Department of Economics invites you to


“Trade Reforms In India: What Have We Achieved?” - A Talk by Dr. Saikat Sinha Roy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
 
Dr. Sinha Roy is a Professor at the Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata and also the Joint Director, School of International Relations and Strategic Studies (SIRSS). After completing his PhD from Centre for Development Studies, Trivandam (affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) he worked with RIS, a think-tank under the Ministry of External Affairs, GOI and Asian Development bank before joining academia in 2005 as Reader at Jadavpur University. His research interest is in Applied Trade and Development, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Trade Modeling, Regional Economic Integration, and WTO Market issues. He has numerous publications in both national and international journals of repute. He is also a regular columnist in leading national and regional daily.
 
In this talk Dr. Sinha Roy will provide an empirical understanding of the impact of trade reforms on trade and growth and will discuss the impact of economic crises during this period since the mid-1980s. While trade reforms are expected to induce trade and growth, crises adversely impact on capital inflows to emerging markets including India, along with significant shrinking of markets for developing country exports. Trade reforms aid trade by making products internationally competitive in terms of lower relative prices. Such lower relative prices help to penetrate expanding international markets. In specific, this talk will argue whether relative prices have aided export growth during trade reforms. The talk will bring forth factors including trade finance that led to slump in trade during recession. Dr. Sinha Roy will end with certain conjectures on India’s growth during trade reforms, and recommend policies in furthering trade reforms.