. Balu N.V. BS-MS 4th year student (14138) of IISER, Mohali, on Religion and Politics: A Literary Survey (during June 2018).
28. Rohith N., Christ University (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, on Anti Dumping: India’s Measures on Steel Imports from China (during June 2018).
29. Merryl Sara Johnson, MA Economics student (17PEC004) of Loyola College, Chennai, on Food Inflation: An Analysis of the factors and Trends from 2005 to 2015 (during June 2018).
30. Navani S., MA Economics student (17PEC0021) of Loyola College, Chennai, on A Study on Non-Performing Assets of Public Sector Banks in India (during June 2018). 31. Akhila Rose Abey, MA Economics student of sacred Heart College Thevara, Kochi, on “General Trend in Labour Participation of Women: An Overview” (during May 2017).
32. Athulya T,S., MA Economics student of sacred Heart College Thevara, Kochi, on “General Trend in Life Expectancy: An Overview ” (during May 2017).
33. Jyothish M., MA Economics student of sacred Heart College Thevara, Kochi, on “Recent Trends in Rubber Plantation in Kerala: A Review ” (during May 2017).
31 34. Aravind M. Babu, MA Financial Economics student of Madras School of Economics, Chennai, on “Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries” (during June 2017).
35. Manasi B. Post Graduate student of Department of Economics, Loyola College, Chennai on “Kerala development Model: Effectiveness and Accountability” (during June 2017).
36. Clara Rosily Vinson, integrated MSc Economics student of Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry, on “Effectiveness of Inflation Targeting in India” (during June 2017).
37. Gauri Sreekumar, MA Applied Economics student of Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry, on “Cashless Economy: A Review of Theory and Empirical Studies” (during June 2017).
38. Amrutha S., student of MA/MSc Development Policy Planning and Practice of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur, on “Incidence of inter-state migration on Kerala Economy and the impact of labour policy on migrants” (during May 2017).
39. Diksha Shriyan, MA student of School of Gender Studies of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, on Microcredit in India: Financial Inclusion and Individual Agency (during May 2017).
40. Liz Maria Kuriakose, student of MA Development Studies of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad on “Health Insurance in Kerala: A Study of RSBY- CHIS and Community-Based Health Insurance” (during May 2017).
41. Navya V., student of MA Development Studies of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, on “Urban Informal Sector: An Insight into Kerala’s Experience with Micro Enterprises” (during May 2017).
32 42. Priyanka Vasudevan, student of MA Development Studies of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, on “Rehabilitation Mechanisms for Juveniles in Conflict with Law in India” (during May 2017).
43. Proma Bhattacharjee, student of MA Development Studies of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, on “Government and the Healthcare Sector” (during May 2017).
44. Suman Mahesh, 5th semester student of Economics Honours Programme of Christ University, Bangalore, on “Impact of Technological Advancements on Employment: a Study of the Changes in the Industrial Sector” (during May 2017).
45. Irin Mariya Antony, Third year integrated Economics student of Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry, on “Fiscal Sustainability in India” (during May – June 2016).
46. Krishnapriya P., MSc student of Applied Quantitative Finance of Madras School of Economics, Chennai, on “Efficiency, Productivity, Risk and Profitability of Microfinance Institutions in South India” (during May – July 2016).
47. Anamika Ankita Horo, MA Economics student of St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bangalore, on “Inclusive Growth: Integrating the Tribal Population of Jharkhand” (during May - June 2016).
48. Laya Susan Zachariah, MA Economics student of St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bangalore, on “Returns to College Education” (during May - June 2016).
49. Shwetha SS, MA Economics student of Stella Maris College, Chennai, on “Social Security in India” (during May 2015).
33 50. Susan Mathew, MA Economics student of Stella Maris College, Chennai, on “Eminent Domain in India with Special Focus on Slum Clearance” (during May – June 2015).
51. Aiswaraya Augus, MSc Environmental Economics student of Madras School of Economics, Chennai on “Electricity Demand Analysis: A Comparative Study of Tamil Nadu and Kerala ” (during June – July 2015).
52. Haritha Hariprasad, VI semester student (IBM12EE017)) of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, on “Technical and Economic Aspects of Solar Energy as a Major Source of Power in Future” (during May 2015).
53. Anu Babu Karippal, Second Year BA Programme student of St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, on “Understanding the Process of Measurement of Empowerment of Women” (during June – July 2014).
54. Anu P Jose, Second Year B.Sc. Mathematics (Hons.) student of St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, on “Measurement of Welfare” (during June – July 2014).
55. Treesa Joy, Post Graduate student of Department of Economics, Loyola College, Chennai on “Measuring Empowerment: A Critical Survey” (during May 2014).
56. Akhila P., Post Graduate student of Department of Economics, University of Calicut, Dr. John Mathai Centre, Thrissur on “Financial Inclusion and its Extent in Kerala” (during May – June 2014).
57. Jithin Jose., PG student of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, on “Modeling and Forecasting India’s Inflation Using Time series ARIMA Models (2004 – 2014)”.
34 58. Wibnu Dickson, I M. Sc. Economics student (Reg. No. 1120420) of Central University of Tamil Nadu, on “Performance of Power Sector in India after Liberalisation” (during May – June 2014).
59. Gayathri Unnikrishnan, Post Graduate student of Department of Economics, University of Kerala on “Amartya Sen’s Approach to Development: A Review” (during April – May 2013).
60. Divya Susan Rajan, Post Graduate student of Department of Economics, Madras Christian College, Chennai on “Impact of Monetary Policy on Indian Economy” (during May – June 2013).
61. Choutagunta Sridhar Abishek, Second Year Integrated M.Sc. student of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu and Madras School of Economics, Thiruvarur on “A Study of the Basel Norms and the Implications on Developing and Emerging Economies: A Special Focus on India” (during May – July 2013).
62. Chaithanya Jayakumar, Post Graduate student of Department of Economics, Hyderabad Central University on “Monetary Policy and Its Impact on Inflationary Pressure in India” (during June – July 2012).
63. Chandran Arun, Post Graduate student in Financial Economics, Madras School of Economics on “Economics of Happiness” (during June – July 2012).
64. Sreedevi RS, Post Graduate student of Department of Economics, Stella Maris College, Chennai on “Human Development: A Study on Kerala” (during May – June 2012).
65. Mary Cherian, Post Graduate student of Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on “Self Help Groups in India: A Study on the Performance of Kudumbashree in Kerala (during May – June 2011).
35 66. Rakhi S. Kumar, Five-year Integrated MA student in Economics of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai on Microcredit in India: Financial Inclusion and Individual Agency (during May – July 2011).
67. Sajad S. Santhosh, Five-year Integrated MA student in Development Studies of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai on Fair Trade and Development (during May – July 2011).
68. Arun Abraham, Post Graduate student of Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on Financial Inclusion in India: A Study on the Initiatives of Financial Inclusion by the banking Sector in India (during May – June 2010).
69. Nikhil U., Graduate student of Department of Economics, Loyola College, Chennai (under University of Madras) on Approaches to Taxation: A Brief Study (during May – June 2010).
70. Althaf S., Student of Five-year Integrated MA Programme in Economics of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras on “A Study on the Theory of Peak Load Pricing (under Deterministic Demand Conditions)”. (May – July 2009)
71. Divya S. Pinky, Post Graduate student of Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on “A Study on the Global Financial Crisis”. (during May – June 2009)
72. Dhanyashree B., Post Graduate student of Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on “Total Factor Productivity Growth in India”. (During May – June 2008)
36 73. Merin Thomas, Post Graduate student of Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on “Industrial Pricing and Inflation in India”. (During May – June 2008)
74. Sudin B. Babu, Post Graduate student of Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on “India’s Economic Growth Performance”. (During May – June 2008)
– Supervision of Foreign Students affiliated to CDS
1. Mr. Andrew Brennan, PhD Student Dept of Economics at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, studying on “A Comparative Macro and Micro Analysis of Socio-economic Well-being in the Developing and developed World: India, Samoa, Ireland and Australia” during February – June 2004.
2. Ms. Anne Buisson, (Lecturer in Cartography and GIS at Universite de Provence Aix- Marseille II) - PhD Student of Universite de Provence Aix-Marseille I, working on “Integration of Kerala’s Development System in Globalization Process: Attempt on Modeling” during September 2004 – August 2005.
– Contribution to Designing of New Curricula and Course at CDS
As Associate Coordinator of the M Phil Programme, I was actively involved in designing the new M Phil curriculum in 2003-2004 and in preparing and bringing out the M Phil Programme Handbook.
Involved in preparing and fine-tuning the syllabi of the following papers for M A Programme at CDS in 2011-2012: Mathematics for Economics, Econometrics: Theory and
37 Applications, Topics in Applied Econometrics, History of Economic Thought, Statistics: Theory and Applications and Economics of Project Evaluation.
