About Us

Ph. D. in Economics

Centre for International Trade and Development,

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

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M.Phil. in Economics, (With Distinction and Batch Topper)

Centre for International Trade and Development,

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

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M.A. in Economics

Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University

B.A. Economics (Honors)

Delhi University, Delhi, India

Economic effects of genetically modified crops, Non-market valuation, Adoption of new technologies, Decarbonization of Heavy Industries, Impact of CBAM on Heavy Industries, Conservation of natural resources, Payment for ecosystem services.

Assistant Professor at Department of Economics, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), March 2021 till present.

Successfully trained the officers of Indian Army and Navy in Managerial Economics, under the Certificate programme organized by IIFT, DGR 10 and DGR 12 Batch

Visiting faculty at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Jan 2021 to March, 2021.

Assistant Professor at Shyam lal College (SLC-M), University of Delhi, Feb 2016 till Nov-19.

Assistant Professor (Guest faculty) at University College of Management and Entrepreneurship, Delhi Technological University (DTU) in Monsoon semester, 2018.

Visiting Faculty at Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE), Kathmandu, Nepal.

Assistant Professor (As guest lecturer) at Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi, Sep 2015 to April 2016.

Content Writer for Topics in Industrial Economics under the project e-content creation for PG course in Economics, funded by UGC (PI: Prof. Suresh Chand Aggarwal, Head and Chairperson, Department of Business Economics, DU) under NMEICT, MHRD, Govt of India, May - August 2015.

Assistant Professor (On Adhoc Basis) at Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, Jan- May 2015. Courses taught: Environmental Economics and Development Economics

Research Associate in a project funded by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Project Title: “Eliciting farmers preferences for drought tolerant seeds in India. With Prof. Sangeeta Bansal and Dr. Patrick S. Ward under the project Cereal System Initiatives in South Asia, funded by : United States Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Appointed to teach a Remedial Course in Micro Economics at Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University (CITD), New Delhi, Jan – May 2014.

Research Assistant under Prof. Sangeeta Bansal on a project titled “Environmental Concerns, the Global Commons and the Environment, June-July 2011.

Research Assistant for Dr. Guillaume P. Gruere (International Food Policy Research Institute) on a project titled “Cost of Cultivation of Bt Crops in India”, July- August 2010.

Analyst with Genpact, Gurgaon (Internship), May- July 2007. Have worked on project titled “Collateral creation on Price Optimization in the retail sector for Genpact Analytics Age modeling Team.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

Anchal Arora and Sangeeta Bansal (2012) “Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Varietal Approval”, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, volume 34, no 1, pp.102-118. Oxford University Press, ISSN: 2040-5790.

Anchal Arora (2014).”Pricing of Bt cotton seeds in India. The Debate Behind.” Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Vol 17, No.2/2014. Doi:10.15414/raae/2014.17.02.88-91, ISSN:1336-9261.

Anchal Arora, Sangeeta Bansal and Patrick S. Ward (2019) “Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha” Water Resources and Economics, Elsevier Publication, 25, 27-41,ISSN:2212-4284.

 Anchal Arora and Devesh Birwal (2017), “Natural Calamities, Crop Losses and Coping Strategies: An Economic Analysis from Odisha, India”, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol 72, No 3, July –Sep 2017, ISSN:0019-5014.

Anchal Arora and D.P Malik (2019), “An overview of cotton seed industry in India: policy implications and perspectives,Journal of Cotton Research and Development,Vol 33, pp:303-313.NAAS Rating 4.9, ISSN:09728619.

Chi, Nguyen, Vo, Trinh and A. Arora (2022), ‘Effect of climatic factors on farm income of rain-fed and irrigated farming households  in Vietnam, Vol27, Water and Environment Journal, Wiley.

Anchal Arora (2023), Growth, yield and environmental sustainability of cotton production in India: Performance and policy measures, Vol30(1), Asia Pacific Development Journal, UNESCAP).

