Dr. Amalendu Jothishi

Biography

Dr. Amalendu Jyotishi has a Ph. D. degree in Economics from Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. Prior to joining ASB, he has worked in OHIO University-Christ College Academy where he taught Financial Market Analysis and provided academic guidance to the students in their Internship, Applied Research Projects and Joint Students Consulting Projects (JSCP). He had been to PECS University, Hungary, as a project guide of the students who were involved in JSCP. Before that he worked in a few social sciences research institutes including Gujarat Institute of Development Research. He taught Environmental Economics at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. His research interests cover a wide range of issues relating to institutional economics aspects of agribusiness, water markets, forestry, inland fisheries and livelihood issues in varied ecosystems. He has published his research ideas in journals, edited volumes and working papers. Besides, he has presented several papers in International and National level seminars and acted as reviewer for several journals including Journal of Ecological Economics, Fruits, Voluntas, ICFAI Journal of Applied Finance etc. Dr. Jyotishi has collaborated in research projects supported by organizations like Swedish International Development Agency, World Bank, International Water Management Institute, Oxfam (GB) Trust, Aga Khan Rural Support Program (India). He is also the recipient of Sir Ratan Tata Trust Fellowship through Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. Presently at ASB, he is the Chairperson of the Ph.D. Program of the School and teaches in the area of Economics.

Research Interest

Micro & Macro Economics, Environmental Economics, Business & Economic History, Research Methodology, Basic Quantitative Methods