P.g Babu

Biography

P.G. Babu is a Professor at IGIDR, where he coordinates the Law and Economics Program, and has held Adam Smith Chair Guest Professorship in Philosophy and Economics at University of Bayreuth, Germany during summer semesters from 2008 to 2013. He acts as Mumbai coordinator for the Erasmus Mundus European Masters and Doctoral Programs in Law and Economics, of which IGIDR is a member. He is the Managing Editor of Journal of Quantitative Economics, Official Journal of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) published by Springer. He has held visiting positions at the Universities of Aix-Marseille, Bayreuth, Hamburg, IIM Ahmedabad, Madras School of Economics, Erasmus University at Rotterdam, Warsaw School of Economics and Yale. He has a citation from the Prime Minister of India for his research work on decision-making framework for climate change, as part of IPCC working group, which was recognized by a Nobel Memorial Prize, in 2007. The 23rd BSA and Dewang Mehta National Education Awards recognized his teaching through `Best Professor in Economics’ award in 2015. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Science (where he earned his Ph.D.) and Madurai Kamaraj University (where he earned his Masters in Mathematical Economics and Bachelors in Mathematics).

Research Interest

Microeconomic Theory and applications to political economy Game theory with applications to bargaining.