Grade "A+" Accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.46
Placements
Grade "A+" Accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.46
Placements

Raj Kumar, MA

Areas of Expertise

  • Energy Economics
  • Food Policy
  • Environmental Economics
Detailed Resume

Raj Kumar, MA

Assistant Professor

The future of the world is in my classroom today

Biography

Raj is focusing his research on development economics to better understand how interventions & polices affect well being of the population. Prior to joining the University of Delhi, he worked as a research academic at the prestigious Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He has research experience in diverse fields of economics with the focus on sectors such as energy policy, health economics, and development. He also has publications in international peer-reviewed journals to his credit. Prominent among them is the paper "Renewable Deployment in India: Financing Costs and Implications for Policy,” published in the Energy Policy Journal. Currently he is on study leave and pursuing PhD in the area of health economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

Education

  • NET (UGC) Economics
  • M.A., Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
  • B.A. (H) Economics, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi

Publications

  • "Legislative Policy Actions on Air Pollution - A study on Delhi", 2014 issue of Asian Academic Research Journal of Social Science and Humanities ISSN: 2319-2801
  • "Renewable Deployment in India: Financing Costs and Implications for Policy," Energy Policy, 62: 28- 43, 2013 ISSN: 0301-4215