Name of Faculty | ||
Name : | Dr. Neha Shah | |
Designation : | Associate Professor | |
Work Experience : | 33 Years | |
Educational Qualifications: | ||
-Ph.D. (University) | Ph.D. in Economics From Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Gujarat University | |
-Master’s (University) | M.A. in Economics M S University, Baroda | |
-Bachelor’s(University) | B.A. In Economics, M S University, Baroda | |
Area of Interest: | Employment, Entrepreneurship, Economics of Human Resource Development , Gender Issues | |
Current Area of Research: | Entrepreneurship, Employment | |
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Work Experience : | Teaching (33) Industrial(--) Total(33) | |
Brief about you: (250 – 500 Words) Dr. Neha Shah (Associate Professor at LJIMS) is M.A. and PhD in Economics. Her Ph.D was supported by ICSSR’s fellowship for lecturers. She received the doctorate degree from Gujarat University in 2004 and M.A. in economics from M. S. University in 1991. Dr. Shah has about 33 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and post graduate courses. She was invited to teach Economics in the Doctoral Programme at Faculty of Planning, CEPT University 2015-17 She has published 12 research papers in various reputed research journals and in edited books. These include journals like Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Journal of Labour Relations, Anveshak and Arthat. She has contributed in Government of Gujarat supported projects on preparing Human Development Index (1) for Tribals of Gujarat with CFDA and (2) for Sabarkantha District with SPIESR. She has also worked as a research consultant for SEWA union. Labour, Employment, Entrepreneurship, micro finance and gender issues are areas of her research interest. Dr. Shah is writing weekly column in Gujarati daily - Gujarat Mitra and was writing a fortnightly column on gender and economic issues in ‘Divya Bhaskar’ from July 2016 to May 2018. She is also actively involved in curetting a cultural space in Ahmedabad called ‘Scrapeyard – the theater’ | ||
A brief account of work done in Ph.D.: TITLE: Institutional Finance, Employment Generation and Poverty Alleviation: A Comparative Analysis” The study explored effects of institutional microfinance on type and nature of employment in three different districts of Gujarat with different levels of economic development. The study was carried out in 2002-2003, that was an early phase of the microfinance movement in the country, when government promoted this innovative financial practice through commercial banks. Main finding of the study was that the microfinance supported economic activities were competitive in nature, hence soon the beneficiaries lost the competitive advantage to many entrants to the market that depressed the prices. Microfinance helped in sustaining the beneficiaries without uplifting them from their current economic status. Comparison of three districts showed that the beneficiaries from developed districts (Mehsana) with well developed infrastructure were able to gain relatively more, where as in backward district (Panchmahals) could not overcome their vulnerabilities with microfinance. However, it provided with an easy institutional source of credit to beneficiaries helping them to get away from the clutches of private money lenders. The study also observed that access to microcredit to women was a major source of women empowerment. The study recommended that microfinance alone was not adequate in generating sustainable employment generation and hence poverty alleviation. The microfinance has to be integrated with infrastructure development programme in order to strengthen the economic base in order to improve the nature of credit absorption. | ||
Corporate Projects Carried out as part of Consultancy: | Mention number only | |
Guide for PhD: | 03 (allotted by the Gujarat Technological University) 01 (Allotted by LJK University | |
Seminars/Conference attended: | National (12) International (5) Total (17) | |
Faculty Development Programme attended: | National (3) International (1) Total (4) | |
Publications | ||
Research Papers: | National (5) International (2) Total (7) | |
Book Chapters: | 3 | |
Book Reviews: | 1 | |
Magazine & Newspaper Articles: | 50 | |
Books: | - | |
Edited Books: | - | |
Notable Achievements and activities Headed/executed:
May 2018
Economics September 2018
Institute of Development Research (GIDR) and V V Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI), March 2018
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Association with Professional Bodies | Member of Indian Society of Labour Economics | |
Areas of Consultancy and Expertise: | Human development, Evaluation of development schemes | |
