Faculty & Research

Viswanath Pingali

Biography

Viswanath (Vishy) Pingali is a faculty in the economics area at IIMA. His research interests include digital markets and healthcare. He has a PhD in economics from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL, US) and MS in quantitative economics from Indian Statistical institute (Calcutta, India).

Area

Primary Area : Economics

Secondary Area : Strategy

Contact

Email : viswanath@iima.ac.in

Phone : +91-79-7152 4859

Secretary : Anjali Nair

Phone : +91-79-7152 7742

Website : Personal Website

Education

Ph.D, Department of Economics, Northwestern University, 2007

M. A , Economics, Northwestern University, 2002

M.S, Quantitative Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 2001

Teaching

  1. Firms and Markets (PGPX)
  2. Microeconomics (PGP)
  3. Game Theory and Experiments (PGPX)
  4. Game Theory and Applications (PGP)

Research Area

Applied Game Theory

Applied Econometrics

Behavioral Economics

Regulatory Economics

Pharmaceuticals

Academic Services

  1. Chairperson for one year full time postgraduate program in management (PGPX)
  2. Chairperson for postgraduate program in food and agribusiness management (PGP-FABM)
  3. Member of several review committees and executive committees at the institute

Professional Services

Board of Studies, BML Munjal University Business School

Board of Studies, Economics area, St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad

Nudge Committee, Central Bureau of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Consulting

Demand Estimation for Natural Gas, 2013

Economic Impact Assessment of Tata Nano, 2014

An Assessment of Competition Commission of India and Its Advocacy Programs, 2019

Impact Assessment of ONGC's CSR spending, 2019

(Wrote an expert report on allegations of cartels), 2022

Expert Report on Abuse of Dominance by a Platform, 2022

Awards & Honors

2019 - SRK Distinguished PGPX Faculty Aaward

2007 - Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award

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