Resume of Dr. Yeti Nisha Madhoo
Name: Yeti Nisha MADHOO (Ms)
Citizen: Republic of Mauritius
Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)
Institutional Affiliation: Co-Director and Senior Fellow, Amrita Center for Economics &
Governance, Faculty of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amritapuri Campus),
Clappana PO, Kollam 690525, Kerala, India
Email:yetinishamadhoo@am.amrita.edu
yeti.madhoo@fulbrightmail.org
Phone: +91 (0476) 280 1280, 280 8100
Mobile: +91 999 523 1492
Research Interests
Public Finance, Environmental and Resource Economics, Development Economics,
Institutional Economics, Econometric Modeling
Post-Doctoral Fulbright Fellow (PDF) (2011): State Failure and Governance in Fragile
States: A Comparative Analysis at Department of Economics, University of California,
Berkeley, USA
Academic Advisor: Professor Pranab K Bardhan, University of California at Berkeley, USA
PhD (2002): Pricing Policy for Water Resources: A Case Study of Public Utilities in Mauritius,
Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Mauritius, Le Reduit, Republic of
Mauritius
Supervisors: Professor Shyam Nath, University of Mauritius, Le Reduit, Mauritius and
Professor Alistair Munro, East Anglia University, Norwich, UK
Examiners: Professor Roy W Bahl Jr, Georgia State University. Atlanta, USA and Professor
Oliver Morrissery, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK
Employment and Attachment including Foreign Universities (1995 – present)
Senior Fellow/Professor/International Adjunct Faculty, Amrita Center for Economics &
Governance, Faculty of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam
(Kerala), (2014-).
International Adjunct Faculty, Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
(Amritapuri Campus), Kerala (October 2013-September 14).
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Mauritius, Le Reduit, Mauritius (August 2011- July 2013).
Visiting Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Department of Economics, USA(September 2010 – June 2011).
Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Mauritius, Le Reduit, Mauritius, (September 2001- August 2010).
Visiting Fellow, University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Norwich, UK (Jan.1999-Jan. 2000).
Visiting Fellow, University of Alberta, Institute for Public Economics. Department of Economics, Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (June-Sep. 1998).
Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Department of Economics, Singapore (July-Dec. 1995).
Alumni: National University of Singapore, Department of Economics, Singapore; University of
East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Norwich, UK; University of California, Berkeley, Department of Economics, USA.
Teaching Experience (2001 – present).
Courses Taught
Post-graduate: MSc Finance, MSc International Trade and Economic Diplomacy, Master in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA), MBA.
Modules taught:
Macro Economics, Applied Econometric Modeling, Research Methods for Policymakers,
Policy Planning and Programme Evaluation, Public Utilities, Environmental and Natural
Resource Analysis, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, Economic, Environment and Policy.
Undergraduate: BSc (Hons) Economics, BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance, BSc (Hons) Management, and BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance.
Modules taught: Project Appraisal, Environmental and Resource Economics, Development Economics, Principles of Econometrics, Industrial Economics, Labour Economics, Managerial Economics, Comparative Economic Systems, Economic History, Fundamentals of Economics.
Publications
(i)Papers in International Refereed Journals and Edited Volumes
Illiteracy, colonial labor psychology and productivity at independence: An international
perspective, InternationalJournal of Comparative Development (Under Review).
Saving small islands: Does institutional quality matter?, in John L. Roberts et al. (eds.),
Shaping the Future of Small Islands: A Road Map for Sustainable Development, Palgrave Macmillan, Chapter, Chapter 20, 2021.
Social capital and subjective wellbeing in small states, in John L. Roberts et al. (eds.), Shaping the Future of Small Islands: A Road Map for Sustainable Development, Palgrave Macmillan, Chapter 7 (Co-authored), 2021.
Climate change, sea level dynamics, and mitigation, in John L. Roberts et al. (eds.), Shaping the Future of Small Islands: A Road Map for Sustainable Development, Palgrave Macmillan, Chapter 10 (Co-authored), 2021.
State fragility, colonial incidence and contemporary institutions, International Journal of
Development and Conflict 10(1): 1-10, (Co-authored), 2020.
Ethnic diversity and human capital development in India: A disaggregated analysis at the state and district levels, Applied Economics 52(5), 506-518 (Co-authored), 2019.
Beneficiary charges: The Cinderella of subnational finance, in Richard Bird and Jorge
Martinetz (eds.), Taxation and Development: The Weakest Link, Edwin Elgar, USA, Chapter 11(Co-authored), 2014.
