Sponsored projects

Note: Projects executed while employed at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi, India, are marked by ***.

All other projects were carried out at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India.

I) Ongoing

None currently

II) Completed

I have completed 31 research projects for following organisations (alone or as part of a team):

India:

    Fourteenth Finance Commission, New Delhi.

    Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.

    Planning Commission, New Delhi.

    Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

    Government of Kerala.

International organisations:

    Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila.

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle.

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D. C.

    European Commission (EC), Brussels.

    Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Rome.

    Food and Agriculture Organization, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP), Bangkok.

    International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru.

    International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa.

    International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C.

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (UN-ESCAP), Bangkok.

    United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington D.C. / Kathmandu.

    United States Department of Agriculture-Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS), Washington D.C.

    World Bank, Washington D.C. / New Delhi.

 

Project details

1.    “Fertilizer Sector Analytics”, World Bank, New Delhi.

2.    “Foreign Direct Investment in Plantation and Associated Sectors”, Government of Kerala.

3.    “SPANDAN Project – Grants for Innovative Research Proposals”, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle.

4.    DRG Study on “Assessing the Impact of Different Types of Public Expenditure in India Using CGE Model”, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

5.    “Trends in food eaten away from home, dietary diversification and the dynamics of Asian rice consumption”, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP), Bangkok, 2016.

6.    Spatial CGE Model for Centre-State Fiscal Policy Analysis, 14th Finance Commission, Government of India, 2014.

7.    Alternative Economic Structures and Policy Options for Achieving Zero Income Poverty: A CGE Analysis for India Integrating International Development Goals, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific, Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, New Delhi, 2014.

8.    Accelerating Agricultural Productivity Growth in India – Policies and Investment Options, World Bank, New Delhi, 2012.

9.    *** Role of Policies and Institutions in Delivering Food Security in India, Asian Development Bank, Manila, 2011.

10. *** Cereals Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID and the World Bank, 2010-12.

11. *** Evaluation of Indian Agricultural Productivity Growth, Economic Research Service / United States Department of Agriculture, 2010-12.

12. *** Food and Nutritional Security in Nepal: A Stock Taking Exercise, USAID-Kathmandu, 2010.

13. *** Nepal’s Accession of Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Support Fund, USAID-Kathmandu, 2010.

14. Trade, Agricultural Policies and Structural Changes in India’s Agrifood System; Implications for National and Global Markets (TAPSIM), European Commission, Brussels. 2008-10.

15. Indian Rural Employment Guarantee Programme, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D. C., 2009-10.

16. Assessment of the Doha Outcome: A Development Perspective on the Global Agricultural Trade Regime, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C. – International Policy Analysis Network (IFPRI-IPAN) funded by Hewlett Foundation, Washington, D.C., 2008.

17. Modelling for Eleventh Plan and Beyond, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi. 2007-12.

18. Economic Integration and External Shocks:  Modelling Outcomes for India, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D. C., 2007.

19. Impact of Economic Growth on Achieving MDGs, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok, 2007.

20. Foodgrains Management in India, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C., 2007.

21. Trade Liberalization and Food Security in South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C, 2006.

22. Liberalization of food-processing sector in India: A study using the GTAP Model , as part of the IGIDR-ERS/USDA (Economic Research Service / United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.) collaborative research project on “Indian Agricultural Markets and Policy”, 2005.

23. Consultant to the World Bank, Washington D.C., for the Financial and Economic Analysis of the Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project (MWSIP), 2004-05.

24. Minimum Support Price for Food Grains and its Implications for Food Security of the Poor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi, 2002.

25. Assam Development Report, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, 2002.

26. Future of Agriculture in the Semi-Arid Tropics, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 2000.

27. The experience with the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture: Case Study for India, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Rome, 1999.

28. Where do India’s Exports Face the Greatest Obstacles, World Bank, Washington, D. C., 1999.

29. Agricultural Trade Liberalization in India, World Bank, Washington, D. C., 1999.

30. International Trade Competitiveness and Finance: The Developing Countries Experience, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, 1998.

31. Strategies for Agricultural Trade Liberalisation in India, World Bank, Washington, D. C., 1995.