Dr. Rekha Ravindran
Assistant Professor
Department of
Liberal Arts
Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Bhilai
rekha[at]iitbhilai[dot]ac[dot]in
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Structural transformation, economic growth, income inequality, food security
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- Ph.D. Economics , Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
- M.Sc. Financial Economics, Madras School of Economics (MSE)
- B.A. Economics , Madras Christian College (MCC)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- June 2023 onward: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
- September 2021 to May 2023: Research Analyst II, St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore
AWARDS:
- Academic excellence prize, Madras Christian College, Chennai
FELLOWSHIPS
- Visiting PhD fellow 2019, United Nations University -World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Finland
PUBLICATIONS
- Ravindran, R., Swaminathan, S., Webb, P., Kurpad, A. V., & Thomas, T. (2024). Evidence on Milk Consumption and Production Linkages from Rural Bihar, India. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(4), 102122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102122
- Ravindran, R., & Babu, M. S. (2023). Premature Deindustrialisation and Income Inequality Dynamics: Evidence from Middle-Income Economies. The Journal of Development Studies, 59(12), 1885-1904.
- Ravindran, R., & Babu, M. S. (2022). Premature deindustrialisation and growth slowdowns in middle-income countries. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics,62(1), 377-389. doi: 10.1016/j.strueco.2022.04.001
- Ravindran, R., & Babu, M. S. (2022). Does Premature Deindustrialization Stall Growth? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Progress in Development Studies,23(1),65-81. doi: 10.1177/14649934221122320
- Chundakkadan, R., and Rekha, R., (2020). Information flow and covid-19 recovery. World Development, 136, 105112. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105112