Academic record & distinction

MA, MPhil (University of Kerala)

PhD (IIT Madras)

Visiting Scholar, UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, March-May, 2020

Dr. V K R V Rao Prize in Economics, 2014 by the ISEC, Bangalore and ICSSR, New Delhi.

Honorary Research Fellow, SEED, University of Manchester, 2014-2017.

Areas of Specialization

Industrial Economics, Labour Economics, Firm Dynamics, Informal Economy, Small Business Credit Market

Latest Publications

1. Small Firm Ownership and Credit Constraints in India, (with S. Sasidharan), Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2021, ISBN: 978-0-367-13512-6 (hbk)pages xvi+199
2. Out of the Shadows? The Informal Manufacturing in Post-Reform India, (with K. Sen), New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2016, ISBN-13:978-0-19-946084-7 (hbk),pages xx+260
3. Gender, small firm ownership, and credit access: some insights from India, (with K. Chaudhuri and S. Sasidharan), Small Business Economics, 2020, Vol. 54, pp.1165-1181
4. How Mobile Are Workers across Informal and Formal Jobs in India?, (with S. Schotte and K. Sen), Economic and Political Weekly, 2020, Vol. LV. No. 46, pp. 40-48.
5. Unmaking ‘Make in India’: Weak Governance, Good Deals and Their Economic Impact, (with S.Kar and K. Sen), Economic and Political Weekly, 2020, Vol. LV, No.11, pp. 43-53.
6. The “Missing Middle” Problem in Indian Manufacturing: What Role Do Institutions Play?, (with K.Sen), Economic and Political Weekly, 2020, Vol. LV. No. 16, pp.51-60.