Deepak Nayyar
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Dr.Deepak Nayyar is Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University
, New Delhi. He has taught at the University of Oxford
, the University of Sussex
, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
(IIM-C), and the New School for Social Research, New York
. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi
from 2000 to 2005.
, University of Delhi
. Thereafter, as a Rhodes Scholar, he went on to study at Balliol College, University of Oxford
, where he obtained a B. Phil and a D. Phil in Economics. His 1974 doctoral thesis was titled "India’s exports and export policies in the sixties" under the supervision of Mr P P Streeten.
. For some time, he worked as Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Commerce. Later, he was Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
and Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
Professor Nayyar is an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford
. And he is Chairman of Sameeksha Trust, which publishes Economic and Political Weekly. He served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the World Institute for Development Economics Research, UNU-WIDER
, Helsinki
, from 2001 to 2008 and Vice President of the International Association of Universities, Paris, from 2004 to 2008. He was on the Board of Directors of the Social Science Research Council in the United States from 2001 to 2007 and was Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford
, from 2004 to 2007,. He has received the VKRV Rao award for his contribution to research in Economics. He has been President of the Indian Economic Association. He is also on the Editorial Board of several professional journals.
He has served as a member of many commissions, committees and boards: both national and international. He is a member of the National Knowledge Commission in India. He is a member of the Board of the South Centre, Geneva. He has been a Member of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization. He has served as a Director on several corporate boards, including State Trading Corporation of India, State Bank of India
, Export-Import Bank of India and Maruti Udyog
. At present, he is a Director on the Boards of the SAIL and ICRA.
His research interests are primarily in the areas of international economics, macroeconomics and development economics. He has published papers and books on a wide range of subjects, including trade policies, industrialization strategies, macroeconomic stabilization, structural adjustment
, economic liberalization, trade theory, macro policies, international migration and the multilateral trading system. In addition, he has written extensively on economic development in India. Globalization and development is an area of focus in his present research.
Professor Nayyar has published more than 50 papers in academic journals. He is the author, co-author or editor of 12 books, which include: India’s Exports and Export Policies (Cambridge University Press, 1976 and 2008), Migration, Remittances and Capital Flows (Oxford University Press, 1994), The Intelligent Person’s Guide to Liberalization (Penguin Books, 1996), Trade and Industrialization (Oxford University Press, 1998), Governing Globalization: Issues and Institutions (Oxford University Press, 2002), Stability with Growth: Macroeconomics, Liberalization and Development (Oxford University Press, 2006) Trade and Globalization (Oxford University Press, 2008) Liberalization and Development (Oxford University Press, 2008).
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
, New Delhi. He has taught at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is an institute of management located in Kolkata , India giving diplomas in management...
(IIM-C), and the New School for Social Research, New York
New York
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. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi
University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university...
from 2000 to 2005.
Early life and education
He graduated from St. Stephen's College, DelhiSt. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. Famous for its rich history and many traditions, St...
, University of Delhi
University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university...
. Thereafter, as a Rhodes Scholar, he went on to study at Balliol College, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, where he obtained a B. Phil and a D. Phil in Economics. His 1974 doctoral thesis was titled "India’s exports and export policies in the sixties" under the supervision of Mr P P Streeten.
Career
His academic career has been interspersed with short periods in the government. He was in the Indian Administrative ServiceIndian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
. For some time, he worked as Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Commerce. Later, he was Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Government of India
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and Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
Professor Nayyar is an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. And he is Chairman of Sameeksha Trust, which publishes Economic and Political Weekly. He served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the World Institute for Development Economics Research, UNU-WIDER
WIDER
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research ' is part of the United Nations University...
, Helsinki
Helsinki
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, from 2001 to 2008 and Vice President of the International Association of Universities, Paris, from 2004 to 2008. He was on the Board of Directors of the Social Science Research Council in the United States from 2001 to 2007 and was Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, from 2004 to 2007,. He has received the VKRV Rao award for his contribution to research in Economics. He has been President of the Indian Economic Association. He is also on the Editorial Board of several professional journals.
He has served as a member of many commissions, committees and boards: both national and international. He is a member of the National Knowledge Commission in India. He is a member of the Board of the South Centre, Geneva. He has been a Member of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization. He has served as a Director on several corporate boards, including State Trading Corporation of India, State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
, Export-Import Bank of India and Maruti Udyog
Maruti Udyog
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. At present, he is a Director on the Boards of the SAIL and ICRA.
His research interests are primarily in the areas of international economics, macroeconomics and development economics. He has published papers and books on a wide range of subjects, including trade policies, industrialization strategies, macroeconomic stabilization, structural adjustment
Structural adjustment
Structural adjustments are the policies implemented by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in developing countries. These policy changes are conditions for getting new loans from the International Monetary Fund or World Bank, or for obtaining lower interest rates on existing loans...
, economic liberalization, trade theory, macro policies, international migration and the multilateral trading system. In addition, he has written extensively on economic development in India. Globalization and development is an area of focus in his present research.
Professor Nayyar has published more than 50 papers in academic journals. He is the author, co-author or editor of 12 books, which include: India’s Exports and Export Policies (Cambridge University Press, 1976 and 2008), Migration, Remittances and Capital Flows (Oxford University Press, 1994), The Intelligent Person’s Guide to Liberalization (Penguin Books, 1996), Trade and Industrialization (Oxford University Press, 1998), Governing Globalization: Issues and Institutions (Oxford University Press, 2002), Stability with Growth: Macroeconomics, Liberalization and Development (Oxford University Press, 2006) Trade and Globalization (Oxford University Press, 2008) Liberalization and Development (Oxford University Press, 2008).