South Asia Working Group
About
Join us to explore the economic challenges of the South Asian continent, including inclusive growth, urban and regional challenges, development, gender, and more.
Coordinators:
Bikram Barman (Institute for Social and Economic Change, India)
Saswata Guha Thakurata (Kanchrapara College, India)
Varsha Gupta (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Contact
southasia[@]youngscholarsinitiative.org
Mandate (2024)
Research themes
- Urbanization
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- Gender and Development
- Understanding Capitalist Development – Global and Regional Perspective
- History of Economic Thought
- Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Research questions
- How do we solve the puzzle of female labour force participation in South Asia?
- How can South Asia prepare to take advantage of the rapid demographic change?
- Is there a specific South Asian tradition of economic thought?
- What are the new frontiers of data in the South Asian context?
- What are the prospects of green, sustainable and equitable growth for South Asian countries?
- How do we address the problem of increasing informalization in South Asian countries in the context of the growing gig economy and reign of AI?
Projects Planned
- Webinars on research methodology
- Lecture series on history of economic thought
- Online/offline events on gender and work
- Webinar on economics of demography
- Annual YSI-SA working group conference
Existing partnerships and cooperation
- The Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge
- SGT and ASIA institute
- IIT Tirupati
- North Eastern Economic Association
- IIT Bombay
- Flame University, Pune
- NLSUI Bangalore
- UC Berkeley
- Azim Premji University Bangalore
- IFMR GSB, Krea University
Projects
You’re welcome to join any webinar or reading group at any time. You’re also invited to apply to present or participate in an any in-person workshop in your area.
Upcoming
News
The latest updates and announcements, sent out to all working group members via email.
