Meet the people who decide how your money will grow
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Viral Acharya, Deputy Governor
Viral Acharya, a professor at the Stern Business School of the New York University, became the deputy governor of RBI in December 2016. 42-year-old Acharya took over the role when the central bank is facing criticism for repeated changes in the rules related to deposit and withdrawal of money, post-demonetisation.
Acharya is known for his research in theoretical and empirical analysis of systemic risks of the financial sector, its regulation and genesis in government-induced distortions, according to the profile on the NYU website.
Acharya is known for his research in theoretical and empirical analysis of systemic risks of the financial sector, its regulation and genesis in government-induced distortions, according to the profile on the NYU website.
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Ravindra Dholakia, IIM-Ahmedabad
Ravindra Dholakia, a faculty of Economics at IIM-Ahmedabad since 1985, has rich experience in policy making in both state and central governments.
The RBI Chair Professor of IIM-A from 2002 to 2008 has about 38 years of teaching experience to different groups like students, executives, policy makers and senior government officers. He did his Ph.D. in Economics from the M.S. University of Baroda and an MA in distinction, Gold Medalist in Economics and Eco-Metrics from the University of Toronto.
He worked with several private and public sector companies as consultant and has also worked for organizations like WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, and United Nations.
The RBI Chair Professor of IIM-A from 2002 to 2008 has about 38 years of teaching experience to different groups like students, executives, policy makers and senior government officers. He did his Ph.D. in Economics from the M.S. University of Baroda and an MA in distinction, Gold Medalist in Economics and Eco-Metrics from the University of Toronto.
He worked with several private and public sector companies as consultant and has also worked for organizations like WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, and United Nations.
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Michael D Patra, Executive Director
Michael Patra, who was earlier the adviser in charge of the monetary policy department, joined RBI in 1985. Patra is a Fellow of Harvard University where he undertook post doctoral research in the area of financial stability. He has a PhD in economics from the Indian Institute of Technology , Mumbai.
He has also received professional training at the IMF Institute on Financial Programming and Policy and at the Centre for Central Banking Studies, Bank of England.
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He has also received professional training at the IMF Institute on Financial Programming and Policy and at the Centre for Central Banking Studies, Bank of England.
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Chetan Ghate, Indian Statistical Institute
Chetan Ghate, the associate professor of Planning Unit at Indian Statistical Institute Delhi, has had first-hand experience of working with Reserve Bank of India and macro-economic policymaking as being one of the members of technical advisory committee that used to provide inputs on interest rates to governor ahead of monetary policy reviews.
The alumnus from Delhi School of Economics has his core areas of interest ranging from macroeconomic theory and policy, growth and development and political economy - all key ingredients for interest rate dynamics. Ghate did his doctorate from Claremont Graduate School of California.
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The alumnus from Delhi School of Economics has his core areas of interest ranging from macroeconomic theory and policy, growth and development and political economy - all key ingredients for interest rate dynamics. Ghate did his doctorate from Claremont Graduate School of California.
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Pami Dua, Delhi School of Economics
The Director at Delhi School of Economics, Pami Dua, has serious contributions to business cycle analysis, time series econometrics and forecasting which are core of current macroeconomics studies.
Studied at London School of Economics, Dua is one of the most respected macroeconomic professors in India. She has been head of Department of Economics at Delhi School of Economics since November 2010 and is the chairperson of Agricultural Economics Research Centre, University of Delhi.
She teaches Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Macroeconomics at DSE.
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Studied at London School of Economics, Dua is one of the most respected macroeconomic professors in India. She has been head of Department of Economics at Delhi School of Economics since November 2010 and is the chairperson of Agricultural Economics Research Centre, University of Delhi.
She teaches Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Macroeconomics at DSE.
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