Curriculum Vitae of Dr. G.

Ramakrishna
Personal Details

Present Position: Professor and Head,

Dept. of Economics,
University College for Women, Koti.
Osmania University
Hyderabad, INDIA.

Previous Position: Professor,

Dept. of Economics and Business,
ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Address: 4-123/J/31/4
(For correspondence) Padmavathi colony,
Uppal, Hyderabad-500039. INDIA.

Date of Birth 6-3- 1955

Place of Birth Kollapur, Mahabub Nagar (Dist), AP.
Social Status Mudiraj, BC (D), Sl. No.19.

• E-.Mail: profgrk@gmail.com
• Working Papers http://SSRN.com/author1503898

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Passport Particulars F7578474, issued at Hyderabad, India.

Career objective

Securing opportunities in teaching, research and administration and serve in multi

cultural contexts.

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Education

• 1993: PhD in International Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

• 1984: M. Phil. in Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. Ist Division
and University IInd Rank.
• 1978: M.A. in Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. Ist Division
with Distinction, University IIIrd Rank

Achievement

Published research papers in refereed national and international journals. Worked in

different cultural contexts. Published research papers collaborating with professors in
US. Acquired software skills in statistics and econometrics such as Stata 10.0, SPSS 16.0
E. views 6.0. etc. Provided consultancy services in Africa. Many of my research papers
are cited in various International Journals and Research Institutions. Some of the
important citations are:
1. Stanford University, International Policy Studies, June 2006.
2. International food policy research institute (IFPRI) and EDRI, Discussion paper
No.5. October 2009.
3. Analysis Economico, 50 22, pp.149-171, 2007.
4. Debt Relief Now, Copenhagen, October, 11-17, 2010.
5. IFPRI, Discussion paper No.29, 1999.
6. African Development Review, vol.17, pp.138-150, April 2005.
7. Journal of Disaster Research, Feb,2 , 2010.
8. University of Sussex, March, 2008.
9. European IFSA symposium,4-7 July, Vienna, Austria, July 2010.
10. Universitat of Hohenheim, Germany, Discussion papers, no.2, 2009.
11. George Mason University, School of Public Policy, 9th May, 2006.
12. Food Policy 31, 2006.PP.442-457.
13. Agrekon, vol.44, no.4, Dec 2005.
14. Journal International Economics and Finance, Vo.25,pp.76-84.February, 2010
15. Africa today, May 2005.

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Most Influential Research Papers

• “An Empirical analysis of Food Insecurity in Ethiopia; The case of North

Wello”, Africa Development, (CODESRIA Research Journal), vol. XVII, No.
1&2, 129-145. 2002.
• “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Export Performance of Developing
Countries: The Case of Ethiopia” (co-authors: Abdulhamid Sukar and Seid
Hasan), Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, and vol.2,
No.2. 143-151, December.2002.
• Growth, Poverty and Spatial Inequalities in Ethiopia: An Assessment of the
Impact of Globalization”, Economic Research, (Croatia), Vol.15, No. 2. 2002.

• “The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth: the case of Ethiopia”,

Finance India (co-author: Abdulhamid Sukar), Vol. XVI, No.4, 1295-1306. 2002.

• External Debt and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study of Ethiopia’, Journal

of Business and Public Affairs, fall, USA, 2003.

• “An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Economic

Growth of India” Indian Journal Business and Economics, vol. 2. No.
1.June.2003.
• ‘’Impact of Globalization on Growth, poverty and inequalities: A Study of
Ethiopia and India (co-authors: Abdulhamid Sukar and Sivarama Krishnan),
The Asian Economic Review, vol. 45. August. 2003.

• “Globalization and the Balance of Payments Experience of India”, Indian

Development Review, vol.1. No.1, June.2003.
• “The Impact of Financial Integration and Economic volatility on Economic
Growth: An Empirical Exercise for India” IUP Journal of Financial Economics,
June, 2005.
• Globalization and Development Experience: (Editor), ICFAI University, 2006.

• “ Growth and Fluctuations in India’s Exports”, Indian Economic Journal, vol.43,

Jan- March. 1996.
• “An Analysis of Productivity Trends in Singereni Collieries”, Indian Journal of
Labor Economics, (co author: A.K. Vasudeva Chary),Vol. 35. No.4. Dec. 1992,
India.1992.

Present Research

Energy Consumption and Economic Security of India: Causality using

Cointegration and ECM methods.

