Arnab Mukherji

New Faculty Block, 010 [email protected]

IIM Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road
Bengaluru, KA 560076 India

Education:

Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, California, USA

Ph.D (Policy Analysis), 2001-2006
Title: Agrarian Households in Semi-Arid Tropics: Evaluating Policy Options

Center for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
M.A. (Economics), First Class, 1998-2000

Ramjas College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

B.A. (Economics), 1994-1997

Employment:
ˆ Professor, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore (2020 - current)
ˆ Associate Professor, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore (2014 - 2020)
ˆ Assistant Professor, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore (2007 - 2014)
ˆ Research Fellow, Pardee RAND Graduate School. (2006 - February, 2007)
ˆ Assistant Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation (2001-2006)
ˆ Summer Intern, Asian Development Bank, New Delhi (2002)
ˆ Project Associate, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2000-01)

Research (Peer Reviewed Journals)

ˆ K. Krishnan, Arnab Mukherji, and S Basu (2020) Market responses to increased transparency: An
Indian narrative International Review of Economics and Finance, 69(5): 663-677
ˆ Thapliyal, S., Arnab Mukherji, D. Malghan (2019) Inequality and Loss of Commons: Evidence from
India, World Development, 122(October): 693-712.
ˆ Jahagirdar, D., S. Harper, A. Nandi, J. Heymann, Arnab Mukherji and H. Swaminathan (2017) The
effect of paid maternity leave on early childhood growth in low, and middle income countries BMJ
Global Health, 2:e000294.
ˆ Barnes, K., Arnab Mukherji, P. Mullen, and N. Sood (2017) Financial Risk Protection from Social
Health Insurance, Journal of Health Economics, 55(9):14-29.
ˆ Mukherji, Arnab, S. Roychoudhury, and P. Ghosh, S. Brown (2016) A Bayesian Joint Model for
Hospitalization and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures with Application to an aging population Journal of
Applied Econometrics, 31(6): 1140-1158.
ˆ Saranga H., A. Mukherji, and J. Shah. (2015) Determinants of Inventory Trends in the Indian Auto-
motive Industry: An Empirical Study, IIMB Management Review, 27(1): 6-18.
ˆ Krishnan, S., Dhillon, P.K., . . ., Arnab Mukherji, . . ., F.M. Knaul (2015) Report from a symposium
on catalyzing primary and secondary prevention of cancer in India. Cancer Causes & Control, 26(11):
1671-1684.
ˆ Sood, N., Arnab Mukherji, Z. Wagner, and E. Bendavid (2014) Government health insurance for
people below poverty line in India: quasi-experimental evaluation of insurance and health outcomes.
BMJ, 349, g5114.
ˆ Ghosh, A and Arnab Mukherji, (2014) Effects of Ambient Air Quality on Child Health in Urban India,
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 63(1): 191-222.
 ˆ Arnab Mukherji, (2013) Evidence on Community Driven Development from an Indian village, Journal
of Development Studies, 49(11): 1548 - 1563.
ˆ Rathi, P., Arnab Mukherji and G. Sen (2012) RSBY: Evaluating Utilization, Roll-out and Perceptions
of a health insurance scheme in Amravati. Economic and Political Weekly, Special Articles, 24th
September, 57-64.
ˆ Swaminathan, H., and Arnab Mukherji (2012) Malnourished in Slums? Evidence from India, American
Journal of Public Health, July, Vol. 102, No.7: 1329-1335.
ˆ Kamath, R., Arnab Mukherji, and M. Sandstrom. (2010) Accessing Institutional Finance: A Demand
Side Story for Rural India. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 45(37), 56-62.
ˆ Kamath, R., Arnab Mukherji, and S. Ramanathan (2010) Ramanagaram Financial Diaries: Cash
Patterns and Repayments of microfinance borrowers Enterprise Development and Microfinance, Vol.
21 (2) (cited in Wall Street Journal ).
ˆ Datar, A., Arnab Mukherji, and N. Sood (2007) Health Infrastructure and Immunization Coverage in
Rural India, Indian Journal of Medical Research. January, 31-42.

