Dr Renjith P S

Dr. Renjith P. S. is an Assistant Professor at the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (affiliated with the Cochin University of Science and Technology), Thiruvananthapuram. His research focuses on public finance, macro-fiscal policy, applied econometrics, and development economics, with particular emphasis on fiscal sustainability and sub-national debt dynamics in India.

He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Madras School of Economics, where his doctoral work examined the sustainability, coordination, and growth implications of sub-national debt. He earned an M.A. in Econometrics from the University of Madras and a B.A. in Economics from Mar Ivanios College (University of Kerala).

Dr. Renjith has published in leading Scopus-indexed journals, including Journal of Quantitative Economics, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, and Public Finance and Management. His work spans fiscal consolidation, debt–growth dynamics, fiscal federalism, and GST.

He has presented at major national and international conferences, including the International Institute of Public Finance, and actively contributes as a resource person, discussant, and session chair.

Prior to joining GIFT, he taught at Christ University, Bengaluru, and worked with the Centre for Development Studies and MSE on projects supported by ICSSR, the Fifteenth Finance Commission, and UNICEF.

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Dr Kiran Kumar Kakarlapudi

Kiran Kumar Kakarlapudi is currently an Assistant Professor at Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), Thiruvananthapuram. He holds a PhD degree in Economics from Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum.

His research broadly focuses on applied development economics with an emphasis on finance and inclusion. He also researches on issues relating to innovation both at micro and macro level, and labour market impacts of innovation and technology.

Previously he worked as a consultant at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in South and South-West Asia (SSWA) based in New Delhi where he was part of preparing inputs for Common Country Assessment (CCA) of Bangladesh and Maldives and a report on South Asia and COVID-19. He joined National Research Program on Plantation Development (NRPPD) at Centre for Development Studies as a post-doctoral fellow.

His research has been published in various journals and edited volumes. He has presented his research at various national and international conferences both in India and abroad.

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23-10-2024: International symposium on methodological issues in Multi Dimensional Poverty

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18-10-2024:Seminar on the 16th Finance Commission and the Indian States: A Focus on Kerala

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18-10-2024:Workshop on Kerala Migration Report (17 October) and Seminar on the 16th Finance Commission