Education and Employement
| Education |
Ph.D. ,University of Singapore 1974
Certificate of Demography , Bombay, India, 1962 MA , Andhra University, India, 1960 BA(Hons) , Andhra University, India, 1959 |
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| Employment History | Professor Emeritus, GITAM Institute of Foreign Trade (GIFT), Visakhapatnam [2004-2007] Most of the work involved guiding and inspiring relatively young researchers at GIFT. A book on Intellectual Property Rights and another on the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant have been the major products. Visiting Faculty, Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (March 2002- March 2003): Visiting Faculty, Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (March 2002- March 2003): Designed and offered a 12 lecture course of close to 40 hour duration on “Globalization: Trends and Issues” to 30 mid-career civil servants of the Government of India (belonging to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Railway Service, etc). Hon Research Professor, GITAM Institute of Foreign Trade, Visakhapatnam (August 2001- February 2003): Inspired the faculty to do research and instituted the GIFT Discussion Paper series. Prepared the first ever district development report, The Visakhapatnam Development Report, 2003, with contributions from GIFT faculty and other experts. Was in full charge of the 15-month activity comprising an initiation cum brainstorming meeting, funds mobilization, selection and supervision of authors of background papers, series of meetings to review the papers, preparation of the draft Report, meeting to consider the draft, preparation of the final draft and publication and dissemination. The activity brought together, on more than one occasion, the elected representatives, academics, captains of industry and trade, and government officials of the district to deliberate on the Report in particular and development of the district in general. 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: Designed and offered a number of courses to undergraduates and postgraduates. Notable examples are the courses on “World Economy: Evolution and Issues”, “Income Distribution Analysis” and “Development Policy in Southeast Asia”. Economist, World Bank: Philippines Program Division at Washington DC (Aug. 1983 - Oct. 1985); Resident Mission at Jakarta (Oct. 1980 - July 1983); Economic and Social Data Division at Washington DC (Jan 1979-Sept 1980): Economic policy work concerning the country of operation and preparation of studies pertaining to poverty and income distribution. Senior Lecturer and Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Singapore (1969-78); Lecturer, School of Accountancy, Singapore Polytechnic (1967-69): Designed and offered courses on Macroeconomics and Development Economics, including a course on the Malaysian Economy. Research Assistant, Management Research Unit, Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Jamshedpur, India (1963-67): Preparation and related tasks concerning organization charts, management guides, appraisal forms and codified rules. Statistician, AP Census Office, Hyderabad, India (1962-63): Prepared the State Vital Statistics Report as part of the publications of the Indian Census of 1961. Fellow, Demographic Training and Research Centre, Bombay, India (1961-62): Prepared the State Vital Statistics Report as part of the publications of the Indian Census of 1961. Investigator, Andhra University, India (1960-61): Preparation of tabulations based on the filled in questionnaires from a household survey and other materials. Special Tutor, M.R. College, Vizianagaram, India (1959-60): Offered a course on Macroeconomics to undergraduates. |
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