Chapters in Edited Books

ˆ Mukherji, Arnab and A. Mukherji. (2015) “Part II: Bihar”, Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 in Arvind
Pangariya and Govinda Rao (Ed.) The Making of Miracles in Indian States: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar
and Gujarat 123-227. Oxford University Press: USA.
ˆ Mukherji, Arnab and A. Mukherji. (2013) Governance, Governance and Governance: “Sushashan”
and the New Bihar, in Nicholas Stern and N. K. Singh (Ed.) The Story of New Bihar: Rekindling
Governance and Development, Harper Collins. (Book released by Honorable President of India)
ˆ Mukherji, Arnab and A. Mukherji. (2011) Do public funds increase the probability a school is func-
tional? in M. Govinda Rao and Mihir Rakshit (Ed.) Public Economics: Theory and Policy - Essays
in Honor of Amaresh Bagchi, SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.

Research and Policy Reports

ˆ Chakrabarty, S and Arnab Mukherji (2018) Karnataka Innovation Report: Stakeholder Dialogues.
Bangalore: Bhasha Media for IIM Bangalore (Report released by Honorable Chief Minister, Govern-
ment of Karnataka)
ˆ Mukherji, A. and S. Sarkar (2018) Health care in India: Insured, but not covered Arthika Charche:
FPI Journal of Economics and Governance, 21(3): 41-56.
ˆ Mukherji, A and H. Swaminathan, (2013) Health care management and delivery in India: Right to
Health. IIMB Management Review, Vol. 25 (1), pp. 28-35.
ˆ Chaturvedi, A., R. Arora, Arnab Mukherji, M. Chaturvedi, R. Chakrabarti, S. Kabisch, T. Mohns,
W. Kiewitt, (2012) Adaptation financing and practice: observations from community-based projects
in India. PreventionWeb http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/26694
ˆ Arnab Mukherji, and H. Mukhopadhyay. (2011) Evaluating the PRMPA Using a Synthetic Control
Group, Technical Report, South Asia Working Paper Series No. 2, Asian Development Bank, Manila.
ˆ G. Naik, A. Mukherji and N. Sultana (2010) Report on CPP - Rural Development Department Pro-
posal for Improving Public Service Delivery in Bihar, submitted to Principal Secretary, Rural Devel-
opment Department, Government of Bihar.
ˆ Mukherji, Arnab and A. N. Mukherjee (2009). Public Health System Implications of Demographic
Change in India. IIMB Management Review, 21(3): 261-279.
ˆ Brown, E. D., A. Coombe, F. Kipperman, K. B. Kumar, T. Mengistu, Arnab Mukherji, N. Sood, and
J. K. Yoong (2009). Catalysts of Entrepreneurship – Policies for Growth. Conference Proceedings from
the 1st International Conference on Entrepreneurship. RAND CF-265-KRI. Santa Monica. USA.
ˆ Arnab Mukherji, (2009) Fumiko Ekuni’s The Self-Employed Women’s Association, Contemporary
Ideas and Issues in Social Science. Vol. 5(1)
ˆ Mukherji, A. and S. Buteau (2008) Changing profile of households in poverty in India from 1970s,
The World Bank, mimeo.
 ˆ Mukherji, A. (2008). Trends in Andhra Pradesh with a Focus on Poverty, Young Lives: Technical
Report, Oxford University Archives
ˆ Morral, A. R., D. McCaffrey, G. Ridgeway, A. Mukherji, and C. Beighley (2007). Using Outcomes
to Assess Teen Substance-Use Treatment Programs – How Feasible?, RAND RB-9269-CSAT, Santa
Monica, USA
ˆ Morral, A.R., D. McCaffrey, G. Ridgeway, A. Mukherji, and C. Beighley (2006). The Relative Ef-
fectiveness of 10 Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, RAND TR-346, Santa Monica,
USA
ˆ Chaturvedi, A., and A. Mukherji (2005). Do Elections Incite Violence? (2005) Available on SSRN
ˆ Sen, T.K., P.N. Bhattacharya, A. Mukherji, and V. Selvaraju (2000). Reform Program for Rajasthan,
Study Report, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi

Work in Progress or under submission

ˆ Bhuwania, P., Arnab Mukherji, and H. Swaminathan, Powering Education through Empowerment:
Evidence from India (under review ).
ˆ Mukherji, Arnab and A. Shatrunjay, Coping with COVID-19 and its Consequences: Household ad-
justments in India.
ˆ Mitra, A. and Arnab Mukherji, Brothers in Arms? COVID-19 and Hindu-Muslim conflict in India.
ˆ Awasthi, S., Arnab Mukherji, S. Sahoo, Mission “Indradhanush”: Impacts of a national vaccination
program
ˆ Altahf, S. and Arnab Mukherji, Of Flies, Mosquitoes, and Hygiene: Public and Private Investments
in Indian Slums.
ˆ Yadav, K. and Arnab Mukherji. To Sir, with love: Online or in-Class?
ˆ Kabra, A., Arnab Mukherji and S. Mahelwal, Conservation-displacement and land-based rehabilita-
tion: Assessing the impact of alternate land distribution schemes on livelihood trajectories.
ˆ Yadav, K. and Arnab Mukherji. Does the early bird get the worm? Evidence from Young Lives, India.
ˆ Sriram, M. S., Arnab Mukherji “Case Study: College of Physicians and Surgeons”

Op-Ed
ˆ A. Chaturvedi and A. Mukherji (2020) Mind the Gap – Economy, Ecosystems and COVID19 Recovery,
CIOL Online, May 15th.
ˆ A. Mitra, S. Mitra and A. Mukherji (2017) Consumption spikes and election days, Ideas for India,
April 20th.
ˆ A. Ghosh, and A. Mukherji (2014) Every precious breath you take. Business Line, The Hindu, June
17th
ˆ M. V. Rajeev Gowda, A. Mukherji, Kavya Reddy (2013) Most States unprepared for PPPs. Business
Line, The Hindu, January 17th

Teaching

Long Duration Programs: - all graduate level courses

ˆ Business, Government and Society (MBA, Core)

– IIM Bangalore: 2017-19, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21
– IIM Vizag: 2016-17
– IIM Nagpur: 2018-19
ˆ Healthcare Economics: Theory and Policy for Fragmented Markets (MBA, Elective)
 – IIM Bangalore: 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2019-20 and 2020-21
ˆ Development Economics: Theory and Practice (MBA, Elective)
– IIM Bangalore: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19
ˆ Public Policy Analysis, (PGPPM, Core)
– IIM Bangalore: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2019-20
ˆ Evaluating Public Policy (PGPPM, Core Elective)
– IIM Bangalore: 2015-16 and 2016-17
ˆ Public Policy Analysis (PhD, Core)
– IIM Bangalore: 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21
ˆ Inferences in Observational Settings (PhD, Core)
– IIM Bangalore: 2009 - 2015, 2020-21
ˆ Microeconomics (PhD, Core)
– IIM Bangalore: 2009 - 2013

Executive Education Programs:

ˆ Program Director, Mid-Career Training Program

– Phase 2, Indian Audit and Accounts Services, GoI (2018, 2019)
– Phase 2, Indian Economics Service Officers, GoI (2015, 2016, 2017)
– Phase 3, Indian Economics Service Officers, GoI (2017, 2018)
– Phase 3, Department of Commercial Taxes, GoKarnataka (2018, 2019)
– Development and Inequality Workshop (with University of Melbourne) (2018, 2019)
– Program Coordinator, Reinventing Public Service Delivery for Meghalaya Civil Service Officers
(2012)
ˆ Instructor (100+ sessions during 2014-20; selected sessions listed below)
– Business, Government and Society, Executive General Management Program, (Batches 46, 50,
54 (2018, 2019, 2020))
– Nudge Theory: Application to Inclusive Finance, Challenges of Managing Inclusive Finance in
India (2018, 2019)
– Public Health and Policy Discourse, Accelerated Development Programme (2015-16)
– Understanding the Macroeconomic Environment, Programme for Accelerated Capability En-
hancement (PACE) for United Health Group (2018, 2019)
– Principles of Micro & Macro, Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs (2008, 2011)
– Microeconomics, Executive General Management Program, Batch 24 (2012)
– Quantitative Methods in Public Policy, Program for Indian Administrative Service (2010)
– Public Policy Analysis in Indian Foreign Service Probationers Program (2008)

