Chandan Sapkota 

Currently

• • Economist engaged in economics related work! :-)

Previously 

• • Economist (international consultant) at Asian Development Bank, India Resident Mission

  • Economics Officer at Asian Development Bank, Nepal Resident Mission

  • Research Officer at SAWTEE, Kathmandu

  • Junior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC 

  • Consultant for The EIU, DFID, ADB, FAO, UNDP, GIZ-CIM, and Ministry of Commerce & Supplies (Nepal), among others

  • Op-ed columnist for Republica

Education

• • PhD in Development Economics (GRIPS, Japan)

  • MA in Public Economics (GRIPS, Japan)

  • MA in Economics (Tribhuvan University, Nepal)

  • BA, Economics and Mathematics (Dickinson College, USA)

  • A-Levels (Pure Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Economics), Budhanilkantha School

Research interests

• • Nepali, Indian and South Asian economy

  • Macroeconomics (real, fiscal and external sectors)

  • Policy analysis and program evaluation

I regularly blog on issues related to economic development, public policy and policy analysis in the developing countries. Read my blog here.  

Blog posts are personal; they neither reflect the views of nor endorsed by the institutions I am associated with.