Shekhar Tomar

Shekhar Tomar is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Indian School of Business (ISB). He completed his PhD from the Toulouse School of Economics in 2017 and worked as a Research Economist at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) between 2017 and 2019. His research lies at the intersection of macroeconomics, trade, and finance, and he extensively uses micro-data to answer macroeconomic questions in his work. During his stint at the RBI, he regularly contributed to policy work on monetary policy and trade issues in India.

• PhD in Economics, Toulouse School of Economics, 2017
• MA in Economics, DELHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, 2010
• BS in Physics, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, 2008

Academic positions

• 2019 - Present: Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business

Professional Positions

• 2010 - 2011: Business Analyst, OPERA SOLUTIONS

• March 25, 2025: Housing Price Index In NCR Rises 17 Points In Dec On High Demand: Housing.Com-ISB Report, The Economic Times.
• January 24, 2025: Best of both sides: Uncertainty around H-1B and US immigration policy has unintended consequences, Indian Express.
• January 8, 2025: How immigration policy uncertainty affects labour markets, .
• November 18, 2024: US immigration policy uncertainty drives job relocation to India, VoxDev.
• October 22, 2024: Firms redirect trade homewards following disruptions, VoxDev.
• August 10, 2023: India's housing market enjoys rapid growth, but can it last?, Live Mint.
• March 5, 2023: Strong demand helps sustain property market momentum in India, The Economic Times.
• February 24, 2023: Lockdown-induced trade disruptions and adaptations by firms, Ideas for India.
• February 18, 2023: Aggregate Shocks: Why they matter for firms, City Air News.
• February 2, 2023: New tax regime welcomed, Deccan Chronicle.
• November 2, 2022: Post-covid housing prices surge, sales swell in the second quarter of FY23, Mint.
• August 30, 2022: Housing market trends show end to downturn, Mint.
• May 10, 2022: Housing on road to recovery but potholes loom, Mint.
• March 28, 2022: Arth Niti: Conversation with Ila Patnaik, YouTube.
• March 11, 2022: ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: Building Prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, Virtual Platform.
• February 2, 2022: Unemployment Rate Shoot Up In India: Has Budget Seriously Addressed Unemployment Issue?, India Ahead.
• July 30, 2021: Will the housing market see a W-shaped recovery?, The Hindu, Business Line.
• July 21, 2021: Special Programme: Indian Economy Poised for Recovery, DD India (Doordarshan).
• June 15, 2021: Property Plus Show, Zee Business.
• March 24, 2021: Special Programme: Covid and economic revival roadmap, DD India (Doordarshan).
• February 24, 2021: Special Programme Discussing How the Indian Economy Poised for Double Digit Growth, DD India (Doordarshan).
• February 2, 2021: Budget Insider @ ISB, Business Insider India.
• November 23, 2020: Punjab APMC Act came with Caveats: Suresh Kumar, The Times of India.
• November 6, 2020: The Farm Quandary: Can we move from farms to factories?, The Hindu.
• October 9, 2020: Taking Stock of Inflation Targeting, Financial Express.
• July 29, 2020: Govt's price deficiency payment scheme may hit farmers adversely, finds research, ETV Bharat.
• May 21, 2020: Opinion | Lessons from online retail data on our food supply chains, LiveMint.
• May 12, 2020: Prioritise Pruning & Privatisation, Economic Times.
• May 1, 2020: Countries check ratings before giving stimulus, The Times of India.
• March 30, 2020: Work from Home in the time of COVID-19, The Hindu.
• March 28, 2020: WORK FROM HOME AND COVID-19, YOUTUBE.
• March 27, 2020: CORONA: DISCUSSION ON RBI ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUTUBE.
• March 26, 2020: CORONA: DISCUSSION ON FINANCE MINISTER'S ECONOMIC PLAN, YOUTUBE.