Dr. Chavi Asrani

Information Communication Technology for Development, Technology innovation, Internet Governance, Policy and regulatory issues in Digital Markets, Development Economics

Research

• Diffusion and adoption of digital communications services in India, Information Technology for Development 2022. Retrieve from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2022.2046536·
• Significant Policy Milestones in India’s Digital Evolution from 1851-2018, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations 2022. Vol.58(2). Retrive from: http://www.publishingindia.com/ijir/22/significant-policy-milestones-in-indias-digital-evolution-1851-2018/32017/76837/.
• Book chapter: Ideas of Development and Perceptions of Injustice. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Özuyar P.G., Wall T. (eds) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Encyclopaedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals,2021Ideas Springer, Cham. Retrieve from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_143-1.
• Spanning the Digital Divide in India: Barriers to ICT Adoption and Usage, Journal of Public Affairs, 2021. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2598.
• Consumerism in Times of Uncertainty: Analysing Purchasing Behaviour during COVID-19. IMI Konnect, 2020 Vol. 9, Issue 03, pp. 30-41.
• Review of Regulatory Challenges in Digital Platforms: Cases from India. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 2020, Vol. 24, Issue 08, pp 8859-8874.
• Digital divide among the Indian households: extent and correlates. Economics Bulletin, 2018, Retrieve from http://www.accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2018/Volume38/EB-18- V38-I4-P222.pdf.
• Customers for a Digital Platform Startup: Case of Easy Travel. ET Cases, 2018, MR-1-0025.
• Edited the book ‘Outward FDI: Why, Where, How? The Indian Experience’. Sara Books Pvt.,2016. Ltd. ISBN: 9788189265151.

Journal Publications

• Spanning the Digital Divide in India: Barriers to ICT Adoption and Usage, Journal of Public Affairs. February 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2598
• Consumerism in Times of Uncertainty: Analyzing Purchasing Behaviour during COVID-19. IMI Konnect, 2020 Vol. 9, Issue 03, pp. 30-41 (with T. Jain and P. Jain)
• Demographic Dividend or Demographic Nightmare. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 2020 Vol. 29, No. 11s, pp. 275-294 (with P. Jain and Sonam)
• Review of Regulatory Challenges in Digital Platforms: Cases from India. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 2020, Vol. 24, Issue 08, pp 8859-8874 (with P. Jain and Allamraju)
• MSMEs and Competition Law in India: Victims or Perpetrators. Review of Socio- Economic Perspectives. Vol 5, Issue 1, April 2020, pp 23-34 (with P. Jain and Allamraju)
• Digital divide among the Indian households: extent and correlates. Economics Bulletin, 2018, Vol. 38, No. 4. (with A. Agrawal)
• Customers for a Digital Platform Startup: Case of Easy Travel. ET Cases, 2018, MR-1-0025 (with P.V Ilavarasan)

Book

• Edited the book ‘Outward FDI: Why, Where, How?  The Indian Experience’. Sara Books Pvt.,2016. ISBN 9788189265151(written by P. Jain)

 Working Paper

• Advancing consumer ICTs for socio-economic convergence-An empirical analysis focused on technological augmentation, inequality and education across India (with A.K Kar)

Conference Paper Presentations

• Presented the paper ‘Bridging the Digital Divide in India: Barriers to ICT Adoption and Usage’ at the ‘38^th Annual Conference of Indian Association for Research in National Income and Wealth’, 26-27 September, 2020, funded by Government of India held virtually
• Presented the paper ‘Bridging the Digital Divide in India’ at the ‘8^th International Conference on Agriculture Statistics’, 18-21 November, 2019, organised by Government of India held at The Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi 

• Presented the paper ‘ICT Adoption in India’ at the ‘International Conference on Sustainable Development and World Economy’ 4-5 February 2019, organised by Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi held at India International Centre, New-Delhi, India
• Presented the paper ‘ICT Adoption in India’ at the ‘55^th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometrics Society 2018’, 8-10 January, 2019, held at National Institute of Securities Market, Mumbai, India
• Presented the paper ‘Digital Divide in India’ at the ‘12^th Annual ISDSI Conference’, 28^th December, 2018, held at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India
• Presented my doctoral work at the ‘12^th Annual ISDSI Doctoral Colloquium’, 27^th December, 2018, held at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India
• Paper ‘Digital Divide in the India’ accepted at the ‘XI Public Policy Management conference’, 8-10^th August 2016, held at Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, India
• Presented the paper ‘Digital Divide among the India households: Extent and Correlates’ at the ‘8^th Economics and Finance Conference’, 29-31 May, 2017, held at University of London, UK.
• Presented the case study ‘OYO Rooms: Expanding the consumer base’ at the ‘LIBA Case study symposium’, 7^th April, 2017, organised by Loyola Institute of Business Administration at LIBA, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, conference proceeding published by Emerald India
• Presented the paper ‘Digital Divide in India: Extent and Correlates’ at the ‘53^rd Annual Conference of The Indian Econometrics Society 2016’, 22-24 December, 2016, held at National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
• Presented the paper ‘Spanning the Indian Digital Divide’ at the ‘Second International Conference on Contemporary Debate in Public Policy Management 2016’, 15-17 January, 2016, organized by Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• Presented the paper ‘Spanning the Indian Digital Divide’ at the ‘International Conference on Telecommunication Technology and Management (ICTTM 2015)’, 11-12 April, 2015, organized by Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi, India, Emerald India.

