Dr. Somesh K. Mathur
Dr.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
India
Biography
M.A. (Economics) from JMI, Delhi. M Phil(International Trade and Development) from CITD,JNU, Delhi. Ph.D. in Economics from CITD,JNU, Delhi. Worked as a Lecturer in Economics at Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi from 1996 to 2006. RIS fellow from 2006-2008. Joined IITK as an Assistant Professor in 2008 through 2012. Worked as the P3 Economic Affairs officer at the UNESCAP office in Bangkok in 2010 on the project on Trade in Climate Smart Goods. Worked at the ITT, UTE, Quito under the Prometeo Project of the SENESCYT for first four months of 2012. Worked as Associate Professor of Economics from 2012 through 2016 at the HSS, IIT Kanpur. Working as Professor of Economics at the HSS, IIT Kanpur since July 18,2016
Research Interest
Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, New trade AndGrowth Theories, Evaluating Trade Agreements, Gravity Analysis, Convergence Issues, Spatial Planning, CGE and SMART analysis,Applied Econometrics, TRIPS and other WTO Issues., Trade and Employment, Trade and Wage Inequality, Regional Inequality and Unemployment,STRI Index, Tariff Equivalent of Services Restrictions