Curriculam Vitae Shirin Rais Assistant Professor Department of Economics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Uttar Pradesh, India Email: shirinrais@gmail.com Phone: +91-571-270-0920 (O), +91-9837-845-712 (M) Education: 2007-2013 Ph.D. Economics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 2005-2007 Master in Economics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 2002-2005 Bachelor in Economics (Honors), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Teaching Areas Environmental Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economics of Health & Education and Indian Economy. Current Areas of Research Environmental Economics, International Trade. Ph.D Topic Economic Reforms and its Impact on External Sector in India. Scholarships 1. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Post Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) (2013-2015). 2. University Grants Commission /University Fellowship during Ph.D. Programme (Dec 2007- Dec 2012). 3. University Grants Commission (UGC) Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Publications Single Girl Child (2005-2007). 1. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India: Problems and Prospects in B. Thakur (etal), Regional Development: Theory and Practice-Development Challenges (Vol.V), Concept Publishing House, New Delhi, 2017, pp.177-187. 1
2. Climate Change and Health Concerns in India: Implications on Air and Water Quality". Undicesimo Seminario Internazionale di Geografia Medica Perugia, Perugia, Italy, 2015 pp. 487-500. (Jointly with Wasim Ahmad) 3. Global Economic Recession and Export of India, Research and Sustainable Business, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Excel Publications, New Delhi, 2014. 4. India s Quest for Development, The Business Review, Vol.18, No.2, July-Dec 2014, pp. 97-107. 5. Employment Generation and FDI in India : An Analysis, in book based on the Proceedings of International Conference on Microfinance And Micro entrepreneurship: Issues & Challenges (ICM&M-13), Department of Economics, BPSMV, Sonepat, in Association with Banque Populaire Chair in Microfinance of The Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France, 2013. 6. Indian Strategies of Development in Post Independence Era, in Chatterjee.D, (etal) (eds) India and Indigenous Strategies, Strategic Management Forum: XVI Annual Convention, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) (Kozhikode), Kozhikode, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, 2013.,pp.509-515 7. Raison d'être and Essence of Economic Reforms in India, Proceedings of 16 th Annual Conference Indian Political Economy Association, Jointly organized by Indian Political Economy Association (IPEA) & Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, 2012, pp.363-366. 8. Discovering Real Economy of India, UPUEA Economic Journal, Vol.3, April & October, 2010, pp.95-103 (Jointly with Prof. Abdul Wahab). 9. Welfare Implications of Economic Reforms in India, The Business Review, Vol.15, No.1, Jan-June, 2010, pp.119-132. 10. Indian Economy: Pre and Post Reform Scenario of External and Internal Imbalances, Kashmir Journal of Social Sciences,Vol.4, 2010, pp.62-74 Paper Presentations (Abroad): 1. Regional Inequalities in Health Care Provision in India, Young Researcher s Overseas Day, organised by Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences, Brussels, Belgium 13 th December 2016 (Accepted for Poster Presentation). 2
Paper Presentation (India): 1. Environmental Sustainability in India: Issues and Concerns, in National Seminar on Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Industrial Growth: Prospects and Challenges organised by Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi under UGC-SAP DRS-II, 24 th -25 th March 2017. 2. Health Care Empowerment: Availability, Accessibility and Affordability Scenario in India, National Conference on Human Excellence and Empowerment organised by Faculty of Social Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, 8th-9th March 2017. 3. Is Islamic Equity Finance Different than the Conventional One?, in the 53 rd AnnualConference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES) organized by National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Khordha, Odisha, from 22nd to 24th December, 2016.(Jointly with Abdul Rahman and Wasim Ahmad). 4. Examining the Directional Spillover and Dynamic Hedging in the Prices of Crude Oil, Clean Energy and Technology Companies, in the 52 nd Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES) organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) (Kozhikode), Kozhikode, 4 th January-6 th January 2016. (Jointly with Wasim Ahmad). 5. Regional Inequalities in Health Care Provision in India, in a National Seminar on Public Health and Development in India, organized by G.L.Gupta Institute of Public Health, University of Lucknow, 8th -9th August, 2014. 6. Global Economic Recession and Export of India, in International Conference on Research and Sustainable Business, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, 8th-9th March, 2014. 7. Export Competitiveness in India: Manufacturing Versus Services Sector, in National Conference on Challenges of Development: Re- Visit to Inclusiveness, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, January17 th -18 th, 2014. 8. Climate Change and Regional Inequalities in India, 37 th Indian Social Science Congress, Jointly organized by Aligarh Muslim University and Indian Academy of Social Sciences, 27 th -31 st December 2013. 9. FDI in India: Trends, Direction and Sectoral Scenario, International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Finance (CIBMF-II, 2013), 3
