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B.Sc. (University of Delhi);

M.Sc. (TERI University);

Ph.D. (Delhi School of Economics, Delhi)

Prof. (Dr.) Naveen Joseph Thomas

Professor and Vice Dean

Email naveenthomas@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-6549-0667
Key Expertise Empirical Industrial Organization, Household Economics, Growth Theory

B.Sc. (University of Delhi);

M.Sc. (TERI University);

Ph.D. (Delhi School of Economics, Delhi)

Biography

Dr. Naveen Joseph Thomas holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, and an M.Sc. in Economics from the TERI School of Advanced Studies. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. His research interests encompass industrial policy, Industrial Organization, labour economics, household economics, and growth theory. With over a decade of teaching experience, Dr. Thomas is the Associate Dean for Programme Strategy and Academic Affairs at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP).

In his role as Associate Dean, he has been instrumental in shaping the B.A. (Hons) Philosophy, Politics, and Economics programme, along with minor programmes in Economics and Public Policy. His academic expertise extends to the development of online programmes, including his pivotal role in designing the M.A. in Public Policy offered through Coursera by JSGP, a programme he continues to oversee. Previously, he served as the Associate Dean for International Collaborations at JSGP.

Dr. Thomas is deeply passionate about teaching and mentoring students, having taught a wide range of courses such as mathematical methods for economics, development economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, financial economics, and international trade. Beyond academia, he also engages with the corporate sector through consultancy projects.

Mathematics 1

Mathematics 2

Quantitative Methods

Economics in Public Policy

International Trade

The Evolution of Economic Thought

Money and Banking

Statistics

 

Financial Economics

Assessing the Impact of Industrial Policies on India’s Electronics Sector, New Political Economy Initiative at IIT Bombay, 2025

Peer Reviewer: Economic Modelling

The Econometric Society

Anand, A., Subramanian, A., & Thomas, N. J. (2025). Multiplying Multi-Plants: A New and Consequential Phenomenon. Journal of Development Economics, 103455.

Dua, S., Gupta, D., Singhal, A., & Thomas, N. J. (2024). Role of public schools in education decisions in rural India. Review of Education, 12, e70010. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70010.

India's manufacturing under-performance Part 1: New clue from multi-plants, Abhishek Anand, Arvind Subramanian and Naveen Joseph Thomas, The Business Standard, 09/OCT/2024

India's manufacturing under-performance Part 2: New clue from multi-plants, Abhishek Anand, Arvind Subramanian and Naveen Joseph Thomas, The Business Standard, 10/OCT/2024

The truth about India’s booming toy exports, R. Nagaraj and Naveen Joseph Thomas, The Hindu, 24/January/2024.

Anand, A., Nagaraj, R., & Thomas, N. (2023). India’s Toy Industry: Production and Trade since 2000. EPW, Volume e 58(18).

Jacob, J., Jacob, M. & Thomas, N.J. (2023). “Financing Micro and Small Enterprises in India through Mutual Credit Guarantee Schemes”, Businesses: Resilience and Sustainability: Evidence from Emerging Market Developing Economies, March 2023.

How Years of Neglect and Wrong Policies Hit India's Promising Textile and Apparel Sectors, Abhishek Anand and Naveen Joseph Thomas, The Wire, 01/MAR/2023.

Unboxing the ‘export turnaround’ in India’s toy story, Abhishek Anand, R. Nagaraj and Naveen Joseph Thomas, The Hindu, 31/May/2023.

Ghosh, P., & Thomas, N. J. (2022). “Intra-Household Conflict and Female Labour Force Participation”, JSGP Working Papers.

Anand, A., & Thomas, N. J. (2022). “Reigniting the Manmade Clothing Sector in India”, JSGP Working Papers.

John, J., Jacob, M., & Thomas, N. J. (2021). “Dynamics of Finances of Private Higher Educational Institutions in India”, Occasional Papers, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi.

Commander, Simon John and Estrin, Saul and Estrin, Saul and Thomas, Naveen and Lingineni, Varun, Liberalisation, Concentration and Diversification: Business Groups in India, 2000-2020. IZA Discussion Paper No. 17428, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5009815 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5009815.

Thomas, Naveen J., (2017), “Review of the book Economic Challenges for the Contemporary World: Essay in Honour of Prabhat Patnaik, edited Mausumi Das, Sabyasachi Kar, and Nandan Nawn”, The JMC Review, Volume 1.

Thomas, Naveen J., (2016), “Impact of Fiscal Deficits on Real Interest Rates”, Journal of Business Thought, Volume 6.

Das, M., & Thomas, N. (2016). “The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Structural Transformation and Economic Development” (Working paper No. 255). Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.

Thomas, Naveen J., (2015), “Review of the book Economic Growth, Efficiency and Inequality, edited by Satish K. Jani and Anjan Mukherji”, Indian Economic Review, Volume 50, Number 1.
Email naveenthomas@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-6549-0667
Key Expertise Empirical Industrial Organization, Household Economics, Growth Theory
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