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Dr.H.Yasmeen Sultana

Designation: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Department of Economics
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Female
Academic
Academics: 
DegreeSpecializationUniversity / InstitutionYear of Completion
1Ph.D.EconomicsUniversity of Madras2009
Total Experience: 
8 years
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

    • Microeconomics,

    • Welfare Economics,

    • Gender Studies,

    •  Health Economics,

    • Islamic Economics and

    • Micro Finance.

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Contact Details
Mobile No: 
09487609579
Email: 
yasmin.sultana@gmail.com

Dr.Amaresh Samantaraya

Designation: 
Professor & H.O.D
Department: 
Department of Economics
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Money and Banking, Econometrics, Financial Economics, Economic Policy and Business Environment in India.

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Contact Details
Telephone No: 
0413 - 2654 746
Mobile No: 
094423 86142
Email: 
amaresheco@gmail.com

Dr.V.Nirmala

Designation: 
Professor
Department: 
Department of Economics
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Female
Academic
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Gender Studies, Labour Market, Microfinance and Agricultural Economics.

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Contact Details
Present Address: 
Dr.V.Nirmala, Professor & Head, Dept.of Economics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014
Telephone No: 
0413 - 2654376
Email: 
vnirmala.eco@pondiuni.edu.in, nirmalavelan@gmail.com

Dr.M.Ramachandran

Designation: 
Professor
Department: 
Department of Economics
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Total Experience: 
23 Years
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Monetary Economics, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics

 Appointments:

  1. Professor, Department of Economics, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry (March 2006 to till date).

  2. Registrar (i/c), Pondicherry University (26th February 2016 – 14th July 2017).

  3. Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (April 2005 to February 2006).

  4. Visiting Fellow, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (June 2004 to March 2005).

  5. Associate Professor, Madras School of Economics, Chennai (April 2001 to May 2004).

  6. Reader, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai (August 1997 to March 2001).

  7. Lecturer, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune (September 1994 to August 1997).

 

 

Publications (in last 3 years): 

Research Publications:

a) Peer Reviewed Articles

1.       Appetite for Official Reserves (with:Stefy Carmel), Economic and Political Weekly, 2018, Vol. 53 (13), pp. 120-128.

2.       Inflation and the relative price dispersion: a case for four percent solution (with: SartajRasool Rather and S. Raja SethuDurai), Australian Economic Papers,2018, Vol. 57 (1), pp. 81-91, Wiley Blackwell.

3.       Shocks and Inflation (with Rakesh Kumar), DRG Study No. 42, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, 2017.

4.       The relationship between Output Uncertainty and Economic Growth-Evidence from India (with: B. Balaji and S. Raja SethuDurai), Economics Bulletin, 2017, Vol. 37 (4), 2680-2691.

5.       Role of money in explaining inflation in India: Evidence from P-star model (with: Sunil Paul, SartajRasool Rather), Bulletin of Economic Research, 2017, Vol. 69 (4), pp. 94-111,Wiley Blackwell.

6.       The dynamics between inflation and inflation uncertainty: Evidence from India (with: B. Balaji and S. Raja SethuDurai), Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2016,Vol. 14 (1), pp. 1-14. Springer.

7.       On the methodology of measuring core inflation (with: SartajRasool Rather and S. Raja SethuDurai), Economic Notes, 2016, Vol. 45 (2), pp. 271-282.Wiley Blackwell.

8.       Price Rigidity, Inflation and the Distribution of Relative Price Changes (with: SartajRasool Rather and S. Raja SethuDurai), South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, 2015, Vol. 4 (2), pp. 258-287, Sage.

9.       Asymmetric Price Adjustment – evidence for India (with: SartajRasool Rather and S. Raja SethuDurai), Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2015, Vol. 12 (2), pp. 73-79. Elsevier.

10.    Volatility Spillover between Oil and Stock Market Returns (with: Anand B. and Sunil Paul), Indian Economic Review, 2014, Vol. 49 (1) pp. 37-56. Delhi School of Economics.