Political economy of environmental regulation and performance: Some empirical results
from SIDS, Procedia Economics and Finance 5, 532-541, 2013.
Geography, macroeconomic vulnerability and economic performance, International Journal of Development and Conflict 2(2), DOI: 10.1142/S2010269012500068 (Co-authored), 2012.
Redistributive impact of increasing block residential water rates: Some empirical evidence from Mauritius, Water Policy 13(4): 471-489, 2011.
Fish imports as an environmental policy, Applied Economics Letters 18(9): 859-864, 2011.
Valuation of non-market environmental goods and services, in Nath, S,. John L. Roberts and Yeti N. Madhoo (eds.), Saving Island Developing States, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, Chapter 2, 2010.
Impact assessment and biodiversity conservation: An application of EIA and SEA, in Nath, S., John L. Roberts and Yeti N. Madhoo (eds.), Saving Island Developing States, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, Chapter 3, 2010.
Environmental policy instruments and governance, in Nath, S., John L. Roberts and Yeti N. Madhoo (eds.), Saving Island Developing States, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, Chapter 4, 2010.
An illustration of the tragedy of the commons: The demise of the Aral Sea, in Nath, S., John L. Roberts and Yeti N. Madhoo (eds.), Saving Island Developing States, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, Chapter 12, 2010.
Policy and non-policy determinants of progressivity of block residential water rates – A case study of Mauritius, Applied Economics Letters 16(2): 211-215, 2009.
A shared growth story of economic success: The case of Mauritius, in Benno Ndulu, Stephen O’Connell, Jean-Paul Azam, Robert Bates, Augustin Fosu and Ian Gunning (editors), The Political Economy of African Economic Growth, 1960-2000: Country Case Studies. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (Co-authored) 2008.
Weak agriculture-industry linkages, international political economy and labour market
distortions: A case study of Mauritius, International Journal of Economic Research 49(2): 179-199, (Co-authored) 2007.
International trends in water utility regimes, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 78(1): 87-135, 2007.
Modeling the economic efficiency of irrigation water supply in dry and humid regions, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies 19(2): 103-122, 2007.
Estimating the budgetary impact of higher willingness to pay for residential water using CVM: A case study of Mauritius, Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution 4(2): 57-64, 2007.
Political economy of water pricing policy: Empirical evidence from public utilities in
Mauritius, Water Resources Research, 40(7), W07301, doi:10.1029/2003WR002903, 1-9,2004.
(ii)Working Papers (Refereed)
Ethnic diversity and firm performance: Evidence from Indian corporate city level data, Australia South Asia Research Centre Working Paper, Crawford Schoolof Public Policy, Australian National University,Canberra, Australia, 2022
Environmental fiscal federalism and atmospheric pollution: A tale of two Indian cities,
Australia South Asia Research Centre Working Paper, Crawford Schoolof Public Policy,
Australian National University,Canberra, Australia, 2021.
Fragile Economies: Contemporary Institutions vs. Colonial Incidence,
Public Policy and Governance Working Paper 1/2016, Amrita Center for Economics and
Governance, School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidya Peetham, Kerala, India, June 2016, 1-34.
Is ethnic diversity a human resource curse? An empirical analysis,
Public Policy and Governance Working Paper 3/ 16, Amrita Center for Economics and
Governance, School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, India, November 2016, 1-20.
Beneficiary charges: The Cinderella of sub-national finance (co-authored). International
Center for Public Policy Working Paper 13-17, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies,
Georgia State University, Atlanta (USA), May 2013, 1-41.
Ethnic Diversity, development and Social policy in small states- The case of Mauritius,
Research Paper No 2, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva(Switzerland) (Co-authored), 2013.
Explaining African economic growth performance: The case of Mauritius (co-authored).
Growth Working Paper No.1, African Economic Research Consortium, PO Box 62882-00200 Nairobi (Kenya), 2004, 1-45.
(iii)International Conference Papers (Refereed)
‘Corporate social responsibility, corporation income tax and market preserving fiscal
decentralization: Implications for Indian fiscal feferalism’, Conference on Public Finance,
Madras School of Economics, India, January 21-22,2023.
‘Fragile economies: contemporary institutions and colonial incidence’, paper presented at the 61st North American Regional Science Conference, Washington DC, USA, November 12-15, 2014.
