Assistant Professor

Dr Ubaid Mushtaq

Department of Economics

Interests

  1. Political Economy
  2. Development Economics
  3. Agrarian Studies
  4. Heterodox Economics

Faculty Details

Education

2013

IIT Guwahati
India
M.A.

2017

IIT Bombay
India
M.Phil. (Economics)

2024

IIT Kharagpur
India
Ph.D. (Economics)

Experience

  • February 2025 - Associate Editor for the Journal Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis (Scopus)
  • August 2024 – February 2025 – Assistant Professor (Economics), Presidency University, Bengaluru
  • August 2018 – July 2019 – Research Associate, NIAS-UNDP Program, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

Research Interests

  • My current research examines agrarian transformations through the lens of agrarian political economy and development economics, engaging with the new agrarian question in developing economies. I explore how state policies, technological advancements, globalization, and agrarian extractivism reshape rural agriculture. These changes manifest in shifts in land use, increasing land ownership concentration, smallholder displacement, and broader implications for rural livelihoods and food security.
  • In addition to analyzing these structural transformations, my work focuses on the political economy of development, agricultural commercialization, and livelihood sustainability. I investigate the impact of market integration, financialization, and policy reforms on smallholder resilience, inequality, and sustainable development.
  • Furthermore, I seek to integrate heterodox economic approaches to critically assess dominant paradigms, offering alternative perspectives on agrarian change, rural development, and sustainability.

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2024 – Received financial support from the Land Deal Politics Initiative to participate in and present a paper at the International Land Grabbing Conference, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (March 2024).
  • 2023 – Awarded full financial support from the Indian Council of Social Science Research to participate in and present a paper at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (November 2023).
  • 2023 – Received full financial support from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, India, to participate in and present a paper at the ADRTC Golden Jubilee Conference of ISEC, Bengaluru (January 2023).
  • 2017 – Qualified UGC-NET (National Eligibility Test).
  • 2014 – Awarded a fellowship to attend the Summer School for Future Leaders in Development at Duke University, USA, and IIM Udaipur.

Memberships

  • Member Development Studies Association (DSA), UK
  • Member Southern Economic Association (SEA), Texas Tech University USA

List of Publications

Research Papers

  • Mushtaq, U., & Goswami, K. (2024). Agricultural Extension and Farm Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Small-Scale Farmers of High-Density Plantations in Kashmir. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 1- 26. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2024.2371290
  • Mushtaq, U., & Goswami, K. (2024). Agro-Extractivism and Shifting Smallholder Dynamics: Evidence from Kashmir, India. Development Studies Research, 1- 26. https://doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2024.2426653
  • Mushtaq, U., & Goswami, K. (2023). Understanding the patterns of agrarian transformation: state-mediated commercialization and deagrarianisation in Kashmir. Development in Practice, 1-19.https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2023.2268872
  • Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Mushtaq, U. (2021). Modelling the Nexus between foreign aid and economic growth: a case of Afghanistan and Egypt. Studies of Applied Economics, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v39i2.3802
  • Pani, N., Mushtaq, U., (2021). Aspirations and victimhood. In Dynamics of Difference: Inequality and Transformation in Rural India (pp. 235-246). Routledge India. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003047063
  • SAshiq, M., & Mushtaq, U. (2020). The Convergence of Crowd Funding and Zakat System in India: An Integrated Approach for Human Welfare. Ihtifaz: Journal of Islamic Economics, Finance, and Banking, 3(1), 27-36. https://doi.org/10.12928/ijiefb.v3i1.1879
  • Mushtaq, U. (2015). The political economy of Intra-Kashmir Trade. Progress in Development Studies,15(2), 139- 153. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464993414565531
  • Bajar, S & Mushtaq, U (2019). The processes of Transformation, in NIAS Report Inequality and the demand for non-farm jobs, NIAS/SSc/IHD/U/RR/15/2019 pp 23-41, National Institute of Advance Studies, Bangalore [Technical Report, cited by NITI Aayog]
  • Mushtaq, Ubaid. “Silk Route and the Political Economy of Intra Kashmir Trade.” ResilkRoad. Istanbul: İstanbul SabahattinZaimÜniversitesi, 2014. 279-301. Print. ISBN - 9786056203879.

Selected International Conference Papers

  • Mushtaq, U. (2024). Agrarian dynamics in conflict zones: The case of agro-extractivism and deagrarianization in Kashmir, India. Paper presented at International Conference on Global Land Grabbing, Universidad de Los Andes
  • Mushtaq, U. (2023). Does agricultural extension contribute to farm entrepreneurship? Evidence from small-scale farmers with high-density plantations in Kashmir. Paper presented at SEA Conference, New Orleans, USA.
  • Mushtaq, U. (2023). Changing Agrarian Dynamics of Mountain Economies. Paper presented at ADRTC Golden Jubilee Conference of ISEC Bengaluru.

Popular Writings International

  • Mushtaq, U (2019, 27 February). Beggar-thy-neighbor: The effects of revoking Pakistan’s MFN status by India. The Diplomat. https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/beggar-thy-neighbor-the-effects-of-revoking-pakistans-mfn-status/

Regional Press

  • 12 Op-Ed pieces on economic issues

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