Start
March 24, 2025 - 2:00 pm
End
March 24, 2025 - 3:30 pm
Topic: ‘Harnessing the Economic Potential of India’s Cities’
To be delivered by:
Dr. Rana Hasan
Regional Lead Economist for
South Asia, Asian Development Bank
Chair:
Prof. C. Veeramani
RBI Chair Professor & Director, CDS
Dr. Rana Hasan is Regional Lead Economist for South Asia in Asian Development Bank’s Economic Research and Development Impact Department. His research areas and interests include industrial development, labor economics, urban economics, and poverty and inequality. He has previously served as a Director in ADB’s research department and as Fellow at the East-West Center (USA). Rana has published in various journals including the Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, and World Development. He has co-edited two volumes on trade and labor related issues. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland and a Masters’ degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.