Ganesh Kumar

Biography

My research specialization is in computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling with a focus on food security and grain management policies; agricultural trade; pricing policies; spatial dimensions of Indian economy; and policies for sustainable human development and economic growth. I have undertaken several research projects for various national (14th Finance Commission, Planning Commission, Reserve Bank of India) and international organizations (Asian Development Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, IDRC, USAID, USDA, UN-ESCAP, World Bank, etc.). I have published several books, monographs, journal articles, book chapters, and project reports, many of which have been presented at national / international conferences and workshops. I was awarded the Commonwealth Fellowship – 2001-02, by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, for post-doctoral studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. I am also the recipient of the D. K. Desai Prize for the Best Paper under General Stream, 1999, in the Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, awarded by the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics.

Research Interest

Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models; Issues in agriculture and economic development: Food security and grain management policies; price policies; agricultural trade and the WTO; food safety standards; stability of agricultural production; spatial dimensions of Indian economy; inter-sectoral linkages, economic growth and development; international trade competitiveness and finance.