11.    Long-run causal nexus between share price and dividend (with: P S Nirmala and P S Sanju), Journal of Asia Business Studies, 2014, Vol. 8(2), pp. 136-145, Emerald.

12.    Inflation and relative price variability: Evidence for India (with: SartajRasool Rather and S. Raja SethuDurai), Journal of Asian Economics, 2014, Vol. 30 (1), pp. 32-41. Elsevier.

13.    Does inflation asymmetrically affect the relative price variability (with: SartajRasool Rather and S. Raja SethuDurai), Applied Economics Letters, 2014, Vol. 21 (2), pp. 80-83. Taylor and Francis.

14.    Do Currency equivalent monetary aggregates have an edge over their simple sum counterparts? (with: Sunil Paul), South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, 2013, Vol. 2 (2), pp. 107-143. Sage.

15.    Price and volume effects associated with nifty index revisions: A test of price pressure hypothesis (with: P S Nirmala and P S Sanju), The Journal of Indian Management & Strategy, 2013, Vol. 18 (1), pp. 36-46. Jagannath International Management School.

16.    Sectoral effects of disinflation: evidence from India (with: S. Raja SethuDurai), Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 2012, Vol. 6 (1), pp. 77-87. Taylor and Francis.

17.    A time-varying parameter model of inflation in India (with: Sudhanshu Kumar and Naveen Srinivasan, Indian Growth and Development Review, 2012, Vol. 5, pp. 25-50. Emerald.

18.    Are investment and dividend decisions separable (with: P S Sanju and P S Nirmala), Applied Financial Economics, 2011, Vol. 21 (20), pp. 1515-1524. Taylor and Francis.

19.    Currency equivalent monetary aggregates as leading indicators of inflation (with: Sunil Paul), Economic Modelling, 2011, Vol. 28 (4), pp. 2041-2048. Elsevier.

20.    The Divisia Monetary Indices as Leading Indicators of Inflation (with: Rajib Das and Binod B. Bhoi), DRG Study No. 36, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, 2010.

21.    Monetary Policy in a Low Inflation Environment: Is there Evidence for Opportunistic Behaviour? (with: Naveen Srinivasan and Sudhanshu Kumar), Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2010, New Series Vol. 8 (2), pp. 4-19. Springer.

22.    Preference asymmetry and international reserve accretion in India (with: Naveen Srinivasan and VidyaMahambare),Applied Economics Letters, 2009, Vol. 16 (15), pp. 1543-1546. Taylor and Francis.

23.    Monetary Policy and the Behaviour of Inflation in India: Is there a need for Institutional Reform? (with: Naveen Srinivasan and Sumit Jain), Journal of Asian Economics, 2009, Vol. 20 (1), pp. 13-24. Elsevier.

24.    Dynamics of Inflation in India: Does the new Inflation Bias Hypothesis Provide any Explanation? (with: Naveen Srinivasan and VidyaMahambare), Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 2008, Vol. 1 (2), pp. 199-212. Taylor and Francis.

25.    Asymmetric exchange rate intervention and international reserve accumulation in India (with: Naveen Srinivasan), Economics Letters, 2007,Vol.94 (2), pp. 259-265. Elsevier.

26.    Core inflation for India (with: Raja SethuDurai), Journal of Asian Economics, 2007, Vol. 18 (2), pp. 365-383. Elsevier.

27.    Resisting Rupee Appreciation? (with: D Sambandhan), Economic and Political Weekly, 14th April 2007, Vol. 42 (15), pp. 1322-1325.

28.    On the Upsurge of foreign exchange reserves in India, Journal of Policy Modelling, 2006, Vol. 28 (7), pp. 797-809. Elsevier.

29.    UK monetary policy under inflation forecast targeting: Is behaviour consistent with symmetric preferences? (with: Naveen Srinivasan and VidyaMahambare), Oxford Economic Papers, 2006, Vol. 58 (4), pp. 706-721. Oxford.