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Work Experience

• Since 16th Nov 2004 Professor, Department of Economics, Osmania University,

Hyderabad, India

• August 2000 to 15th Nov 2004 Associate Professor, Osmania University,

Hyderabad, India.

• Oct, 1990- Sep, 1995 Reader in Economics, Department of Economics, Osmania

University, Hyderabad, India. Worked in Nizam College.

• Feb, 1984-Oct, 1990 Lecturer in Economics, Nizam College, Osmania University,

Hyderabad, India

• Aug, 1978- Feb, 1984 Lecturer in Economics, Bhavan’s New Science College,
Hyderabad, India

Work Experience International

• 10th May 2005 to 4th April 2006, Professor, Dept. of Economics and Business,
ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• October 1995 to August 2000 Associate Professor (UNDP), ECSC, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.

Honors

• Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Studies, JNIAS, Dr.

Swaminadhan research foundation, Hyderabad, 2007.
• Second rank in M.Phil, 1984, Osmania University
• Third rank with Distinction, M.A. Economics, 1978, Osmania University

Visiting Professor in Business Schools

• November 2003 to January 2004, SSIM, Hyderabad during November 2003-

January 2004.
• January 2004 to April 2004 Edinburgh Business School (Herriot Watt
University), Distance Education, Badruka College, Hyderabad.
• July 2004 to November 2004, ISFS, ICFAI University, Hyderabad.
• May 2005 to August 2005, IIPM, Hyderabad.
• June 2005 to September 2005, ISFS, ICFAI University, Hyderabad
• July 2005 to September 2005, NICMAR, Hyderabad.
• July 2007 to August 2007, ISFS, ICFAI University, Hyderabad.

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Training and Skills

• Skills in softwares such as: E. Views 6.0 , Stata 10.0 , SPSS16.0 , Statistica
8.0, PC Give, Rats, Shazam, Micro Fit, , MINITAB and LIMDEP.
• Dec, 1998- March 2000: Updating Teaching Capability courses, Organizers:
Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, Europa Instituut, University of
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and ECSC, Addis Ababa. Included interactive
teaching methods including Case methods.
• Data analysis using E.Views by Prof.Abdulhamid sukar of Cameron
University, Addis Ababa, 2000.
• Feb 1999: Workshop on Distance Learning, Organizers: The Open
University, UK and ECSC, Addis Ababa.
• Word processing and data processing skills through several training programs
conducted in ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during 1996 to 1997.

• Other soft wares such as Hummer (econometrics), CBS (statistics), ISEE

(research), TORA and CMF (finance), CMMS (management), Micro SIM and
Macro SIM (simulation modeling in micro and macro economics) are
familiarized.
• Attained training in computer applications in Social sciences from Dept. of
Computer Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India in 1992.
• Skills in data processing, Ms Excel, MS Power point, scanning and inter net.

Specialization

• Teaching: 1) International Economics/ Business 2) Applied Econometrics 3)

Managerial Economics 4) Business Research Methods/ Research Methods for
Economists 5) Development Economics and Growth Models 6) Statistics for
Economists and Business 7) Microeconomics
• Research: 1) Economic Development of Ethiopia and India, Food insecurity,
Trade Liberalization and Globalization and Economic Development.
• Courses teaching at present: 1) International Economics 2) Applied
econometrics 3) Quantitative methods.

Consultancy Services

• Consultant to Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) for a project on

‘Import substitution in Ethiopia, 1992-2005’, December 2006to March 2007.
• Livelihood School, BASIX, 2010. Helping in data analysis of Micro Finance
Project.

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Research Papers

2010
• Working papers see, http://SSRN.com/author1503898
• External Debt and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study of Ethiopia’, paper
included in ‘Debt relief Now’, A week of action against global debt, Copenhagen,
Oct 11-17.

2008
• Open Policies and Service Sector Growth in India: Does service sector Growth
influence Economic Growth of India? Development Convention, IPE, Editors:
R.K.Misra and Nandita Sethi.
2007
• “An Empirical analysis of the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Economic
Growth of India”, in India’s Global Trade Relations, (Ed), V.Vekata Ramani,
ICFAI Press.

• An Empirical Analysis of Service Sector Growth in India’, paper presented for

5th International Business Conference, organized by University of Wollongong in
Dubai and World Business Institute, Australia at Dubai during 26 and 27 April
2007

2006

• Food Insecurity and NGOs: The Case of REST in Tigray Region of Northern
Ethiopia,” in Global Food Insecurity, in V.V. Ramani (Ed.) ICFAI Press.
• Globalization and Development Experience: (Editor), ICFAI University, 2006.

