Area of Specialisation

• Macro economics

• Urban and Regional Economics

• Applied Quantitative methods

• Economics of Education Finance

• Economics of Information technology and telecom services

Topics of current/recent research

• Construction of National Transfer Accounts for India

• State level exports and foreign investment

• Financing of higher education and human development

• Small Scale Industries under WTO regime

• ICT sector, globalization and urban economic growth of Bangalore

• Consumer demand for telecom services

Ph.D in Economics, University of Tsukuba, Japan

M.A., in Economics, University of Mysore, India

Books

Collegiate Education in Karnataka State, Education Department, Government of Karnataka, Government Printing Press (Bangalore): 2002.

Articles (since 2003)

1. (2010). Telecommunication Services and Economic Growth: Evidence from India”, Telecommunications Policy, forthcoming.

2. "Substitutability between mobile and fixed phones: Evidence and implications for India", Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, forthcoming.

3. "Impact of Economic Globalization on Urbanization: A Comparative Analysis of Indian and Select Global Experiences", India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, forthcoming.

4. "Size distribution of metropolitan areas: Evidence and implications for India”, The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 3, 2009: 243-264

5. "Determinants of Household Access Demand for Telecom Services in India: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications", Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, 8, 2009: 70-89

6. "Education, Human Development, and Quality of Life: Measurement Issues and Implications for India", Social Indicators Research, 90, 2009: 279-293

7. "Population Aging and Life Cycle Deficit: The Case of India", in K.K.Singh, R.C. Yadava and Arvind Pandey (eds). Population, Poverty & Health, Hindustan Publishing Corporation (New Delhi): 2009: 258-276

8. "ICT Sector and Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Karnataka State", in Gopal K. Kadekodi, Ravi Kanbur and Vijayendra Rao (Eds.). Development in Karnataka: Challenges of Governance, Equity and Empowerment, Academic Foundation Press (New Delhi), 2008: 291-322

9. "Access Demand for Telecom Services in India: Evidence for Household Determinants and Policy Implications for Goa State", The Indian Economic Journal, 55, 2007: 103-123

10. "Determinants of Aggregate Access Demand for Telecom Services in India: Evidence from a Regional Study", Journal of Services Research, 7 2007: 83-98

11. "Economic size and performance of dispersed and clustered small-scale enterprises in India: Recent evidence and implications", International Journal of Social Economics, 34, 2007: 599-611

12. "A Note on Measurement of Sub-national Globalisation in India: Evidence from Karnataka State", Journal of Social and Management Sciences, XXXVI, 2007: 63-74.

13. "An Overview of Karnataka Economy", in Planning Commission’s (Government of India): Karnataka Development Report, Academic Foundation (New Delhi), 2007: 43-65

14. "Development of Communication Sector", in Planning Commission’s (Government of India): Karnataka Development Report, Academic Foundation (New Delhi), 2007: 195-201

15. "Policy Reforms for Small Enterprise Development in Karnataka State (India)", in Wilbert Gooneratne and  S. Hirashima (Eds.). Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development in SAARC  Countries: Challenges and Policy Reforms, Federation of Chambers and Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka and Centre for Development Research (Colombo), 2006: 109-158.

16.  "Formal and Informal Enterprises: Concept, Definition, and Measurement Issues in India", in Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Ravi Kanbur, and Elinor Ostrom (Eds). Linking the Formal and Informal Economy: Concepts and Policies, Oxford University Press (New York), 2006: 93-118.

17. "Awareness of policies and programmes among small scale industries in India: Evidence and implications of a case study", Journal of Asian and African Studies, 4, 2006: 319-339.

18. "Inflow of foreign direct investment into Karnataka: Patterns, performance, and implications", Foreign Trade Review, XLI, 2006: 3-26.  

19. "Measurement of education achievement in human development: Evidence from India", International Education Journal, 7, 2006: 85-97. Available on: http://iej.com.au/

20. "Privitisation policies and post-privitisation control devices in India's higher education: Evidence from a regional study and implications for developing countries", Journal of Studies in International Education, 10, 2006: 46-70.

21. "Public education expenditure in Karnataka State (India): Alternative databases and empirical implications", Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, 4,2005: 511-522.