30.    Modeling inflation in India: A critique of the structuralist approach (with: Naveen Srinivasan and VidyaMahambare), Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2006, New Series Vol. 4 (2), pp. 45-58. Springer.

31.    High Capital Mobility and Precautionary Demand for International Reserves, Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2005, pp. 15-29.Springer.

32.    Do Broad Money, Output and Prices Stand for a Stable Relationship in India?,Journal of Policy Modelling, 2004, Vol. 26 (8 & 9), pp. 982-1001. Elsevier.

33.    The Optimal Level of International Reserves: Evidence for India, Economics Letters, 2004, Vol. 83 (2), pp. 365-370. Elsevier.

34.    Exchange Market Pressure and Reserve Bank of India’s Intervention Activity (with: MirzaAllimBaig and V. Narasimhan), Journal of Policy Modelling, 2003, Vol. 25 (8), pp. 727-748. Elsevier.

35.    The Discretionary Monetisation of Fiscal Deficit for Fiscal Prudence (with: D Sambandan and R Srinivasan), Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 2002, Vol. 14 (1), pp. 53-61.

36.    On Sterilising Capital Inflows: The Indian Experience (with: MirzaAllimBaig and V. Narasimhan), Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 2002, pp. 221-234.

37.    On Interest Rate Rigidity (with: D Tripati Rao), UdyogPragati, 2002, pp. 53-57.

38.    Dynamics of Inflation and Fiscal Deficits: Implications for Inflation Targeting, Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 2001, Vol. 13 (3), pp. 429-441.

39.    Fiscal Deficit, RBI Autonomy and Monetary Management, Economic and Political Weekly, 26th August – 8th September 2000, Vol. 35 (35 & 36), pp. 3266-3272.

40.    The Behaviour of Income Velocity of Money in India: Institutional, Structural and Socio-economic Determinants, ArthaVijnana, 1998, Vol. 40, pp. 35-48.

41.    The Optimal Level of Monetary Aggregation and Monetary Targeting in India, The Indian Economic Journal, Special Issue in Monetary Economics, 1998, pp. 84-99.

42.    Fiscal and Monetary Actions: A Test of Relative Importance of the Economic Monetary Aggregates and their Simple Sum Counterparts, Prajnan, 1995, Vol.24, pp. 125-137.

43.    Predictability and Controllability of Money Stocks: Money Multiplier Approach for India (with: P. Geetha Rani), Indian Economic Journal, Special Issues in Monetary Economics, 1994, Vol. 42 (1), pp. 124-133.

44.    Separability of Monetary Assets: Some Evidence from Approximation Analysis for India (with: B.Kamaiah), Journal of Quantitative Economics, 1994, Vol. 10, pp. 337-350. Springer.

45.    Distributional Effects and Consistency of Divisia Monetary Aggregates, ArthaVijnana, 1994, Vol.36, pp. 376-381.

46.    Some Consideration on the Choice of Alternative Monetary Aggregates as Intermediate Targets in the Indian Case (with: P. Geetha Rani), Prajnan, 1993, Vol. 22, pp. 351-368.

47.    Causality between Money and Prices in India: Some Evidence from Cointegration and Error Correction Models (with: B Kamaiah), Singapore Economic Review, 1992, Vol. 37, pp. 101-108. World Scientific.

48.    Monetary Aggregates for India: A re-examination (with: B.Kamaiah), Asian Economic Review, 1992, Vol. 33, pp. 223-234.

49.    Causality between Money and Prices in India: A Futile Search for Consistent Evidence (with: Md. Mohsin and B Kamaiah), Indian Journal of Economics, 1992, Vol. 73, pp. 419-437.

b) Working Papers

1.       Does Exchange Rate Intervention Trigger Volatility? (with: Vadivelu A.), Working Papers id:8683, eSocialSciences.

2.       Money and inflation: Evidence from P-star model (with: Sunil Paul and SartajRasool Rather), Working Paper No. 115/2015, Madras School of Economics, Chennai, August 2015.

