Host: National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), UK
Sponsor: Sustainability and Resilience Institute (SRI)
Project Objectives:
To analyse how climate-related financial conditions can be incorporated into macroeconomic models.
To produce policy-relevant analysis supporting NIESR’s climate modelling work.
To develop applied macroeconomic research skills through engagement with ongoing work.
Activities:
Review NIESR’s climate-economy modelling and support scenario analysis
Develop familiarity with macroeconomic models and climate scenarios
Assist in re-estimation of model equations where relevant
Contribute to ongoing macroeconomic and policy analysis
Support dissemination through policy outputs or blogs
Host: Department of Financial Studies, University of Delhi, India
Sponsor: Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India
Retrieved and analysed data of all listed firms on the Indian National Stock Exchange across 2011- 2016.
Developed a financial distress prediction model that identifies early warning signals of corporate failure that was adopted by the Ministry of Corporate affairs to guide policymaking.
Presented findings to senior officials from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India.
Host: Department of Financial Studies, University of Delhi, India
Sponsor: Indigram Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Collaborated in a team of five to analyse global unicorns vs. Indian incumbents from 2012 - 2016.
Developed a strategy to rank the Indian securities most prone to disruption and arrived at a select list to be bet against by the project’s sponsor.