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BALWANT MEHTA

Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Human Development
, India
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Skills & Expertise

SPSS STATA R SAS MS-Access Oracle NSS NFHS ASI Census of India CS-Pro Arc-GIS

Research Interests

Research Training Policy Analysis Data Analysis Quantitative Methods Econometrics Evaluation GIS Rural Appraisal Credit Management Group Formation Project Management Teamwork Leadership Communication Writing Editing

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💼 Experience

Senior Research Fellow

Institute for Human Development · January 2016 - Present

Visiting Faculty

Delhi University [Hindu College] · -

Visiting Faculty

IIT Delhi (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) · -

Visiting Faculty

BIT Greater Noida · -

Visiting Faculty

Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) · -

🎓 Education

University of Lucknow

BSC in Mathematics ·

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Ahmedabad

BA in Economics ·

University of Lucknow

MPhil in Business Economics ·

Centre for North East Students and Policy Research Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia

PhD in Development Economics ·

University of Lucknow

Master in Economics ·
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🚀 Projects

Impact of Public Access to Internet on People Towns and Rural Areas in India
Agency Name: IDRC & UPF, Barcelona, Spain || January 2011 - January 2012
Impact on End-User of Mobile Phone in India, A Study of Rural Bihar and Punjab
Agency Name: University of Sussex, UK ||
Transforming the Lives of Girl Children In Delhi
Agency Name: Butterflies, New Delhi ||
Inequality and Employment Across Gender and Social Groups in South Asia
Agency Name: Christian aid, UK || January 2013 - January 2014
Employment and Social Security in South Asia Research Programme
Agency Name: IDRC, Canada || January 2013 - January 2015

🏅 Certificates & Licenses (8)

Rural Appraisal and Credit Management through group formation
MYRADA · Issued on January 2004
Manpower and Employment at the State Level
IAMR · Issued on January 2005
ARC-View GIS
NIIT · Issued on January 2007
Evaluation Research Frameworks and Methodology
Pompeu Fabra University · Issued on January 2010
Policy Analysis Techniques
Southampton University · Issued on January 2009

🏆 Awards & Achievements (6)

🏆 Research Fellowship Grant in ICT4D
Awarded by: Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC) || Year: 2007
🏆 emerging Social Science Jury Award
Awarded by: International Development, Research Centre (IDRC) || Year: 2009
🏆 Amy Mahan Fellowship in ICT4D
Awarded by: || Year: 2010
🏆 best research paper award
Awarded by: International Management Conference onBusiness and Economy: Growth, Governance and GlobalisationatFortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) || Year: 2016
🏆 Certificate of Excellence
Awarded by: Secretariat of United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification || Year: 2017

📚 Publications (17)

Journal: IOCOM Digest and Dialogue: The International Journal for Outcome Management Research and Practice • October-December 2017
Journal: Journal of Rural Development • July-September 2016
Journal: International Journal of Social Science & Development Policy • January 2018
Journal: Economic and Political Weekly • January 2017
Journal: Indian Journal of Labour Economics • January 2017
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