The Economics Area Faculty offer the following courses in various programme.
IIM-A Economics Area faculty conduct research in the following broad areas:
Agricultural economics
Applied game theory
Applied macroeconomics
Applied microeconomics
Balance of payments
Banking
Behavioural economics
Business & economic history
Capital markets
Competition
Determinants of enterprise level capabilities
Development economics
Experimental economics
Export behavior and performance of firms
Financial economics
Firm level responses to policy initiatives
Fiscal policy at national and state levels
Foreign direct investment
Foreign exchange management
Game theory
Gender discrimination
Gender economics
Health economics
Industrial organization
Infrastructure
Intellectual property rights
International finance
International macroeconomics
International trade
Labour economics
Mathematical economics
Mechanism design
Micro, small, and medium enterprises
Migration
Monetary policy in India
Network theory
Pharmaceuticals - business strategy and policy
Privatization
Public finance/Public economics
Public policy
Regional disparities in growth patterns
Regional science
Regulation
Research & development
Sources of economic growth in India
State owned enterprises
Taxation and deficit financing
Technology
Urban economics
| Speaker | Topic | Date |
|
Girija Borker |
Sexual harassment in public spaces and police patrolling: Experimental evidence from Urban India | March 23, 2023 |
| Sandip Sukhtankar University of Virginia |
Cash transfers for child development: Experimental evidence from India | February 15, 2023 |
|
Chinmaya Kumar |
Complaint Resolution Systems: Experimental Evidence from Rural India | February 14, 2023 |
|
Rupika Khanna |
Testing the effect of investments in IT and R&D on labour productivity: New method and evidence for Indian firms | February 09, 2023 |
| Abhijeet Singh Stockholm School of Economics |
Learning loss and recovery: Panel data evidence from India | October 17, 2022 |
| Akhil Ilango Universität Pompeu Fabra |
Sponsored Search: Theory and Evidence on How Platforms Exacerbate Product Market Concentration | September 23, 2022 |
| Anuvinda P. Jawaharlal Nehru University |
The effect of own and recipient economic status on the dictator game giving of adolescents: Experimental evidence from India | August 29, 2022 |
Economics Area faculty are active in organizing conferences and workshops on topical themes at the frontier of research and policy.
"Behavioral Research in Economics Workshop" on December 16-17, 2019 and on December 2-3, 2020 (online) at IIM Ahmedabad.
"Working Conference on Authority, Organisation, Strategies and Politics of Relatedness" on April 23-29, 2020 at Clarks Amer, Jaipur.
"Network Science in Economics and Finance" on December 8-10, 2019 at IIM Ahmedabad.
"International Conference on Indian Business & Economic History in Memory of Prof. Dwijendra Tripathi" on August 29-31 2019 at IIM Ahmedabad.
"Financial Distress, Bankruptcy and Corporate Finance" on August 9-10 2019 at IIM Ahmedabad.
Faculty news
The Economics Area at IIM Ahmedabad is seeking faculty candidates at the Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor levels. Economics Area faculty conduct research, teach at the master’s and doctoral levels, provide policy advice to the government and international bodies, and engage in consulting for industry.
Applicants in all fields of Economics will be considered. We are particularly looking for applicants in Empirical Industrial Organization, Law and Economics, International Economics, Macroeconomics, Public Economics, and Labour Economics.
IIMA is an equal opportunity employer. Women, non-Indian nationals, and those belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are encouraged to apply.
Applications can be made throughout the year and would be evaluated by the Area every month.
Faculty candidates for the Economics Area should apply through the IIMA Faculty Recruitment webpage with a complete application package.
Articles and Interviews by IIMA Economics Faculty
| Speaker | Topic | Date |
|
Girija Borker |
Sexual harassment in public spaces and police patrolling: Experimental evidence from Urban India | March 23, 2023 |
| Sandip Sukhtankar University of Virginia |
Cash transfers for child development: Experimental evidence from India | February 15, 2023 |
|
Chinmaya Kumar |
Complaint Resolution Systems: Experimental Evidence from Rural India | February 14, 2023 |
|
Rupika Khanna |
Testing the effect of investments in IT and R&D on labour productivity: New method and evidence for Indian firms | February 09, 2023 |
| Abhijeet Singh Stockholm School of Economics |
Learning loss and recovery: Panel data evidence from India | October 17, 2022 |
| Akhil Ilango Universität Pompeu Fabra |
Sponsored Search: Theory and Evidence on How Platforms Exacerbate Product Market Concentration | September 23, 2022 |
| Anuvinda P. Jawaharlal Nehru University |
The effect of own and recipient economic status on the dictator game giving of adolescents: Experimental evidence from India | August 29, 2022 |
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