Book

Anchal Arora (2015), “An economic analysis of price control and adoption of Bt Cotton in India”, book published by Lambert Academic publishing, ISBN: 9783659795718, Germany.

Chapter in the book

Anchal Arora and Sangeeta Bansal (2015): “Impact of Price Controls on Diffusion of Bt Cotton and Profitability of Seed Providers in India”, in N. Lalitha and P.K. Viswanathan (Eds.): India's Tryst with Bt Cotton: Learning from the First Decade, Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, pp. 156-181, ISBN: 9789351251088.

Sangeeta Bansal and Anchal Arora (2015):” Genetically modified crops in India: An Economic Analysis”, in Manmohan Agarwal and John Whalley (Eds): “Sustainability of Growth; The Role of Economic, Technological and Environmental Factors’, World Scientific, Chapter 9 Vol (1) ISBN 978-9814578684.

Anchal Arora and Devesh Birwal (2019), “Responsiveness of rice growing farmers towards droughts and floods in Odisha, India in “Transforming Indian Economy From Vision to Reality”, Eds Yamini Gupt and Ananya Dastidar , Ane Books , New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-86761-95-8.

Media

Anchal Arora (2013), Life at JNU Campus, Asset, Accounting and Finance magazine, Faces International, Tilburg University.

Anchal Arora (2022), “Bringing an end to stubble burning”, Hindu Business Line, Assessed at https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/bringing-an-end-to-stubble burning/article66314087.ece

Working papers

Anchal Arora, Sangeeta Bansal and Patrick S. Ward 2015 “Eliciting farmers valuation for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in India.” IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 1409, Washington D.C.

Anchal Arora and Sangeeta Bansal (2012) “Price controls on Bt cotton seeds in India: Impact on seed providers”, Discussion papers in Economics 12-02, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Anchal Arora and Sangeeta Bansal (2011), “Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development”, Discussion papers in Economics 11-01, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Anchal Arora (2023)," Assessing the impact of CBAM and tariffs on Indian Aluminum Industry", Working Paper Series EC-23-65, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi.

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS (From Both National and International Bodies)

Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and National Eligibility Test conducted by UGC held on 29 June, 2014.

2012 and 2015 International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Student Financial Assistance Award.

2011, 2012 and 2013 International Consortium of Agricultural Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) travel grant for participation in the conference.

International Travel grant by Indian Council of Social Science Research (I.C.S.S.R) for participation in a conference held in Rome.

 PhD proposal accepted for presentation and participation at prestigious European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAERE) summer school 2014 held at Venice, July 6- 12, Italy with a highly competitive selection of participants.

Recipient of EAERE Summer School Scholarship for participation in summer school at Venice, Italy.

Recipient of EAERE Grant  for participation at 2015 Annual EAERE conference held in Helsinki, Finland June 24-28, 2015.

Recipient of full Grant from Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Switzerland which includes travel grant, accommodation and Registration fee to participate in a workshop on “Valuing and Designing Payment System for Ecosystem Services” as well as in European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAERE) Annual Conference to be held from June 20-27, 2016 Switzerland.

Recipient of full grant from ZALF (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research) to participate in a summer school on “Using Discrete Choice experiments for Economic Valuation of Ecosystem services in rural landscapes” which took place in Vierraden, Germany from 3rd to 9^th Sep, 2017.

Recipient of full grant from Canadian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (CREEA) to participate and present a paper at 5th Canadian PhD and Early Career Researcherworkshop held at University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1st to 5th June 2019.

Recipient of full grant from University of Manchester to participate in preconference workshop and conference of European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAERE) held at University of Manchester, UK from 26-29 June, 2019.

External Expert Committee member of Task group 7 on Economic and Financial aspects of long term low carbon emission development strategy LT-LEDS under MOEFCC.

External Expert Committee member for preparation of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP-2023) under Department of Commerce under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS (Letters in Bold denote stringently reviewed National and International Conferences)

“Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development”, presented at 15th Annual conference on Sustainability and Bio-economy, ICABR, 2011, June 26-29, Frascati, Rome, Italy.

“Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development” Selected Paper presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2011 AAEA & NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 24-26, 2011.

Invited Presentation “ Adoption of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development” in the National conference on ‘India’s tryst with Bt cotton Performance and Future Challenges’, organized by Gujarat Institute of Development Research(GIDR), Ahmedabad, May 3-4, 2011.

Invited Presentation “Impact of Price Controls on Revenue and Profitability of Cotton Seed Firms in India.” in the 16th ICABR -128th EAAE Joint International Conference on the ‘Political Economy of the Bioeconomy’, June 24-27 in Ravello, Italy.

“Impact of Price Controls on Diffusion of Bt cotton in India and Seed Providers” Selected paper presented at the 22nd Annual International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) in Shanghai,China, June 11-12, 2012.

“Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development. Selected paper presented at Young Scholar’s Seminar, organized by the Centre for Economic studies and Planning, March 12-13, 2012, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Invited as Rappeuter for a two day International Seminar on “Biotechnology in Indian Agriculture: Performance, Potential and Concerns, Jan 18-19, 2012, CESS, Hyderabad.

An investigation into farmer’s preferences for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in India. Selected paper presented at International Consortium on Agricultural Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) held on 18-21 June, 2013 at Ravello, Italy.

Invited Presentation “Impact of Price Controls on Diffusion of Bt Cotton and Profitability of Seed Providers in India" at 23rd Annual IFAMA Symposium, June 17-18, 2013, Atlanta, GA.

Invited Presentation as a Poster “Impact of Bt cotton seed price controls on profitability of seed providers” at 2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, August 4-6.

An investigation into farmer’s preferences for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in India. Selected paper presented at CESP Young Scholars Seminar held on 11-13 March, 2014 at CESP, JNU, New Delhi.

“Farmers preferences for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in the presence of Climate Change : Evidence from Odisha, India”. Paper presented at European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) Summer School on “Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change” held in Venice, July 6-12, 2014.

“Farmers preferences for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in India: Evidence from Odisha”. Paper presented at 10 th Annual conference on Growth and Development, held at ISI, New Delhi 18-20 Dec, 2014.

“Farmers preferences for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in India: Evidence from Odisha”.Paper presented at 21st Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) held in Helsinki, Finland, June 24-28, 2015.

“Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant towards drought and submergence? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India” Paper presented at 10th Annual DSE Conference, Delhi School of Economics Winter School 14-16 Dec, 2015.

“Farmers preferences for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in India: Evidence from Odisha”.Paper presented at a National Seminar on “Emerging Economics and Challenges to Sustainability towards Developing Nation” held on March 29-30th , 2016 at Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi.

“Farmers preferences for abiotic stress tolerant rice seeds in India: Evidence from Odisha”, Paper presented at a National Seminar on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, organized by Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Sep 21-22, 2016.

“Natural Calamities, Crop Losses and Coping Strategies: An Economic Analysis from Odisha, India”, Paper presented at a National Conference on Indian Economy: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, organized by Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi, New Delhi, February, 2017.

“Women participation in Livestock holding in India: An analysis from Haryana, India”, Paper presented at a National Conference organized by Women Cell, Gandhi Memorial National P.G College, Ambala, Haryana, on 10^th March,2017, India.

Selected and Invited to present a paper titled “ Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant towards droughts and floods in India? Evidence from Odisha, in Environmental and Resource Economics workshop organized by the 5th Canadian PhD and Early Career Workshop, Canadian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (CREEA) to be held at University of Calgary, Canada, June 1st to 5th , 2019.

Growth, Yield and Environmental sustainability of cotton production in India: Performance and Policy measures”, paper presented at 17^th East Asian Economic Association(EAEA) convention held at Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 28-29 August, 2022.

