Sharadendu Sharma

OVERVIEW:
Dr. Sharadendu is an Assistant Professor of Economics at IIM Bodh Gaya. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from BITS Pilani (Pilani campus). His research primarily focuses on the application of general equilibrium models in international trade. He has also explored the role of trade agreements in shaping global value chains in the contemporary context, employing advanced structural gravity models. Dr. Sharadendu’s work has been published in reputed journals such as The World Economy, Economic Papers, Journal of Social and Economic Development, and Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:

• Ph.D. in Economics from BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
• MA in Economics from Central University of Rajasthan

AFFILIATIONS:

• Assistant Professor, IIM Bodh Gaya (Aug 2025- Present)
• Assistant Professor, UPES Dehradun, (Dec 2024- July 2025)
• Research Associate at IIFT, New Delhi, (Aug 2024- November 2024)

TEACHING INTERSTS:

• Macroeconomics
• Econometrics
• Microeconomics
• International Economics

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• International Trade
• Global Value chains
• Quantitative general trade models

   PUBLICATIONS:

• Sharma, S., Arora, R., & Gupta, P. (2024). Servicification of GVCs through deep service provisions: Uncovering new insights from structural gravity and machine learning. The World Economy, 00, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.13625 (ABCD- A, Scopus- Q1)
• Sharma, S., Arora, R. What matters for a country to participate in global value chains? An empirical evidence.  Soc. Econ. Dev.(2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-024-00372-2-  (ABCD-C, Scopus- Q2)
• Sharma, S., Mundhada, Y.P. and Arora, R., (2023). Which Combination of Trade Provisions Promotes Trade in Value‐Added? An Application of Machine Learning to Cross‐Country Data. Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy. (ABDC – B, Scopus -Q2)
• Sharma, S. and Arora, R., (2023). Institutional imbalance moderating the linkage between GVC participation and economic growth: empirical evidence. Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences. (ABDC- C, Scopus- Q2)
• Sharma, S., & Arora, R. (2023). Macroeconomic Determinants of India’s Participation in Global Value Chains: An Empirical Evidence. Journal of Asian Economic Integration, 26316846221147577

  Print Media (Newspaper Articles)

• “Uncertain outlook on rupee, further rate cuts”, The Hindu Business Line, February 16, 2025, https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/uncertain-outlook-on-rupee-further-rate-cuts/article69227191.ece

  CONFERENCE Presentations:

• Presented paper titled – “Linking Surge in Deep Trade Agreements and Participation in GVCs: An Augmented Gravity Modeling Using Machine Learning” at International Conference on Emerging Issues in International Trade, Finance & Development organized by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata from 12^th-13^th December, 2024
• Presented paper titled – “Deepening Investment provisions and Global Value Chains: A Machine learning approach” at International Conference on Applied Economics and Finance organized by BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus from 2^nd to 4^th November, 2023
• Presented paper titled – “Examining the Impacts of Environment Provisions on Bilateral Trade Flows: A Machine Learning Approach” at 3rd SDMRG International Workshop - NEW DEVELOPMENTALISM: Public Policies for Innovation, Social Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability" organized by Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and the Economics Department of the University of Brasília from June 28th to 30th, 2023
• Presented a paper on titled “Modeling the Impact of Participation in Trade Agreements on Bilateral Trade Flows: Evidence from the Selected Asia-Pacific Countries” in the Winter School 2021, organized by the Centre for Development Economics (CDE) jointly with the Econometric Society at the Delhi School of Economics from Dec 15th - 18th, 2021.