Dr. S.Yogeshwari

Dr. S. Yogeshwari is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics in 2014 from the Institute for Social and Economic Change, affiliated with the University of Mysore, Karnataka. Her doctoral research explored the complex relationship between Agrarian Change and the Functioning of Credit Markets in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Dr.Yogeshwari's research interests span Agricultural Economics, Urban Economics, Environmental Economics, Public Finance, and Developmental Economics. She has published her work in esteemed academic journals and contributed book chapters to books by internationally recognized publishers. Additionally, She has presented her research at prominent national and international conferences. To further her expertise, She has actively participated in various workshops and training programs aimed at enhancing her professional and research skills. Her teaching philosophy centers on fostering curiosity and encouraging a questioning mindset, with the aim of making learning a transformative and inquisitive experience for students.


Area of Specialization

Agricultural Economics, Developmental Economics, Urban Economics and Public Economics.


Education

  • PhD Economics, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore (through Univerisity of Mysore) 2014
  • MA Economics, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, 2006
  • Holy Cross College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) Tiruchirappalli, 2004

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Yeshwanthpur Campus, Bangalore, May 2018- April 2024
  • Lecturer, Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Bangalore, June 2016-April 2018
  • Research Associate, Azim Premji University, Bangalore, December 2014-Marc 2016

Honours and Awards 

  • ICSSR-Fellowship, 2006
  • Junior Researc Fellowship (UGC), 2006-2009
  • Senior Research Fellowship (UGC) 2009-2011

Journal Articles

(Khalil Shaha, R.S Deshpande and S.Yogeshwari) Development Challenges for Agriculture in Maharashtra, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 55, Issue 26-27, 2020.

(S.Yogeshwari and R.S Deshpande) ‘Rural Indebtedness and Distress: Whipping the Wrong Horse’, Review of Development and Change, Review of Development and Change, Vol. XV, Pp.31- 48,  2019.

(S.Yogeshwari) ‘Cropping towards Commercialization: are we neglecting Food Security? (A Case Study of Karnataka State), Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management, Vol. III, Pp.21- 28, April 2013.


Book Chapters

S.Yogeshwari (with Aakanksha Shrisha), Climate Change and Water Insecurity: Who Bears the Brunt? (A Case of Yelenahalli Village, Bengaluru”), in Sunil Nautiyal, Anil Kumar Gupta, Mrinalini Goswami and YD Imran Khan (Eds), Handbook of Socioecological Resilience in the Face of Climate Change, Singapore: Springer NaturePalgrave Macmillan, 2023.

(Khalil Shaha and S.Yogeshwari) The Broad-Basing Process in India and Muslims, in Nadkarni MV (edit): Socio Economic Change and the Broad-Basing process in India, London, Routledge,2019.


Membership in Professional Bodies

  • Life Member, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics.

Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels:

• HSIR13 Industrial Economics and Foreign Trade/B.Tech/NIT Tiruchirappalli

• HM813 Entrepreneurship Development/B.Tech/NIT Tiruchirappalli

• MEC131/Microeconomic Theory and Applications-I/MA/ Christ (Deemed to be University), Yeshwanthpur Campus, Bangalore

• MEC232/Macroeconomic Theory & Policy/MA/ Christ (Deemed to be University), Yeshwanthpur Campus, Bangalore

• MEC143/Agricultural Economics/MA/Christ (Deemed to be University), Yeshwanthpur Campus, Bangalore

• ECO101-I Introductory Microeconomics/BA Economics (Hons.)/ Christ (Deemed to be University), Yeshwanthpur Campus, Bangalore

• ECO105-I Microeconomic Theory-I/BA Economics (Hons.)/ Christ (Deemed to be University), Yeshwanthpur Campus, Bangalore

• ECOH533 Public Economics/ BA Economics (Hons.)/Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus, Bangalore

• ECOH 632 Environmental Economics Theory & Application/ BA Economics (Hons.)/Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus,       Bangalore

• BECH531 Indian Economy/ BA Economics (Hons.)/Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus, Bangalore

• BECO341B Environmental Economics/ BA(EMP)/Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus, Bangalore

• ECOH541A Foundations of Agricultural Economics/ BA Economics (Hons.)/Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus, Bangalore

• BECH462B Urban Studies and Planning/ BA Economics (Hons.)/Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus, Bangalore

• EC-07 Urban Economics/MA/ Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bengaluru

• AC-05 Research Methods for Economics/MA/ Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bengaluru

• MEC1MIEAICC-01/Microeconomic Analysis-I /MA/ Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bengaluru

• MEC31TEC-01/International Trade/MA/ Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bengaluru

• ECPJ2ME Fundamentals of Macroeconomics/ BA (PEJ)/ Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bengaluru


Projects guided at Postgraduate level

A study on Land Market in Karnataka State-Pulagiri Rithika, April 2024.

• Macroeconomic and Financial Determinants of Corporate Debt Maturity for NSE Listed Corporates-Souhrit Ray, April 2024.

• Millets: Sustainability in Environment and Nutrition-Vanditha MM, April 2024.