CURRICULUM VITAE

Major/Important Publications

11. "Technological Upgradation and Cost Function for Indian Railways" Journal of Quantitative Economiscs, Vol 6. No. 1 & 2, January and July 2008 10."Analysis of Productivity Trends on Indian Railways" Journal of Transport Research Forum, Vol 47, Number 1, Spring 2008, Fargo, ND, United States of America 9.Paper titled "Trends in Productivity across the Indian Zonal Railways 1981-82 through 2002-03" presented at the Development Convention 2008 held at Institute of Public Enterprises during 20-22 February 2008 8. Paper titled "Technological Upgradation and the Cost Function of Indian Railways 1981-82 through 2002-03" presented at the 44th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society, held at University of Hyderabad during 3-5 January 2008 7. "NF Railway - Committed to Serve" - Yojana, December 2007 6. “The Estimation of Indian Railway Cost Function”, Zagreb International Review of Economics & Business, Vol. X, No.1, May 2007, Zagreb, Croatia ISSN 1331-3609 (Journal Indexed in Econlit, American Economics Association and British Library for Development Studies) 5. "Scope for Public Private Partnership in Indian Railways", Rail Transport Journal, Vol. XVI, No. 2 April - June 2007 (Co-author) 4. Presented a paper titled, “Gender and Development: Engendering Inequality? The Case of Andhra Pradesh”, at the National Conference on Making Growth Inclusive with Reference to Marginalized Sections: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women (15-16 February 2007) conducted by Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (Shimla) in collaboration with CESS, Hyderabad (Co-authored with Prof. S. Galab and Dr. E. Revathi) 3. “Managing Fiscal Deficit in India in 1990s: A Case Study”, ICFAI Journal of Public Finance, 2004 2. “Freight Concessions on South Central Railway – A Critique”, Rail Transport Journal, 2006 (Co-author) 1. “Food Security and Railways”, Yojana, December 2006 (Co-author)

Reports/Monographs

5. Alivelu G (April 2010) Salient aspects of the growht story of Indian Railways 1981-82 thorugh 2007-08, CESS Working Paper No. 86 4.Alivelu G (2010) State Business Relations and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Andhra Pradesh – A Case Study, Working Paper No. 82, CESS, Hyderabad (co-author) 3. State Business Relations and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Andhra Pradesh - A Case Study(Co-author), Discussion Paper Series 31, November 2009, Research Programme Consortium for Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth, University of Manchester 2. State Business Relations and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Andhra Pradesh - A Case Study, IPPG Briefing Note, November 2009 1.Turnaround of Indian Railways 2004-06 A Case Study, CESS Working Paper No. 72 March 2008

Research Papers Published

Managing the Human Face of Indian Railways - Published in Gitam Journal of Management Vol. 6, No. 1 pp 176-187 Jan-Mar 200

International Seminars

10.Alivelu G (2010) Presented a paper titled “Salient Aspects of the Growth Story of Indian Railways 1981-82 through 2007-08” at the International Conference on India’s Services Sector – Whom Does it Serve hosted by the British Northern Universities India Forum (BNUIF 3rd Annual Conference), 24-26 March, 2010, Taj Deccan, Hyderabad 9.Alivelu G (2010) 'State Business Relations and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Andhra Pradesh' paper accepted for presentation at the ICSSR Development Convention held at ISEC, Bangalore, January 21-23 8. Presented paper titled 'State Business Relations and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Andhra Pradesh' at the IPPG Workshop Analysing the Economics and Politics of State Business Relations in Africa and India at Jaipur, December 15-17, 2009 7.Presented paper titled 'State Business Relations and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Andhra Pradesh' at the international conference on 'Emergent Business Models and Strategies for the Knowledge Economy: Impact on Business, Government and Society' held at Indian Business Academy Bangalore, November 19-21,2009, Bengaluru 6. Attended a workshop on State Business Relations in India during 16-17th May, 2009 at Floatel Hotel, Kolkata in collaboration with DFID and University of Manchester 5. Presented a paper on Conceptual Framework on State Business Relations in India during 29-30 July at CESS Auditorium in collaboration with DFID and University of Manchester, Hyderabad 4. Presented a paper titled “State Business Relations – Micro Case Studies – Overview of the Industrial Structure” at the Workshop on State Business Relations in India held at Centre for Economic and Social Studies in collaboration with DFID and University of Manchester during 27th to 30th January 2009. 3. Attended Panel Discussion on State Business Relations in India held at Centre for Economic and Social Studies in collaboration with DFID and University of Manchester on 29th January 2009. 2. Attended a workshop on State Business Relations and Firm's Economic Performance at CESS, Hyderabad on 29th July 2008 (Lead Researcher - Prof Kunal Sen, University of Manchester) 1. Paper titled “Self-Help Groups – Impact on Poverty” presented at the International Conference on Andhra Pradesh Experience with Membership Based Organizations of the Poor (along with S. Mahendra Dev, S.Galab and C.Ravi), jointly organized by the Cornell University, USA and CESS, Hyderabad at CESS Auditorium, 4-6 June, 2007

Major Projects Handled

1. "Turn around of Indian Railways - A Case Study 2004-06 (Completed) The major objective of this study is to look into the various factors that determined the ‘turn around’ on Indian Railways in the past two years, the various strategies adopted in achieving this turnaround 2. Industrial Development in AP - A Regional Perspective The main focus of this study is to look into the output and employment of industry, manufacturing and service sectors in Coastal Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema and also in few growth centres of the state of Andhra Pradesh (completed) 3. State Business Relations and Economic Performance of Firms This study aims to look into how state busines relations affect the performance of firms in the states of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Orissa. This project is a part of the IPPG programme (draft report submitted) 4. How disperse is the manufacturing sector growth in Andhra Pradesh This study looks into the regional disparities in the growth of manufacturing sector in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Books Published

(iv) Alivelu. G (2009) (Co-author) ‘Industrial Development in Andhra Pradesh: A Regional Perspective’ in S. Mahendra Dev, C. Ravi and M. Venkatanarayana (eds.) Human Development in Andhra Pradesh Experiences, Issues and Challenges, Hyderabad: Centre for Economic and Social Studies (iii) Trends in Productivity Across the Indian Zonal Railways 1981-82 through 2002-03 In Mishra , Nandita Sethi (Ed.) "Rethinking India's Growth Strategy - Services vs. Manufacturing, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi 2008 (ii) Gold: Will the Glitter Be Lost? The Golden Paradox and India, In Arindam Banerjee (Ed) Commodity Markets: New Investment Avenues, The ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, 2006 (i) Can the Gold Market Remain Bullish in the Future Too? In Arindam Banerjee (Ed) Commodity Markets: New Investment Avenues, The ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, 2006

Areas Worked

Apart from Service Sector - also worked in the areas of Poverty Related Studies, Public Finance and Environmental Economics