Dr. Chaitanya Talreja

Assistant Professor, Economics

Email id : chaitanya@snuchennai.edu.in

Educational Background:

Ph.D. in Economics, 2021- South Asian University, New Delhi, India.

Dissertation topic: Exploring growth and Inequality in Post-reform India: The role of services, manufacturing and their interlinkages

MA in Economics, 2014, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Masters Thesis: Girl Child Discrimination in 21st Century India: Where does the Shoe Pinch?

B.A. (Hons.) Economics, 2012, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, India

Research Interest:

Economic development strategies in the Global South, Structural Change, Indian Economy, Inequality

Emerging research interest areas: Economic development and regulatory policy, urban economics, non-anthropocentric strategies/alternatives to anthropocentric value systems in progress and conservation. Interested in inquiries that enhance our understanding of social interactions and their consequences for both humans and non-human beings.

Publications:

Research papers and Publications

Journal Publications

• “Service sector growth and inequality in India: An analysis of household consumption spending” The Indian Economic Journal, Forthcoming.
• “Why Services cannot be the Engine of Growth for India”, (with Dr. Anirban Dasgupta) The Economic and Labour Relations Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 629-653.
• “India’s Demographic Dividend: Realities and Opportunities”, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 57., No. 1, pp. 139-155, 2014

 Working Papers

• “Technological structure, productivity and demand regimes in the Indian manufacturing: A sub-sectoral analysis”, Working Paper, 2021

Reports

• “Mobility, Livelihood and People: Understanding The Social-Environmental Impact Of E-Rickshaw Implementation In Matheran” (Co-authored with Dr. Suhas Bhasme)
• “Swiss Banks/Offshore Banks, Tax Havens, Hawala: Answers To Some Common Questions” (co-authored with Prof. Arun Kumar, Prof. Saumen Chattopadhyay and Ashu Tewari), Report funded by SNF, Bergen, Norway, 2014

Projects

Co – Principal Investigator, Social Environmental Assessment of E-rickshaw introduction at Matheran, Maharashtra (With Dr. Suhas Bhasme)

Media, Magazines and Blog articles

• Appeared for an interview at “Counterpoint” by ABC Radio National Australia – 2022 – https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/counterpoint/counterpoint/14081098
• Appeared for an interview at “Sentientism podcast” by Jamie Woodhouse – https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BQSVdurjlWZXhdDNE4jUY?si=Tyk5u-9yQFW_Mt4i8FPv1A
• “Hindu Vegetarianism: Religion and Animal Rights in India” (with Sanchita), Areo magazine, https://areomagazine.com/2022/09/27/hindu-vegetarianism-religion-and-animal-rights-in-india/
• “Unravelling politics of hindu vegetarianism and animal rights in India” (with Sanchita) The Leaflet https://theleaflet.in/unravelling-politics-of-hindu-vegetarianism-and-animal-rights-in-india/
• “You are my soulmate because society approves us: Intersectionality in love” (with Ritwika Patgiri) Feminism in India, 2020, https://feminisminindia.com/2020/12/22/you-are-my-soulmate-because-society-approves-us-intersectionality-in-love/
• “Economics for all: Unshackling Economic Theory and Practice from the Clutches of Racism”, (with Ritwika Patgiri) Development Study Group, Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, 2020, https://dsgsau.wordpress.com/2020/11/29/economics-for-all-unshackling-economic-theory-and-practice-from-the-clutches-of-racism/
• “DSG Movie Screening 1: Inequality for all”, Development Study Group, Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, 2016, https://dsgsau.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/dsg-movie-screening-1-inequality-for-all/
• “Development Study Group Meeting 1: Muzaffarpur: A Personal Experience”, (with Dr. Vasuprada Tatavarty) Development Study Group, Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, 2016, https://dsgsau.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/development-study-group-meeting-1-muzaffarpur-a-personal-experience/

Courses Taught:

Current: Indian Economy, to be updated further

Past: Basic Principles of Economics, Economics for Regulation and Urban Economics