About
Prof. Alok Kumar Mishra is Professor of Economics at the School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, an Institution of Eminence, and Visiting Professor at Université Paris Cité, France. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at Heidelberg University, Germany. His work brings together academic research and industry practice. Before joining academia, he held positions in quantitative finance and risk management at the Bank of New York Mellon, Shinsei Bank in Tokyo, Evalueserve and the National Institute of Bank Management.
His latest book, Public Finance for Cities: The Benefit Principles from Wicksell to Stiglitz, is published by Oxford University Press. His earlier books include Smart Cities and the Poor: Towards an Agenda for Inclusive Urbanisation in India (Routledge) and Developing Inclusive Cities in India: A Reform Agenda. He has published widely in leading journals, including Social Science & Medicine, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, the European Journal of Operational Research, Discover Sustainability and Economic and Political Weekly, to name a few.
His research spans urban economics, municipal finance, open macroeconomics, financial economics, risk management, applied econometrics, and sustainable development. He directed the HUDCO Chair programme on land, housing, transport and urban economics. He leads research and consultancies funded by the Institution of Eminence, ICSSR, UGC, HUDCO, and the World Bank. He has contributed to national policy through expert consultations with the Finance Commission and NITI Aayog, and has guided numerous doctoral scholars.
He is the member secretary of the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions and an Associate Editor of many leading journals. His honours include the Young Economist Award, the Chancellor’s Award and the Baden-Württemberg Fellowship.