3.       Capital Controls, Exchange Market Intervention and International Reserve Accumulation In India (with: Naveen Srinivasan and VidyaMahambare), Working Paper No. 103/2015, Madras School of Economics, Chennai, August 2015.

4.       A New Approach to Construct Core Inflation (with: SartajRasool Rather and S. Raja SethuDurai), Working Paper No. 91/2014, Madras School of Economics, Chennai, August 2014.

5.       The Reserve Bank of India's Reaction to Exchange Rate Variation: A time-varying parametric approach(with: Vadivel A.), IEG Working Paper No. 339, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, 2014.

6.       Does Exchange Rate Intervention Trigger Volatility? (with: Vadivelu A.), IEG Working Paper No. 238, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, 2013.

7.       Is the QTM Controversy Settled? (with: N R Bhanumurthy and P C Padhan, Working Paper, No. 81, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, 2001.

Honours / Awards (if any): 

  1. Vice President (Elect), The Indian Econometric Society (2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17)

  2. Merit Scholarship for Ph.D. programme in Pondicherry University.

  3. Best student Award for overall academic performance in M. Phil course in Pondicherry University.

  4. Merit Scholarship for M. Phil programme in Pondicherry University.

 

Books: 

 

Research Studies/Chapters in Edited Books

1.       Deficit Management and its Implications for Inflation (with: Hersch Sahay) in JyotsnaJalan, SugataMarjit and SattwikSantra (eds.), India Public Finance and Policy Report 2016 – Fiscal Issues and Macro Economy, Oxford University Press, 2016.

2.       Perceptions of Indian Leather Exporters to Environmental Requirements and Transaction Costs (with: U. Sankar, S Jawahar, S Tholkappian and N Karthikeyan) in U Sankar (eds.), Trade and Environment - A Study of India's Leather Exports, Oxford University Press, 2007.

3.       India's Exports of Leather and Leather Products: Trade Policy and Composition and Direction of Trade (with: U. Sankar, S Tholkappian, Mamatha Rao and B Preethi) in U Sankar (eds.), Trade and Environment - A Study of India's Leather Exports, Oxford University Press, 2007.

4.       Exchange Market Pressure and Monetary Policy (with: MirzaAllimBaig) in RomerCorrea and L. G. Burange (eds.),Reforms, Institutions and Policies: Challenges Confronting the Indian Economy, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 2004, pp 299-312.

5.       The Stability of Relationship between Broad Money, Output and Prices in India (with: Mamatha R Rao) in Nachane et al. (eds.), Econometric Models: Theory and Applications, Allied Publishers, Mumbai, 2003.

6.       The Optimal Level of Monetary Aggregation in Proceeding of 32nd Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society, Bangalore, April 1996.

Other Details:

Total teaching experience : 23years
Total research experience : 29 years
Number of papers presented in conferences : 70
Number of Ph.D. students produced : 10
Number of Ph.D. students currently enrolled : 07
Number of M. Phil. students guided : 22
Conducts regular training in the area of advanced Econometrics for the officers of Indian Economic Service, Indian Statistical Service, Reserve Bank of India, Competition Commission of India and faculty members and Ph.D. scholars of various universities and institutions across India
Contact Details
Telephone No: 
0413 - 2654375
Email: 
ramachandran.eco@pondiuni.edu.in, ramachandraneco@gmail.com

Dr.S.Shijin

Designation: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Department of Commerce
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Total Experience: 
14
In Teaching: 
14
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Accounting and Finance

Research Interests
Asset Pricing, Agency Theory, Term Structure of Interest Rates, Financial Contagion, Income Inequality, Information Asymmetry.

