IGIDR Annual Report 2008-2009 - Indira Gandhi Institute of ...

Faculty ActivitiesParticipated at the international conference on ―How are the Poor Affected by Trade,‖ organised by United NationsConference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India Programme, New Delhi, October 2, 2008.Refereeing/Membership of Committees/Awards/Miscellaneous:Babu P.G.Refereeing Journal: International Review of Law and EconomicsAwarded the ―Adam Smith Chair Guest Professor in Philosophy and Economics,‖ Univ. of Bayreuth, Germany,Apr-July 2008Examination Moderation Committee Member, Department of Economics, University of MumbaiMember, Board of Studies, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, PuneOverseen the process of IGIDR joining the Erasmus Mundus Masters Program.in Law and Economics as a thirdterm partnerPrepared the ground work for IGIDR‘s collaboration with TISS and IIPS so as to enable them to jointly apply forColumbia University and McArthur Foundation‘s Masters in Development Practice Programme fundingDean of Graduate Studies, IGIDRExternal Registration for Ph.D. Program Committee Convenor, IGIDRThesis Colloquium Committee Convenor, IGIDRMember of Library Committee, Executive Committee, Infrastructure Committee,Incentives Committee, Visiting Students Program Committee, Visiting Scholars Program Committee, Post-DoctoralProgram Committee, Scholarship Committee, Students‘ Welfare and Grievances Committee, Canteen Committee ofIGIDRTeaching and M.Phil/Ph.D guidance: Microeconomic Theory 2 (2008 and 2009)Students under guidance: Two (ongoing) Ph.D. Students, five (three submitted and process completed, one revised,one ongoing) M.Phil.Ganesh-Kumar A.Refeering: i) Journal of Development Studies; ii) Ecological Economics; iii) IIMB Management ReviewMembership of Committees in IGIDR: Seminar Co-ordinator, Convenor, Advisory Committee for the ―IGIDR-EPWRF Project on the data base of the Indian Economy‖, Convenor, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Committee, StudentAdmissions Interview Panel, External Ph.D. Registration Committee, Web site committee, Computer Committee,IGIDR Campus Upgradation CommitteeStudents under supervision: Binay Kumar Ray; ―Energy Technology Management in Indian Industry‖; Ph. D.ongoingGoyal AshimaPeer Reviews for Margin, Indian Economic Journal, Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies.Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research 41