2005

• “The Impact of Financial Integration and Economic volatility on Economic

Growth: An Empirical Exercise for India” IUP Journal of Financial Economics,
June, 2005.
• “WTO and India’s Trade Policy: An assessment of the Impact of Trade
Liberalization Policies of India” in P.V. Sharma and L.K. Mohana Rao
(Eds.),New Trade Policy (2004-2009) and WTO Regime, Kanishka Publishers,
New Delhi.
2004

• “What determines the Current Account Deficits of India?” IUP Journal of Applied
Economics, vol. III, No.3, May.
• “An Econometric study of India’s Foreign Debt- Does India need Debt Relief?”
Indian Journal of Social and Economic Policy, Vol.1. No.1. June.

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 • The Perspectives on Indian Economy, by K.Rangarajan (Telugu), co- translator,
Telugu Akademi, 2004.
• ‘Food Insecurity and NGO’s: A Study of REST in Tigray Region of Northern
Ethiopia,’ Osmania University, Working Paper No.6. March.
• “ WTO and Trade policy of India: An Empirical assessment of the Impact’, paper
presented in the National Seminar on WTO and Trade Policy in India, held at
Vizag, October, 2004.

2003
• “Globalization and the Balance of Payments Experience of India”, Indian
Development Review, vol.1. No.1, June.
• External Debt and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study of Ethiopia’, Journal
of Business and Public Affairs, fall, USA, 2003.

• “An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Economic

growth of India” Indian Journal Business and Economics, vol. 2. No. 1.June.
• ‘’Impact of Globalization on Growth, poverty and inequalities: A Study of
Ethiopia and India (co-authors: Abdulhamid Sukar and Sivarama Krishnan),
The Asian Economic Review, vol. 45. August.
• Economic Reforms in India: Retrospect and Prospect, co- Editor, 2003,
Himalayan publishing House, Mumbai, India.
• “External Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: the case of India” in
Economic Reforms of India: Retrospect and Prospect, (Eds. V.Suguna,
G.Ramakrishna and A.G.Moss), Himalayan Publishers, Bombay, India.
• “ Data Processing and Analysis”, in A Hand Book of Research Methodology in
Social Sciences, edited by M.Ramchander, R.K. Printing press and publishers,
Hyderabad.2003.

2002
• “An Empirical analysis of Food Insecurity in Ethiopia; The case of North
Wello”, Africa Development, (CODESRIA Research Journal), vol. XVII, No.
1&2, 129-145.
• “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Export Performance of Developing
Countries: The Case of Ethiopia” (co-authors: Abdulhamid Sukar and Seid
Hasan), Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, and vol.2,
No.2. 143-151, December.
• Growth, Poverty and Spatial Inequalities in Ethiopia: An Assessment of the
Impact of Globalization”, Economic Research, (Croatia), Vol.15, No. 2.
• “The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth: the case of Ethiopia”,
Finance India (co-author: Abdulhamid Sukar), Vol. XVI, No.4, 1295-1306.
• “Liberalization of External Trade and Economic Growth: The case of India”
accepted for the presentation in ‘ Asia Pacific Economics and Business
Conference’, Kuching Hilton, Sarawak, 2-4 October.
• “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Export Performance of Developing
countries: The case of Ethiopia” (co authors: Prof. Abdulhamid Sukar, Cameron

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 University and Seid Hassan, Murray State University), presented in 38th annual
meeting of Missouri Valley Economic Association, Feb28 –march 2, 2002,
Memphis, TN. USA.
• Tale of Two Countries: Impact of Globalization on Ethiopia and India” (co
authors: Prof. Abdulhamid Sukar and Prof. Sivaramakrishnan, Cameron
University), presented in the conference of ASBBS, Las Vegas, USA, February 2,
2002.
• Globalization and Balance of Payments Experience of India” accepted for the
presentation in an International Conference held in Cameron University, Lawton
in March 27-29, 2002.

2001
• “ Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: The Case of Ethiopia” (co-author:
Prof. Abdulhamid Sukar, Cameron University), presented in 37th annual meeting
of Missouri Valley Economic Association, Feb22-24, 2001, Kansas City, MO.
USA.
• Liberalization of External Trade and Economic Growth” paper presented in
National Seminar on “Economic Reforms in India: Retrospect and Prospect”, Feb,
15-16, 2001. Dept.of Economics, OU. Hyderabad, India.

