How Do International Trade Gains Affect Energy Prices? Evidence from the OECD Economies
Pan, W., Padhan, H., Kumar Pruseth, S., Kumar Sahu, S., Dash, U., & Gozgor, G. (2026)
About
Prof. Umakant Dash is a distinguished academician and visionary administrator, currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. Prior to joining GIPE, he was Director and RBI Chair Professor at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)
Education
- DHS (Health System Management), Tulane University, USA
- Ph.D. (Applied Economics), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- M.A.(Economics), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Work Experience
- Vice Chancellor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune - From July 2025
- Director, IRMA Anand, Feb 2021-July 2025
- RBI Chair Professor, IRMA Anand, July 2023-July 2025
- Professor (HAG), IIT Madras, Chennai, From July 2021
- Professor (HAG), IIT Madras, Chennai, July 2014-July 2021
- Adjunct Professor, IIM Tiruchirappalli Dec 2018-Nov 2021
Research Interest
- Macro Economics, Financial Economics, Health Economics, Financial Management, Energy Economics, Derivative Markets, Health System Management
Memberships
- Chairman of the peer-review committee of the Dept. of HSS, IIT Mandi (email Dated: 2.05.2025 from IIT Mandi)
- Member of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) for Agriculture & Rural Development of NABARD, Gujarat for the financial year 2025-26. Letter No. 25776 dated 19th May 2025
- Chairman of the committee for the Impact Evaluation Study of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, MoRD, GoI, (NRIDA-T015(18)/2/2024-Dir (P-II): 389333, 7th Oct 2024
- Member (Convenor) of the peer-review committee of the Dept. of HSS, IIT Ropar (email Dated: 24.07.2024 from IIT Ropar)
- Member of the Quinquennial Review Team (QRT) of ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management to review its activities for five years’ period (2017-2022) (F.No. QRT/2018-22/ Dated: 1st April, 2024)
- Member of the Expert Committee for the formulation of Model Rural Transformation Act, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. (File No. N- 11014/1/2022-PESA (Comp. No. 28297) dated 3rd July 2023.
- Member of the sub-group on cooperation of Prime Minister Committee on MSP and Agriculture Reforms (email Dated: 11.04.2023 from NCUI, New Delhi).
- Member of the of the CMAT- 2023 Advisory Committee, National Testing Agency New Delhi, Feb 2023. Member of the of the CMAT- 2024 Advisory Committee, National Testing Agency New Delhi, Mar 2024. Member of the of the CMAT- 2025 Advisory Committee, National Testing Agency New Delhi, Mar 2025
- Chairman of the Governing Board of Strategic Management Forum for 2022-23.
- Member of the “National Level Committee” for drafting the New National Cooperation Policy, Ministry of Cooperation, Govt. of India (S-11016/14/2021-CPC(PT-1) (115688), Dated 2nd September 2022.
- Member of the sub-committee of AICTE to prepare a blue-print for reforms in Urban Planning (F. No. P&AP/AIB -TCP /2020/ 598 dated 2nd April 2022)
- Member of the “SPC-Working Group” for the preparation of Policy document for “Right to Health” for the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- Nominated as a member of the Vaccine Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) Working Group of the NTAGI (National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization), National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW).
- Member of National Task Force on “Costing of Health Services”, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 7(132)/2014-NRHM-I, 17th December 2014.
- Member of the Board of Research, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune since July 2026. (Ref. No. IIE/291 dated 22nd July 2026)
- Member of the College Advisory Committee (CAC), College of Agricultural Banking, RBI for a period of Three Years from Feb 2026-Nov 2029 (DO No.CAB. S 1 362108.01 .01 12023-24 dated 4th Feb 2026)
- Member of BoG of NCDS, Bhubaneswar, for a period of Three Years from Nov 2025-Nov 2028 (GoO notification dated 7th Nov 2025)
- Member of BoS, Board of Studies for the Department of Economics, SRM University AP (Jan 2025-) email dated: Feb 11, 2025 from SRMU_AP) Member of the Senate of MNIT Jaipur for a period of Two Years. (Feb 2025- ) (email dated: Feb 12, 2025 from MNIT)
- Member of the Board of Advisor of Eggfirst advertising & design Pvt. Ltd., 25th May 2024.
- Member of BoG (AICTE Nominee) of National Institute of Bank Management, Pune, Dec 2023- (email dated 03rd Dec 2023 from directorpnap@aicte-india.org )
- Member of BoG (AICTE Nominee) of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi, Mar 2024- (letter dated 16th Mar 2024 from Chairman LBSIM)
- Member of BoG (AICTE Nominee) of School of Rural Management (SRM), Ratlam, Nov 2023- (email dated 19th Nov 2023 from directorpnap@aicte-india.org )
- Member of BoS for the Programme – MBA in Agribusiness and Rural Management, The Neotia University, Kolkata, 2023-24.
