Introduction
Dr. R. Shashi Kumar is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Economics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, and Director of the UGC Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, India. His main research interests are in international trade and agricultural economics. He teaches in the areas of economic development, international economics, agri-business, research methodology and economic integration. To address these issues, he employs a mix of theoretical and empirical methods.
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He also contributed several research papers in academic journals, conferences, workshops and seminars. He is the author of nearly 100 articles in economics and the author and editor of eight books. He has written on growth, trade, development, institutions, energy, the World Trade Organization, and intellectual property. He has published widely in academic and other journals, including the Journal of Agricultural Economics, UK, Review of Social Economy, Rutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK, in Women’s UN Report Network—WUNRN, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Journal of Development and Social Change, Indian Commerce Bulletin, Business Window, Southern Economist, Review Projector, ISTR Asia and Pacific Regional Conference Souvenir.
Besides being working in Bangalore University, he also served as one of the expert members of the Karnataka Public Service Commission, Bangalore. He also associated with the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, the University Grants Commission and the Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi, and many other academic organizations. He is also Governing Council member of the Centre for Economic Change, New Delhi, and an expert, Climate Board, United Nations Foundation, Washington D.C., USA.
He served in different positions in Bangalore University. Member of the Task Force and Faculty of Arts, Peer Committee of NAAC, Chairman of the Board of Examiners, member of Governing Council etc., are few to mention. Presently he is the Chief Custodian of P.G. Examinations of Bangalore University.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Education