Research Interests

Development economics, Welfare economics and Public Policy.

Teaching Undergraduate Economics Courses in St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, Department of Economics, as Visiting Faculty July 2023 to April 2024

J.D. Birla Institute, Department of Management, Kolkata as Visiting Faculty (4 Years 3 months)

BIT Mesra, Kolkata Campus as Visiting Faculty (1 year 3 months)

Academic Associate, IIM, Ahmedabad (2 years)

Industry and Research experience: GE International Services, Jaipur; Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj, Jaipur in World Bank Project DPIP and CEE Water conservation awareness Project; NCAER, New Delhi on Export Credit Policy.

Teaching Since: July 18, 2023

Total Experience: 2 years and 2 months

  1. Vashishtha, P. (2010). Water resources, management and economic development. Pointer Publishers.
  2. Vashishtha, P. (2004). Traditional water storage system of Jaigarh Fort: Its tanks, their structure and modes of rejuvenation. Nucleus (University of Rajasthan, Jaipur), 4(1), 53–62.
  3. Vashishtha, P. (2009). Water and poverty: A study of Jaipur District. In Development Convention 2009: The Road Map for Optimal Inclusive Growth (Vol. 2, pp. S-IX 10–28). Council for Social Development.
  4. Vashishtha, P. (2023). Forest policy: A bearing on the indigenous tribes. In R. H. Mehta (Ed.), Proceedings of the National Seminar on Socio-Economic Issues in Pollution Management Across India (pp. 38–39). Samarpan Arts and Commerce College.

National Seminar on Socio-Economic Issues in Pollution Management Across India, Samarpan Arts and Commerce College, Gandhinagar, August 2023.

Presented papers at other national seminars between 2002 and 2010.