22. "Student loan by commercial banks: A way to reduce State Government financial support to higher education in India", Journal of Developing Areas, 38, 2005: 171-188.

23. "Databases for State Level Analysis of WTO Implications on Small Scale Industries in India: Lessons from Karnataka, Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 16, 2004: 319-329.

24. "Competitiveness of Small-Scale Industries in India", Journal of Business in Developing Nations, 8, 2004: 93-142. Available on: http://www.rh.edu/academic/lsmt/jbdn/jbdnv804.pdf

25. "Liberalisation Measures in India's Coffee Sector: Analytical Implications for Market Structure and Consumer Welfare Analysis in Developing Countries", South Asia Economic Journal, 5, 2004: 267-281.

26. "Small-Scale Industries in Karnataka State: Evidence for impact of growth, sickness and closure on production and employment", Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 47, 2004: 967-984.

27. "Foreign Direct Investment and Inter-regional Growth in China: Lessons for India", China Report: A Journal of East Asian Studies, 40, 2004: 1-17.

28. "WTO Impact on SSIs in India", MARGIN: Journal of National Council of Applied Economic Research, 36, 2004: 11-20.

29. "Volume and Composition of Budgetary Subsidies to Higher Education in Karnataka State", in M.Govinda Rao (ed). Volume and Composition of Budgetary Subsidies in Karnataka, Monograph No.1, Institute for Social and Economic Change (Bangalore), 2003: 199-234

30. "Implications of recent changes in economy-wide industrial and trade policies on small scale industries in India", Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 15, 2003: 717-743.

31. "Manufacturing SSIs under WTO Regime in Karnataka", Productivity: Journal of National Productivity Council, 44, 2003: 476-483.

1. “ICT sector, globalization and urban economic growth: Evidence for Bangalore (India)”,  Working Paper No.2010/80, UNU-WIDER (Helsinki): July 2010
   http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2010/en_GB/wp2010-80/ 

2. "Substitutability between mobile and fixed phones: Evidence and implications for India", Discussion Paper Series-F-550, Centre for International Research on the Japanese Economy, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan): March 2008, PP.28
   http://www.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cirje/research/dp/2008/2008cf550.pdf

3. "Construction of National Transfer Accounts for India, 1999-00", Working Paper#08-01, International National Transfer Accounts Database, University of Hawaii (Honolulu, USA): March 2008, pp.57
   http://www.schemearts.com/proj/nta/doc/repository/NS2008.pdf

4. "Telecommunication Services and Economic Growth: Evidence from India", Discussion Paper Series-F-545, Centre for International Research on the Japanese Economy, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan): February 2008, PP.29
   http://www.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cirje/research/dp/2008/2008cf545.pdf

5. "Role of intra-household transfer in supporting lifecycle deficit in India", Working Paper#07-04, International National Transfer Accounts Database, University of Hawaii (Honolulu, USA): February 2007, pp.29
   http://www.schemearts.com/proj/nta/doc/repository/LN2007.pdf

6. "Globalization and urban growth: Evidence for Bangalore (India)", Discussion Paper Series-F-544, Centre for International Research on the Japanese Economy, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan): January 2008, pp.39
   http://www.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cirje/research/dp/2008/2008cf544.pdf

7. "Performance of urban India during globalization period: An economic analysis", Discussion Paper Series-F-543, Centre for International Research on the Japanese Economy, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan): January 2008, pp.43
   http://www.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cirje/research/dp/2008/2008cf543.pdf

1. "Economic effects of population ageing on India’s public finance: Evidence and implications based on National Transfer Accounts”, 7^th Global Conference of National Transfer Accounts, 11-12 June 2010: East West Center, Honolulu (Hawaii),  USA

2. "Contribution of informal economy for First Demographic Dividend: Evidence and implications for India", Special IARIW-SAIM Conference on Measuring the Informal Economy in Developing Countries,  24-26 September 2009: Katmandu, Nepal

3. "Intergenerational Equity and Inclusive Growth: Evidence based on National Transfer Accounts for India", UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar on Policy Analysis and Inclusive Growth in India, 20-21 March 2009: University of Mysore, Mysore, India

4. "Public Age Reallocations for India’s Elderly: Evidence Based on National Transfer Accounts", International Conference on Asian Social Protection in Comparative Perspective, 7-9 January 2009: National University of Singapore, Singapore.

