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B.A. (University of Delhi);

M.A. (University of Madras);

PGDIB (University of Pondicherry);

Ph.D. (IIT-Delhi)

Dr. Chavi Asrani

Associate Professor

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B.A. (University of Delhi);

M.A. (University of Madras);

PGDIB (University of Pondicherry);

Ph.D. (IIT-Delhi)

Biography

Dr. Chavi Asrani is Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean (Outreach & Promotion) at Jindal School of Banking & Finance. She has previously worked at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Institute of Economic Growth, EY, Fore School of Management, University of Delhi, Bennett University, University of London and Symbiosis School of Economics. She has also made online courses for EBC learning and Great learning Her research interest is in economic policy relating to ICT for development; regulation and competition issues in the digital markets; and development economics. She has published in peer reviewed international and national journals, besides in popular media. She holds a PhD degree from IIT-Delhi, Masters in Economics with a Gold medal from Loyola College, Chennai and undergraduate degree in Economics from Hansraj College, University of Delhi. Her doctoral work on digital communications was recognised as the best doctoral work at the XII Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute conference and her essay on policy and regulatory challenges on digital markets was identified as best writing by the Competition Commission of India, Government of India.

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 ‘38th 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 ‘8th 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 ‘55th 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 ‘12th Annual ISDSI Conference’, 28th December, 2018, held at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India
  • Presented my doctoral work at the ‘12th Annual ISDSI Doctoral Colloquium’, 27th 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’, 8-10th August 2016, held at Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, India
  • Presented the paper ‘Digital Divide among the India households: Extent and Correlates’ at the ‘8th 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’, 7th 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 ‘53rd 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.

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

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

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

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/.

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

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·

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.

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: 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.

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)

Presented the paper ‘Bridging the Digital Divide in India: Barriers to ICT Adoption and Usage’ at the ‘38th Annual Conference of Indian Association for Research in National Income and Wealth’, 26-27 September 2020, funded by Government of India, held virtually

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)

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/·

Presented the paper ‘Bridging the Digital Divide in India’ at the ‘8th International Conference on Agriculture Statistics’, 18-21 November, 2019, organised by Government of India and 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 ‘55th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometrics Society 2018’, 8-10 January, 2019, held at National Institute of Securities Market, Mumbai, India

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)

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/·

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.

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)

Presented the paper ‘Digital Divide in India’ at the ‘12th Annual ISDSI Conference’, 28th December, 2018, held at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India

Presented my doctoral work at the ‘12th Annual ISDSI Doctoral Colloquium’, 27th December, 2018, held at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India

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)

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/·

Presented the paper ‘Digital Divide among the India households: Extent and Correlates’ at the ‘8th 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’, 7th April, 2017, organised by Loyola Institute of Business Administration at LIBA, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, conference proceeding published by Emerald India

Edited the book ‘Outward FDI: Why, Where, How? The Indian Experience’. Sara Books Pvt. . Ltd. ISBN: 9788189265151.

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

Paper ‘Digital Divide in India’ accepted at the ‘XI Public Policy Management conference’, 8-10th August 2016, held at Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, India

Presented the paper ‘Digital Divide in India: Extent and Correlates’ at the ‘53rd 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.

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.

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.
Email casrani@jgu.edu.in
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