Member of Committee(s)
(i) Member, Quantitative Research Methods Group, Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA).
(ii) Member, World Economics Association (WEA)
(iii) Member, Scientific Committee of the Journal Innovation and Development.
(iv) Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics.
(v) Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering.
(vi) Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems.
(vii) Editorial Board Member of Journal of Advanced Mathematics.
(viii) Member, Editor Board, Science Publishing Group.
(ix) Expert, Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange (SCORE).
(x) Member, Research Advisory Council of Energy Management Centre, Trivandrum (EMC/E&T/15/SRS/02, dt. 26.09.2015).
(xi) Member of the Advisory Board of TKM Institute of Management, Kollam.
38 (xii) Member of the core group at CDS that prepared the Human Development Report of Kerala 2005.
(xiii) Member of the State Advisory Committee of the Kerala Electricity Regulatory Commission (vide Notification No. 548/admn/2011/KSERC, dt. 10 Oct 2011).
(xiv) Member of the Academic Committee of Inter University Centre for Financial Economics and Financial Engineering adjunct to the Department of Economics, Dr. John Matthai Centre, Thrissur (Order No. 3404/2013/CU dated 26.08.2013 from the VC of the University of Calicut.
(xv) Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Kerala State Strategic Statistical Plan Implementation constituted as a part of India statistical Strengthening Project (GO (Rt) No. 40/2013/plg. Dt 30.01.2013)
(xvi) Member of the Committee to Review the Perspective Plan for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS: GO (Rt) No. 3167/2010/LSGD dt 1.10.2010)
(xvii) University nominee of the Board of Studies in Economics, History and Political science of St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Calicut. (U.O No. 9380/2014/Admin. Dt. 27.09.2014)
(xviii) Subject expert of the Board of Studies of St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam. (STCAU/ No. 46/2014. Dt. 22.12.2014)
(xix) Member of the PG Board of Studies (Economics) of Mahatma Gandhi University. (No. 2954/2010/1/Elen, dt. 30.04.2010)
(xx) Member of the Steering Committee of the 10th Development Convention on ‘Millennium Development Goals: Performance, Prospects and Challenges for
39 South India’, organized by the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad and held on 3 – 4 March 2011.
(xxi) Member of the State level Expert Group to vet the survey forms and the sample survey in connection with the project on Total Energy Security Mission under the State Planning Board.
(xxii) Member of the Doctoral committee to review the progress of PhD Scholars (of the Department of Economics, ST Hindu College, Nagercoil) of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
(xxiii) Member of the Task Force on Social Security for Workers in the Unorganized Sector under the National Commission for Enterprises in the unorganized sector, constituted by the Government of India.
Special Talks in Malayalam on All India Radio, Trivandrum: i) Inflation and Price Index on 04 December 2003 ii) The Rising Rupee on 17 June 2004 iii) The Determinants of the Phenomenal Growth of Indian Economy 13 October 2007
Conferences/Training Programme Coordination
1. Local organizer of Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Research in National Income and Wealth (IARNIW) in collaboration with CDS. January 8 and 9, 2010.
2. One-week workshop on ‘Research Methodology for Social Sciences’ for Dept of Economics, University of Kerala, Karyavattom, 9 – 12 February 2009
40 3. National Conference on Challenges of Human Development in India at CDS, sponsored by UNPF, New Delhi; ICSSR; Planning Commission, Government of India; and Exim Bank, Mumbai. January 24 and 25, 2009.
4. Short term residential training programme in Econometrics for College Teachers of Kerala, sponsored by the Indian Econometric Society (TIES) at CDS October 22 – 26, 2007.
5. CDS-Harvard Workshop on ‘Individual Agency/Empowerment: A New Measure?’ at CDS. 22-23 April 2006.
Conferences/Seminars/External Teaching (Select)
1. Seminar on “Nobel Prize in Economics 2019: Reflections on the Laureates’ Contributions”, organized by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), Trivandrum, on 26 October 2019; presented a paper on “Randomized Controlled Trials: Understanding the Whats and the Hows”.
2. Attended the PhD viva voce of Nimisha C. Nair, Department of Economics, Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam on the Thesis on “Exchange Rate Volatility and the Role of RBI”, submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University as the External Examiner and the Chairman at MG University, Kottayam, on 25 October 2019.
3. Workshop on Financial Econometrics, organized by the Research and Post Graduate Department of Commerce, Government College, Attingal, Trivandrum District, from 15th to 19th October 2019; delivered eight lecture-cum-computer sessions on Time Series Econometrics and Panel Data Analysis.
41 4. Visiting Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune during October 5 – 15, 2019; delivered 22 two-hour lecture sessions on (i) “Statistics and Operations Research” and (ii) 'Mathematics for Economic Analysis' course of M.Sc. Programme in Economics, offered during the Semester July-Dec 2019.
5. National workshop on Basic Econometrics, organized by the Department of Economics, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda from 27th to 29th September, 2019; delivered twelve lecture-cum-computer sessions on econometrics.
6. Attended the first Department Advisory Board of School of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala , on 18 September 2019.
7. Visiting Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune during September 12 – 15, 2019; delivered 8 lecture sessions each on (i) “Statistics and Operations Research” and (ii) 'Mathematics for Economic Analysis' course of M.Sc. Programme in Economics, offered during the Semester July-Dec 2019.
8. Evaluated a PhD Thesis on “An Empirical Investigation of Financial Development on Sustainable Economic Development and Environmental Quality in BRICS Countries”, submitted to the Central University of Tamil Nadu by Raghutla Chandrashekar, Department of Economics, CUTN, Kochi, during May- July 2019 and attended the Viva Voce of the candidate as the External Examiner at the Department of Economics, CUTN, Thiruvarur on 16 August 2019.
9. One week National Level Workshop for College Teachers on "Teaching of Econometrics at UG and PG levels", organized by the Dr K N Raj Centre for Planning and Centre State Financial Relations of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, during August 5 to 10, 2019: Five lecture session on ‘Panel Data Analysis and ‘Binary Choice Models’ on August 9th and 10th, 2019.
42 10. National Conference on “The History and Mystery of GDP Calculations in India”, organised by the Department of Applied Economics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, on 3 August 2019: presented the keynote paper on “GDP Estimation and Economic Growth: A Review of Indian Experience”.
11. Evaluated a PhD Thesis on “Prospects and Challenges of Ecotourism: With Special Reference to Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala”, submitted to the MG University by Baby Salini PV., Department of Applied Economics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, during July-August 2019.
12. Attended the One-Day Workshop on “Building Innovation in India – BIGathon”, organized by the Energy Management Centre (EMC), Trivandrum, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), USA, at EMC, Trivandrum, on 30th July 2019.
13. Attended the one-day seminar on 'Review of Energy Efficiency Policy Framework', organized by the World Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) and supported by the Shakti Sustainable Energy, at Energy Management Centre (EMC), Trivandrum, on 4th July 2019.
14. Research Methodology Course for the PhD students of Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram: delivered five lecture-cum-computer sessions on statistics and econometrics during 24 – 28 June 2019.
15. Attended as an Expert in the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Research Associate on 18th June 2019, at Department of Economics, Kariavattom.
43 16. Attended as the guest of honor/expert reviewer in the Dissemination Seminar for Internships/Associateships/Projects, organized by the Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics, at Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom on 17 June 2019.
17. Attended as an Expert in the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Researchers under the Associate Research Programme 2019 on 30th May 2019 afternoon, at Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom.
18. Attended as an Expert in the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Researchers under Short Term Project, 2019, on 30th May 2019, at Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom.
19. Reviewed a manuscript on “Growth Maximizing Fiscal Rule Targets in India” for MIDS working paper series during May 2019.
20. Attended as an Expert in the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Researchers under Short Term Project 2019 23rd May 2019, at Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom
21. Two-day Workshop on Econometrics, jointly organised by the Indian Accounting Association, Kerala Branch and Department of Commerce, University of Kerala, on May 21st and 22nd, 2019 at the Department of Commerce , School of Business Management and Legal Studies, University of Kerala, Kariavattom: eight lecture sessions on Basic econometrics.
22. One-Week Workshop on Econometrics, organised by the Department of Economics and Public Policy, Central University of Himachal Pradesh,
44 Dharamshala, Kangra, from 13 to 17 May 2019; delivered twenty lecture-cum- computer sessions on econometrics.
23. Attended as an Expert in the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Associate Researchers 2019 on 6th May 2019, at Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom.
24. Evaluated a PhD Thesis on “Exchange Rate Volatility and the Role of RBI”, submitted to the MG University by Nimisha C. Nair, Department of Economics, Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam,, during April-May 2019.
