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Shekhar Tomar
Assistant Professor, Economics and Public Policy
Email Shekhar_Tomar@isb.edu
Website https://tomarshekhar.com/
Overview
Shekhar Tomar is an Assistant Professor in the Economics and Public Policy area at ISB. He completed his PhD from Toulouse School of Economics in 2017 and worked as a Research Economist at RBI between 2017-2019. His research lies at the intersection of macroeconomics, trade and finance and he extensively uses micro-data to answer macro questions in his work. During his stint at the RBI, he also contributed regularly to the policy work on monetary policy and trade issues in India.
Experience
Academic
- 2019 - Present: Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business
Professional
- 2010 - 2011: Business Analyst, OPERA SOLUTIONS
Government
- 2017 - 2019: Research Officer, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
In the Media
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.
Research & Publications
Published Papers
Tomar, Shekhar., Narayanan, Abhinav. (2022) "Farm Support and Market Distortion: Evidence from India", American Journal of Agricultural Economics Mahajan, Kanika., Tomar, Shekhar. (2020) "COVID‐19 and Supply Chain Disruption: Evidence from Food Markets in India", American Journal of Agricultural Economics , 103 (1), 35-52 Tomar, Shekhar., Udupa, Gautham., Balajee, Anuragh. (2020) "COVID-19, Fiscal Stimulus and Credit Ratings", Covid Economics (11, 2020)
Reports
Working Papers
Tomar, Shekhar., Kumar, Pankaj., Asnani, Swati., Surti, Jay. "Does Inflation Targeting Anchor Inflation Expectations? Evidence from India" Tomar, Shekhar., Chakrabarti, Anindya. "Multi-plant Origin of Zipf's Law" Tomar, Shekhar., Surti, Jay., Das, Satadru. "Does Inflation Targeting Help Information Transmission?" Tomar, Shekhar., Chakrabarti, Anindya. "Granular Origin of Comovement in Fluctuations" Javadekar, Apoorva., Tomar, Shekhar., Udupa, Gautham. "Dollar Liquidity, Trade Invoicing, and Real Effects: Evidence from India"