5. “Globalization, ICT Sector and Urban Economic Growth: Evidence for Bangalore (India)".  UN-WIDER Conference on: Beyond the Tippling Point: Asian Development in an Urban World, 15-17 December 2008: Kolkata, India

6. "National Transfer Accounts: Introducing Age into National Accounts", Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Research in National Income and Wealth,  27-29 November 2008: Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

7. "Public sector resource allocation and inter-generational equity: Evidence for India based on National Transfer Accounts”, 83^rd Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, June 29 - 3 July 2008, Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

8. "Economic Lifecycle: The Case of India", New Zealand Association of Gerontology 2007 Conference on Ageing: The Everyday Experience, 14-16 November 2007: The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

9. "What does public sector contribute to National Transfer Accounts? Evidence for flow accounts for India 1999-00", International Conference on Asia’s Dependency Transition: Intergenerational Transfers, Economic Growth, and Public Policy, 1-3 November 2007: Nihon University Population Research Centre, Tokyo, Japan

10. "Ageing and National Transfer Accounts for India", Invited Lecture for the Plenary Session I - Health and Development, XXIX Annual Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Population, 26-28 October 2007: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

11. "National Knowledge Commission on Higher Education", National Seminar on National Knowledge Commission’s Recommendations on Higher Education, 19-20 September 2007: Department of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka, and Bangalore University, Bangalore, India

12. "National Transfer Accounts for India, 1999-00", National Seminar on Construction of National Transfer Accounts for India, 10 August 2007: Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India.

13. "Construction of National Transfer Accounts for India: Methods, Initial Results, and Policy Implications", Fourth Annual Meeting of the National Transfer Accounts, 19-20 January 2007: Center for Economics and Demography of Aging, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

14. "Measurement of education variables in construction of Human Development Index in India’s Human Development Reports", Technical Workshop on Human Development Statistics, Planning Commission (Government of India) and UNDP (New Delhi), 27-28 April 2006: Bangalore, India.

15. "Policy Reforms for the SME Development in the State of Karnataka", Regional Convention on Policy Reforms for SME Development in SAARC Countries, 2-3 December 2005: Colombo, Sri Lanka.

16. "Revitalizing and Globalization: Lessons from Bangalore (India)", International Conference for Revitalization & Globalization of Daegu-Gyeongbuk: Learning from Abroad, 9-10 November 2005: Daegu, Republic of Korea.

17. "ICT Sector and Regional Development: Evidence from Karnataka State", ISEC-Cornell Conference on Development in Karnataka: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, 11-12 June 2005: Bangalore, India.

18. "Linking formal and informal small-scale enterprises: Implications of Indian experience for developing countries", UN-WIDER Conference on Unlocking Human Potential: Linking the Informal and Formal Sectors, 17-18 September 2004: The United Nations University-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland.

19. "Industrial Clusters - Experiences in India", presented for WIDER- ICSSR Conference on Food Security, Spatial Disparities and Industrial Clusters, 31 January - 01 February 2004: New Delhi, India

1. "Missing links in PPP for education", The Deccan Herald, 19 November 2009.

2. "India and China Trade Relationship", BCCI Overseas Business Opportunities, November, 2009: http://www.bcic.org.in/newsletter/november09/newsletter.html

3. "Power supply and competitiveness of SSIs in Karnataka", FKCCI Journal, 30 (9), September 2009: 16-20

4. "Karnataka, model for private investment", The Deccan Herald, 4 May 2009.

5. "Competitiveness of India and China", India-China People’s View Quarterly, 3(2), 2009: 4-5

6. "India’s ICT Sector: What needs to be done more now?"  Global Communications Platform, Japanese Institute of Global Communications, Tokyo (Japan): 30 April 2008: http://www.glocom.org/special_topics/colloquium/20080430_narayama_india/

7. "Mobile and fixed phone substitutability – Why does it matter for India?", The Hindu-Business Line, 4 April 2008.

8. "Is India ready to reap demographic dividends?", The Hindu-Business Line, 20 June 2007.

9. "What is ICT’s contribution to economic growth?", The Hindu-Business Line, 26 May 2007.