25. Evaluated a PhD Thesis on “Education and Inclusive Development: A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Bangalore Districts”, submitted to the University of Mysore by Deepa V., Department of Studies in Economics and Co- operation, University of Mysore, Mysuru, during April 2019.
26. Attended the meeting of the Board of Studies of Department of Economics, Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam, on 27 March 2019.
27. Attended the meeting of the Board of Studies of Department of Economics, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, on 23 March 2019 and delivered a lecture-cum-computer session on Gretl package. 28. Three-day Workshop on Basic Econometrics, organized by the Department of Economics, Union Christian College, Aluva, during 20 - 22 March 2019; delivered twelve lecture sessions on ‘Basic econometrics’.
29. Workshop on Teaching Econometrics for College teachers, organized by the Centre for Budget Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi,
45 during March 14-20, 2019; delivered eight lecture sessions on ‘Classical Assumptions: Violations and Remedies’ on March 18 and 19.
30. Workshop on Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Science and Society, organized by the Department of Agricultural Statistics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Trivandrum, during 14 – 16, March, 2019; delivered four lecture-cum- computer sessions on ‘Time series Analysis’ on March 14 (afternoon) and 15 (forenoon).
31. Three day National Workshop on ‘Academic Writing and Doctoral Colloquium' during 7th-9th March 2019, organized by the Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram; delivered a lecture on “Interpreting Statistical Tests and Regression Coefficients” on 7th and attended as an evaluator in the Doctoral Colloquium on 9th March.
32. UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Demonetized Indian Economy – A Cross- Sectoral Analysis; Building a Resilient Economy?”, organized by the PG and Research Department of Economics, Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam, during 1 – 2 March 2019; chaired a technical session and presented a paper on “Don Quixote in Utopia: Some Reflexions on “Demonetized” Economy”; also delivered the Presidential Address during the Valedictory Session on March 2.
33. Evaluated a PhD Thesis on “Education and Inclusive Development: A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Bangalore Districts”, submitted to the University of Mysore by Deepa V., Department of Studies in Economics and Co- operation, University of Mysore, Mysuru, during April 2019.
34. Visiting Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; delivered 22 lecture sessions during February 19 – 24, 2019 on “Statistics and Operations
46 Research” course of M.Sc. Programme in Economics, offered during the Semester December 2018 – April 2019.
35. Evaluated a proposal on “history of Electricity Sector in Kerala” submitted to Kerala Council for Historical Research for Fellowships for Post Doctoral Research during February 2019.
36. Workshop on “Panel Data regression Modeling”, organized by the Department of Economics, St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, Kozhikode, on 14 and 15 February 2019; delivered eight lecture sessions.
37. MG University Sponsored Two-Day Workshop on “Basic Econometrics” on 31 January and 1 February 2019, Jointly organized by the Departments of Economics of Baselius College and BCM College, Kottayam; delivered eight lecture cum- computer sessions on “Basic Econometrics”.
38. Attended as the Chief Guest at the inaugural session of the three-day workshop on PG Curriculum Design and Syllabus Revision, organized by the PG Board of Studies of MG University on 28 January 2019 at Government College, Kottayam, and delivered a special lecture on ‘Significance of Econometrics and Mathematics in Economics’.
39. Served as the External Expert of the Proposal Defense of a Doctoral Scholar, Mr Gopikumar, on the topic "Determinants of the trading behavior of institutional investors in the Indian context", on 23 January 2019 at the Amrita School of Business, Ettimadai, Coimbatore.
40. Presented a paper on “Energy Efficiency in Kerala” on 21 January 2019 afternoon in the Technical Session of the International Conference on “Restructuring Kerala Economy: Alternative Perspectives”, organized by the Inter-University Centre for
47 Alternative Economics of the Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Karyavattom Campus during 21 – 23 January 2019.
41. Served as a Resource Person in the Faculty Development program on Business Analytics organized by the School of Management of the College of engineering, Trivandrum (CETSOM) during January 19 – 23, 2019; delivered four lecture- cum-computer sessions on ‘Time Series Analysis” during the forenoons of 21 and 22 January 2019.
42. Delivered a Guest Lecture on 18 January 2019 forenoon (two lecture sessions) for the Economics students on the topic ‘Linear Regression Model’ and attended as the Resource Person in Faculty Training Programme on 18 (afternoon) and 19 January 2019 on the topic ‘Applications of Time Series in Research’ (six lecture sessions), organized by the Research Centre and Department of Economics, Lady Doak College, Madurai.
43. Served as the External Expert in the Pre-submission presentation of the Ph.D thesis of Smt. Chinthu, P.S. on “Structural Imbalances and Economic Development: the Case of Kerala”, on January 16, 2019 at 2. PM in the Conference Hall of the Department of Economics, Kariyavattom Campus.
44. Attended the meeting of the Board of Studies of Department of Economics, St. Teresa’s College, (Autonomous), Ernakulam, on 11-01-2019 to review the syllabus for both UG and PG programmes.
45. Evaluated the PhD thesis and chaired the Viva Voce Board for conducting the PhD Viva Voce of Sri Dhanesh Sekhar on his Thesis on “An Analysis of the Performance of Targeted Public Distribution System in Kerala” at at MG University, Kottayam, on 10 January 2019.
48 46. Faculty Development Programme on “Multivariate Data Analysis”, organized by the Department of Economics, Government Engineering College, Thrissur, and sponsored by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Kerala, during 17 – 21 December 2018; eight lecture-cum-computer sessions on “Multiple Regression, Time Series and Panel Data Analysis” on 20 and 21 December 2018.
47. Training on Econometric Analytical Procedures, organized by the State Academy on Statistical Administration (of the Bureau of Economics and Statistics), and funded by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, New Delhi during November 27 – 29, 2018 at SASA building at Kaimanam, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram; delivered four lecture- cum-computer sessions on “Econometric Estimation” on 29th November 2018.
48. Visiting Professor at Amrita School of Business, Kochi; delivered 27 lecture sessions during the Trimester II of October to December 2018 on 'Macro Economics' course of MBA Programme.
49. National Level One-Day Workshop on “Water Resource Management in Tamil Nadu”, organized by the MS University-Constituent Model College, Nagalapuram, Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi (Dist),Tamil Nadu on 12 October 2018; delivered two lectures on “Modeling Water Resource Manegement”.
50. National Seminar on Behavioural Economics, organised by the Dept of Economics, Maharajas College, Ernakulam (sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt of Kerala), on 27 and 28 September 2018; delivered the keynote address of the seminar on the topic "Behavioural Economics and Strategic Decision Making" on 27th September 2018.
51. Visiting Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; delivered 52 lecture sessions during August 20 to September 2, and during 18 to 27 October
49 2018 on 'Mathematics for Economic Analysis' course of M.Sc. Programme in Economics, offered during the Semester July-Dec 2018.
52. Awareness Programme on Modern Developments in Economics, organized by the State Academy on Statistical Administration (of the Bureau of Economics and Statistics), on 8 – 9 August 2018 at SASA building at Kaimanam, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram; delivered four lecture sessions on ‘Behavioral Game Theory’.
53. One week workshop on Research Methodology and Data Analysis from 24th to 30th July 2018 at Kerala University Campus, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Sophisticated Instrumentation and Computation Centre(SICC), and Research Scholars Union, University of Kerala; delivered eight lecture-cum-computer sessions on hypotheses testing and alternative regression techniques on 26 and 27 July.
54. Three-day workshop on “Applied Econometrics“, organized by the Department of Economics, Dr John Matthai Centre, University of Calicut, Thrissur, during 19th to 21st July 2018; delivered twelve lecture-cum-computer sessions on econometrics.
55. Three day workshop on Microeconometrics, organized by TIES in collaboration with Amrita School of Business, Amritapuri, Kollam, during 19 – 21 June 2018; delivered two lecture-cum-computer sessions on regression discontinuity on June 21 2018.
56. Attended as a member of the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Projects/Internships/Associateships, on 23rd May 2018, at Department of Economics, Kariavattom.
50 57. Five-Day Workshop on Statistical Data Analysis, organised by the Department of Commerce, CMS College (Autonomous), Kottayam, from the 14th to the 18th of May 2018; delivered twenty lecture-cum-computer sessions on time series econometrics and SEM.
58. Five-Day Workshop on Econometrics, organised by the Department of Economics and Public Policy, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Kangra, from 7 to 11 May 2018; delivered twenty lecture-cum-computer sessions on econometrics.
59. Attended as a member of the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Research Associates on 26th April 2018, at Department of Economics, Kariavattom.
60. Attended as a member of the screening committee of Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics for the selection of Research Associates on 18th April 2018, at Department of Economics, Kariavattom.
61. Participated in the meeting of the Research Advisory Council of the Energy Management Centre, Trivandrum, and evaluated the draft of the research report on “End Use Energy Efficiency in Residential Sector” on 7 April 2018 at EMC, Srikaryam, Trivandrum.
