Arvind Panagariya
Jagdish N. Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy
Personal Details
Focus areas: International trade policy, economic development, economic reforms with focus on India
Arvind Panagariya is Professor of Economics and the Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University.
From January 2015 to August 2017, he served as the first Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog, Government of India in the rank of a Cabinet Minister. During these years, he also served as India’s G20 Sherpa and led the Indian teams that negotiated the G20 Communiqués during presidencies of Turkey (2015), China (2016) and Germany (2017).
Professor Panagariya is a former Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank and was on the faculty of the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland at College Park from 1978 to 2003. During these years, he also worked with the World Bank, IMF and UNCTAD in various capacities. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from Princeton University.
Professor Panagariya has authored more than fifteen books. His book India: The Emerging Giant (2008, OUP, New York) was listed as a top pick of 2008 by The Economist and described as the “definitive book on the Indian economy” by Fareed Zakaria of the CNN. The Economist has described his book, Why Growth Matters, (with Jagdish Bhagwati) as “a manifesto for policymakers and analysts.”
Scientific papers by Professor Panagariya have appeared in the top economics journals such as the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies and International Economic Review while policy papers by him have appeared in the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy. He writes a monthly column in the Times of India and his guest columns have appeared in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and India Today.
In March 2012, the Government of India honored Professor Panagariya with Padma Bhusan, the third highest civilian honors the country bestows in any field.
Education
- PhD in Economics, Princeton University
- BA, Rajasthan University
Honors and Awards
- Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, 2015-2017
Research And Publications
In The Media
Arvind Panagariya elaborates on the reasons for India to review its current protectionist policy.
How big a point of concern is the spike in CPI? With steady vaccination progress and covid cases under control, is the Indian economy out of the woods? Arvind Panagariya weighs on all this and a lot more on the India Development Debate.
In India, "recent expansion and reconfiguration of the council of ministers offers a fresh opportunity to accelerate and deepen structural reforms." Arvind Panagariya elaborates on the need for reform.
In a lecture, Arvind Panagariya addressed India's trade policy throughout history and today.
Arvind Panagariya spoke about India's post-pandemic economic recovery.