Espousing the philosophy of how contemporary economic theories look at socio-economic problems in a variety of ways, the Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES) through its research and activities aims to focus more on exploring the diversity of the scholarship on economics. At CNES, students and young researchers are not only exposed to the basic foundations of economic reasoning and thought but are exposed to the inter-disciplinary application of the discipline of economics in fields of political science (via political economy), psychology (via behavioral economics), history (via economic history), legal studies (via law and economics) etc.
In most universities and traditional learning centres for mainstream economics learning, there still remains a lacuna between the taught economic theory and the application of such theories in the real policy environment. CNES aims to fill this lacuna by linking economic theory with historical experience(s) and empirical observation under a robust, experimental environment of research. At CNES, teaching or understanding a given economic theory cannot be viewed merely as an exposition of received and established truths or as an intellectual exercise in the skills of logical deduction and inference.
Ashit Kumar Srivastava
Assistant Professor of Law, National Law University Orissa
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication
Programme Officer, The Centre for Internet and Society, New Delhi
Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School
Mara Nogueira- Teixeira
Post-Doctoral Fellow,London School of Economics
Assistant Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs
Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Business School
Deputy Director & Associate Professor, Symbiosis School of International Studies
Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Government and Policy
Associate Professor, O.P. Jindal Global University
Wajahat Ahmed
Social Anthropologist
Professor and Registrar, O.P.Jindal Global University
What is Conversations in Development Studies (CIDS)?
Volume 2 Issue II (February-March, 2020)
Perspectives on Citizenship: India’s Amended Citizenship
Volume 2 Issue III (May, 2020)
Interpreting the Connection between Refugee Rights, State Policy and Developmental Priorities
CIDS Editorial Advisory Board
Ayona Bhattacharjee
Assistant Professor, International Management Institute, New Delhi.
Indranil Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
Laknath Jayasinghe
Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School
Lokendra Kumawat
Visiting Professor of Economics, Statistics, Ashoka University
Sidharth Bhaskar
Assistant Professor, O.P.Jindal Global University
Sudip Patra
Assistant Professor of Management Practice, O.P.Jindal Global University
Sukumar Murlidharan
Associate Professor, Research, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication
Vivek U. Padvetnaya
Associate Professor, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University
CNES is committed in its research goal to explore wider, more diverse inter-sectional possibilities for research in areas within economics, while experimenting with methods engaged during a process of research. Objective is to identify contemporary social, economic and political issues in context to developing economies and look at these from a micro, more ethnographic perspective. Consequently, the research aim here is not only to publish or disseminate findings through academic journals but also develop alternative ways of knowing within existing frameworks of economic analysis and reasoning to create a genuine interest among students and others for pursuing a cross-fertilized, field based approach to economics (and other social sciences).
More information on the research clusters created within the Centre is given below.
Research Clusters
Clusters are focus-groups led by the Director along with a dedicated team of research and senior research assistants (analysts) associated with CNES. The CNES Faculty Advisory Board is engaged in sharing insights on certain documented studies, offering feedback to some clusters.
Narrative Economics: An Economics Perceived Through Stories
Trends Involved in Farming Practices Across Haryana: An Ethnographic Case Reflection from Four Villages
An Inclusive View to Street Vending in India: Reflections from the Street-Markets across Kolkata
Dynamics of Cross-Border Trade: A Case Study from the Indo-Bhutan Border
Governing Dynamics of Local ‘Informal’ Markets: A Case Study from Markets in Delhi (India)
Governing Dynamics of Urban Informality: A Case Study of Local Markets in Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Law, Policy and Development
Street vending in urban ‘Informal’ Markets: Reflections from Case-Studies of Street Vendors in Delhi (India) and Phnom Penh City (Cambodia)
Short Term Impact of GST (Goods & Services Tax) on Small and Medium Scale Businesses across India: Reflections from Uttarakhand and Kerala
Between Law and its Practice: Reflections from the Sealing Drive Across South Delhi
In Pursuit of Excellence, Efficiency and Equity in India’s Higher Education Landscape
A Comparative Perspective to Competition Law Cases in the Ride-Sharing Industry: Reflections from Jurisdictions of Singapore, EU and India
Exploring Research Pathways Through Experimental Diagnosis
Access to Social Services in States across India: Findings from a Social Equality Index (SEI)
Understanding Factors Affecting Consumer Behaviour Towards Fashion Counterfeits: Reflections from Markets Across Delhi (India)
In Collaboration with Guyana Budget and Policy Institute(GPBI)
InfoSphere is a space for fact-based, objective analysis on some of the most pressing contemporary issues of policy concern in South Asia (with a more focus on India).
The purpose of each Fact-Sheet, to be released on a monthly basis, is to provide a data-based narrative on an identified issue, allowing readers to understand, analyse and interpret facts critically from well-authenticated sources.
The Team’s sincere hope is that such form of analysis will allow a cohesive space for policy-diagnosis and discussion on key issues, where facts shown here, can help most shape more informed opinions than give way to personal conjecture or views reflecting deep prejudice or rhetoric.
InfoSphere Vol. I Issue I (January):
What To Know Before Union Budget 2020-21? (A Primer On Past Trends)
InfoSphere Vol. I Issue II (February):
Critical Observations From Union Budget 2020-21
InfoSphere Vol. I Issue III (March):
Interpreting The (Un)Employment Scenario in India
Infosphere Vol I Issue IV (April):
Gauging The Economic Impact of The Great Lockdown and The Coronavirus Pandemic..
InfoSphere Vol. I Issue V(May):
Understanding The Unemployment Scenario Across Emerging Economies: Reflections From China, Turkey, South Africa
COVID19 Special Series comprises of an exclusive-series of analytical features published with research and news platforms across the world by CNES Research Team Members, assessing the political, economic and social impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Series was featured in Three Parts, Part I and Part II focus on the socio-economic impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on India. Part III focuses on the global scale of the impact and provides a set of informed arguments on how a post-coronavirus world may look like.
Part I of Special Series on COVID19 and Its Impact
Part II of Special Series on COVID19 and Its Impact
Part III of Special Series on COVID19 and Its Impact
Part IV & V of Special Series on COVID19, Its Socio-Economic Impact (Shram Ko Naman)
Politica Discussion Series
‘Panel Discussion on Voting Patterns in Indian Elections: How Indians Vote?’ – Professor Deepanshu Mohan, Professor Mohsin Raza Khan, and Professor Rakshi Rath with Professor Anish Vanaik as Discussant
A New Future for Economics: Theory & Practice’ By Mr. Naresh Singh
Link to the Video Discussion – https://youtu.be/BztNn5IFeMY
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