Annual Report 2017-18 Centre for Development Studies (Under the aegis of Govt. of Kerala & Indian Council of Social Science Research) Prasanth Nagar Road, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 011, Kerala, India CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Tel : +91 - 471 - 2774200, 2448881, Fax : +91 - 471 - 2447137 (Under the aegis of Govt. of Kerala & Indian Council of Social Science Research) Website : www.cds.edu Thiruvananthapuram GOVERNING BODY (As on 31 March, 2018) Shri K.M. Chandrasekhar (Chairman) (Formerly) Cabinet Secretary, Government of India Professor Sunil Mani Convenor Director, CDS. Honorary Fellows/Associate Fellows as on 31.3.2018 Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar Member Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Honorary Fellows Thomas Isaac T.M. Professor P.K. Radhakrishnan ’’ Former Fellow, CDS Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala Vaidyanathan A. Former Fellow, CDS Mridul Eapen Professor Anurag Kumar ’’ Former Fellow, CDS Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore George P.S. Former Director and Fellow, CDS Kannan, K.P Professor Jayati Ghosh ’’ Former Director and Fellow, CDS Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences Krishnaji N. Jawaharlal Nehru University Former Fellow, CDS P. Mohanan Pillai Former Fellow, CDS Dr. C. Rammanohar Reddy ’’ Zachariah K.C. Former Editor, Economic and Political Weekly Former Senior Demographer, P. Sivanandan The World Bank, Washington D.C. Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph ’’ Former Fellow, CDS Secretary, Department of Planning & Economic Affairs Amit Bhaduri Government of Kerala, Trivandrum Emeritus Professor, Honorary Associate Fellows Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Professor Virendra Kumar Malhotra ’’ Member Secretary Oommen M.A. Mathew E.T. Former Professor and Head, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi Former Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Kerala University of Calicut, Kerala Professor Varun Sahni ’’ Vice Chancellor, Goa University, Goa Jayachandran T.N. Damodaran A.D. Former Vice Chancellor, Former Director, Professor Suresh Jnaneswaran ’’ Calicut University, Kerala Regional Research Laboratory, Head, Department of History, University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Rao G.N. Former Fellow, CDS Professor K.P. Kannan ’’ Honorary Fellow, CDS . Professor Mridul Eapen ’’ Honorary Fellow, CDS Cover Photo : Ajikumar A.R. Professor S. Irudaya Rajan ’’ Professor, CDS Professor U.S. Mishra ’’ Professor, CDS CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (Under the aegis of Govt. of Kerala & Indian Council of Social Science Research) Annual Report 2017-18 Prasanth Nagar, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram 695 011 Kerala, India Telephone: +91-471-2774200, 2448881, 2442481, Fax: +91-471-2447137 Website: www.cds.edu Printed at St. Joseph’s Press, Thiruvananthapuram-14 OVERVIEW CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES The Centre gratefully acknowledges support received from: z Government of Kerala z Planning Board, Government of Kerala z Indian Council of Social Science Research z University Grants Commission z Jawaharlal Nehru University z University of Kerala z Reserve Bank of India z NITI Aayog, Government of India z Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India z Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India Several other Central and State Government agencies and institutions have supported the Centre’s academic and research activities. We are grateful to them. ANNUAL REPORT 201 7 -201 8 3 CONTENTS I. OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 II. RESEARCH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 (a) Culture and Development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 (b) Decentralisation and Governance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 (c) Gender and Development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 (d) Human Development, Health and Education -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 (e) Industry and Trade --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 (f) Innovation and Technology ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 (g) Labour Employment and Social Security ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42 (h) Macroeconomic Performance-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 (i) Migration ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 (j) Plantation Crops ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 (k) Politics and Development --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 (l) Other Studies----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 III. OUTPUTS OF RESEARCH--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 (A) Publications ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 (a) Books ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 (b) Journal Articles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 (c) Chapters in Books --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 (d) Other Publications --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63 (e) Working Papers-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 (B) Seminars and Workshops held at the Centre ------------------------------------------------------------------ 64 (a) Open Seminars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 (b) Faculty/Student Seminars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 (c) Conferences/Workshops ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 (d) Public Lectures -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 (C) Networking --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 (a) Participation of Faculty in Conferences / Seminars Elsewhere ---------------------------------------------- 67 (D) Service to Academic Community------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 77 (a) Representation in Committees/ Task Forces/ Advisory Bodies --------------------------------------------- 77 (b) Other Professional Services Rendered ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 (c) Host to Walk with Scholar Programme ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 IV. TEACHING AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87 (a) Doctoral Programme in Economics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 87 (b) Integrated M. Phil/PhD Programme in Applied Economics ----------------------------------------------------------- 96 (c) MA in Applied Economics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97 (d) Short-Term Training Programmes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 (e) Research Affiliation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 103 V. ENDOWMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104 VI. SUPPORT SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 108 VII. NEW INITIATIVES DURING 2017-18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 112 (A) Academic------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 New Research Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 Visiting Research Professors/Fellows-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 113 Certificate Courses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------