Courses Offered
Accounting Theory, Emerging Accounting Issues, Financial Modelling and Business Valuation, Financial Report Analysis, Multivariate Data Analysis, Investment and Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance

Complete CV here

Contact Details
Email: 
shijin.com@pondiuni.edu.in

Dr.P.S.Velmurugan

Designation: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Department of Commerce
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Total Experience: 
14 Years
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

International Trade, International Financial Management,  Security Market Operations, Derivatives and Risk Management, Multinational Finance, Real Estate Derivatives, Financial Markets & Institutions, and  Marketing Management

Publications (in last 3 years): 

Edited Books with other Editors:
Book Name Publisher Year ISBN #
Export Credit Insurance –
Opportunities & Challenges		 Serials Publications
New Delhi		 2009 978-81-8387-254-6
Indian Commodity Market :
Derivatives & Risk Management		 Serials Publications
New Delhi		 2010 978-81-8387-358-1
Financial Derivatives :
Market & Application		 Serials Publications
New Delhi		 2011 978-81-8387-482-3
Research in Financial Derivatives :
Commodity, Equity, Currency, Interest Rate		 Global Research Publication 
New Delhi		 2011 978-81-89630-33-1

Paper Presentations in International conferences:

Sl.No Paper Name  Topic & Organizer Date
1 The Role of Micro Credit in Empowering Women in the Coastal Areas of Pondicherry International Conference on Micro Finance, Organised by Pondicherry University 21st  January  2009
2 The Concept of Derivatives in Islamic Finance Financial Derivatives (Thrust Area: Commodity and Equity Derivatives) Organised by Dept of Commerce, Pondicherry University 17th -19th  December 2010
3 Indian Derivatives Market: Its Convergence With International Regulatory Framework
4 Comparative Study On The Spot and Futures Returns of Silver Market in India( Special Reference
MCX)
5 Derivatives Market: Innovations and its Effects
6 Role of Warehouse Receipt In Rural Marketing Rural Markets; Organised by School of Management & Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 29th -30th  November, 2010
7 The Role Of Commodity Exchanges In Development Of Agriculture Commodity Market Agricultural Marketing In The Context Of Changing Global Economic Order organized by University of Mysore 25th & 26th March 2011
8 Industry – University Interface : Reaching the bottom of the pyramid Re – Engineering of Management Education organized by Karnataka State Open university 8th & 9th April 2011

National Paper Presentations:

Sl.No Paper Name  Topic & Organizer Date
1 Principles and Practices of Credit Insurance and Recent Developments in Credit Insurance National Conference on Export Credit Insurance Organised by Department of Commerce, Pondicherry University October 10th -11th , 2008
2 Element of Risk in International Trade and the Role of Export Credit Agencies in mitigating the Risk
3 Global Financial Crisis and Financial Terrorism The Global Financial Crisis and its impact on India Organised by Navarasam Arts and Science College, Erode 7th Feb 2009
4 Recent Securities market Reforms and Developments Financial Sector Reforms in India” Organised by
Periyar University, Salem		 12th  & 13th March 2009   
5 Lessons to Avoid next Global Financial Crisis Global Financial Meltdown – Causes, Impact and Remedies Organised by Periyar University February 25th -26th , 2009
6 Consumer Rights and Responsibilities TANSHE Sponsored National Seminar on Consumer Rights and Protection, Organised by Annamalai University March 28th , 2009
7 General View of the Consumer Rights, Awareness and Consumer Protection in India
8 Global Financial Meltdown and Safeguarding India’s Financial System Global Economy Meltdown Organised by SJB Institute of Technology, Bangalore April 3rd  & 4th , 2009
9 Rethinking of the International Financial System for Avoiding next Global Financial Crisis Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on India Organised by EMG Yadava Women’s College March 4th , 2009
10 Sino-Indian Bilateral Trade: Deficit, Consequences and Opportunities: A Critical Evaluation of the Bilateral trade in the eve of the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relations with China “Indian Foreign Policy : Continuity and Challenges” Organised by Dept of Politics & International Studies, Pondicherry University August 27th -28th , 2009
11 Price Discovery in Gold Futures and Spot Market: Evidence from Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited National Workshop Cum Seminar on  “Indian Commodity  Market Derivatives & Risk  Management” Organised by Pondicherry University 11th  & 12th  Sep 2009
12 The Emergence of Commodities as an Investment Class(A Study on the Investors of Pondicherry Region)
13 Prospects of Warehouse Receipt System In India Contemporary Practices For The Success Of Indian Business, Organised by RVS Faculty of Management, Coimbatore 4th February, 2011
14 Currency Futures & Exchange Rate Volatility in India:  A Comparative Study Before and After Introduction of Currency Futures National Conference on Currency Derivatives Organised by Dept of Commerce, Pondicherry University 16th & 17th March 2012
15 A study on dynamic relationship between exchange rates and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII): An Empirical investigation