Survey Research
ˆ 2016: Baseline survey of 5000 households in rural Karnataka to establish nutritional bio-markers for
children, adolescent girls, and pregnant and lactating women.
ˆ 2012: Fieldwork in Karnataka: Coordinating large household survey with administrative data to
evaluate the Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme. Sample Size: 8,400 households.
ˆ 2011: Fieldwork in Bangalore: Baseline survey of Street Food Vendors. Sample Size: 120 households
ˆ 2007-9: Fieldwork in Ramnagaram to identify borrowing behavior of households dependent on micro-
finance loans. Sample Size: 100 households
ˆ 2007: Fieldwork (Sampling and Questionnaire Design, Training field investigators, identifying sites)
citizens survey in Bangalore. Sample size: 1200
ˆ 2005: Fieldwork (Sampling and Questionnaire Design, Training field investigators, identifying sites)
for agricultural survey in Sheopur District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sample Size: 200
Academic Service
ˆ Chair, PGPPM Design Committee (2020)
ˆ Founding Program Director, Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Program (2019 - 2022)
ˆ Interview Panellist, Fulbright-Nehru Post-Doctoral National Selection Committee (2019)
ˆ Post-Graduate Program on Public Policy and Management Academic Committee (2010 - 2013; 2015-
2019; 2019 - )
ˆ Co-Chair, “Review of the Post-Graduate Program in Public Policy and Management” (2017-18)
ˆ Chairperson, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore (2015 - 2018)
ˆ Member, Career Development Services (2014-2017)
ˆ Reviewing proposals as a part of Ethics Committee, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore (NIH
registered, 2008 - 2019)
ˆ Co-Chair, Committee on “Norms Governing Academic Activities at IIMB” (2016)
ˆ Member, Committee on “Future Scenarios: Scaling with Excellence at IIMB” (2016)
ˆ Member, Research and Publication Committee, IIM Bangalore (2013 - 2016)
ˆ Co-Chair, Annual Conference on Public Policy and Management, IIM Bangalore (2014-15, 2016-17,
2017-18)
ˆ Coordinator, Fellow Program in Management, Public Policy Area (2009 - 2013)
ˆ Co-Chair, IIMB Management Review Doctoral Conference, 2012
ˆ Member, “Review of the Post-Graduate Program on Public Policy and Management” (2008)
ˆ Reviewing papers for Economics Bulletin, Journal of Royal Statistical Society Series A, World De-
velopment, Journal of Development Studies, Ecological Economics, Forum for Health Economics and
Policy, Health Policy and Planning, BMJ Open, PLoS Medicine, PLoS ONE, BMC Health Services Re-
search, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, IIMB Management Review, Asia-Pacific
Journal of Public Health, and American Journal of Evaluation

