Sanjay Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur - 208016 (INDIA)
Telephone: +91-512-2597501 (O)
Fax : +91-512-2597510 (O)
E-mail: sanjay@iitk.ac.in
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Sanjay Kumar Singh Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur - 208016 (INDIA) Telephone: +91-512-2597501 (O) Fax : +91-512-2597510 (O) E-mail: sanjay@iitk.ac.in |
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Education:
Ph.D. in Development Studies 2003 (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai)
Post Graduate Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering 1997 (National Power Training Institute, Durgapur)
B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering 1995 (Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow)
Teaching and Research Career:
Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur (Dec., 2003 – Present)
Assistant Professor, XLRI Jamshedpur (Oct., 2003 – Dec., 2003)
Member of Faculty, CIRT Pune (Feb., 2001 – Oct., 2003)
Current Teaching Interests: Microeconomics, Industrial Economics, Transport Economics
Current Research Interests: Transport Economics and Transport Policy, Energy and Environment, Infrastructure, Industrial Organization and Regulation
Book:
Singh S. K. (2006), “Productivity, Cost Structure, and Pricing in Urban Bus Transport”, Amani International Publishers, Kiel, Germany.
Selected Research Papers:
· Singh S. K. (2007), “Projecting Teledensity in India using Logistic and Gompertz Curve Models”, PES Business Review 2(1): 3-10.
· Singh S. K. (2006), “Information Technology and Economic Development of India”, Productivity 47(1-2): 1-8.
· Singh S. K. (2006), “The demand for road-based passenger mobility in India: 1950-2030 and relevance for developing and developed countries”, European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research 6(3): 247-274.
· Singh S. K. (2006), “Demand for Telephones in India: 1950-51 to 2015-16”, NICE Journal of Business 1(2): 15-30.
· Singh S. K. (2006), “Future Mobility in India: Implications for Energy Demand and CO2 Emission”, Transport Policy 13(5): 398-412.
· Singh S. K. (2006), “Information Technology in India: Present Status and Future Prospects for Economic Development”, Directions 7(4): 5-14.
· Singh S. K. and Sharma R. (2006), “Does the Choice of Market Structure Measure Matter? Evidence from the Indian Car Industry”, The ICFAI Journal of Industrial Economics 3(1): 7-22.
· Singh S. K. (2005), “Costs, Economies of Scale and Factor Demand in Urban Bus Transport: An Analysis of Municipal Transport Undertakings in India”, International Journal of Transport Economics XXXII(2): 171-194.
· Singh S. K. (2005), “Review of Urban Transportation in India”, Journal of Public Transportation 8(1): 79-97.
· Padam S. and Singh S. K. (2004), “Urbanization and Urban Transport in India: The Search for a Policy”, European Transport \ Trasporti Europei International Journal of Transport Economics, Engineering and Law n.27 (2004): 26-44.
· Singh S. K. and Anand V. (2003), “Comparing Efficiency across State Transport Undertakings: A Production Frontier Approach”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 27(3): 374-391.
· Singh S. K. (2002), “An Analysis of Economic Profitability of Municipal Transport Undertakings in India”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 26(4): 535-557.
· Singh S. K. (2002), “A Note on Economies of Scale in Selected STUs”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 26(2): 207-224.
· Jha R. and Singh S. K. (2001), “Small is efficient: A Frontier Approach to Cost Inefficiencies in Indian State Road Transport Undertakings”, International Journal of Transport Economics XXVIII(1): 95-114.
· Singh S. K. (2001), “Productivity, Prices and Profitability: A Case Study of APSRTC”, Economic and Political Weekly Nov. 24 – 30; xxxvi No. 46 and 47: 4392-4396.
· Singh S. K. and Misra A. (2001), “Road Accident Analysis: A Case Study of Patna City”, Urban Transport Journal Dec. 2001; 2(2): 60-75.
· Singh S. K. (2001), “A Note on the Technological Progress in Selected STUs”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 25(5): 413-429.
· Singh S. K. (2001), “The Public and Private Sector Role in the Provision of Infrastructure Services”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 25(3): 191-197.