Research Publications:
Journals (International)

Sl.No Journal Name Paper Topic Year & Page # ISSN #
1 International Research Journal of Social Sciences Volume-3 Number-1 Human Behaviour towards Price and Quality (With Special Reference to Buyer Behavior on Consumer Durable, Semi-Durable and Non-Durable Products in Puducherry Region) Page # 91-110, January-June 2010 ISSN #-0974-1674
2 International Journal of Economic Issues Vol-2, Regulatory Landscape of Indian Commodity Market with Special Reference to APMC Act and FCR Act : scope for Synergy and Convergence Page # 321 – 331
July-Dec 2009		 ISSN: 0974-603X
3 Journal of Management and Science 'Inefficiency of Indian real estate indicators: A need for regulatory agency & Index based on market deal' Page #  61-67
March 2012		 ISSN:2249-1260
EISSN:2250-1819

Journals (National)

Sl.no Journal Name Paper Topic Year & Page # ISSN #

1

Advances in Management

Effectiveness of the Training and Development Programme in
Improving the HRD: A CPCL Experience

 Page #
61-65, – July 2009		 ISSN # 9874-2611

2

Management Trends

Buyer  Behaviour Towards Price and Quality (with special reference to buyer behavior on consumer durable, semi-durable and non-durable products in Puducherry Region”

 Page #
91 - 110, March 2010		 ISSN # 0973-9203

3

IASMS Journal of Business Spectrum

A Study on Return and Volatility of Natural Gas price in India 

 Page #
20- 24, Jan 2012		 ISSN # 0974 – 8016

Edited volumes (International)

Sl.No Topic Book Name & Publisher Year & Page # ISBN #
1 The Role of Micro Credit in Empowering Women in the Coastal Areas of    Pondicherry Micro Finance – Performance Evaluation and Enterprise Development : Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd., New Delhi Page #
288 - 303
2009		 978-81-8424-414-4
2 Micro finance : A Catalyst to women’s Economic Empowerment – A Case study of Selected SHG’s in Puducherry Union Territory Micro Finance – Enabling Empowerment : Vijay Nicole Pvt.Ltd., Chennai Page #
17 - 23
2010		 978 – 81 – 8209 – 265 – 5
3 Comparative Study On The Spot and Futures Returns of Silver Market in India - with special reference MCX Financial Derivatives : Market & Application
Serials Publications New Delhi		 Page #
100 – 107
2011		 978-81-8387-482-3
4 Derivatives Market: Innovations and its Effects Page #
     145 – 151
2011
5 Concept of Derivatives in Islamic Finance Research in Financial Derivatives : Commodity, Equity, Currency, Interest Rate Global Research Publication  New Delhi Page #
322 – 343
2011		 978-81-89630-33-1
6 Indian Derivatives Market: Its Convergence With International Regulatory Framework Page # 
204 – 219
2011
7 A Risk And Return Analysis On Spot And Future Silver Trade In MCX Changing Perspectives of Management: REVISITING THE PAST, ANALYSING THE PRESENT AND EXPLORING THE FUTURE Vol. 1 Page #
627 – 634  
2011		 81 – 88223 – 00 - X
8 The role of Cross Cultural Communication in Human Resource Management Vol. 2 Page #
52 – 60  
2011
9 A study on Gold Spot Price Forecasting in India Gold Market Vol. 2 Page #      98 – 109  
2011

Edited volumes (National)

