Amay Vivek Narayan

Address: 545, Banagiri Nagar, Banashankari 3rd Stage, Bangalore - 560085, India
Email: amaynarayan@outlook.com Website: amaynarayan.com
Phone: +91 97311 35785

Core Competencies
Excellent understanding of economic theories, models and their practical applications.
Sharp analytical problem solving skills.
Strong competence in statistical analysis. Procient with STATA.
Extensive working knowledge of PCs, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, LATEX.
Basic knowledge of R, MATLAB, SPSS, Linux OS.
Highly organised, enthusiastic and collegial work ethic.

Education
2016 Master of Arts in Economics
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver (Canada)

2014 Bachelor of Science in Economics

University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK) FIRST CLASS HONOURS

Scholarships and Awards

2011-2014 University of East Anglia Scholarship
University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK)
May 2014 1st Prize, (3rd Year) Annual Economics Department Essay Competition
University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK)
Is the Rise of China a Threat or an Opportunity for the UK? (NEP, Vol. 9)
May 2013 2d Prize, (2d Year) Annual Economics Department Essay Competition
University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK)
Should the BoE Pursue Another Round of Quantitative Easing? (NEP, Vol. 8)
Work Experience
Oct - Present Research Associate at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, IN
Working with Prof. Arjun Jayadev (Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston) on various
research projects including the Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP).

July - Dec Teaching Assistant at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, IN

Classes on STATA and LATEX to 25 students for the School of Liberal Studies.
(Intro to STATA, Intro to LATEX )

Sept - Jan Teaching Assistant at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, CA

Tutorials in Macroeconomics and the World Economy to 60 students and holding oce hours for
the Department of Economics. (Intro Macroeconomics, The World Economy)

Aug - Sept Economic Analyst (Summer Student Placement) at The Department for Work
& Pensions, London, UK
Modelled data using logistic techniques and transformation regressions. Responsibilities included
working with and improving models used for Job Seekers Allowance and State Pension data.

Oct - June Student Guide at University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Student Guide for the School of Social Sciences at UEA.

Dec - June Indian Student Ambassador at University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Indian Ambasssador for UEA. Work included liasing with current and prospective students, as well as
working with the international oce.

May - July Summer Intern, Azim Premji University, Bangalore, IN

Training in STATA under the guidance of Arjun Jayadev (Associate Professor, University of Mass-
achusetts Boston). Processed and coded large scale raw survey data into datasets, followed by analysis
on the composition of public/private education in India.

Relevant Graduate Courses and Papers

Research Paper Mapping Indias Finances: 60 Years of Flow of Funds (2017)

Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 52, Issue No. 18
Amay Narayan, Arjun Jayadev, and JW Mason (2017).
A broad brush prcis of the evolution of the Indian nancial system over the last
60 years (1955-2015).

Macroeconomic Introduction to the fundamentals of macroeconomic models, including New

Theory Keynesian, Solow Growth and Real Business Cycle models.

Applied Core concepts and skills in Applied Econometrics including data cleaning, panel
Econometrics data, regressions, paper replication, FGLS and visual representation of results.

Econometric Fundamentals of Econometric theory including estimation, identication and

Theory inference using small and large samples.

Energy and Materials Identication and comparison of major types of research methods and models
System Modeling used to inform sustainability-oriented policy.

MA Project Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

Monetary Policy Shocks and Consumer Ination Expectations: An Empirical Study
Studied the empirical relationship between monetary policy and consumer ina-
tion expectations using survey data.
 Term Paper Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Optimal Monetary Policy: Lessons From the Crisis
Looked at optimal monetary policy and ination targeting using a New Keynesian
Framework. The eects of the Financial Crisis of 07-08 on monetary policy-
making are explored in detail.

Term Paper Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

Determinants of Vehicle Type Ownership: A USA-Based Study
Unpackaged the determinants of household vehicle ownership choices using a
logit-based regression methodology with survey data.

Languages
English: First Language Hindi: Fluent Kannada: Fluent Tamil: Basic Knowledge

Interests and Activities

Photography, Nature and Hiking, Birdwatching, Sports (Table Tennis, Volleyball, Football), Travel, Music,
Open-Source, Programming

Feb - March Volunteer at the Centre for Desert & Ocean, India (link)
June - June Summer Volunteer at the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, India (link)
May 130-kilometre trek to Milam Glacier in Uttarakhand, India

References
Prof. Arjun Jayadev Head, Research Centre, Azim Premji University (Bangalore)
Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts (Boston)
arjun.jayadev@apu.edu.in

Prof. Brian Krauth Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University (Vancouver)

bkrauth@sfu.ca

Dr. James Watson Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia (Norwich)

james.m.watson@uea.ac.uk