Presently I am working as an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the IIT Ropar. I did my PhD from the Delhi School of Economics. After my PhD, I joined the Dept. of HSS, IIT Ropar, in March 2013.
Research Interests
Agglomeration and Urban Economics
FDI and Technology Spillover, Regional Spillover, Patent & Economics of Innovation
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Microeconometrics, Spatial Econometrics, Time Series & Panel Data Econometrics, etc.
Education
PhD Economics, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi, 2012-13
M. Phil. Economics, University of Delhi, 2005-06
M.A. Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 2001
B.A. (Hons.) Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 98
Work Experience
December 11 2019-Present, Associate Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India
March 14, 2013- December 10, 2019, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India
July 21, 2008- March 13, 2013, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Shyamlal College, University of Delhi.
July 17, 2006- April 30, 2008, Ad-hoc Lecturer in the Dept. of Economics, Shyamlal College, University of Delhi
December 1, 2004- January 31, 2005, Research Consultant, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University Enclave
Visiting/Adjunct faculty for the short term
April-May, 2018, Resource person (visiting position), Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh, India
2017-18 (August-November, 2017), Resource person (short term visiting position), Dept. of Economics, College of Management and Economics Studies, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India