The following are the broad areas of research at IGIDR.
- Economic Reforms and Macroeconomic Policies.
- Public Economics.
- International Trade and Exchange Rates.
- Industrial Organisation, Industrial Economics.
- Game Theory.
- Financial Sector, Banking.
- Agricultural Economics, Food Policy.
- Poverty, Safety Nets, PDS, Rural Development.
- Labour Economics.
- Economic History.
- Energy and Infrastructure.
- Environmental Studies, Climate Change Issues
