Vijayamohanan Pillai. N
Associate Professor
Economics
Centre for Development Studies
India
Biography
Post-Doctoral Fellowship under the Planning Commission Chair at Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram during August 2000 – July 2001. Ph. D. in Economics – Econometrics. 1993: University of Madras. (Thesis on ‘Seasonal Time of Day Pricing of Electricity Under Uncertainty: A Marginalist Approach to Kerala Power system’) University Grants Commission: Junior Research Fellowship (National Educational Test) in Economics, 1986. M. A. in Economics 1984-86. (Economics, Advanced Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics). University of Kerala. Record First Class First Rank – Awarded 3 Gold Medals. B. A. in Economics 1980-83. (Economics, Statistics, History and Political Science). University of Kerala. First Class. Pre-Degree Course 1978-80. University of Kerala. (First Class First Rank in Arts Group in the District– Awarded District-wise Merit Scholarship).
Research Interest
Economics
Publications
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Philosophical Cradle of Marxism. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 45010, January 2013.
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You Cannot Swim Twice in the Same River: The Genesis of Dialectical Materialism. Published as MPRA Working Paper No. 45011, January 2013
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Forecasting Electricity Demand: A Time Series Approach. (2011) Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Deutschland. 113 + viii pages; ISBN 978-3-8443-3132-5.
