Arjun Kumar
Director, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute | research @impriindia #IMPRI
- Role
- Director at Impri Impact And Policy Research Institute
- Location
- South Delhi, DL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Arjun Kumar
Arjun Kumar is the Director of the IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi. Recently, he was also China-India Visiting Scholar Fellow, Ashoka University. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. With training in development economics, he specialises technically in quantitative and qualitative research methods, econometrics and the use of statistical software to crunch big data for policy analysis and research. He is and has been associated with several think tanks, research institutes, governments, civil society organisations, and private enterprises. He is President of a Jharkhand based NGO (registered in 2010), Manavdhara- a youth social organisation working for humanitarian causes in backward regions and for marginalised communities. He continues to teach, train and learn and has also taught Economics, Leadership, Policy Research, Research Methods, Data Analysis among others at the University of Delhi, various Universities, Colleges, Schools, Institutions, Corporates, Organisations, and stakeholder offices. His research interests are in policy, policy research, implementation, debates, monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment and contribution, economy, development studies, housing and basic amenities, urban and regional research, inclusive and sustainable development, data and evidence-based policy, and, research methods. He has several research publications to his credit and has experience of being involved in research projects of international and national repute. He is also a member and part of various government and non-government formed committees, groups, and advisory boards overseeing the deliberation as subject matter expert and for possessing strong and serious research, strategy, development, implementation, inclusivity, technical, know-how, innovation and impact acumen. He is an avid promoter of literature and peace and frequently publishes intellectual outputs in various mediums as a publisher such as IMPRI\'s Books, Blogs, Journal, among others. As a scholar, he also tries to write research based pieces on various dimensions of development and policies, focussing on economic issues, and their impact as well as multidisciplinary subjects for several eminent media and research platforms.
Experience
Director
Impri Impact And Policy Research Institute
May 2018 — Present · New Delhi, IN
Education
Delhi Public School, Ranchi
Senior Secondary, Science with Economics
2003 — 2005
Jamia Millia Islamia
Master of Arts - MA, Economics
2008 — 2010
Vikas Public Residential School - India
Higher Secondary
1999 — 2003
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Economics
2010 — 2014
Delhi University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
2005 — 2008
Skills
- Research
- Data Analysis
- Analysis
- Qualitative Research
- Econometrics
- Economics
- Stata
- Economic Research
- International Economics
- Report Writing
- Quantitative Analytics
- Macroeconomics
- Statistics
- Spss
- Market Research
- Econometric Modeling
- Economic Policy
- Policy Analysis
- International Relations
- Microeconomics
- Ngos
- Time Series Analysis
- Capacity Building
- Development Economics
- Statistical Modeling
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