2000
• “ Intersectoral Linkages in Ethiopia: Implications for ADLI strategy, Indian
Ocean Digest, July- Dec,India.
• “ Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: The Case of Ethiopia” Co-author,
Presented in a Workshop on Ethiopian Economy, July 2000, ECSC, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.

1999
• “Urbanization and Economic Growth in India”, in Indian Cities: Towards Next
Millennium, Simhadri and Ram Mohan Rao (Eds), Allied Publishers, Delhi,
India.

1996
• “ Growth and Fluctuations in India’s Exports”, Indian Economic Journal, vol.43,
Jan- March.

1995
• “Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth in India”(co author: Abdulhamid
Sukar) Finance India, vol. IX, No.4.Dec.India.
• “Labor Productivity and Output Growth in Indian Agriculture” Southern
Economist, Vol. 35. No. 4. June, India.
• “Wagner’s Law of Expenditure-A case of India”(co-author: M.Upender), Finance
India, Vol. VIII, No. 3. Jan. India.

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1994
• “Import substitution, Exports and Economic Growth in India” Finance India,
Vol.VIII. No.4.Jan. 1994, India.
• “Rupee convertibility in India”, co-author, Jan. Telugu Vygnanika Masa Patrika.
• Imports, Exports and GDP of India: An Econometric Analysis”, presented in 30th
annual conference of the Indian Econometric Society, May 1994, Mysore, India.
• “Growth and Fluctuations in Food Grains Production in Andhra Pradesh”, 11th
Annual conference, AP Economic association, Feb 1993, India.

1993
• “Growth and Fluctuations in Food Grain Production of Andhra Pradesh”
Conference volume, AP Economics Association, India.
• “1993-94 Budget: An observation”, Telugu Vygnanica Masa Patrika Oct.
• “Growth and Variations in Food Grains Production of Andhra Pradesh”, Telugu
Vygnanika Masa Patrika, April.
• Principles of Economics (1993), (Telugu), co-author, Telugu Akademi,
Hyderabad, India.
• “Growth and Fluctuations in Indian Agriculture”, Asian Economic Review, India.
• “Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth in India”, Second international
conference of IIDS, Dec 1993, Perth, Australia.
• “An analysis of Productivity Trends in Singareni Collieries”, 34th Annual
conference, Indian Society of Labor Economics Jan, 1993, India

1992
• Import substitution, Export Promotion and Output Growth in Manufacturing
Industry in India”, Asian Economic Review, Dec. India.
• “An Analysis of Productivity Trends in Singereni Collieries”, Indian Journal of
Labor Economics, (co author: A.K. Vasudeva Chary),Vol. 35. No.4. Dec. 1992,
India.
1990
• “Oil Crisis”, Udayam, Daily, 6th September.
1989
• “India’s Foreign Debt”, Udayam, Daily, 24th March.

1987
• India’s Black Economy and Mal-development” (review article), Asian Economic
Review, April.

1986
• The state of Rural Economic Transformation” (review article), Asian Economic
Review, Dec.

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 • “Inter-class distribution and Growth of NNP in a Developing Economy” (review
article), Asian Economic Review, Aug. 86.

Conferences and Seminars (National and International)

• International Conference on ‘Critical Issues in Energy Security’ organized by St.

