About Us

Name : Prof. Vijay P. Ojha

DESIGNATION : ECGC Chair Professor

Email : vpojha@iift.edu

BRIEF PROFILE OF
Vijay Prakash Ojha

Dr. Vijay P. Ojha is currently ECGC Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. Prior to this, he worked as a Professor of Economics at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad, India, for more than ten years. Dr. Ojha obtained his Ph.D. on evaluation of trade liberalization in India using the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling methodology, from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, in 1997. Subsequently, in 2004, he was awarded the Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship for a post-doctoral tenure at the Environment Department, University of York, United Kingdom, to work on, "Carbon Emissions Abatement Strategies and Poverty Alleviation in India".

He has more than three decades' experience in teaching and research. His area of expertise in teaching lies in wide-ranging subjects which include: Applied General Equilibrium, Macroeconomics, Econometric Methods and Operational Research. In research, he specializes in CGE modelling applied to trade, human capital, inclusive growth, and climate change.

Positions held by him in the past include: Professor of Economics at Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, (IMT-G), India; Visiting Fellow at Environment Department, University of York, United Kingdom; Guest Professor at Centre for International Trade and Development (CITD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi; Senior Consultant, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi.

Dr. Ojha has delivered many invited lectures for prestigious host institutions, which include the World Bank, IDFC and the European Climate Foundation (ECF). He has also successfully executed several international research projects with their final reports translating fruitfully into policy advice, and has numerous publications in national and international journals.