62. Two-Day Workshop on ‘Panel Data Analysis’, organized by the Narayan Zantye College of Commerce, Bicholim, Goa, during 27-28 March 2018; delivered eight lecture-cum-computer sessions.
63. Five-Day State level Training Programme on ‘Statistical Package for Social Sciences’ from 19th to 23rd March, 2018, organized by the Women’s Studies Centre at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi-22; delivered twenty lecture-cum-computer sessions.
51 64. ICSSR-Sponsored Two-Day International Conference on “Economic Transformation for Inclusive Growth and Development”, organized by the Department of Applied Economics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, in Collaboration with the Indian Economic association, during 16-17 March 2018; presented a paper on “Conceptualizing and Measuring Inclusive Growth” on 17 March 2018.
65. Short Term Course on Modeling Transport in Smart City Context, organized by the Transportation Engineering Research Centre of the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, during 14 – 16 March 2018; delivered two lecture-cum-computer sessions on “Applied Statistics” on 15 March 2018.
66. Three-day National workshop on 'Hands on Training in Quantitative Data Analysis', organized by the Dept. of Economics, University of Kerala during 12th-14th March 2018; delivered the Keynote address in the inaugural session on 12 March 2018 on “The Rationale of Quantitative Techniques in Social Science Research”
67. Two-Day Workshop on “Time-Series and Panel Data Econometrics”, organized by XIME, Bangalore, during 23 – 24 February 2018; four lecture-cum-computer sessions on “Panel data analysis” on 24 February 2018.
68. Faculty Development Programme on “Multivariate Data Analysis”, organized by the Department of Economics, Government Engineering College, Thrissur, and sponsored by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Kerala, during 19 – 23 February 2018; eight lecture-cum-computer sessions on “Panel data analysis” on 22 and 23 February 2018.
52 69. Six-day national level workshop on “Research Methodology and Quantitative Techniques in Social Sciences”, organized by the Department of Economics of the Central University of Kerala, Periye, Kasaragod during 19 – 24 February 2018; attended as an evaluator at the Ph D proposal presentation seminars on 19 and 20 February 2018 and delivered four lecture-cum-computer sessions on Sampling techniques, Scaling methods and Regression analysis with Gretl on 21 February 2018.
70. Ten-Day Workshop On Research Methodology and SPSS in Social Science, organized by the Department of Commerce of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, and sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, during 12 – 21 February 2018; four lecture-cum- computer sessions on “Time series Analysis” on 17 February 2018.
71. Delivered a lecture on "Applied Regression Analysis" as part of the Colloquium Series of the MBA Programme at the Amrita School of Business, Kochi, and attended as an evaluator in the Qualifying Viva Voce of two PhD scholars there on 8 February 2018.
72. Attended as a resource person in the XXVII Refresher Course in Economics organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre of University of Kerala at Karyavattom Campus during 1 – 21 February 2018; two lecture sessions on “Energy sector in India” on 6 February 2018 and two lecture-cum-computer sessions on “Regression Analysis with Gretl” on 10 Feb 2018.
73. Attended the Board of Studies meeting of the Department of Economics, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, on 2 February 2018 in the Department of Economics to review the syllabus for both UG and PG programmes.
74. Participated in the meeting of the Research Advisory Council of the Energy Management Centre, Trivandrum, and evaluated the first draft of the research report on “End Use Energy Efficiency in Residential Sector” on 27 January 2018 at EMC, Srikaryam, Trivandrum.
53 75. ISTE-sponsored Three-Day National Workshop on “An Introduction to Data Analysis Using Statistics”, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam on 22 – 24 January 2018: eight lecture-computer sessions on “Descriptive Statistics, Hypothesis Testing, and Regression Analysis Using Gretl”.
76. National Level seminar on “Towards Understanding Economic Development: Concepts, Methods and Problems”, organised by the Department of Economics, Maharajas College, Ernakulam, and sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate education, Governamnet of Kerala, during 14 – 15 December 2017; presented two papers on ‘Measuring Development: Concepts and Methods’; paper 1: Indicators of Poverty and Inequality: Unidimensional and Multidimensional’ and paper 2: ‘From Growth to human development, happiness and Inclusive wealth: Concepts, methods and Problems’.
77. Two-week FDP on “Data Science and Decision Making Processes” organized by SCMS School of Technology and Management, Cochin, Kerala and sponsored by the AICTE during November 20 – December 3, 2017; delivered four lecture- cum-computer sessions on ‘Panel data econometrics and Decision making’ on Decmber 1, 2017.
78. Five-day National Workshop on “Applications of Econometric Tools for Research”, organised by the School of Management Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi during 20 – 24 November 2017; delivered eight lecture-cum-computer sessions on Time series econometrics on 20 and 21 Nov. 2017. 79. One-day workshop on Econometrics organized by the Kerala Economic Association under the aegis of the PG Department of Economics, St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth, Thrissur on 26 October 2017; delivered three lecture sessions on Basic econometrics.
54 80. National Workshop on “Introduction to Qualitative Research”, organised by the TKM Institute of Management, Kollam, Kerala, on 21 October 2017; delivered four lecture sessions on Qualitative Research.
81. Three day National Seminar on “Time Series Analysis for Advanced Research in Economics” sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education and organised by the Post Graduate Department of Economics, Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women’s College, Kannur on 25 – 27 September 2017; delivered twelve lecture-cum-computer sessions on Time series Econometrics and four special lectures to the PG students on the topic Fundamentals of Econometrics on 28th spetember 2017.
82. Attended the Board of Studies meeting of the Department of Economics, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, on 7 August 2017 in the Department of Economics to review the syllabus for both UG and PG programmes.
83. UGC sponsored Three-Day Workshop on “A Critique of Economic Philosophy from Pre-Classical to New Classical”, organized by the Department of Economics (Centre for Research) of Arul Anandar College (Autonomous), Karumathur, Madurai, during 2 – 4 August 2017; delivered the Inaugural Address on “A Critique of Economic Philosophy from Pre-Classical to New Consensus” on 2 August 2017.
84. A special Talk on ‘Math Applications in Economics’, organized by the PG Economics Association of the PG and Research Department of Economics of the American College, Madurai, in the afternoon of 2 August 2017.
55 85. Two-Day Workshop on ‘Time Series and Panel Data Econometrics’, organized by the XIME, Bangalore on 28-29 July 2017; delivered four lecture- cum-computer sessions on Panel Data Econometrics on 29 July 2017.
86. Inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Department of Economics of Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam and delivered the Inaugural Address on “The Role of Mathematics in Economics” on 21 July 2017.
87. Dissemination Seminar for Internships/Associateships/Projects organized by the Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum on 19 July 2017; participated as the guest of honor for the programme for evaluating the presentations based on the reports submitted by the Scholars.
88. Faculty Development Programme, organized by the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, from 23 May to 7 June 2017; twelve lecture and computer sessions on Discrete Choice Models during 23 – 26 May 2017.
89. Four-Day National Workshop on Advanced Topics in Econometrics, organized by the PG and Research Department of Economics, Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, from 24 – 27 April 2017; eight lecture and computer sessions on Simultaneous equation methods, Limited dependent variable models and time series analysis during 25 – 26 April 2017.
90. Three-day Analytical Workshop in Applied Economics from 27th to 29th March 2017, organized by the Department of Agricultural Economics of Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur; eight lecture and computer sessions on cross-section and time series analysis during 27 – 28 March 2017.
91. ICSSR-sponsored Three-Day National Workshop on “A Critique of Economic Philosophy from Pre-Classical to New Classical” organized by the PG and
56 research department of Economics of Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai during 16 – 18 March 2017; presented a paper on “Economic Philosophy of New Classical Economics” on 18 March 2017.
92. A special Talk on ‘Econometric Applications: Some Caveats’, organized by the Department of Economics, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, in the afternoon of 11 March 2017.
93. One-week Special Lectures on ‘Application of Econometrics’ for PhD students of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, during 6 – 10 March 2017; 20 lecture and computer sessions during the five days.
94. International Conference on ‘Economic Growth: Theory and Empirics’, organized by the Department of Economics of Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam and sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, on 2 March 2017; chaired the Keynote Session and discussed “Economic Growth in Marxian Perspective” and presented a paper on “Empirics of Recent Growth Rate Controversy: A Review”.
95. National Workshop on Time Series Econometrics, organised by Centre for Economic Studies and Policies, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, from 23 to 25 February 2017; twelve lecture and computer sessions during the three days.
96. Three-day workshop on “Data Analysis Using Excel, SPSS and Econometrics” organised by Presidency College, Hebbal, Bengaluru -24, from 16 to 18 February 2017; four lecture and computer sessions on 18 February.