10. "Complete dereservation may not be feasible", The Financial Express, 14 May 2007.

11. "Preventing disabilities: Importance of awareness", The Hindu-Business Line, 17 March 2007.

12. "New agenda for inclusive growth", The Deccan-Herald, 12 March 2007.

13. "A Tale of Untold Realities", The Deccan-Herald, 9 February 2006.

14. "Consumer Price Index for Telecom Services: Monitoring access to connectivity", The Hindu-Business Line, 16 February 2006.

15. "The ICT sector in State on the upswing", The Deccan Herald, 16 November 2005.

16. "Redefine their roles and functions for better delivery", The Financial Express, 28 October 2005.

17. "Financing higher education – Law needed on cost-sharing", The Hindu Business Line, 24 February 2005.

18. "Onward to public-private partnerships: The agenda for policy action in 2005-06", The Financial Express, 21 January 2005.

19. "Streamline State’s admission process", The Deccan Herald, 10 January 10 2005.

1. CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL TRANSFER ACCOUNTS FOR INDIA,  a collaborative research work for the international project on: Asia’s Dependency Transition: Intergenerational Equity, Poverty Alleviation and Public Policy, funded and  coordinated by the Nihon University Population Research Institute (Tokyo): 2009

2. GLOBALIZATION AND URBAN GROWTH IN INDIA, sponsored by and undertaken at the Centre for International Research on the Japanese Economy, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan): 2008

3. BACKGROUND PAPER ON FINANCING OF EDUCATION IN KARNATAKA, Capacity Building for the Preparation of SHDRs, UNDP (New Delhi) and Department of Planning, Government of Karnataka (Bangalore): 2005.

4. WTO AREEMENTS AND SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES IN KARNATAKA STATE: AN EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF CURRENT POLICY ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS, AND FUTURE POLICY ALTERNATIVES, sponsored by the Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka (Bangalore): 2004.

5. CONSUMER DEMAND FOR TELECOM SERVICES IN KARNATAKA AND GOA, sponsored by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India (New Delhi): 2004.

•  ESTIMATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND CONSUMPTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN KARNATAKA STATE, sponsored by Planning Department and Finance Department, Government of Karnataka (Bangalore)

• SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF INCREASING RESILIENCE OF COFFEE PRODUCTION TO LEAF-RUST DISEASE, a part of the international project funded by the Common Fund for Commodities (Amsterdam) and International Coffee Organization (London) and sponsored through Coffee Board (Bangalore).

• Visiting Exchange Scholar 2007, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, for participation in the 38th Summer Seminar on Population and workshop on Population, Development, and Policy:  The Economic Payoffs of Population Change: East-West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA): May-June 2007 

• Visiting Professorship 2007, Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan): December 2007 to April 2008

• Visiting Exchange Scholar 2008, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, for participation in the 39th Summer Seminar on Population and workshop on Population, Development, and Policy:  A Follow-up Workshop: East-West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA): June-July 2008 

• Visiting Exchange Scholar 2010, sponsored by International Development Research Council, for participation in the 41th Summer Seminar on Population Ageing and Generational Economy, East-West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA): June 2010.

Select recent membership held in public committees

• Core Group of Experts for Design of New Industrial Policy beyond 2006, Government of Karnataka

• Academic and Administrative Audit Committee, University of Mysore

• Scientific Advisory Committee, Foundation for the Prevention of Disability

• Suvarna Karnataka Gazetteer’s Special Advisory Committee, Government of Karnataka

• Steering Committee, Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Task Force on Higher Education, Government of Karnataka

• Expert Group on State Domestic Product, Government of Karnataka

• Chairman, Curriculum Revision Committee (Economics), Department of Pre-University Education, Government of Karnataka

• State Level Coordination Committee for III All India Census of Small Scale Industries, Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka

• Faculty of Arts, Bangalore University

• Board of Post-graduate Studies in Economics, Kuvempu University

• Board of Post-graduate Studies in Economics, Bangalore University

• Board of Studies in Social Sciences, Bangalore University

• Editorial Advisory Board, Emerging Knowledge on Emerging Markets

• Editorial Advisory Board, The Indian Economic Journal

• Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Social and Economic Development

• Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Arts, University of Mysore