Sl.No Topic Book Name & Publisher Year & age # ISBN #
1 Element of Risk in International Trade and the Role of Export Credit Agencies in mitigating the Risk Export Credit Insurance – Opportunities & Challenges
Serials Publications
New Delhi		 Page #
10 – 37
2009		 978-81-8387-254-6
2 Principles and Practices of Credit Insurance and Recent Developments in Credit Insurance Page #
1 – 9
2009
3 Price Discovery in Gold Futures and Spot Market: Evidence from Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited Indian Commodity Market : Derivatives & Risk Management Serials Publications
New Delhi		 Page #
3 – 32
2010		 978-81-8387-358-1
Page #
303 – 328
2010
4 The Emergence of Commodities as an Investment Class  (A Study on the Investors of Pondicherry Region)
5 Impact of Government Interventions on Growth and development of Agricultural commodity futures Page #
369 - 386
2010
6 Prospects of Warehouse receipt System In India Contemporary Practices For The Success Of Indian Business Page #
305 - 308
2011		 978 – 81 – 909150 – 4 – 5
7 Effectiveness of consumer awareness advertisements in various media-with special reference to educated younger generation consumers in Pondicherry region Consumer Awareness, Welfare and Protection problems and prospects
Regal Publications, New Delhi		 Page #
36 – 54
2012		 978 – 81 – 8484 – 143 – 5
8 Role of District Consumer Forums and Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Redressal of Grievances of Consumers Page #
179 – 188 
2012
9 A Study on Empirical Relationship: The MCX Spot Gold Price Vs. Nifty Index Innovation and Challenges in Business Horizons Page #
130 – 137  
2012		 979 – 83  – 5051 – 327 – 9
10 Financial inclusive growth in India Past, Present and Future  Page #
260 – 269  
2012
11 A risk and Return Analysis of Rubber traded in MCX Spot and Futures Market Page #
270 – 276  
2012


Seminars/Conferences/Workshops Conducted(Last 3 Years): 

International conference Organized:

  • Organised Three Day International Conference on Financial Derivatives (Thrust Area: Commodity & Equity Derivatives), Pondicherry University- 17-19 December, 2010.

National Conferences Organized:

  • Organised the National Conference on “Export Credit Insurance and its contribution in promoting India’s Exports “Pondicherry University – Oct 10-11, 2008.
  • Organized two day National Workshop cum Seminar on “Indian Commodity Market Derivatives and Risk Management “Pondicherry University – Sept 11-12, 2009.

SAP Guest Lecture Series Organised:

  • Guest Lecture on Research in Commodity Market by Dr. S.P.Bharadwaj, Principal Scientist, IASRI, New Delhi on 28th September 2010.
  • Guest Lecture on Currency Derivatives Market by Mr. Aravind, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development,  MCX - SX, Chennai on 25th March 2011.
  • Guest Lecture on Derivatives and Risk Management by Prof. Sankarshan Basu, Chairperson, Centre for Financial Markets and Risk Management IIM, Bangalore on 4th April 2011.

Special Programs Organised :

  • Organized Special Lecture on World Consumer Day by Mr. MuthuKumaran, Department of Civil Supplies, and ROAD SHOW by students to create Consumer Awareness to villagers at the Gross Root Level on 11th March 2011.
  • NCDEX & FMC Jointly Sponsored Awareness Program on Commodity Futures, special address by NCDEX officials on 7th April 2011.

 

Seminars/Conferences/Workshops Participated(Last 3 Years): 
  • 1st International Conference on Micro Finance, Pondicherry University, January 2008
  • 2nd International Conference on Micro  Finance, Pondicherry University, January 2009
  • 3rd International Conference on Micro Finance, Pondicherry University, January 2010
  • 4th International Conference on Micro Finance, Pondicherry University, January 2011
  • International Conference on Green Energy Technologies: Challenges in Research and Human Resource Development: Organised by Pondicherry University in association with Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. March 23-25, 2010.
  • One day Faculty Development Program on Emerging Trends & innovations in Retail Banking organized by Pondicherry University with association with Tata Consultancy Services on 8th September 2010.
  • Two Days National Seminar on commodity Markets organized by FT Knowledge Management Company limited. With association of Forward Market Commission and MCX on 7th & 8th October 2010 NITIE Campus, Mumbai.

