Education & Employement

Employment History

• Visiting Professor,
  LKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore,
  May, 2009 – May 2011
• Professor Emeritus,
  GITAM Institute of Foreign Trade (GIFT),
  Visakhapatnam[2004-2007]
• Visiting Faculty,
  Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
  (March 2002- March 2003)
• Hon Research Professor,
  GITAM Institute of Foreign Trade, Visakhapatnam
  (August 2001- February 2003)
• Associate Professor of Economics (January 1989 – March 2001)
  Senior Fellow, Public Policy Programme (1994-2001),
  Senior Lecturer in Economics (October 1985 – December 1988),
  National University of Singapore
• Economist,
  World Bank: Philippines Program Division at Washington DC (Aug. 1983 - Oct. 1985)
  Resident Mission at Jakarta, Indonesia (Oct. 1980 - July 1983)
  Economic and Social Data Division at Washington DC (Jan 1979 - Sept 1980)
• Senior Lecturer and Lecturer,
  Department of Economics, University of Singapore (1969-78)
  Lecturer, School of Accountancy, Singapore Polytechnic (1967-69)
• Research Assistant,
  Management Research Unit, Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Jamshedpur, India
  (1963-67)
• Statistician,
  AP Census Office, Hyderabad, India
  (1962-63)
• Fellow,
  Demographic Training and Research Centre, Bombay, India
  (1961- 62)
• Investigator,
  Andhra University, India
  (1960-61)
• Special Tutor,
  M.R. College, Vizianagaram, India
  (1959-60)

Areas Expertise

• Globalization: History, Trends and Issues
• Development economics and policy (Area Focus: Southeast Asia and India)
• Income Inequality Trends and Issues