Other Academic Activities

ˆ Research Grants
– What drives poor care for Child Diarrhea? A Standardized Patient Study in India, with Zachrey
Wagner, RAND Corporation, (NIH RO1, 2019 - 2023)
– British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG 2018-19 (SRG1819) to study Political
Dynasties in India, with Anirban Mitra (University of Kent) (2019 - 2021; £10,000).
– Foundation Grant, with Arijit Nandi at Institute of Health and Social Policy, McGill University
and funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (Grant Number: FDN-148467; 2016 -
2021; Canadian $ 80,000)
– Baseline Survey for the Karnataka Multi-Sector Nutritional Program (Grant Number:P149811;
Rs. 40,00,000)
– Iron Cookies: Tackling Anemia in Pregnant Women, Grand Challenges Canada “Saving Brains”
Seed Funds. 2013-16 (Grant Number: #03480-03; Canadian $ 2,50,000)
– Impact Evaluation of Results-Based Payments for Hospital Care for the Poor in Karnataka State,
India. Jointly funded by World Bank and Government of Karnataka. 2012-2014. ( US $ 1,50,000)
– Examining the Impact of Social Policies on Health Equity, an international collaboration led
from McGill University and funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research. 2011-2016.
(Canadian $ 80,000)
ˆ Additional Academic Affiliations
– Adjunct Staff, RAND Corporation, Los Angeles (2019 onwards)
– Member, Technical Advisory Group, Capacity Building and Research on Public Finances for
Children in Karnataka State, Fiscal Policy Institute and UNICEF (2019-20)
– Faculty Affiliate, WORLD Policy Center based at University of California, Los Angeles (2016
onwards); http://www.worldpolicycenter.org/about/faculty-affiliates
 – Advisory Group, Together for Health, Research and Innovation for Vibrant Employment (PI:
Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee, Funded by Grand Challenges Canada)(2017-18)
– Advisory Committee, Understanding the Potential for Crop Insurance in India: A study of
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in Karnatka (PI: Center for Policy and Budget Studies,
Funded by 3ie Foundation)(2017-18)
– Advisory Committee, Understanding the Potential for Crop Insurance in India: A study of
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in Karnatka (PI: Center for Policy and Budget Studies,
Funded by 3ie Foundation)(2017-18)
– Advisory Committee, Together We Can: Assessing the Impact of Women’s Action Groups on
Social Change in India (PI: Center for Policy and Budget Studies, Funded by IDRC)(2015-17)
– Contributor to Research on Columbia University’s Program on Indian Economic Policies, School
of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (2010-2014)
ˆ Visits:
– Visiting Fellow, Department of Economics, Calcutta University, 19 - 24, November, 2018 (sup-
ported by UGC sponsored Department of Special Assistance program (Phase 1))
– Visiting Fellow, Department of Economics and Politics, Vidhya Bhawana, Visva-Bharati Univer-
sity, 23 - 26 March, 2018.
– Visiting Scholar, Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Canada; October -
November, 2016.
– Visitor, School of Human Ecology, Ambedkar University, New Delhi, India; 14-18 December,
2015.
– Visitor, Center for Health Policy, Stanford University, California, USA; 5-9, May 2014.
– Visiting Scholar, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern
California, USA; April 2014.
– Visitor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, India; November, 2011.
ˆ Awards:
– Visiting Research Scholar Grant, IIM Bangalore (2014, 2016)
– Ph.D. Scholarship, (2005). International Water Management Institution (US Dollars 5,000)
– Kip and Mary Ann Hagopian Fellowship, (2005). Pardee RAND Graduate School (US Dollars
35,000)
– Donald and Susan Rice Fellowship. (2001). Pardee RAND Graduate Fellowship
– Sir Ratan Tata Travel Grant, (2001). Sir Ratan Tata Trust
– Anuj Mehta Best Student of the Year 1996-7, Ramjas College, University of Delhi

Selected Conferences, Invited Talks, and Presentations

ˆ 2019
– Arnab Mukherji, Powering Women’s Education through Empowerment: Evidence from India,
Research and Publication Seminar Series, IIM Ahmedabad, November, 26th
– Arnab Mukherji, Randomisation, Development Economics & Poverty, Nobel Insight Public Lec-
tures on Economics Sciences, MES College, October, 26th
– M. Rao, Arnab Mukherji, and H. Swaminathan, Trends in Rural Fiscal Decentralization in Kar-
nataka: A Focus on Public Health, 4th South Asia Economic Network Conference on Subnational
Finance and Local Service Delivery in South Asia, Dhaka, September 7-8th.
– P. Bhuwania, Arnab Mukherji, and H. Swaminathan, Mahila Samakhya: A Pathway to Education
for Women? Department of Economics, Ashoka University, April 24.
ˆ 2018 - 2014
– P. Bhuwania, Arnab Mukherji, and H. Swaminathan, Mahila Samakhya: A Pathway to empow-
erment? Jindal School of Public Policy, Sonepath, October 16, 2018
 – A. Kabra, Arnab Mukherji, and S. Mahelwal, ‘Conservation-displacement and land-based reha-
bilitation: Assessing the impact of alternate land distribution schemes on livelihood trajectories’,
9th November, 2017.
– P. Bhuwania, J. Heymann, Arnab Mukherji, A. Nandi, H. Swaminathan, Public Work Programs
and Social capital: An Exploration of NREGA in India, Population Association of America
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 27-29, 2017
– A. Mitra, S. Mitra, and Arnab Mukherji, Cash for Votes: Evidence from India, Economics
Seminar Series, Department of Economics, McGill University, Montreal, 11 November, 2016
– Arnab Mukherji, N. Sood, P. Mullen, and K. Barnes, Reduction in Financial Risk due to Health
Insurance: Evidence from Karnataka, India, 11th World Congress: “De Gustibus Disputandum
Non Est!” Health Economics and Nutrition: an iHEA World Congress, 12-15th July, Bocconi
University, Milan, Italy, 2015
ˆ Earlier:
JSM-ASA, Montreal 2014, iHEA 2014, RIP CHP/PCOR Stanford University, 2014; ASHE 2014; USC
Scaheffer Center 2014; JNU-NIPFP Congress, 2014; 9th World Congress, iHEA 2013; ASHE 2012;
Columbia University’s Program on Policies in India, IIC, New Delhi; South Asia Seminar Series, ADB,
New Delhi; PAA 2011; PAA 2010; ADB, Manila; Oxford; ISB; ICRISAT; IIT Delhi; IIMA

