Pankaj Vashisht

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
Profile / Bio: 

Pankaj Vashisht is a Senior Fellow at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He specializes in the field of Labour Economics and Applied Econometrics. He has more than 12 years of experience in policy oriented research. He has worked closely with policy makers in India both at center and state level. He has also conducted research studies for various international organizations such as The World Bank, Asian Development Bank Institute, Elcano Royal Institute and Indian industry associations such as Auto Component Manufactures Association (ACMA) and Society of Indian Auto Manufactures (SIAM). Dr. Vashisht is recipient of ‘Young Scholar Grant’ to attend the ‘38th NBER Summer institute’ held in Cambridge USA in 2015. He holds a PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

He has done substantial work on the implications of International Trade and Technology up-gradation for jobs and Skills in India. Dr. Vashisht has numerous publications which include a book on the competitiveness of Indian auto Industry, half a dozen chapters in edited volumes, several papers in refereed national and international journals and working papers. He has also contributed articles to the popular print media. Dr. Vashisht is widely travelled and has presented his research at various international conferences abroad.

Materials

Title Date Learning Materials Topic
Changing Task Content of Jobs in India: Implications and Way Forward 22 August 2018 Slides Agriculture and Natural Resources, ICT, Industry and Trade