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About
Dr. Dayakar Peddi is an Assistant Professor at the Agro Economic Research Centre (AERC), Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune. He is an applied economist and his research/consulting assignments cuts across the domains of environment, ecosystem services, agriculture and land degradation. Before joining GIPE, he served as an Assistant Professor at Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), an ICSSR Institute, Hyderabad.
He has also worked as a Research Associate at Madras School of Economics, Chennai. Dr. Dayakar earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Madras School of Economics, specializing in environmental economics. He has conducted research projects funded by organizations such as the Telangana State Council of Science and Technology (TSCOST) & DST, Government of India, the Planning Department, Government of Telangana, and various NGOs. Currently, Dr. Dayakar is involved in projects funded by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. Additionally, he has five years of teaching experience.
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India
- M.A. in Applied Economics, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry
Research Interest
- Environmental Economics,
- Environmental Valuation
- Agricultural Economics
Courses Taught
- Microeconomics,
- Mathematical Economics,
- Applied Econometrics,
- Environmental Economics.
Memberships
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Official Body
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Academic Body
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Journal Articles
“Can Institutional Interventions be Profitable for Millet Farming in India’s Rainfed Regions? Insights from MESR Models” (with Suresh Reddy, and Revathi), Journal of Quantitative Economics.
October, 2024“Adoption of organic soil fertility measures and their impact on farm outcomes: a case study of millet cultivators in India” (with Suresh Reddy, and Revathi) Journal of Asia Pacific Economy.
July, 2024“Soil and Water Conservation Measures and Rainfed Agriculture in Telangana, India: Role of Community and Neighborhood Conservation Measures” (with Kavi Kumar K S), Land Use Policy, 137, 107011.
2024“Analysis of Irrigation Enhancement, Crop Diversification and Farm Profits: Evidence from Telangana State” (with Suresh Reddy B). Review of Development Change, 28(2) 189–206, 2023.
2023“Climate Sensitivity of Major Crop Yields: Evidence from Telangana State, India”. (with Rajeshwar), Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, July 2023.
July, 2023“Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: Evidence from Rain-Fed Watershed Areas of Telangana” (with Kavi Kumar K S) Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal, 4(2), 95-117.
2021Dayakar Peddi (2020). “Farmers' Perceptions about Soil Erosion in Rainfed Areas of Telangana, India” (Kavi Kumar K S) Journal of Public Affairs, e2374.
July, 2020“Climate and Weather Induced Agricultural Distress and Migration: Characteristics and Evidence" (with K.S. Kavi Kumar, Brinda Viswanathan), Productivity, 60(2), July-September 2019, p. 126-135.
July- Sept 2019Working Papers
January, 2024
Dayakar Peddi, Suresh Reddy. B, Revathi. E (2024), Do Institutional Interventions Matter in Farm Profits? Evidence from Rainfed Agriculture Systems in Telangana, India.
April, 2019
Dayakar Peddi, K.S. Kavi Kumar (2019), “Farmer’s Perception on Soil Erosion in Rain-fed Watershed Areas of Telangana, India”.
April, 2017
“Cost of Land Degradation in India”
Monographs
Revathi Ellanki, B. Suresh Reddy, P. Dayakar “An Assessment of Millet-Based Agro-Biodiversity Systems Enriched with A Mix of Modern and Traditional Ecological Packages”, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) Monograph No. 57, March 2024
Policy Briefs
E Revathi and Dayakar Peddi “Decentralized Paddy Procurement System during COVID 19: Ground Level Anomalies in Telangana”, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Policy Brief Series, No. 11, March 2020.
Thesis Guided
January, 2024
Do Institutional Interventions Matter in Farm Profits? Evidence from Rainfed Agriculture Systems in Telangana, India.
April, 2019
Farmer’s Perception on Soil Erosion in Rain-fed Watershed Areas of Telangana, India.
April, 2017
Cost of Land Degradation in India
Seminar / Conference / Workshop Presentations
17-18, September, 2024
Two-Day National Seminar on Vikasit Bharat@2047: Way Towards Self-Reliance at the Central University of Karnataka,
18-20, December, 2023
Dayakar Peddi, K.S. Kavi Kumar (2019), “Farmer’s Perception on Soil Erosion in Rain-fed Watershed Areas of Telangana, India”.
21-23, December, 2022
Second Biennial Conference on Development-Sustainable Development Goals amidst Multiple Global Shocks: Progress, Challenges, and Way Forword, IGIDR,
As Resource Person for the Training Programs
National Level Workshop on Time Series and Panel Data Analysis at Swami Vivekanand Vidyaprasarak Mandal's College of Commerce, affiliated to Goa University, in collaboration with the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Goa, India
December, 2024A talk on Harmony in Flux: Climate, Ecology, and Society in India at St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangalore
August, 2024As Resource Person & Academic Activities
- Participated Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) – International Growth Centre (IGC) Ph.D. Course on Environmental Economics, directed by the London School of Economics and University of Oxford during 14th Sep-16th November 2023. (Online)
- Participated 7th IGC-ISI Summer School in Development Economics, directed by the LSE and University of Oxford, along with the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi during 11th – 14th July 2021
Awards & Recognitions
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