‘Political economy of environmental regulation and performance: Some empirical results
from SIDS’, paper presented at the International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) 2013 held at Istanbul (Turkey), June 27-29, 2013.
‘Biodiversity at risk: Import as an environmental policy’, paper presented at the 18thAnnual International Sustainable Development Research Conference (ISDRC), University of Hull, (UK), June 24-26, 2012.
‘Strategic environmental compliance in SIDS: How important are political economy factors?, paper presented at the 17thAnnual International Sustainable Development Research Conference (ISDRC), Earth Institute, Columbia University (New York, USA), May8-10, 2011.
‘Assessing the effectiveness of environmental regulations in SIDS: How important are political economy factors?, paper presented at the 56th Annual Conference of North American Regional Science Association, San Francisco (California, USA), November 18-21, 2009.
‘Biodiversity at risk: Analysing the effectiveness of fishing policy options in Mauritius’, paper presented at the Workshop on integrating social and ecological data on a regional scale in the Western Indian Ocean organised by the ARC Centre of excellence for Coral Reef Studies Australia) and the Coral Reef Conservation Project (Kenya), Mauritius, May 19 –23, 2008.
‘Assessing the impact of climate change and natural catastrophes on agriculture – The case of the island of Mauritius’, paper presented at World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Climate Risk Conference, Espoo, Finland, July 17-21, 2006.
‘Demographic and regional dimensions of the incidence of residential water charges: The case of Mauritius’ presented at the 52nd Annual Conference of North American Regional Science International, organised by Nevada State University in Las Vegas Nevada, (USA), November 10-12, 2005.
‘Modelling marine biodiversity: A case study of Mauritius’, paper presented at the Indian Ocean Marine Environment Conference (IOMEC) organised by University of Western Australia, Perth (Australia), February 14-18, 2005.
‘Modelling efficiency of irrigation water supply in dry and humid regions: A case study of
Mauritius’ presented at the 51st Annual Conference of North American Regional Science
International, Seattle (USA), 11 – 13 November, 2004.
AERC Workshop on Explaining African Economic Growth Performance, Nairobi (Kenya),May 22-24, 2003.
(iv) International Refereed Books and Monogaphs
Saving Small Island Developing States – Environmental and Natural Resource Challenges, Editor with Shyam Nath and John L. Roberts, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, UK (2010).
Shaping the Future of Small Islands – Roadmap for Sustainable Development, Editor with John L Roberts, Shyam Nath, Satya Paul, Yeti Nisha Madhoo, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore (2021).
Vanishing Borders of Urban Local Finance: Global Developments with Illustrations from Indian Federation (Shyam Nath and Yeti Nisha Madhoo), Springer Nature, Singapore Forthcoming in 2022).
International Consultancies
Explaining African Economic Growth Performance in Africa: Mauritius (27 Countries
Project), The Case of Mauritius, African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi (Africa), Funded by Multiple Donor Countries and International Funding Agencies, 2003-2006.
Saving Small Island Developing States: Environmental and Natural Resource Challenges, Commonwealth Secretariat, London (UK), 2008-2010.
Indian Ocean Commission/ European Union on an edited book project entitled: Shaping the Future of Small Islands: A Road Map for Sustainable Development, Headquarters, Mauritius 2017-
Social Policy Challenges in Small States, United Nations Research Institute for Social
Development, Geneva (Switzerland), 2009-2012.
Attendance at Seminars, Conferences and Workshops (International and National)
Co-Director, 3 Day Workshop on Microeconometric Techniques and Survey Data, Organised Jointly by Amrita Center for Economics & Governance, Indian Econometric Society and RMIT University, Amrita University, May-June, 2018.
Attended Joint Economics Research Collaboration Meeting with RMIT University, Australiaat Amrita University, September 30- October 1, 2017.
Symposium on NGOs and Governance of Corporate Social Responsibility, organized by
RMIT University, Melbourne Australia and Amrita University, held at Amrita University
(Amritapuri Campus (India), January 5, 2017.
Taylor & Francis Group Journals’ Editorial Roundtable 2014, The Author-Impact,
Engagement and Social Media, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi (India), November 10, 2014.
Participation at the International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) 2013, held in Istanbul (Turkey), June 27-29, 2013.
Participation at the 18thAnnual International Sustainable Development Research Conference(ISDRC), University of Hull (UK), June 24-26, 2012.