Department of Business and Financial Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 28 th -29 th September 2013. 10. Towards Inclusive Growth in India: Issues and Challenges, National Seminar on Economic Growth in India and the Challenges of Inclusiveness, jointly organised by Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University and Indian Economic Association (IEA), Aligarh, 30 th -1 st May, 2013 (Jointly with Prof.Abdul Wahab). 11. Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Scenario in India International Conference on Changing Structure of International Trade and Investment: Implications for Growth and Development, Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, in Collaboration with Centre for WTO Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2nd-3rd March 2011. 12. Climate Change, Livelihood and Environment: Socio-Economic Scenario and India s Concerns, 6th Annual Conference UP-Uttarakhand Economic Association (UPUEA), Manglayatan University, Beswan, Aligarh, 24 th -26 th October 2010 Papers Accepted for Presentations: 1. Role of Adaptive Measures in combating Climate Change, National Conference on Challenges in Environmental Research, Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 4 th - 5 th June 2015. (Jointly with Wasim Ahmad) 2. Himalayan Tsunami and Ecological Imbalances in Uttarakhand, National Conference on Revisiting Development Paradigm for Uttarakhand, Organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Roorkee, 15 th -16 th February 2014. 3. Employment Generation and FDI in India : An Analysis, International Conference on Microfinance And Microentrepreneurship: Issues & Challenges (ICM&M-13), Department Of Economics Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Sonepat, in Association with Banque Populaire Chair In Microfinance of The Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France, August 08-09, 2013 (with Prof.Abdul Wahab) 4. Economic Development in Conflict Prone States in India with Focus on Jammu and Kashmir, Abstract Published in the Souvenir of International Seminar on Impact of Peace, 4
Conflict and Disturbance on Economic Development Process, Department of Economics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 11 th -13 th May, 2012, p.61. Article Published in Magazine 1) Global Warming: Definition and Impact, The Aligarh Magazine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 2005-06, pp,110-111. Workshops 1) Workshop on Health Inequality in India: Concept, Method and Evidence, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi University, Delhi, 23 rd -24 th July 2013. 2) Workshop on Economic Theory and Policy organised by Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 22 nd March, 2011. 3) Workshop on Research Methods and Research Paper Writing, Department of Business Management, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 2 nd -7 th January 2010. 4) National Workshop on Gender and Space, Centre for Women s Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, November 1 st -2 nd, 2007. Attended Workshop at UGC Academic Staff Colleges 1) UGC Sponsored 1 st JNU National Interaction Programme for Ph.D Scholars in Social Sciences and Humanities, UGC-Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 5 th -9 th November 2012. 2) Workshop on Research Methodology in Economics/Commerce/Management organised by UGC-Academic Staff College & Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 3 rd -8 th March 2010. Participation in Interactive Session Interactive Session with Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman and CEO, Wipro Group of Companies organised by Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 18 th June, 2008. Rapporteur in International Conference Rapporteur in Session IV on the theme Human Resource Management-I, in an International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Finance (CIBMF-II, 2013), Department of Business and Financial Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 28 th -29 th September 2013. 5
Invitation: Invited to be Rapporteur in two session on the theme Remittances and Development Issues, in an International Conference on", Diaspora and Development: Prospects and Implications for Nation States", organized by SOED and SOITS, IGNOU, New Delhi, 7 th - 8 th September 2011. Life Member of Associations 1. Indian Economic Association (IEA) 2. The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) 3. Indian Political Economy Association (IPEA). 4. Indian Health Economic and Policy Association (IHEPA). 5. Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Economic Association (UPUEA). Personal Details Nationality: Indian Civil status: Married Languages: English and Urdu Shirin Rais 6