Prof. A.JOSEPH JEYAPAUL

Name : A.JOSEPH JEYAPAUL

Qualification, Teaching and Research Experience in chronological order:

1972 – 1975      B.A. (Economics)

1975 – 1977     M.A. (Economics)

1978 – 1979     M.Phil. (Economics)

1979 – 1981      Research Fellow, University of Madras, India

1981 – 1982     Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), University of Madras, India

1982 –  1995    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Loyola College (Autonomous), University of Madras, India

1995 completed Ph.D. successfully (externally valued at University of Paris I)

1995 –  2000    Reader, Department of Economics, Loyola College (Autonomous), University of Madras, India

2000 – 2006    Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Loyola College (Autonomous), University of Madras, India

2006 –  2011    Head of Economics Department, Loyola College (Autonomous), University of Madras, India

2011 – 2013    Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Loyola College (Autonomous), University of Madras, India

2013 –  2020   Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Dodoma, Tanzania.

2020 – 2022    Taught VIT Vellore students online.

2022 – Till date    Professor, Department of Economics, Jimma University, Ethiopia.

2023 –  Till date Visiting Professor, Faculty of Business and Tourism, Solomon Islands National University, Solomon Islands

Since 2002, I have been a visiting professor at Chulalonkorn University, Thailand.

From 1981 to 2013, I was in Indian Government Service. During this period, I was entitled to go on  deputation to foreign universities for 5 years and on loss of pay leave for 5 years. I used this facility to teach in foreign universities. The details of my foreign university teaching experience are given below:

2000                                  Short-term teaching at University of Applied Sciences, Mainz, Germany.

2001                                  Short-term teaching at University of Applied Sciences, Mainz, Germany.

2002, 2003 and 2004        3 year Govt. of India deputation to Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan as Colombo-Plan Reader (Common Wealth Programme)

2004 – 2005                      1 year as Associate Professor at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

2005             Chairman,  Economics Department, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Ertirea.

2008                                  1 semester as Senior Lecturer at Ibra College of Technology, Oman

2009                                  1 semester as Visiting Fellow at the University of Malaya, Malaysia.

2010                                  1 summer semester as Visiting Scholar at Valparaiso University, IN, USA to teach ‘Economies of South East Asia’

2010 – 2011                      1 year Govt. of  India deputation to Geaddu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan as Colombo-Plan Reader (Common Wealth Programme).

2013 – 2020  Associate Professor, 7 years at University of Dodoma, Tanzania after retirement from Indian Government Service.

2020 -2022  Online teaching at VIT (Vellore Institute of  Technology, India

2022 – till date, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Jimma, Ethiopia.

2023 – till date  Visiting Professor, Faculty of Business and Tourism, Solomon Islands National University

My other credentials are given in this CV under respective heading:

Qualification : M.A.,(Economics) (University of Madras 1977 ) M.Phil.,(Economics) Ph.D.(Economics/Econometrics) (University of Madras)

Date of Birth                                     : 06-03-1955

Nationality                                        :  Indian

Languages known                            : English, Tamil, Spoken Hindi

Computer software packages known: SPSS, STATA and SAS

Experience                                        : Teaching and Research 48 years.

Subjects taught at B.A., M.A., & M.Phil. level:

Specialisation Subjects: Econometrics, Quantitative Techniques, Mathematical Economics, Micro and Macro Economics, Health Economics, Financial Economics, Business Mathematics, International Trade and Finance, Business Statistics, Managerial Economics,

Other Subjects:  Cost Benefit analysis,  Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Portfolio Management, Business Organization, Organization Behaviour,  Research Methodology, National Income Accounting, Economies of South East Asia..

Research Experience

• A total number of 20 research papers were presented at national and international conferences and published in conference and regular volumes. Topics mostly related to Health Economics, Financial Economics and Quantitative Economics.