97. Three-day workshop on “Basic Econometric Analysis” organised by the Department of Development Economics, Government College, Mananthavady, from 2nd to 4th February 2017; ten lecture sessions and two computer sessions during the three days.
98. Attended the Board of Studies meeting of the Department of Economics, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, on 27 January 2017 in the
57 Department of Economics to review the syllabus for both UG and PG programmes.
99. Five-Day National Workshop for Research Methodology in Social Science organized by the School of Distance Education, University of Kerala from Jan 17 to Jan 21 2017; two lecture sessions on “Sampling Techniques and Sample Determination" on 18th January 2017 afternoon at Seminar Hall, SDE, University of Kerala, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram.
100. Attended as a Resource Person in the Review Committee of the Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics under the Department of Economics of University of Kerala, Karyavattom, to interview the candidates and review their synopses for internships and associateships of the IUCAE on 9 January 2017.
101. Two-Day National Seminar on “India’s Recent Growth Experience : Was it a Positive Sum Game?” organized by the Post Graduate Department of Economics of K.M.M Govt. Women’s College, Kannur and sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education on January 5 and 6, 2017; presented a paper on ‘India’s Recent Growth Experience: A Critique’ on 6 January 2017.
102. Faculty Development Programme on Multivariate Data Analysis, organized by the Department of Economics, Government Engineering College, Thrissur, and sponsored by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Kerala, during 19 – 23 December 2016; eight lecture-cum-computer sessions on 20 – 21 December 2016.
103. Four-Day Workshop on ‘Analysis of Economic Data’, organized by the Research Centre and PG
58 Department of Economics, Government College, Kottayam (Nattakom), and sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, during 14 – 17 December 2016; 12 lecture-cum-computer sessions on 15 – 17 December 2016.
104. Two-Day Workshop on Multivariate Analysis, organized by the School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, during 13 – 14 December 2016; eight lecture-cum-computer sessions on the two days.
105. Two-Day National Seminar on ‘Impact of Globalisation on Indian Economy’, organized by the PG and Research Department of Economics of Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai during 25 – 26 November 2016; presented a paper on ‘Integrating Global Food Inflation: Indian Experience’ on 26 November 2016.
106. Two-day National Seminar on ‘Rural Infrastructure in India: Issues and Prospects’ organized by the PG Department of Economics of Meenakshi College, Kodambakkam, Chennai during 24 – 25 November 2016; participated as a member of the Technical Committee to review and select the research articles for presentation and publication in seminar proceedings and to evaluate the papers presented for cash prizes.
107. Directorate of Collegiate Education of Kerala sponsored Three-day National Workshop on Basic Econometric Tools and Research Methodology, organized by the PG Department of Economics of Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad during 8 – 10 November 2016; delivered the inaugural address, followed by the Keynote Address of the Technical Sessions, and gave the first lecture on “Introduction to Econometrics’ on 8 November 2016.
59 108. The Association of Indian Management Schools sponsored Three-day National Level Workshop on “Time Series and Panel Data Analysis Using Eviews and Stata” organized by the Department of Management Studies of Kongu Engineering College, Erode, during 4 – 6 November 2016; participated as a resource person; eight lecture- cum-computer sessions on 5 and 6 November 2016.
109. Short Term Training Programme on Data Analytics with Open Source Statistical Software during 17 – 21 October 2016, sponsored by Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme Phase II and organized by the Department of Economics of Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur; participated as a resource person; eight lecture- cum-computer sessions on 20 and 21October 2016.
110. Two-Day National Workshop on ‘Empowering the Teaching of Econometrics’, organized by the Kerala Economic Association on 15 – 16 October 2016 at Ashirbhavan, Eranakulam; participated as a resource person along with Prof KL Krishna; four lecture-cum-computer sessions.
111. Dissemination Seminar for Internships/Associateships/Projects organized by the Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum on 5 October 2016; participated as the guest of honor for the programme for evaluating the presentations based on the reports submitted by the Scholars.
112. Taught ‘Econometrics II’ Course of MSc Programme in Economics at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, during 15 – 25 September 2016; 35 lecture-cum-computer sessions.
60 113. One-week National Level Workshop on ‘Panel Data Econometrics’, organized by the Department of Studies in Economics and Co-operation, University of Mysore, Mysuru, during 12 – 16 August 2016; 15 + 5 lecture-cum- computer sessions (five days).
114. One-day National Level Conference on ‘Development Prospects of Indian Economy’, organized by the Department of Studies in Economics and Co- operation, University of Mysore, Mysuru, on 17 August 2016; chaired two Technical Sessions (Theme 1: FDI & Trade – 11 papers and Theme 2: Health and Education – 6 papers). 115. One-Day Faculty Development Program on Introduction to Econometrics, organized by the TKM Institute of Management, Musaliar Hills, Karuvelil, Ezhukone, Kollam on 2 July 2016; four lecture-cum-computer sessions.
116. "Quality Improvement Programme for the Faculty of Economics of the Christ University, Bangalore" on the theme of Data Analysis, organized by the Department of Economics, Christ University, Bangalore on May 2 and 3, 2016; eight lecture-cum-computer sessions (2 days) on Econometrics Analysis.
117. Participated in the meeting of the Research Advisory Council of the Energy Management Centre, Trivandrum, and evaluated proposals for studies on energy conservation and management, on 21 April 2016 at EMC, Srikaryam, Trivandrum.
118. Chaired the Parallel Session 1 on Theme: Low Carbon Innovation and discussed the paper on ‘Urban Mobility System in Transition: a Case of Delhi City’ in the ‘Third INDIALICS International Conference on Innovation and Sustainable Development’ on 16 March 2016, at CDS.
119. Government of Kerala Sponsored Two-Day National Seminar on ‘Environment and Development: Conflict or Congruity’, organized by the Post
61 Graduate Department of Economics, Government College, Munnar (under MG University, Kottayam) on 3-4 March 2016; delivered the inaugural address on ‘Global Warming: A State of Fear or An Inconvenient Truth?’ on 3 March 2016.
120. ICSSR-Sponsored Orientation Programme on Capacity Building for researchers in Social Sciences, organized by the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum during 29th Feb- 4th March 2016; one lecture session on ‘Time series Econometrics: An introduction’ on 2 March 2016.
121. ICSSR-Sponsored 10-Day Training Course on Research Methodology, organized by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi, during 25 February – 5 March 2016; two lecture sessions on ‘Scaling Techniques’ on 28 February 2016.
122. UGC-sponsored Two-Day National Seminar on ‘Financial Inclusion: Perspectives, Practices and Nuances’, organized by the Department of Commerce, CKG Memorial Government College, Perambra under University of Calicut on 23- 24 February 2016; presented a paper on ‘Microfinance and Financial Inclusion’ on 23 February 2016.
123. Two Week Capacity Building Programme for Faculty Members in Social Sciences organized by the Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad and sponsored by the ICSSR, New Delhi during 09 – 22 February 2016; two lecture sessions on ‘Sampling’ on 11 February 2016.
124. Short Term Course on Time series and Panel Data Analysis Using Eviews and Stata, organized by the Department of Humanities, National Institute of Technology, Thiruchirapalli, during January 25 – 30, 2016; 12 lecture-cum- computer sessions on Time Series Analysis on 25, 26 and 27 January 2016.
125. Short Term Training Programme on Statistical Data Analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics and MS Excel, organized by the Department of Economics,
62 Government Engineering College, Thrissur, and sponsored by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Kerala, during December 14 – 18, 2015; four lecture-cum-computer sessions on Regression Analysis and Time Series Analysis on 17 December 2015.
126. Three-Day National Workshop on Basic Econometrics, organized by the Post Graduate Department of Economics of Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women’s College, Kannur, for the teachers under Kannur University during 26 – 28 November 2015; Twelve lecture-cum-computer sessions on Basic Econometrics.
127. 26th Refresher Course in Economics organized by the UGC – Human Resource Development Centre of University of Kerala, Karyavattom during 27 October to 16 November 2015; two lecture sessions on “Qualitative Data Analysis” on 29 October 2015.
128. Two-Day National Workshop on “Statistical Data Analysis for Research”, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam on 19 and 20 October 2015: six lecture- computer sessions on “Descriptive Statistics, Hypothesis Testing, and Regression Analysis Using SPSS and Gretl”.
129. Four-Day Workshop on “Applications of Econometric Tools in Social Science Research”, organized by the Department of Development Economics, Government College, Manathavady, Wayanad during 6 – 9 October 2015; six lecture-computer sessions on “Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis and Other Applications of Econometrics Using SPSS and Gretl” on 8 and 9 October 2015.
130. Induction Training Programme for Officers inducted into IAS from State Civil Services and other services, organized by the Institute of Management in Government, Trivandrum in collaboration with the DoPT, Government of India,
63 on 7 September – 16 October 2015 at Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum; two lecture sessions on “Data Analysis and Interpretation” on 25 September 2015.