Book Launch Session on Saving Small Islands as part of Regional Technical Workshop
ISIDSMS (Islands) organised by Indian Ocean Commission and European Union held at La Plantation Hotel, Balaclava (Mauritius), 24-27 January, 2012.
Participation at the 17thAnnual International Sustainable Development Research Conference (ISDRC), Earth Institute, Columbia University (New York, USA), May8-10, 2011.
Participation at the 56th Annual Conference of North American Regional Science Association, San Francisco (California, USA), November 18-21, 2009.
Attended the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) 2nd Annual Science Policy Dialogue on Energy, Sustainability and Societal Change held at Santa Barbara, California(USA), June 19-20, 2008.
Participated in United Nations University / World Institute for Development Economics
Research (UNU/WIDER) Conference on Country Role Models for Development Success, held at Marina Congress Center, Helsinki (Finland), June 13-14, 2008.
Participated in Workshop on integrating social and ecological data on a regional scale in the Western Indian Ocean organised by the ARC Centre of excellence for Coral Reef Studies(Australia) and the Coral Reef Conservation Project (Kenya), Mauritius, May 19 –23, 2008.
Attended African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Senior Policy Seminar X: Climate Change and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), April 7-9, 2008.
Participated in Training Course on ‘Environmental/ Natural Resource Economics with focus on analyzing the economic costs of land degradation and the benefits of sustainable land management (SLM)’ organised by UNDP/GEF/GoM, Phoenix (Mauritius), 6-17 August, 2007.
Participated in World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Climate Risk Conference, Espoo(Finland), July 17-21, 2006.
Attended AERC Special Senior Policy Seminar on Explaining African Economic Growth
Performance held at Kigali (Rwanda), October 24-25, 2006.
Participation at the 52nd Annual Conference of North American Regional Science
International, organised by Nevada State University in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), November 10-12, 2005.
Participation at the Indian Ocean Marine Environment Conference (IOMEC) organised by University of Western Australia, Perth (Australia), February 14-18, 2005.
Participation at the 51st Annual Conference of North American Regional Science
International, organised by University of Washington, Seattle (USA), November 11-13, 2004.
Co-presentation with S. Nath ‘Explaining Mauritian Growth’, paper presented at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Workshop on Explaining African Economic Growth Performance, Nairobi (Kenya), May 22-24, 2003.
Presented a seminar on ‘Water pricing – Some efficiency and distributional issues’ at a
seminar organised by the Economics Department, University of East Anglia (UK), 14
November 1999.
Participated in a Workshop on ‘Life Cycle Assessment’, University of Mauritius, Le Reduit, Mauritius, November 4-5, 2003
Participated in National Human Dimensions Programme (NHDP) Workshop, organised by the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP), University of Mauritius
(Mauritius), March 25-27, 2002
Participated in Workshop on ‘Reducing Vulnerability to Weather and Climate Extremes’
organised by the Meteorological Services, Flic en Flaq (Mauritius), April 23, 2002
Attended ‘Research Methodology Workshop for Social and Management Sciences’, UOM, Jul-Aug 2000.
(v) Articles under communication
Ethnic Diversity, Income Inequality and Poverty, Economics Letters
Ethnic Diversity and Firm Performance, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy
Colonial labour Mentality and Growth, Economic and Political Weekly
Making Corporate Social Responsibility Visible: Decentralised Governance with Focus on Village Development, Economic and Political Weekly
A Bevioural Model of Ethnic Diversity and Economic Growth, Journal of Economic Policy Reform
Referee in International Journals
Journal of Developing Areas, USA; Journals of Taylor and Francis, UK (2006-18)
Current Research
Climate change and agricultural productivity, Energy crisis and bio-fuel technology,
Environmental policy instruments and industry compliance, Ethnic diversity and labour
market
Supervision of post-graduate dissertations
Economics of Health, Environment and Energy, Economic Development, Water Resources
Membership of Professional Societies
Royal Economic Society, UK, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), USA, International Water Association (IWA), UK
Academic Administration
Member, Departmental Advisory Committee, African Economic Research Consortium
(2007-08)
Member, Faculty Board, Social Science and Humanities, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
(2006-08)
Editorial Assistant, Economics Working Paper Series (2005-08), University of Mauritius,
Mauritius
Member, University Website Committee (2007-08), University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Coordinator, Department of Economics and Statistics Website (2005-07), University of
Mauritius
Member, University Students Orientation Committee (2007-08), University of Mauritius,
Mauritius