Bio Sketch of Aradhna Aggarwal

Aradhna Aggarwal, Professor
Department of International Economics, Government and Business Copenhagen Business School

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Who am I?

I am Full Professor in Indian Business Studies at Copenhagen Business School which is one of a select number of business schools with the ‘triple crown’ of accreditations and is among the top business schools in Europe. I am also a board member of India-Danish Chamber of Commerce.

In addition, I am serving as an international consultant in international trade related issues and am currently working with the Asian Development Bank on economic corridors and special economic zones in Central and Southeast Asia. In the past I have worked with international organisations such as the World Bank, UNDP, UNCTAD, UNESCAP, UNIDO and OXFAM; and government departments in India including the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Information Technology.

I have served as a Senior Editor of International Journal of Emerging markets which is an ABS listed journal for four years.

Teaching career:

I have had a long teaching experience. My first teaching appointment was at Kirori Mal College (KMC), University of Delhi, as lecturer in Economics in August 1982 which I got soon after my Master’s result was announced.

In December 2004, I moved to the Department of Business Economics, South Campus. During my long teaching career at Delhi University, I offered various courses such as, international trade, macro economics, public finance, industrial economics, and economics of services, at under- and post-graduate levels; supervised research at both the M.Phil. and PhD. levels. Since 2014, I have been serving at the Copenhagen Business School as full Professor where I offer courses on globalization, international business and ‘Asian Business Systems’ and served in various committees and forums of the Department.

Research career:

My long term job profile is dotted with short term employments at various premier think tanks : The Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), ICRIER and National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) which helped me groom my research skills and broadened my vision.

I have led several ambitious projects during my stint in these institutions including the Kerala Perspective Plan 2030 (at NCAER). In addition to institutional and consultancy based projects, I did competitive projects funded by international organisations such as SANEI, SANDEE, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK).

I held  the director ‘s position of Wadhwani Foundation’s Policy Research Centre for a brief period. I also served as visiting fellow at the IMF and the Korean Institute of Economic Policy, and visiting professor at Kobe University.

Research interests:

I have worked in diverse research areas and dealt with wide-ranging issues: technology transfers, technology creation, national innovation systems, FDI, export competitiveness, Economics Zones, WTO related issues (Anti-dumping, countervailing duties and safeguards, NAMA), Clean Development Mechanism, health, education, employment and labour, and structural change: and published research based monographs (Oxford University Press), book chapters, newspaper articles and research articles in several peer reviewed international (ABS ranked) and national journals.

My studies have received significant recognition and I have been invited to present my research on invitation in various forums and have organised local, national and international level conferences, edited an issue of Asian Development Review, reviewed for several journals and won prestigious awards for reviews.

Education:

After completing graduation in Economics (H) from Lady Sri Ram College, I did my Masters, M.Phil. and PhD from Delhi School Of Economics, University of Delhi.