Assistant Professor and Head

Dr Manish Kumar

Department of Economics

Interests

  1. Productivity at the firm level
  2. Economics of Innovation
  3. Trade and Geography

Faculty Details

Education

2009

University of Delhi
India
BA (H) Economics

2012

University of Hyderabad
India
MA Economics

2021

IIT Bombay
India
PhD in Economics

Experience

  • Oct 2021 to Jun 2022 – Assistant professor of Economics – Gitam University, Visakhapatnam

Research Interests

  • Measurement and determinants of productivity at the firm level, productivity heterogeneity at the firm level in Indian manufacturing sector in general and in hi-tech industries in particular
  • Innovation and global value chain (GVC) spread across geography, their interlinkages and impact on output and productivity.

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2013 – NET – University Grant Commission (UGC)

List of Publications

  • Measurement and Determinants of Productivity of Indian Electronics Industry: 2004-05 to 2016-17 – M. Kumar and P. Trivedi in S. Mehta and BS Shergill (ed) Innovations, Organizational and Institutions: Inter-linkages in Innovation Systems. forthcoming Routledge (2022).

Invited Talks

  • Dr Manish Kumar - Online lecture, a masterclass for MBA on Managerial Economics at DY Patil University, Pune delivered on 25th Nov 2023.

Contact Details

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