Prof. Ms. Upinder Sawhney
Brief CV of Upinder Sawhney
Superannuated (March 2024) as Professor in the Department of Economics at Panjab University, Chandigarh after 40 years of teaching and research experience. Joined Panjab University in 1984 as Lecturer.
Chair, Dept. of Economics, April 2007-2010 and 2016-2019.
Published several research papers/articles on various public policy issues related with the Indian economy in national and international journals.
Expert – Policy and Research, Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare (EGROW), New Delhi.
Professional Awards and Honours:
- Principal Investigator of a project under the GOI Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) with Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and University of Wurzburg, Germany – Macroeconomic Effects of Ageing in India – Lessons from European Union.
- Coordinator, UGC Special Assistance Programme, Department of Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, May 2011 onwards.
- Awarded DAAD (German Academic Exchange)–UGC Bilateral Exchange of Academics 2015 Fellowship.
- Member, Selection Committee (2015–16) for Fulbright–Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar Grants for US applicants.
- Nominee to “Economy of Tomorrow” project of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (German research organization) – 2013 to 2015.
- A study on “Evaluation of State Finances” with respect to Punjab for the Fourteenth Finance Commission, Government of India (2013–14).
- Fulbright–Nehru Fellow (2013) – visited US higher education institutions as part of the Fulbright–Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar.
- Supervised and hosted a Fulbright student from the University of South Florida for nine months in 2012–13.
- Nominated as Member, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Chandigarh (2006–2008).
- Visiting Scholar at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore for 4 weeks during April–May 2006.
- Completed a World Bank–supported project on Budgetary Analyses at the State Level (2004–05).
Other Noteworthy achievements:
- Taught a course on Inter-Cultural Management – Development Process of the Indian Economy at the University of Wurzburg, Germany during the Summer Semester, 2017.
- Member, Regional Advisory Group – NABARD, 2017.
- Member, Advisory Committee, UGC-SAP DRS-II, Department of Economics and Politics, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 2015–2020.
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board of the edited book entitled “Globalization and Governance in the International Political Economy” published by IGI Global, USA, 2014.
- Member, Editorial Board of International Journal of Research in Business and Social Sciences w.e.f. December 2012.
- Member, Advisory Board of Research Journal Social Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2012–2017.
- Nominated as Member of Haryana Audit Advisory Committee, CAG, Chandigarh for 2009–2012.
- Editor, Research Journal Social Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh for 2008–09.
- Member, Advisory Committee for Evaluation of Plan Schemes, Government of Haryana, 2009.