131. Three-Day Workshop on “Engaging with Quantitative Data” organized by Research Scholars’ Collective in collaboration with Integrated Rural Technology Centre, Palakkad and Loyola College of Social Sciences, Trivandrum, on 11- 13 September 2015 at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Trivandrum; four lecture- computer sessions on Descriptive Statistics and Testing of Hypotheses on 12 and 13 September 2015.
132. Two-Day Workshop on “Applied Econometrics for Business and Finance”, organized by the Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore, on 7 and 8 August 2015; four lecture-computer sessions on advanced time series analysis on 8 August 2015.
133. Short term training programme on SPSS and MS Excel for Engineers and Scientists jointly organised by Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum and CET School of Management from 20 to 24 July 2015; seven lecture-computer sessions on Time series Analysis in Statistical Problems using Gretl on 23 and 24 July 2015.
134. One week National Level Workshop cum Conference on Time Series Econometrics organized by Department of Studies in Economics and Co- operation of University of Mysore at the Department Seminar Hall during 15 – 21 July 2015; 19 lecture and computer sessions.
135. Research Methodology Workshop for the Ph.D scholars in Social Sciences organized by the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGIYD), Sriperumbudur, and sponsored by the ICSSR at the seminar hall of
64 RGIYD during 7 -11 July 2015; two lecture-computer sessions on ‘Data Analysis’ (especially, on how to use basic econometric tools to analyse the data) on 10th July 2015.
136. Two week international training program ‘Policy School - Public Policy Research Methods’ for 12 participants from 11 countries, organized by Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi during June 13 to June 27, 2015 at Riviera Suits, Kochi (8 Lecture and computer sessions on Statistics during 16 – 19 June 2015).
137. Quality Improvement Programme organized by the Department of Economics, Christ University, Bangalore, at the Department Class room on 23 May 2015 (4 Lecture sessions on Time series Econometrics).
138. Two-Day Workshop on Econometrics organized by the PG Department of Economics and Research Centre, Government College, Attingal, Trivandrum, at the Department Seminar Hall on 10 March 2015; (3 Lecture and Computer sessions on Application of Econometric Tools).
139. Six-Day National Level Workshop on Basic Econometrics, organized by the Department of Studies in Economics and Co-operation of University of Mysore at the Department Seminar Hall during 6 – 11 February 2015; 22 lecture and computer sessions.
140. National Level Workshop on Research Methodology and Academic Writing in Economics during 19 – 24 January 2015 organized by the Department of Economics, Central University of Kerala, Periye campus, Kasaragod; 10 lecture sessions.
141. Three-Day Faculty Development Programme on Panel Data and Time Series Econometrics, organized by the Amrita School of Business of Amrita
65 Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University), Coimbatore and sponsored by the Indian Econometric Society during 6 – 8 January 2015: three lecture sessions on Time Series Econometrics on 7 January 2015.
142. Short Term Training Programme on Data Analysis in Research Using Statistical Software during December 15 to 19 2014 sponsored by TEQIP Phase II and organized by the Department of Economics, Government Engineering College, Thrissur; ten lecture sessions and ten computer sessions.
143. National Workshop on Time Series Analysis for Teaching and Research during 1 to 4 December 2014 sponsored by the UGC and organized by the Postgraduate Department of Economics of St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri (Autonomous) Kozhikode; one technical session on Time series topics on 03.12.2014 (10AM to 1 PM).
144. Training Programme on Research Issues and Methods in India’s Plantation Sector organized by the National Research Programme on Plantation Development at CDS along with the OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Assam at OKDISCD on 17 and 18 November 2014; one lecture session on Econometric Applications (2.00 to 4.00 PM on 18.11.2014.
145. Training Programme on Research Issues and Methods in India’s Plantation Sector organized by the National Research Programme on Plantation Development at CDS along with the Department of Economics, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura at Tripura University on 20 and 21 November 2014; one lecture session on Econometric Applications (2.00 to 3.15 PM on 21.11.2014.
146. UGC-sponsored National Workshop on Econometrics, Organised by the Research and PG Department of Economics of St. Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kerala during 28 October to 2 November 2014; 14 lecture and computer sessions.
66 147. Three Day National Workshop on Econometric Tools for Panel Data Analysis sponsored by University Grants commission and Organised by the PG Department of Economics of Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women’s College, Kannur during 16 - 18 October 2014; inaugural address + 7 lecture sessions on Panel Data Econometrics.
148. Two-day Workshop on Statistical Analysis with Gretl, organized by the Department of Commerce, SD College, Alappuzha, on 20 and 21 September 2014; 7 (4 + 3) lecture sessions on multiple regression and growth rates.
149. One-Week National Workshop on Multivariate Data Analysis in Social Sciences, organized by the Department of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Calicut during August 21 – 26, 2014; 24 lecture sessions (4 lectures per day) on multivariate data analysis.
150. UGC-Sponsored National Workshop on Research Methodology, organized by Arignar Anna Government Arts and Science College, Karaikal, Government of Puducherry on July 24, 2014; two Lecture sessions on “Analyzing Time Series Data”.
151. ICSSR-Sponsored 10 Day Research Methodology Course for Ph.D Scholars in Social Sciences, organized by the Department of Commerce, Kanchi Mamunivar Center For Post Graduate Studies (Autonomous), Government of Puducherry, on July 16, 2014. Four Lecture sessions on ARCH, VAR, ECM and Granger causality.
152. Five-Day Workshop on Research Methodology organized by the C. Achutha Menon Study and Research Centre at COSTFORD, Ayyanthole, Thrissur from 31 May to 4 June 2014; 20 Lecture and Computer sessions on Basic Statistics and Econometrics
67 153. UGC-Sponsored National Level (Interdisciplinary) One Week Workshop on “Time Series Econometrics”, organized by the P G Department of Economics of Panampilly Memorial Govt. College, Chalakudy, Thrissur in association with CSES, Kochi. (i) Inaugural address: “Econometrics: A Review” and (ii) 19 Lecture sessions on Time series Econometrics during March 17 – 22, 2014.
154. National Workshop on “Applied Time Series Econometrics”. Organized by the Department of Economics, Dr John Matthai Centre, University of Calicut, Thrissur. (i) Inaugural address: “Time Series Econometrics: A Historical Review” and (ii) 17 Lecture sessions on Time series Econometrics during 24 February to 1 March 2014.
155. At Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune: Teaching ‘Econometrics II’ of MA Semester IV during January 13 – 24 (22 Lecture Sessions).
156. “Econometric Applications” : Two-day Training Programme on “Research Issues and Methods in India’s Plantation Sector” Organised by the National Research Programme on Plantation Development at CDS (sponsored by the Ministry of Industry) along with Christ University, Bangalore; 25 January 2014.
157. “Econometric Applications” : Two-day Training Programme on “Research Issues and Methods in India’s Plantation Sector” Organised by the National Research Programme on Plantation Development at CDS (sponsored by the Ministry of Industry) along with Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod; 28 January 2014.
158. “Application of Research Tools in Social Science: Sampling and Hypothesis Testing”: Three-Day Workshop on “Advanced Research Methodology”, organized by the PG Department of Economics and Research Centre of Government College, Attingal, 17 December 2013.
68 159. “Time Series Econometrics: A Historical Review”, Inaugural address and 14 Lecture sessions on Time series Econometrics: National level Interdisciplinary One-week Workshop on “Time Series Econometrics”, organized by the PG Department of Economics of Panampilly Memorial Govt. College, Chalakudy, Thrissur, during 9 – 14 December 2013.
160. “Public Distribution System and Household Food Security in Kerala”: Workshop on Household Food Security in Kerala: Issues and Challenges Ahead”, organized by Centre for Livestock Development and Policy Research (CLPR) & Directorate of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), at Govt. Guest House, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram on 7 December 2013.
161. “Data Base on Macro Economic Indicators: Use and Interpretation”: National Workshop on ‘Introducing the data base on Indian Economy’’ Organized by the Migration Unit, CDS, on 27 November 2013
162. “General Equilibrium: A Critique”: National Seminar on “Challenges of ‘Economics’ in a Neo-liberal Era: Methodology, Theory and Empirics” organized by the Department of Economics of Panampilly Memorial Govt. College, Chalakudy, Thrissur on 7 March 2013.
163. Inaugural speech on ‘Scientific Method’, and Key Note address on ‘Research Methodology and Applications of Mathematics in Economics’. National Seminar on ‘Quantitative Techniques for Research in Economics’ organized by the Department of Economics of Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women’s College, Kannur on 22 November 2012.
164. ‘Integrating Global Food Inflation: Indian Experience’ : UGC National Seminar on ‘Changing Phases of Global Macro Management: Issues and Options
69 for India’, organized by the Department of Economics, Government College, Attingal on 24 February 2012.