Francis and St. Mary Colleges, Hyderabad, 5-6, December 2008.
• Organized a one day seminar on ‘Global financial Crisis- Impact on Indian
Economy’ and delivered welcome address on the Impact on Indian Economy. 11th
November, 2008, University College for Women, Koti, Osmania University.
• The 44th Annual Conference of Indian Econometric Society, 3-5th January 2008,
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. Acted as a discussant for Industry section.
• International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, organized by UNECA, at Addis
Ababa during 10th to 12th June, 2006.
• Seventh Conference of Ethiopian Economic Association on “Human
Development in Ethiopia”, Oct 1997, Nazerat, Ethiopia.
• Eighth Conference of Ethiopia Economic Association on Ethiopian Economy”,
Oct 1998, Nazareth, Ethiopia.
• Ninth Conference of Ethiopian Economic Association on “Institutions, Resources
and Growth in Ethiopia” Oct. 1999, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• Trade, Foreign Investment and Economic Growth in India: An Empirical
Analysis”, (abstract) Third International Conference of IIDS, July-Aug, 1996,
Helsinki, Finland.
• Attended a national conference on “TRIPS- Next agenda for Developing
Countries” 11-12 October 2002, organized by SISS, Hyderabad, India.
• “Imports, Exports and Industrial Growth in India”, (abstract), Eleventh
International Conference on Input-output techniques, Dec 1995, New Delhi,
India.
• “Import Substitution, Export Promotion and Output Growth in Manufacturing
Industry of India”, 25th Inter Regional conference, Kharagpur, Dec 1992, India.
• Workshop on Research methodology for Research Scholars in Social sciences,
Organized by Dept. of Political Science, ICSSR, O.U, Hyderabad. Acted as a
resource person. Presented a paper on ‘ Data Analysis in Social Science Research:
The Role of Computers’. 25-28, February 2003.
• Workshop on ‘Managerial economics with Calculus for M.B.A Teachers’,
organized by Bhadruka College, Hyderabad. Acted as a resource person.
Presented on ‘Dead Weight loss, Price Discrimination and Oligopoly models.
Dated, 13th December 2002.
• Workshop on “Essentials of Research” paper presented on’ Data Analysis in
Economics: The Use of Statistical Soft Wares’, Southern regional Centre, ICSSR,
10-11 October 2002.
• “Research Methodology, May, 2000, ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (presented on
‘Specification and Estimation of Econometric Models.

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 • “Cities of 21st Century”, Jan 1993, India (Paper presented on “Urbanization and
Economic Growth in India”), India.
• “Research Methodology” Dec 1996, ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (presented on
“Research Methods, Theory and Application”).
• “Research Methodology” Dec 1997, ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (presented on
“The Guide lines for writing a research report”).
• “Research Methodology” Dec 1998, ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (presented on
“Problem Identification and Methodology in Research: The Difficulties of ECSC
Students)”.

Research Projects

Awarded a major research project by UGC, India for three years (2005-2007). The
topic is “Micro Impact of Macro Policies: A Study on the Impact of Globalization on
Regional Economies and Sample Households in India”

• Worked as a consultant for EDRI, Ethiopia during 2007.

Referral work
• ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics
• ICFAI Journal of Financial Economics
• PPRC member ICFAI University

Research Guidance

Three Ph.Ds and two M.Phils are awarded. The Ph.Ds are:
• India’s Energy security and Economic Development, 2010, by B. Bala Bhaskar,
IFS, Minister, Economics Division, Indian Embassy, Washington DC..
• An Empirical Analysis of Balance of Payments of India: A time Series Analysis,
by A. Nirmala, awarded gold medal, 2005, O.U. Presently working as Group I
Officer, A.P.
• The service sector Liberalization in India: The Case of Tele communications, by
B. Lalitha, 2008. Faculty member, ISFS, ICFAI University, Hyderabad.
• Capital Account Liberalization- Indian Experience, by Laila, Faculty member,
ICFAI University, Hyderabad.
• Impact of Sub prime crisis on US Economy: The Implications for India, by Dilip
Dasgupta, Director, ISFS, ICFAI University, Hyderabad.
• Forty-one senior essays are guided at ECSC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and six
student projects at Masters’ level, OUCW, Koti.

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Course Material Preparation (Distance Education)

• Mathematics and Statistics for Economists (for MA), co-author, Center for
Distance Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
• International Economics (for MA), co-author, Center for Distance Education
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
• Managerial Economics (for M.Com), co-author, Center for Distance Education,
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
• Economic Development (for BA), co-author, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open
University, Hyderbad, India.
• Economic Development (for BA), co-author, Center for Distance Education,
Osmania University, Hyderbad, India.
• Principles of Economics (for BA), co-author (Telugu), Center for Distance
Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

Administrative Experience

• Head, Dept .of Economics and Chairman, BOS, OUCW, Osmania University,
since 2009.
• Member, Finance Committee, University College for Women, osmania university,
2010.
• IQSC convener, University college for women, Osmania university, since 2009.
• Academic Coordinator, University College for Women, Osmania University,
2007-2008.
• Member Advisory committee, Examinations committee, Amenities and
Attendance committee, University College for Women, Osmania University,
2007-08.
• Member, M.A. Development Economics Curriculum committee, ECSC, Addis
Ababa, 2006-2007.
• Member, Research committee, ECSC, Addis ababa,1996-2000.
• Member, Journal committee, ECSC, Addis ababa,1996-2000.
• In charge, P.G.Admiisions, Dept.of Economics, Osmania University, 1990-91
&1991-92.
• Member, Disciplinary committee, Nizam College, OU, 1989-90.

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