Dr. Shrikant Kolhar

Professor

Dr. Shrikant Kolhar is a Visiting Faculty at the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics where he teaches Macroeconomics. He has received his PhD in Economics & Social Sciences from IIM Bangalore.

He has extensive experience in Software Products and Fin-Tech companies. He is closely associated with various start-ups contributing in the area of Business Strategy and emerging technologies like Data Science, Automation, AI & Machine Learning etc.

Educational Qualifications:
Fellow (PhD) in Economics & Social Sciences from IIM-Bangalore in 2013.
PG Diploma in Software Technology from National Centre for Software Technology in 1995.
BE (Electrical) from Sardar Patel College of Engineering Mumbai in 1993.

Publications:
“Rising food inflation and India’s monetary policy” (with Vivek Moorthy), Indian Growth and Development Review, Vol. 4 (1), 2011, pp. 73-94.
“Occasionally Unchanging CPI: Some Methodological Issues”, Indian Economic Journal, Vol. 57 (4), Jan-Mar 2010, pp 100-117.
“Overheating and undereating” (with Vivek Moorthy), Business Standard, Aug 11, 2011.
“Where were the policywallahs?” (with Vivek Moorthy), mint, Apr 29, 2008.

Research Interests:
Monetary Policy, Inflation Targeting, Household Finance, Long-term growth.