Workshops & Faculty Development Programs Attended: 

  • Faculty Training Workshop on Financial Markets,  Organised by: Dept of International Business, SOM, Pondicherry University,  NSE’s Certification in Financial markets (NCFM)
  • Management Development Programme (MDP) on “HR for the New Economy: Bridging the Theory and Practice”, Indian Academy School of Management Studies (IASMS), Feb 2010
  • Training Programme on the use of Statistical Software (SPSS), Organised by Department of Statistics, Pondicherry University, March 2010.
  • Training Programme on ”Commodity Futures” for Faculty of Agricultural Universities, Organised by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Centre for Public Policy Executive Programmes, 12, 13, March 2010.
  • Two Days UGC Sponsored National Workshop for Research Guides organized by Pondicherry University Academic Staff College, on 23rd & 24th September 2010.
  • Two Days National Workshop on Research Methods organized by Department of Commerce, School of Management, Pondicherry University, on 11th &b 12th March 2011.
  • Two Days UGC Sponsored National Workshop for Research Guides organized by Pondicherry University Academic Staff College, on 21st & 22nd July 2011.

Orientation / Refresher Courses attended:

  • Attended Orientation Course (Aug 2008) UGC Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University 
  • Attended Refresher Course ( July 2009) UGC Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University
Honours / Awards (if any): 
Awards

Awarded Fulbright-Nehru Post Doctoral Research Fellowship by United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF), Fulbright Commission in India, to take up research at Arkansas State University, Jones Boro, AR.
Passed the State Level Lectureship Test (SLET – 2000)
Honour

Editorial Board Member for the International Journal “IASMS Journal of Business Spectrum” ISSN 0974-8016, Bi-annual international journal of the Indian Academy School of Management Studies, Bangalore.

 

Projects Undertaken: 
PDF Sponsor United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
Capacity Fulbright-Nehru Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Thrust Area Futures Trading In Agricultural Commodities In India : The Road Ahead
Period 9 Months ( Sep 2011 to May 2012 )
Contact Details
Email: 
psvel.com@pondiuni.edu.in, velmuruganps@yahoo.com

Dr. K.B.Nidheesh

Designation: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Department of Commerce
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Total Experience: 
8 Years
In Teaching: 
8 Years
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Teaching: Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Corporate Tax Planning & Management

Research: Political Economy, Taxation, Rural & Tribal Issues.

Complete CV here

Contact Details
Present Address: 
Dr. K.B.Nidheesh, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Commerce, Pondicherry University Puducherry – 605014
Telephone No: 
0413 2654696
Mobile No: 
09442616467
Email: 
nidheeshkb.com@pondiuni.edu.in, nidheeshkbpu@yahoo.co.in

Dr.P.Natarajan

Department: 
Department of Commerce
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Project Management, Entepreneurship Development, Fund Management & International business.

Department: 
Department of Commerce
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Accounting, Financial Management, Financial Market, Mutual Funds, Security Market, Dervative Market, Equity Market Derivatives, Capital Market, Currency Derviatives, Optiontrading,

Dr.D.Lazar

Designation: 
Professor & H.O.D
Department: 
Department of Commerce
School: 
School of Management
Gender: 
Male
Academic
Total Experience: 
38 Years
Area of Specialization/Interest: 

Accounts & Finance

  • Financial and Cost Accounting
  • Management Accountancy
  • Indian Financial System
  • Financial Management
  • Strategic Financial Management
  • Investment Management

Stock Market & Porfolio Management

  • Financial Institutions and Markets,
  • Seurity Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • Indian Securities Market.
  • Computerised Statistical Analysis Packages  Like SPSS,EVIEWS,SYSTAT

Complete CV here

Contact Details
Mobile No: 
9486650016
Email: 
dlazar.com@pondiuni.edu.in