Highlights

• A Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantship offered at the University of Akron, U.S.A., 1985.
• D. in Economics-Econometrics – topic: ‘Measurement of Health Status and the Determinants of Demand for Health’ (highly commended) (valued at University of Paris I).
• Completed 6 research projects funded by national and international agencies.
• Received Prof. T.N. Ananthakrishnan award at the Convocation of Loyola College (2001) for significant contribution to research in Social Science.
• Received the same award again in 2007.
• Received ‘Best Teacher in Economics’ award from MEA (Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshaiah Trust, MIDS )(a citation and a cash award ofINR 30000/-).
• Received ‘Best Teacher’ award from the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India on 1-09-08 selected by Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher education, based on significant contribution to teaching and research (a citation and a cash award of INR 10000/-).
• Served as a foreign examiner for Ph.D. theses submitted to the Madras University (when I teach abroad).
• Went to Germany twice on invitation for lectures on ‘International trade, marketing and statistical institutions in India’ at the University of Applied Sciences, Mainz. (2000 and 2001).
• Delivered invited Lectures every year at The Centre for Health Economics, Chulalonkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, on the topics ‘Health Status Measurement, Health Production Function Approach and Health Policy’ and ‘Factor Market’  August 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006,  2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.and 2019
• Director of ‘Loyola Institute of Industrial and Social Science Research” Loyola College 2001-2002.
• Selected twice for a govt. of India deputation as Colombo-Plan Reader in Economics to Royal University of Bhutanand taught Delhi Universityhonours courses in Quantitative Economics from February 2002 to October 2004 and from November 2010 to June 2011.
• Successfully guided 20 M.Phil. candidates.
• Presently guiding 6 candidates for Ph.D. in Economics (Number. of Ph.D’s produced  – 4)
• Organised a State-Level conference at LoyolaCollege in 2001 as President of LEAD. Topic: Impact of Globalisation on Indian Economy.
• Organised national level symposia since 2006 on themes such as Neo-imperialism(2006), Going Green – opportunities and challenges(2007) and Sustainable Development(2008)
• Organised an International Conference on ‘Investment in Human Capital – Health, Education and Training ’ at Loyola College, India, on 8-2-2010 and 9-2-2010.
• Organised an International Conference on ‘Recent Trends in Growth Patterns – a Global Perspective’ at Loyola College, India on 7-2-2011.
• Selected for the Post of Economist at CCFI (Consulting Centre for Finance and Investment), a leading research institute in Saudi Arabia.
• Resource person at the CMC-BITS M.Phil programme for medical doctors at CMC Vellore-July 2007.
• Visiting Professor – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu. IILM, New Delhi. Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi.
• Represented South India with students from Loyola College in ‘South Asia Economics Students Meet 2008’ in Delhi , March 2008.
• Attended a course in SAS at Valparaiso University, IN, USA May 2010.
• Signed MoU between Loyola College and Valparaiso University, USA 2010 – 2012
• Signed MoU between Loyola College and IILM, New Delhi. 2008 – 2010
• Attended a workshop in Health Economics at Flinders University, Australia, March 2014 (conducted by Flinders Health Economics Group)
• Leader, Research and Consultancy Committee, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Dodoma, Tanzania 2014.
• Selected for the post of Associate Professor at the University of Technology, Papua New Guinea (2015) but didn’t join due to health reasons.
• Chairman, Conference Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Emerging Markets organised at the University of Dodoma on 21^st March 2019

Publications:

• ‘Econometric input-output modelling and forecasting’ my paper published by the dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
• Presented a paper on “An Econometric Analysis of Health Status and its Determinants- a case study of Madras Metropolitan area” at the ISINI congress held at the University of Maastricht, Holland, 1997. The paper was published in the conference volume.http://liviudrugus.ro/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=EH2pyNHktJk%3D&tabid=85&mid=432&language=en-US
• Presented a co-authored paper on ‘The relationship between stock market development and economic growth ‘ at the UTI conference in December 2003.Bombay, India (paper published in conference volume)
• Paper published on the topic ‘Is Indian Stock Market a Casino?’ co-authored with Lazar and Ted Azarmi, California State University, U.S.A. published in the April 2005, Volume 3, Number 4, Journal of Business and Economic Research -an international journal from Colorado, USA.

