NIRVIKAR SINGH is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He was also a co-founder and Director of the Santa Cruz Center for International Economics. He currently holds the title of Special Advisor to the Chancellor at UCSC, in which capacity he is taking the lead role in developing a new graduate management school in Silicon Valley.

In 1998, Professor Singh organized one of the first major conferences held in the United States on Indian economic reform. He is currently serving as Director of the South Asian Studies Initiative in the Social Sciences Division at UCSC, in which capacity he is organizing a major speaker series titled “Mapping the Future of India,” and leading the plan to establish a major new South Asia Studies center at UCSC.

Professor Singh received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and his BSc and MSc from the London School of Economics, where he was awarded the Allyn Young Prize, Gonner Prize and Ely Devons Prize. His current research topics include electronic commerce, business strategy, information technology and development, federalism and political economy, and economic reform in India. He has authored over 100 research papers and his book, The Political Economy of Federalism in India, co-authored with M. Govinda Rao, has recently been published by Oxford University Press. He has also served as an advisor for several startups and knowledge services firms in Silicon Valley and in India.

Recent Blog Posts by Nirvikar Singh

• Uncovering the Monetary Policy Rule in India August 31st, 2009
• India’s Budget: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly July 15th, 2009
• India: Recent Growth Forecasts July 6th, 2009
• India’s Stock Market and Growth Expectations May 2nd, 2009
• India’s Upcoming Election April 6th, 2009
• India: More stimulus is coming – definitely monetary, probably also fiscal April 3rd, 2009
• Some Views on India’s Policy Options March 17th, 2009
• Update on India’s Prospects March 9th, 2009
• India and Satyam: A Quick Recovery January 18th, 2009
• The Satyam Scandal: Causes, Consequences and Cures January 16th, 2009
• India’s Economic Prospects January 9th, 2009
• Thoughts on India’s Latest Policy Moves December 16th, 2008
• India after the Mumbai Attack December 10th, 2008
• India’s 9/11? December 2nd, 2008
• India’s Growth Outlook November 12th, 2008
• Policy Chatter in India November 12th, 2008
• What Next for India? November 3rd, 2008
• Emerging Markets – A Different Twist September 28th, 2008
• The current crisis in the US does not mark the end of financial capitalism, as some windy observers have claimed September 23rd, 2008
• Bad News for India? It Depends on the Policy Response September 16th, 2008
• India’s Oil Subsidy Mess September 9th, 2008
• Inflation and Growth in India – How to Judge Policymaking? September 8th, 2008
• The New RBI Governor September 2nd, 2008
• How Fast Will India Grow? September 1st, 2008
• Growth Analytics and Emerging Economies August 27th, 2008
• Is China’s Future Hazy? August 26th, 2008
• Currency futures trading in India August 25th, 2008
• Making India Flat August 19th, 2008
• India’s Global Role August 16th, 2008
• Management in India and China August 14th, 2008
• Monetary policy in India: A shocking exposé? August 13th, 2008
• India, China and the Olympics August 10th, 2008
• Are Indian inflation expectations anchored? August 10th, 2008
• RBI survey of forecasters August 9th, 2008
• Measuring inflation in India August 8th, 2008
• Surjit Bhalla on RBI policy August 8th, 2008
• How well is the RBI fighting inflation? August 8th, 2008
• Economist magazine on India August 6th, 2008
• India’s oil import bill August 5th, 2008
• Inflation expectations in India August 5th, 2008
• Another View on Indian Monetary Policy August 5th, 2008
• Risks for the Indian Economy August 4th, 2008
• China’s Turn to be Bad Guy in the Doha Round August 2nd, 2008
• More Thoughts on Indian Monetary Policy August 2nd, 2008
• Trying to Understand Monetary Policy in India August 1st, 2008
• A Great Source on the Indian Economy July 31st, 2008
• More on India and the Doha Round July 31st, 2008
• India, External Flows and Crisis Potential July 30th, 2008
• India and the Doha Round July 30th, 2008
• Financial Sector Reform for India’s Masses July 27th, 2008
• A Business Strategy Approach to India’s Financial Sector Reform July 27th, 2008
• India’s Nuclear Deal and Benchmarking against China July 25th, 2008
• My macroeconomic catechism July 24th, 2008
• Good (and Not So Good) to Great: A Prescription for Improving India’s Governance July 24th, 2008
• What Next for India? July 23rd, 2008
• India’s Italian Connections July 23rd, 2008
• India, China and the World Economy July 22nd, 2008
• What is the Lesson of the US Financial Crisis for India and China? July 18th, 2008
• How Effective is Monetary Policy in India? July 18th, 2008
• How India Can Survive the Next Crisis July 15th, 2008
• Brave New World July 15th, 2008
• Rule and reform: China vs India May 9th, 2008