· Singh S. K. (2000), “Productive Efficiency Across Firms: State Road Transport Undertakings”, Economic and Political Weekly xxxv(48): 4269-4275.
· Singh S. K. (2000), “Estimating the Level of Rail- and Road-based Passenger Mobility in India”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 24(12): 771-781.
· Singh S. K. (2000), “Technical Characteristics and Efficiency of the Indian State Road Transport Undertakings”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 24(8): 533-543.
· Singh S. K. (2000), “State Road Transport Undertakings, 1983-84 to 1996-97: A Multilateral Comparison of Total Factor Productivity”, Indian Journal of Transport Management 24(5): 363-388.
· “Future Mobility in India: Implications for Energy Demand and CO2 Emission” in an International Conference on Transportation System Studies (ICOTSS) organized by the Walchand Hirachand Unit in Transport Economics, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai under the auspices of the Association for the Transport Development in India (ATDI) during January 10 to 12, 2008.
· “The Diffusion of Mobile Phones in India” in International Economic Conference on Trade and Industry (Trade and Industrial Development: Contemporary Challenges and Policies) organized by UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA held in Penang, Malaysia from December 3 to 5, 2007.
· “The Road-Based Passenger Mobility in India: Implications for Energy Demand and CO2 Emission” in Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2006 Workshop held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from December 13 to 15, 2006.
· “The Future Mobility in India: Implications for Energy Demand and CO2 Emission” in a National Seminar on Sustainable Development in South Asia - Issues in Infrastructure and Environment organized by the Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India from August 22 to 23, 2006.
· “Productivity and Efficiency in State Transport Undertakings in India: Determinants and Implication for Pricing” in the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) Symposium and 37th Annual Conference of the Indian Regional Science Association held at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore from January 6 to 8, 2006.
· “Productivity, Prices and Profitability: A Case Study of Municipal Transport Undertakings in India” in the 11th International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in association with International Society for Productivity & Quality Research, USA. The Conference was held at IIT Delhi from December 12 to 15, 2005.
· “Transport Policy for Clean Air in Urban Areas” in a National Conference on Urban Transport Planning and Management organized by the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) Pune in collaboration with the Association for Transport Development in India (ATDI), New Delhi. The Seminar was held in CIRT Pune from October 20 to 22, 2005.
· “Issues in Urban Transportation in India” in the 16th Regional Conference of Clean Air and Environment in Asian Pacific Area (2005 RCCAE) held in the Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan from August 2 to 4, 2005.
· “Transport Policy for Better Air Quality in Urban India” in a National Seminar on Emerging Issues in Population, Environment and Health organised by the Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad, India from March 22 to 23, 2005.
· “Returns to Scale in Urban Bus Transport” in 41st Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) organised by the Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from January 20 to 22, 2005.
· “Productivity, Prices and Profitability: A Case Study of Urban Bus Companies in India” in 46th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics held at Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India from December 16 to 18, 2004.
· “Urban Bus Policy to Reduce Air Pollution and Congestion” in Better Air Quality (BAQ) Workshop held in Agra, India from December 6 to 8, 2004 hosted by India's Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia).
· “A Note on Economies of Scale in Selected STUs” in National Conference on Transportation Systems organized by Applied Systems Research Programme & Association for Transport Development in India held at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi during 24-26 April 2002.
· “Urbanization and Urban Transport in India: The Search for a Policy” in an International Workshop on Transport, Land Use and Environment organized by Harvard University at Central Institute of Road Transport, Pune; 3-4 December 2001.
· “Productive Efficiency and Its Convergence Across Firms: The Case of State Road Transport Undertakings in India”, in a Conference on Industrialization in a Reforming Economy: A Quantitative Assessment to honour Prof. K. L. Krishna, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi; 20 – 22 December 2000.
· “Technical Characteristics and Efficiency of the Indian State Road Transport Undertakings”, in an International Symposium in honour of Professor Kirit S. Parikh on Development Strategies for the New Millennium, IGIDR, Mumbai; 12-14 July 2000.
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