Student Oversight

Doctoral

ˆ Public Policy
– Soumya Pal, Essay on Health and Environment, Chair ; (ongoing)
– Archana Purohit, Essays on Uneven Regional Development, Chair, 2018; (Placed: Center for
Policy and Budget Studies, Bangalore)
– Althaf S., Essays on Urban Change: Exploring the Role of Politics and Policy, 2017; Chair ;
(Placed: NIT Calicut)
– Sneha Thapliyal, Three Essays on Ecological Economics, 2015; (Placed: IIM Indore)
ˆ Economics
– Kartik Yadav, Essays on Human Capital, Chair, 2018; (Placed: Jindal Global Law School)
– Ayona Bhattacharya, Trade and Health, 2015; (Placed: Jindal Global Business School)
– Shubhadip Mukherjee, Indian SMEs since Liberalization, 2015; (Placed: ICFAI Business School)
ˆ Finance
– Kaveri Krishnan, Efficacy of Credit Rating Process in India, 2018; (Placed: IIM Vishakhapat-
nam)
– Shobhit Aggarwal, Tax Effects of Dividends in an Indian context, 2015; (Placed: IIM Udaipur)
– Mrityunjay Tiwary, Financial Development and Economic Growth, 2014; (Placed: IIM Lucknow)
ˆ Decision Sciences and Information Sciences
– Ravi Prakash Rajan, Time Series Analysis of Google Search Trends; (Placed: Post-doctoral
Fellow in Operations Planning Accounting and Control Group, Eindhoven University of Tech-
nology)
– Anupama L, Forecasting with complex and multiple seasonality in the electricity sector, ongoing

Master’s Thesis:

ˆ D. Vishnuvardhan Reddy, Cross-border electricity trading among the South-Asian countries, 2009-11
ˆ Sarda Prasanna Mohanty, Size and Source of financing for MSMEs, 2009-11
ˆ Sibabrata Choudhuri, Commodity Cooperatives as institutions to address rural poverty, 2009-11
ˆ Sandhya Singh, World of Microenterprises: A regional analysis, 2010-12
 ˆ Dr. Prateek Rathi, Evaluating RSBY: A case study from Amravati, MP, 2010-12
ˆ Y Kavya Reddy, Index of PPP for Infrastructure Development in India, 2012-14
ˆ P. M. Karthik, Telemedicine: Sustainability in Rural India, 2012-14
ˆ R. Subbu, Impact of Public Auditing in India, 2013-15
ˆ Pankaj Kumar, Effects of Economic Growth on Income Inequality in India, 2014-16
ˆ G V Ramana Rao, A Business Model to Bridge Digital Divide in India, 2014-16
ˆ Surya Lakshmi Chellapilla, District Mental Health Programme’s Learning And Mental Health Care
Bill, 2014-16

Guided another 15 Policy Memos for the Master’s Prorgam in Public Policy and Management and 25
Contemporary Concern studies (semester long term papers) for the MBA program.

Other Activities
ˆ Member, Adharshila Board, An NGO providing primary education to tribal households in Madhya
Pradesh (2010 onwards)
ˆ Coach, for The Eradicators (4 member PGP team), Winners of AUS $ 2,15,000 (about Rs. 10 crore
as start-up capital) in the 2016 Global Business Challenge, a graduate business case competition
organized by Queensland University of Technology, 2016
ˆ Member, Sanrakshan Board, An NGO involved in Human-Animal conflicts (2018 onwards)
ˆ Member, Board of Advisors, Kishoree Foundation, East Champaran, Bihar, India.