165. ‘Social Protection in Rural India and China: Some Ground Realities’: National Seminar on ‘60 Years of Sino-Indian Interactions: Comprehending the Multifarious Dimensions of Interrelationship’, organized by the PG Department of Political Science of Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur in association with Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi. (PSN Hall, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur) on 13 December 2011.
166. ‘Common Problems in Econometric Modeling’: National Workshop on ‘The Role of Econometric Analysis in Research and Development’ organized by the Department of Economics, St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, Kozhikode on 19 August 2011.
167. ‘ModelingOptimalTime-Differential pricing of Electricity Under Uncertainty’presented in the Open Seminar at CDS on 25 March 2011; Chairperson: Sri VP Joy IAS, Chairman, KSEB.
168. Discussant of the paper on (i) ‘Group Participation and Women empowerment: Matching as an Evaluation Estimator – A District Level Study in West Bengal’ by Joysankar Bhattacharya on January 21, 2011 in CDS Open Seminar.
169. Keynote address on ‘Sustainable Development and Financial Inclusion’ for the International Symposium on the Key Role of Financial Institutions for the Sustainable Development in India’, organized by the Department of Economics, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Chennai on 27 November 2010.
70 170. Discussant of two papers on (i) ‘Group Participation, Women empowerment and Capability Enhancement: Application of a MIMIC Model in West Bengal’ by Joysankar Bhattacharya on January 27, 2010; and (ii) ‘Conduct of Monetary Policy in India: Theory and Practice’ by AmareshSamantaraya (RBI), on February 8, 2010 presented in the Open Seminar at CDS.
171. ‘Women in Development Discourse: A Critique’. National Conference on ‘Challenges in Human Development in India’. Organiser: CDS. Venue: CDS, Trivandrum. January 24 - 25, 2009.
172. Discussant of Two papers on (i) “Testing the Convergence Hypothesis: An evidence from South Asian Countries’ by Saba Ismail and Shahid Ahmed and (ii) ‘Liberalization and Labour Market Dualism in Organized Sector: Theory and Some Evidence from India’ by DibyenduMaiti, BibhasSaha and KunalSen, presented in the Seminar on International Competitiveness and Inclusive Development orgainized byCDS and UNCTAD at CDS on October 20 (11.30 – 1.00 PM) and 21 (2.00 – 3.30 PM) , 2008.
173. ‘In Quest of the Distributional Properties of Reliability Rate’.: CDS Open Seminar : January 18, 2008.
174. ‘Power Sector in Kerala Since the Sixties’.: Seminar on ‘Kerala’s Economy since 1956: Development Issues, Policies and Performance’. Organiser: Department of Economics, University of Kerala. Venue: Senate Chamber, University of Kerala, Trivandrum. October 4, 2007.
175. Discussant of a paper on “Measuring Sustainability of Drinking Water Supply: Application of Fuzzy Inference Systems’ by K Pushpangadan and G Murugan, presented in an Open Seminar at CDS on April 20, 2007.
71 176. ‘Loss of Load Probability (LOLP) of a Power System: Kerala’ : CDS Open Seminar Organiser: CDS;Venue: CDS Auditorium March 29, 2007.
177. ‘Survey Results: India’: Work-in-progress workshop on the Project on ‘The Challenge of Social Protection in Rural India and China’ and Field Visit. Organiser: India Project Team at CDS. Venue: Sheela Towers, Sambalpur (Orissa) Date(s): January 15 – 28, 2007.
178. ‘Survey Results: India’: Work-in-progress workshop on the Project on ‘The Challenge of Social Protection in Rural India and China’ and Field Visit. Organiser: Chinese Project Team at Rural Development Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing. Venue: Rural Development Institute, Beijing. Date(s): October 29 – November 4, 2006.
179. ‘‘Food Security at the Local Level: A Study in contrast between Kerala and Orissa’ Writeshop on Social Protection in Asia’, Organisers: Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex) and the Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi in collaboration with the Ford Foundation., Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Date(s): September 22 – 24, 2006.
180. ‘National Consultation on Social Security for the Unorganized Workers’, Organisers: Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad and Institute for Human development, New Delhi in association with the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector and International Labour Organization. Venue: Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, Date(s): July 7 – 8, 2006.
181. ‘Social Protection in India: Survey Results’ ‘Ford Foundation Workshop on Social Protection in Asia’ Organisers: Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex) and the Thailand Development Research Institute,
72 Bangkok in collaboration with the Ford Foundation. Venue: Emerald Hotel, Bangkok, Date(s): May 14 – 17, 2006.
182. (a)‘Survey Results: Demographics’ (b)‘Survey Results: Empowerment Measures’ (along with Sabina Alkire and Valery Chirkov): Workshop on ‘Individual Agency or Empowerment: A New Measure?’ Organiser: CDS – Harvard University Collaborative Project Venue: CDS Auditorium, Date(s): April 22 – 23, 2006
183. ‘CES function, Generalized Mean and Human Poverty Index: Exploring Some links’ National Conference on ‘Human resources and Development’, Organiser: Department of Econometrics, University of Madras (in connection with the Department’s Silver Jubilee celebration), Venue: University of Madras, Chennai. Date: March 8, 2005
184. ‘Power Sector Reforms: Is Privatization a Panacea?: Third National Seminar on Kerala Economy, Organiser: Department of Applied Economics, Kannur University, Thalassery Campus, Venue: Kannur University, Thalassery Campus, Date: 25 February 2005.
185. South Zone Regional Workshop on ‘Preparation of the Course Curriculum on Human Development’ Organier: Institute for Human Development, New Delhi. Venue Academic Staff College, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. Date : December 22, 2004
186. ‘Political Economy of Rural Electrification in India’ Conference on: Governance of Rural Electricity, Organiser: IRMA in connection with their Silver Jubilee Symposium on Governance in Development: Issues, Challenges and Strategies’. Venue: IRMA, Anand. Date(s): December 15-16, 2004
73 187. ‘Causality and Error Correction in a Markov Chain’: 24th Annual Conference of Indian Society for Probability and Statistics and National Seminar on Recent Advances in Statistical Theory and Applications, Venue: Dept of Statistics, St. Thomas College, Palai, Date : November 4 – 6, 2004
188. ‘CES Function, Generalised Mean and Human Poverty Index: Exploring Some Links’.: Open Seminar Venue : CDS Seminar Hall Date : June 23, 2004
189. Outline of the project on the Challenge of Social Protection in Rural India and China’. Workshop on ‘Social Protection in Asia: A Regional Initiative’, Organisers: Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Bangkok in collaboration with the Ford Foundation. Venue: Bangkok, Date: June 3 – 5, 2004
190. Workshop:on ‘Challenge of Social Security in India and China’ Organiser: Rural Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, Venue: Rural Development Institute, Beijing, Date : May17 – 21, 2004; field visit in Houshan County, China.
191. Discussion on a Paper viz., ‘Liberalisation of Capital Inflows and the Real Exchange Rate in India: A VAR Analysis’ by Dr, IndraniChakraborty.: Open Seminar Venue: CDS Seminar Hall, Date : April 25, 2003
192. Discussion on a Paper viz., ‘Tax Collection Inefficiency and Fiscal Crisis: An Estimation of Tax Leakage in Kerala’ by PB Rakhe.: Open Seminar Venue: CDS Seminar Hall Date: April 11, 2003
193. ‘Power Sector Reforms in India’: State Level Seminar on ‘Service Sector Reforms – An Engine of Growth’. Organisers: Post-Graduate and Research Department of Economics, CBM College, Coimbatore, under the auspices of
74 Malcolm Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai. Venue: CBM College, Coimbatore. Date : February 17, 2004
194. Liberalisation of Rural Poverty: The Indian ExperienceThird Development Convention of ICSSR-Supported Southern Indian Research Institutes, Organisers: Centre for Development Studies, Venue: CDS, Thiruvananthapuram. Date : 29 – 30 January 2004.
195. ‘Electricity Act 2003’Seminar on Power sector reforms in India, Organisers: Kerala State Electricity Board Engineers Association Venue :Institution of Engineers Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. Date: 04 August 2003.
196. ‘A Contribution to Peak Load Pricing – Theory and Application’. Open Seminar CDS Seminar Hall February 5, 2003
197. ‘Power Sector Reforms in Kerala: The Alexandrian Cut to the Gordian Knot’. : Special Session on ‘Econimic Reforms in Kerala’ in Connection with the 85thAnnual Conference of The Indian Economic Association Organisers: The Indian Economic Association and hosted by the Department of Economics, University of Kerala. Venue: Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. Date: 28 December 2002
198. Keynote paper on Power Sector Reforms in Kerala. Seminar on ‘ADB and Power Sector Reforms’ Organisers: Quit Kerala Satyagraha Samiti, Venue :Rajadhany Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram. Date : 04 September 2002.