http://www.cluteinstitute-onlinejournals.com/PDFs/2005202.pdf

• Published a co-authored paper on ‘Stock Market and Economic Development in India’ in ‘Management Matters’2004, Volume I, Issue 2.
• My paper on ‘Foreign Direct Investment and Economic growth- an empirical study with reference to India and China’ co-authored with D. Lazar presented at the 3rd AIB International Conference at IIT Kharagpur, India January2004 published in the conference volume.
• Co-authored a paper on ‘Sensex Monthly returns – Is there Seasonality?’ presented at 9^th capital market conference Dec.2005 published in the conference volume.http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Jeljour_results.cfm?nxtres=21&form_name=journalBrowse&journal_id=814324&Network=no&SortOrder=numHits&stype=desc&lim=false
• Co-authored a paper on ‘ The Role of Financial Sector Reforms in Stock Market Development’ published in ‘Management Matters’ July 2005, Volume I, Issue 4.
• Presented a co-authored paper on ‘Seasonality in Stock Market Sensitivity Index’ at the UTI conference at Bombay, December 2005 (published in the conference volume).http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=876551
• Presented a paper on “Anthropometric Health Status Indicators and choice of Health Services” at the Indian Econometric Society conference. The abstract published in the conference volume 1996.
• Published 6 articles in ‘OIKONOMIKOS’ and presented a number of papers at state-level conferences mostly related to Quantitative Economics and Health Economics.
• Co-authored a paper on ‘Capital Markets and Poverty Alleviation’ published in Asia-Pacific Business Review Jan-June 2006, Volume II, Issue 1.http://www.asiapacific.edu/volume_II.html
• Co-authored a paper on ‘Lead Lag Relationship Between Gold Futures and Spot Prices’ NICR publication.http://www.nicrindia.com/Abstract_popup.htm
• My paper co-authored with Lazar and Gajanan, Chairman, Department of Social Sciences, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, U.S.A. on ‘Tax Loss Selling and April Effect – Evidence from BSE Sensex’ presented by Gajanan at the American Economic Association annual meeting at Chicago on 5-1-2007.http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/Annual_Meeting/ASSA07_program.htm
• Published a co-authored paper  on ‘Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth – an empirical study with reference to India and China’ in Business Analyst – April September 2006  Volume I, No. 1..
• Published a paper on ‘ A model of Corrupt Behaviour by a Public Official’ in Criminal Investigation Department Review – December 2006, Volume IV Issue 3.
• Discussant for South Korea paper at the International Conference on ‘Asia’s New Growth Strategies’ held at University of Malaya, Kualalumpur,  Malaysia,  November 2009.
• Editor of the book ‘OIKONOMIKOS 2010’ (ISBN-978-81-910217-1-4)
• Chief Editor– Journal of Business Studies and Economics, online journal published by the University of Dodoma, Tanzania.
• Published a paper co-authored with Aleykutty Robert on ‘An Economic Analysis of Choice of Health Services: A comparative Study of selected urban and rural settings in Tamil Nadu, India’ Journal of Economics , March 2016, Vol. 4, No. 3, ISSN 2347- 8233.
• Published a paper co-authored with Aleykutty Robert on ‘Empirical Determinants of Self-reported Health Status Indicators’ International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, January 2017, Vol. 5, No. 1, ISSN 2348-3164
• Presented a co-authored paper on ‘Impact of Key Macroeconomic Variables on Economic Growth of India’ at the International conference in the University of Dodoma, Tanzania on 21-03-2019
• Presented a co-authored paper on ‘ Return and Volume of Futures in Derivatives Markets in India – Panel VAR modelling Approach’ at the International Conference held in the University of Dodoma, Tanzania on 21-03-2019

Projects:

• Completed a project funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), on ‘An ad hoc Scheme to study and evaluate various Agro-forestry models in different Agro-Climatic Zones of Tamil Nadu’ (1996).
• Completed a project funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) on ‘Investment in Higher Education’ (2002) (completed)
• A project sanctioned by the UNFPA (United Nations Population fund) to study ‘Health Status in East Bhutan’ (completed) (2002)
• Consultant for a World Bank project on “Farmers’ Perception in Water Resource Management” conducted at the Anna University (CWR). (2001-2002)
• Consultant for a World Bank project on “Million Wells Scheme in Dharmapuri District, India” conducted at the Institute for Techno Economic Studies. (2001-2002).
• Completed a project on ‘Measuring the economic effects of ill-health’ funded by MEA Trust 2002.
• Coordinator of an inter-collegiate survey project on Health Services in Chennai funded by MEA Trust.
• Consultant for an Indo-Bhutan Joint Project to study the Socio-Economic Impact of Wangchu Hydro Electric Project in South Bhutan, February, 2011.

Teaching Assignments:

.      Head, Department of Economics, Loyola College, Madras – 600034, India, 2006-2011.

• Taught International Economics, Financial Economics and Managerial Economics at LIBA (Loyola Institute of Business Administration)(1989, 1996 , 2011,2012 and 2013).
• Taught ‘Executive MBA’ students of the Royal Bank of Scotland group 2011 -2012.
• Subject co-ordinator for International Trade and International Business Economics, M.Sc. International Business, London South Bank University – Loyola College joint programme.
• Subject Coordinator for Human Resource Management at Loyola Institute of Vocational education (2000-2002).
• Taught Quantitative Techniques and Research Methodology for the MBA students of Pondicherry University-Loyola College Twinning Programme (2000-2008).
• Part time lecturer in economics for the MBA students of Institute for Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) (2006-2008).
• Part time lecturer in economics for C.A. students of Ignatius Institute, Loyola College 2005-2006.
• Part time lecturer in Research Methodology for Theology students at Gurukul Theological College 2000-2001
• Part time lecturer in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Mathematical Economics and Game Theory at Stansfield College affiliated to University of London, ( taught London School of Economics syllabi, 2005-2007)
• Visited (for lectures) the University of Applied Sciences, Mainz, Germany twice in 2000 and 2001, invited every year
• Visited (for lectures) the Centre for Health Economics, Chulalonkorn University, Bankok, from 2001 to 2019 every year.
• Served as Colombo-Plan Reader in Economics at Royal University of Bhutantwice 2002 – 2004 and 2010-2011.
• Served as Associate Professor of Economics at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia 2004 – 2005, taught M.Sc Econometrics students of AERC (African Economic Research Consortium).
• Served as Chairman of Economics Department , Eritrea Institute of Technology, Asmara, Eritrea. 2005.
• Served as senior lecturer in Economics in the Department of Business Studies at the Government College of Technology at Ibra, Sultanate of Oman . 2008 (one semester)
• Part – time faculty member at Madras School of Economics (2006-2008) , taught  Game theory and Micro Economics.
• Teaching Economics online for Max-online teaching.
• Visiting Fellow, University of Malaya, Kualalumpur, Malaysia,  October 2009 to January 2010
• Visiting Scholar at Valparaiso University, Indiana, USA, from April 2010 to June 2010 taught a Summer Semester.(Subject: Economies of South East Asia)

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Dodoma, Tanzania teaching 2013-2020

• Delivered guest lectures in Health Economics at IIT, Chennai, November 2011.
• Doctoral Committee member, IIT Chennai
• ‘Associate’ Valparaiso University, IN, USA, 2010-2012.

References:

Dr.David L Rowland, Associate Provost and Dean, Graduate School, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, USA. Phone: +12194645313, email: david.rowland@valpo.edu

Prof. C.N. Khumthong, Centre for Health Economics, Chulalonkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Phone: +66(0)818325355. Email: cnkhumthong@gmail.com

Rev. Dr. Albert Muthumalai,  (Former Principal, Loyola College, Chennai 34), India, Phone +919444074877 Email: albertmuthumalai54@gmail.com

Address for communication             : ‘REHOBOTH’,

New no. 18 (old no.4), Jawahar street extn.,

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Chennai – 600078, India.

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