• Budget 2023: Inclusive and sustainable growth for stable and developed India.Mintgenie. 5Februrary 2023. Retrieve from: https://mintgenie.livemint.com/news/markets/budget-2023-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth-for-stable-and-developed-india-151675491135814·

• Unleashing the $5 trillion dream: A prudent budget for long-term growth. Business Today. 23 February 2022. Retrieve from https://www.businesstoday.in/union-budget-2022/opinion/story/unleashing-the-5-trillion-dream-a-prudent- budget-for-long-term-growth-323656-2022-02-23·

• View: Budget 2022 lays the groundwork for private investment revival in the economy. Economic Times. 7 February 2022. Retrieve from https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-budget-2022-lays-the- groundwork-for-private-investment-revival-in-the-economy/articleshow/89398131.cm

• Digital inoculation as the virus bites India’s economy. New Delhi Times. 11 April 2020. Retrieved from https://www.newdelhitimes.com/digital-inoculation-as-the-virus-bites-indias-economy/ (with A. Allamraju)
• Telecom operators have regrettably sullied their reputations in the interest of short-term gains. The Indian Express. 13 February 2020. Retrieved from https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/telecom-operators-supreme-court-adjusted-gross-revenue-6265041/ (with R. Kathuria)
• The revival plan for BSNL and MTNL does not inspire confidence. The Indian Express. 25 November 2019. Retrieved from https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/wrong-number-mtnl-bsnl-telecommunications-6121988/ (with R. Kathuria)
• MPLADS: To Scrap or To Re-invent? Journal of Governance and Public Policy, 2019, 9 No. 1, ISSN-2231-0924 (Commentary with P. Jain and A. Allamraju)
• To bridge the digital divide, fix the phone industry first. Financial Express. 25 August 2018. Retrieved from https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/to-bridge-the-digital-divide-fix-the-phone-industry-first/1291504/ (with S. Panda)
• Ingenious Approach: Rajasthan paves the way for PPP projects in other states Indian Infrastructure 2008, Vol. 11.3, pp.26-27, REGD No. DL SW-1(4009) 2007-09.

• Budget 2023: Inclusive and sustainable growth for stable and developed India.Mintgenie. 5Februrary 2023. Retrieve from: https://mintgenie.livemint.com/news/markets/budget-2023-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth-for-stable-and-developed-india-151675491135814·

• Unleashing the $5 trillion dream: A prudent budget for long-term growth. Business Today. 23 February 2022. Retrieve from https://www.businesstoday.in/union-budget-2022/opinion/story/unleashing-the-5-trillion-dream-a-prudent- budget-for-long-term-growth-323656-2022-02-23·

• View: Budget 2022 lays the groundwork for private investment revival in the economy. Economic Times. 7 February 2022. Retrieve from https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-budget-2022-lays-the- groundwork-for-private-investment-revival-in-the-economy/articleshow/89398131.cms·

• Digital inoculation as the virus bites India’s economy. New Delhi Times. 11 April 2020. Retrieve from: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/digital-inoculation-as-the-virus-bites-indias-economy/·

• Telecom operators have regrettably sullied their reputations in the interest of short-term gains. The Indian Express. 13 February 2020. Retrieved from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/telecom-operators-supreme-court-adjusted-gross-revenue-6265041/·

• The revival plan for BSNL and MTNL does not inspire confidence. The Indian Express. 25 November 2019. Retrieve from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/wrong-number-mtnl-bsnl- telecommunications-6121988/·

• To bridge the digital divide, fix the phone industry first. Financial Express.25 August 2018. Retrieve from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/to-bridge-the-digital-divide-fix-the-phone-industry- first/1291504/·

• Ingenious Approach: Rajasthan paves the way for PPP projects in other states Indian Infrastructure 2008, Vol. 11.3, pp.26-27, REGD No. DL SW-1(4009) 2007-09.

Managerial Economics, Macro Economics, Micro economics, Applied Econometrics, Statistics, Quantitative Techniques, Data analysis, Entrepreneurship.