199. ‘A Markov Chain Model of Inflation in India’..: The XXII Conference of Indian Society for Probability and Statistics, National Seminar on Advances in Statistics and Annual Conference of Indian Bayesians Organised by: Indian Society for Probability and Statistics, and hosted by the Department of Statistics
75 and Centre for Advanced Studies in Statistics, University of Pune Venue: National Insurance Academy, Pune. Dates: August 11 - 14, 2002.
200. ‘Reliability and Rationing Cost in a Power System’ Open Seminar CDS Seminar Hall February 15, 2002
201. ‘Time and Cost Over-runs of the Power Projects In Kerala’ Open Seminar CDS Seminar Hall July 6, 2001
202. ‘How to Retain the KSEB in Public Sector with Reference to the Changing Power Policy.’ Key note address in the Seminar Organised by: Kerala Electricity Officers Federation in connection with their 6th State Conference at Thiruvananthapuram on 28 December 2001.
203. Discussant on the paper titled ‘Commodity Chain Upgrading and Labour: A View from Coir Yarn Spinning Sites of Southern India’ by KT Rammohan: International Conference on Labour and Capitalist Transformation in AsiaOrganised Jointly by Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, and Amsterdam School of Social Science Research, University of Amstrdam, The Netherlands at Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram on December 13 –15, 2001.
204. At the Centre of Advanced Study in Economics (department of analytical and Applied Economics) of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar: Teaching Advanced Econometrics and Applications to MA final semester students during 19 – 24 March 2015 (12 Lecture and computer sessions).
205. At Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune: Teaching ‘Econometrics II’ of MA Semester IV during January 13 – 24, 2014 (22 Lecture Sessions).
76 206. Two lectures on ‘Quantification of Qualitative Data’, Workshop on Qualitative Research in Social Science organized by Santhigiri Social Research Institute, Trivandrum, sponsored by the ICSSR. 5 and 6 September 2013.
207. Two lectures on ‘Scientific Method’ Faculty Development Programme on Paradigms, Perspectives – New Trends in Research’ ISTE Chapter and Department of Physics of TKM College of Engineering, Kollam , UGC. 03 November 2011
208. Eleven Special lectures on ‘Statistical Methods’ Department of Economics, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod. 16 – 18 August 2011.
209. Two lectures on ‘Growth Rates’ XXIII Refresher Course in Economics UGC Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Karyavattom. 10 February 2011.
210. Two lectures on ‘Human Development Indices – Estimation’ Government of India Training Program on Preparation of Human Development Report at Panchayat Level, Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Trivandrum, Under the Planning Commission – UNDP Project for Strengthening State Plans for Human Development. November 11, 2010.
211. Two Lecture on ‘Development of Macroeconomics from Classicals to New Classicals and New Keynesians’. ‘An Intensive Course on Recent insights in Economics’ Dept of Economics (centre for Research), Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. 10 March 2010.
212. Six Lectures on (i) Growth Rates; (ii) Time Series econometrics; and (iii) Disputes in Macroeconomics’, Refresher Course in Economics, UGC Academic Staff College, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau. 24-25 February 2010
77 213. Two lectures on ‘Growth Rates’ XXII Refresher Course in Economics UGC Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Karyavattom. 04 February 2010
214. Two lectures on ‘Human Development Indices – Estimation’ Training Class on ‘Human Development’ for Line Department officials, Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Regional Centre, Cochin. Under the Planning Commission – UNDP Project for Strengthening State Plans for Human Development. December 2, 2009.
215. Two lectures on ‘Regression Analysis with SPSS’ Faculty Development Programme on Excellence in Nurturing Mangerial Skills: Innovative Approaches for Teachers in management Institutes, School of Management and Business Studies, MG University, Kottayam UGC, 1 December 2009
216. Eight lectures on (i) Time Series Econometrics and (ii) Panel Data Econometrics. Training Programme on Research Methodology for College Teachers (Refresher Course in Economics).Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Regional Centre, Cochin. UGC. November 9 and 10, 2009
217. Two lectures on ‘Human Development Indices – Estimation’ Training Class on ‘Human Development’ for Line Department officials, Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Trivandrum, Under the Planning Commission – UNDP Project for Strengthening State Plans for Human Development. November 5, 2009.
218. Two lectures on ‘Poverty and Human Development: Measurement Issues’ Visiting Faculty Lectures Dept of Econometrics, University of Madras 11 – 12 March, 2009
78 219. Five lectures on (i) Basic Statistics; (ii) Hypotheses Testing; (iii) Regression Analysis; (iv) Time Series Econometrics; and (v) Panel Data Analysis One-week workshop on ‘Research Methodology for Social Sciences’ Dept of Economics, University of Kerala: 9 – 12 February. 2009
220. One lecture on ‘Paul Krugman and his contributions’ Dept of Economics, University of Kerala 3 November 2008
221. Two lectures on ‘Introduction to Time Series Econometrics’ Training Programme on Contemporary Issues in International Trade CDS and UNCTAD 16 October 2008
222. Lecture on ‘HDR Concept and Overview’ 5-day Training Programme on Human Development Index, Dept of Economics and Statistics, Govt of Kerala and UNDP, New Delhi, 18 August 2008.
223. Lecture on ‘Introduction to Human Development and Kerala Human Development Report ‘One-Day Consultation workshop on KottatharaPanchayat Human Development Report’ CDS and HDRC Unit of the Kerala State Planning Board, Trivandrum June 16, 2008.
224. Lecture on‘Panel Data Econometrics’, Summer School (Refresher Course in Economics), Department of Economics, Mizoram University, Aizawl, UNCTAD 21 May 2008.
225. Two lectures on (i) Testing of Hypothese, and (ii) Data Analysis and Interpretation with Excel Software’, Development Workshop for the faculty members of the ICFAI National College, Kerala region ICFAI National College, Kerala Region at ICFAI National College, Trivandrum April 29 and May 1, 2008.
79 226. Lecture on ‘Kerala Human Development Report’ Training Class on ‘Kerala Human Development report’ HDRC Unit of the Kerala State Planning Board, Trivandrum under the Planning Commission – UNDP Project for Strengthening State Plans for Human Development. Animation Centre, Kovalam April 7, 2008.
227. Two Lectures on Statistical Methods 21st Refresher Course in Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 12 March 2008.
228. Two Lectures on ‘Tools, Techniques and Analysis in Research Methodology; Two-Day Workshop on ‘Research Methodology in Social Sciences’ PG and Research Department of Economics, SN College, Sivagiri, Varkala 15 November 2007.
229. Lecture on ‘The Use of Constant Prices in the Economic Analysis of Projects’ TrainingProgramme on ‘Appraisals, Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects of Local self Governments’. CDS and KILA 13 November 2007.
230. Lecture on ‘Time Series Analysis’ short term residential training programme in Econometrics for College Teachers of KeralaCDS – TIES October 24, 2007.
231. Four Lectures on Quantitative Methods Orientation Programme/ Refresher Course in Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 12 and 13 September 2007.
232. Four Lectures on Statistical Methods 19th Refresher Course in Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 15 and 16 March 2007.
80 233. Inaugural lecture on ‘the Significance of Mathematics in Economics’ Economic Association, Department of Economics, Fatima Matha National College, Kollam, Kerala 4 December 2006.
234. Two Lectures on Quantitative Methods (Application of Mathematics in Economics) UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 17 August 2006.
235. Two Lectures on Statistical Methods 18th Refresher Course in Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 9 August. 2006.
236. One Day Workshop on the Use of SPSS for Social Science Research, Department of Economics, NSS College, Pandalam 16 March 2006
237. National Level Workshop on the Application of SPSS in Research Scott Academy for Career Prospects Scott Christian College, Nagercoil 26 and 27 September 2005
238. Two Lectures on Statistical Methods 17th Refresher Course in Economics, UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 18. 08. 2005
239. Two Lectures on Quantitative Methods (Application of Mathematics in Economics) 17th Refresher Course in Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 10. 08. 2005
240. Special Lecture on ‘Application of Quantitative Techniques in Social Science Research’ Department of Economics of SN College, Sivagiri, Kerala 14 February 2005.
81 241. Two Lectures on Quantitative Methods (Application of Mathematics in Economics) I Refresher Course in Agricultural Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 04. 09. 2004.
242. Two Lectures on Quantitative Methods (Application of Mathematics in Economics) XV Refresher Course in Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 29 .07 . 2003.
243. Special Lecture on ‘The Relevance of the Application of Quantitative Tools in Economics’ Economic Association of St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Thirunelveli. 21 February 2003.
244. Two Lectures on Quantitative Methods (Difference Equations – Theory and Applications in Economics) XIV Refresher Course in Economics UGC – Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 31 .08 . 2002.
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