Ashita

Ashita Allamraju

Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute for Management and Innovation

Biography

Ashita Allamraju is a Postdoctoral Fellow at IMI. She is an economist and researcher with an extensive experience in both academia and consulting. She holds a PhD in Energy Economics from the University of Hyderabad, India. In her doctoral thesis, she modeled fuel choices in India across rural and urban households and examined the energy transition. Her current areas of interest include corporate sustainability, ESG strategies, quantification of emissions and strategies relating to reducing emissions.

Prior to joining IMI as a Post-doctoral fellow, she was a faculty at Bennett University in Delhi, and the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.

Experience

  • Post-doctoral fellow, University of Toronto Mississauga, Jul 2023- tod ate
  • Researcher, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Jun 2022 - 2023
  • Faculty, Bennett University, Delhi, India, 2018-2021
  • Faculty, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India, 2007-2018
  • Adjunct Faculty, ICFAI University, Hyderabad, India, 2006-2007

Consulting Projects

Scope 3 Emissions: A Conceptual Accounting Framework for Post-Secondary Institutions and Measurement of Selected Categories of Emissions

  • Role: Researcher
  • Principal Investigators: Prof. Shashi Kant & Prof. Yue Li

Regulatory Framework for Coal Sector in India, Sponsored by Ministry Of Coal, GoI

  • Role: Team Member

Capacity Building Initiative Under Trade Development Program in India, Sponsored by Delegation of EU To India

  • Role: Principal Investigator

A Study on Trade in Health and Hospital Services in India, Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce, Government of India

  • Role: Team Member

Revenue Forecasting for Government of Andhra Pradesh Sponsored by World Bank

  • Role: Principal Investigator

Study On ‘The Impact of Trade Liberalization in The Information Technology Sector On Development’ Sponsored by UNCTAD

  • Role: Team Member

A Study on Improvement in Quality of Public Expenditure For Better Outputs And Outcomes Sponsored by the Thirteenth Finance Commission, Government of India

  • Role: Principal Investigator

 

Training Programs

Designed and Conducted Multiple Training Programs on:

  • Environmental Economics for Indian Economic Service Officers
  • Sustainable Development for Indian Statistical Service Officers
  • Management Development Programs for Public and Private Sector Executives
  • Public Finance for State Administrative Service Officers

 

Education
PhD (Energy Economics), University of Hyderabad, India     
M.Phil (Economics), The University of Delhi, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India
M.A.(Economics), University of Delhi, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India
B.A. (Economics Hons.), University of Delhi, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi, India

Publications

  • Pami Dua, Apurva Narayan, Ashita Allamraju (2023), “A Holistic Approach to Achieving SDGs: A Case Study of Dayalbagh, India”. UWSpace. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/19181
  • Medhi, P.K. and Allamraju, A. (2020), “Role of Managerial Perception of Competitive Pressures in Firms Product Innovation Success”, European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 25 (1), pp 113-129
  • Jain, P, Asrani, C and Allamraju, A (2019) “MPLADS: To Scrap or to Reinvent”, Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol. 9 No. 1; January - June 2019; ISSN-2231-0924
  • Ashita Swarup V and K Ramachandra Rao (2015), “An Econometric Approach to Analysis of Trends and Patterns of Household Fuel Choices in India”, Indian Economic Review, Vol L(1)
  • Subbaiah S and Ashita A (2010) ‘Study on Economics of Migrant Worker Remittances to India’, ASCI Journal of Management, 40(1), 17-30
  • Dua, P., Dhir, A., Das, D. B., Allamraju, A., Narayan, A., & Gupta, V. B. (2023, October 30). Catalysing SDGs Achievement through Community Engagement: A Case Study of the Dayalbagh Model. T20 Policy Brief. https://t20ind.org/research/catalysing-sdgs-achievement-through-community-engagement/