Arti Grover Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics
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EDUCATION
Princeton University, International Economics Section, Visiting Student Research Collaborator – Fulbright Fellow 2007-08 Delhi School of Economics, PhD Candidate in Economics, Expected Submission December 2008 Delhi School of Economics, M.Phil Economics, December 2004 (Highest grade, 70.2%) Delhi School of Economics, MA Economics, May 2001 (68%) Hindu College, University of Delhi, BA Economics, 1999 (Highest grade, 67.4%) PROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE Teaching: Delhi School of Economics, Lecturer/Research Associate, Sep 2003 – Jan, 2007 Courses: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, Econometrics, Mathematical Economics Referee Work: IIM Bangalore Management Review, Indian Economic Review, Management Research News Corporate Experience: GE Capital (Analytics Centre of Excellence), Business Analyst, Jul 2001 – Aug 2003 PUBLICATIONS/WORKING PAPERS - “International Outsourcing and the Supply Side Productivity Determinants”, CESifo Working Paper No. 2088, September 2007 - “A Comparison of Captives and Third Party Vendors from the Host Country’s Perspective”, IIMB Management Review, Vol. 19 (2), June, 2007 - “The Role of Technology Transfer Costs in Internalization Decision”, Delhi School of Economics, CDE working paper, no. 153, June, 2007 - “Outsourcing Versus Foreign Direct Investment: A Welfare Analysis”, Delhi School of Economics, CDE working paper no. 140, 2005 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 2008 - Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi, 4th International Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Dec 17 – 18, 2008 (Scheduled) - Dynamics, Economic Growth and International Trade (DEGIT) XIII, November 18-19 2008 (Scheduled) - Mid-West International Economics Group Fall 2008 Meeting, Ohio State University, October 3-5 2008 - International Economic Association: 15th World Congress, June 25-29, 2008 - Canadian Economic Association Meeting, University of British Columbia, June 5-6, 2008 - The 2008 World Congress on National Accounts and Economic Performance Measures for Nations, May 12-17, 2008 - Swiss IO Day Conference, May 16, 2008 (Declined) - The 7th Annual GEP Postgraduate Conference, Leverhulme Centre for Research, University of Nottingham, UK April 10-11, 2008 (Declined) - Centre for Development Economics (CDE), Delhi School of Economics, 20 March 2008 - Royal Economic Society, University of Warwick 2008 Conference, March 17-19, 2008 2007 - CESifo Conference on Productivity and Growth, June 22-23, 2007 - CEPR Applied Industrial Organization Workshop, 23-24, May, 2007 - Canadian Economic Association Meeting, June 1-3, 2007 (Declined) 2006 - Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, Global Competitiveness through Outsourcing: Implications for Services & Manufacturing, July 13-15, 2006 - Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi, 2nd International Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Jan 10 – 12, 2006 - Centre for Development Economics (CDE), Delhi School of Economics, 14 March 2006
RESEARCH INTEREST
Primary: International Trade Secondary: Applied Industrial Organization DISSERTATION
Title: Issues in Fragmentation of Production Technology: A Perspective of the Host Country Papers: -
Business Process Outsourcing: The Home, the Host and the Supplier The Indian Business Process Outsourcing Industry: An Evaluation of Firm Level Performance Vertical Foreign Direct Investment Versus Outsourcing: A Welfare Comparison from the Perspective of a Host Country Vertical Foreign Direct Investment Versus Outsourcing: The Role of Technological Complexity and Absorptive Capacity A Co-integration Approach to the Economics of FDI, Exchange Rate & Economic Activity in India
GRANTS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIP -
Royal Economic Society Conference Grant: for attending the DEGIT 2008 Conference in Manila International Development Research Center (IDRC), Travel Grant: for attending International Economic Association Meeting in June 2008 Royal Economic Society, Travel Grant: for attending the RES Annual Meeting March 2008 Fulbright Fellowship, Fulbright Commission, Doctoral and Professional Research, 2007-08 Best M.Phil. Thesis, Delhi School of Economics, 2004, for securing highest grade in M.Phil Program Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission’s, 2001 (declined) National Merit Scholarship, Delhi School of Economics, 1999–2001 Ford Foundation Fellowship (declined) Shri Bishan Sarup Bansal Memorial Gold Medal: Hindu College, University of Delhi, 1999, for securing highest grade in undergraduate program at Hindu College and III in the University Best Undergraduate Thesis Award: Hindu College, University of Delhi, 1999, for securing highest grade in undergraduate program
RESEARCH TRAININGS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Training: - CEPR Summer School: Outsourcing and International Fragmentation of Production - Implications for Developing Countries, June 2006 - CDE, DSE: Econometrics Software Packages: Shazam, Limdep, E-views and Stata, M-Fit, MATLAB - GE Capital: Visual Basic, SAS, Six Sigma Methodology (Green Belt Quality Certification), C++ Membership: Royal Economic Society, Canadian Economic Association