    TRAINING/SUMMER SCHOOL/COURSES/ WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Invited and Participated at ISI-Warwick Workshop held at ISI Delhi from 24-28 February, 2014.

Selected, Invited and Participated at the prestigious International Summer School organized by European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) on “Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change” in Venice, Italy from July 5-12, 2014.

Selected, Invited and Participated at the prestigious workshop organized by the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Swizerland on “Valuing and Designing Payment System for Ecosystem Services”, A workshop held in conjunction with European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists(EAERE), June 21-22, 2016, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), Switzerland and funded by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Participated in a two weeks Research Methodology workshop in Environmental Economics, organized by the Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi held from 15-28 September, 2016.

Participated in a Faculty Development Programme organized by Department of Commerce and IQAC, Shyam Lal College (M), University of Delhi from 21-23 November, 2016.

Invited for an Extension lecture on “Understanding the Role of Economics in Media” at Govt P.G College, Ambala, Haryana on 10 March 2017.

Selected, Invited and Participated at the prestigious summer school organized by the ZALF (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research) on “Using Discrete Choice experiments for Economic Valuationof Ecosystem services in rural landscapes” which took place in Vierraden, Germany from 3rd to 9^thSep, 2017.

Selected and Invited at a Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics organized by the 5th Canadian PhD and Early Career Workshop, Canadian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (CREEA) to be held at University of Calgary, Canada, June 1st to 5th , 2019.

Invited and received grant to participate in preconference workshop as well as conference of EAERE 2019 organized by University of Manchester to be held from 26-29 June, 2019 at Manchester, UK.

Successfully completed 5 day online faculty development programme in Behavioral economics organized by department of economics, St. Berchmans college, Kerala in collaboration [i]with Kerala state higher education council on August 22-26, 2020.

Invited as a resource person to deliver a lecture on Heteroscedasticity at a 5 day FDP organized by Hari Gaur Singh University, Sagar MP.

Successfully finished a course on Data Analytics in R organized by Meghnad Desai Institute of Economics from Aug 14, 2021 to Sep12, 2021.

Successfully completed a 15days Research methodology course organized by TLC, Ramanujan college, DU.

Invited as a resource person in an FDP organized by Hansraj College and Khalsa College to speak on “Finding the right research proposal on 18^th sep 2022.

Invited as a resource person in a webinar organized by ABSVP, JNU on “The economics of the environment: valuation, conservation and it’s management” on 24^th April 2023.

Invited as a key note speaker in a seminar organized by Aluminum Secondary Management Association on the topic “Trade, competitiveness and sustainability of downstream aluminum sector in India in the presence of CBAM” on 17^th May, 2023.

PROJECTS/ CONSULTATION UNDERTAKEN

Assessing the impact of CBAM on aluminum firms in India (Jan-May 2023, Consultancy)

Foreign Trade Policy of India 2023Foreign Trade Policy of India 2023 , Served as an External Expert with Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India (Jan-March, 2023)

Eliciting farmers preferences for drought tolerant seeds in India. Eliciting farmers preferences for drought tolerant seeds in India. With Prof. Sangeeta Bansal and Dr. Patrick S. Ward under the project Cereal System Initiatives in South Asia, funded by : United States Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, September 2012 to October 2014

Cost of Cultivation of Bt Crops in India, With Dr. Guillaume P. Gruere (International Food Policy Research Institute) July-August 2010

Environmental Concerns, the Global Commons and the Environment (With Prof Sangeeta Bansal)

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Member Admission Committee 2021-22, IIFT

Member Admission Committee 2022-23, IIFT

Programme Director, MA Economics 2022-24, IIFT

Member Secretary, Board of Studies, GSM Division, IIFT

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member European Association of Environment and Resource Economists (EAERE)

Member International Food and Agri Business Management Association (IFAMA)

Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE)

Cotton Research Development Association (CRDA)

Agriculture Economics Research Association (AERC)

Member Indian Economic Association (IEA)

Member East Asian Economic Association (EAEA)