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR-NIRT), Chennai (Feb 2023-) (email dated: Feb 20, 2023 from NIRT)
- Member of the Academic Council of Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (Apr 2022-Apr 2025)
- Member of Executive Council of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Hyderabad, (Nov 2021-)
- Member of the Board of Governance (BoG) of Mansinhbhai Institute of Dairy & Food Technology (MIDFT), Mehsana, Gujarat. (Sept 2021-)
- Member of Governing Council of Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow for a period of Two Years. (May 2021- May 2023)
- Member of the jury for the 6th TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Awards 2026 to recognise and highlight the best Social Impact initiatives of 2025-26. (July 2025)
- Member of the Search-cum-Selection Committee for selecting a candidate for the post of Director, ISEC Bengaluru. (email dated 14.08.2025)
- Chairman of the jury for the selection of AIMA - Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education, 2025. (email dated 04.07.2025)
- Member of the jury for the 5th The CSR Universe Social Impact Awards 2025 to recognise and highlight the best Social Impact initiatives of 2024-25. (July 2025)
- Member of the jury for the 4th ‘TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Awards 2024' to recognise and highlight the best Social Impact initiatives of 2023-24. (May 2024)
- Member of the Search-cum-Selection Committee for selecting a candidate for the post of Secretary, NCCT. (Ministry of Cooperation dated 15.05.2024)
- Member of the Search-cum-Selection Committee for selecting a candidate for the post of Director, VAMNICOM. (Ministry of Cooperation dated 07.05.2024)
- Expert member of selection committee School of HSS scheduled on 31st July 2026 @IIT Mandi. (email dated 29thJuly 2026)
- Expert Member of the selection committee for the Faculty Recruitment in the School of HSS, IIT Indore, July 2026 (IITI/DOFA/EL/CPS/04/2026/570 8th July, 2026) Expert Member of the selection committee for the Faculty Recruitment in the Area of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, scheduled on 9-10 July 2026. (email dated 5th April 2026)
- Expert member of selection committee Department of HSS scheduled on 22nd April 2026 @IIT Roorkee. (email dated 2nd April 2026)
- Expert member of selection committee School of HSS scheduled on 21st Jan 2026 @IIT Mandi. (email dated 7th Jan 2026)
- Expert Member of the selection committee for the Faculty Recruitment in the Area of Economics, IIM Ranchi, scheduled on 1st Feb 2026. (email Dated 28th Jan, 2026)
Books
Extending Work Lives: Lessons from the Determining Factors of Workforce Withdrawal of Older Adults in India. Irshad, C.V., Muhammad, T., Dash, U. Rajan, S.I. (eds) Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy. Springer, Singapore. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7842-7_163
Extending Work Lives: Lessons from the Determining Factors of Workforce Withdrawal of Older Adults in India Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy, Springer Singapore
Elderly Health in Tamil Nadu: Lesson from the Latest Health Survey and COVID-19 Related Literature, January 2021 COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu Repercussions and the Avenues Ahead, MANAK PUBLICATION, INC., USA
Health and Nutrition Tamil Nadu Human Development Report 2017, Academic Foundation, 2017.
Tamil Nadu 1980s-2005: a Success story in India Balabanova D, Makee M and Mills A (eds). 'Good health at low cost' 25 years on. What makes a successful health system? London: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, pp159-192, 2011
Changes during 1979-80 to 1991-92 Econometric Studies of Economic Reforms in India ed. by Prof. V.V.N. Somayajulu, pp 534-541, Academic Foundation, Ghaziabad.
Allocation of Fixed Resources in Input-Output – Liner Programming Model- A Summary Review Indian Economy in Input-Output Framework” ed. by Prof. V.V.N. Somayajulu & K N Prasad, pp 262-276, Allied Publishers Limited, New Delhi.
Energy Intensity Analysis: An Input-Output Framework “Indian Economy in Input-Output Framework” ed. by Prof. V.V.N. Somayajulu & K N Prasad, pp 363-374, Allied Publishers Limited, New Delhi
Journal Articles
Illness to poverty in India: a qualitative exploration of hardship financing for healthcare
Thomas, A. R., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Rural–Urban Disparities in Adult Immunisation: Evidence from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017–2018)
Irshad, C. V., & Dash
Extending Work Lives: Lessons from the Determining Factors of Workforce Withdrawal of Older Adults in India
C. V. Irshad, T. Muhammad & Umakant Dash
Barriers to Effective Health Coverage in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review of Literature
Verma, V. R., Sriram, S., Saini, A., & Dash, U
Linking Household and Service Provisioning Assessments to Estimate a Metric of Effective Health Coverage: A Metric for Monitoring Universal Health Coverage
Verma, V. R., Sriram, S., & Dash, U.
Unveiling Cognitive Health Disparities: A Gender Perspective on Aging in India
Irshad, C. V., Behera, D. K., & Dash, U.
Fiscal Policy Determinants of Health Spending in India: State Versus Center
Behera, D. K., Rahut, D. B., & Dash, U
Wealth and education-related inequalities in the utilisation of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health interventions within scheduled tribes in India: an analysis of Odisha and Jharkhand
Rekha, S., Neethi Mohan, V., Vaidyanathan, G., Dash, U
Examining the factors contributing to a reduction in hardship financing among inpatient households in India
Thomas, A. R., Muhammad, T., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Examining the dynamic synthesis between environmental quality, economic globalization, and economic complexity in OECD countries
Padhan, H., Behera, D. K., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Intertemporal budget constraint and current account sustainability: Evidence from a large emerging economy
Sahoo, M., Babu, M. S., & Dash, U.
Wealth inequalities in nutritional status among the tribal under-5 children in India: A temporal trend analysis using NFHS data of Jharkhand and Odisha states - 2006-21
Rekha, S., Shirisha, P., Muraleedharan, V. R., Vaidyanathan, G., & Dash, U.
Illnesses and hardship financing in India: an evaluation of inpatient and outpatient cases, 2014-18
Thomas, A. R., Dash, U., & Sahu, S. K
AN ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY TO MONITOR CHRONIC AND TRANSIENT POVERTY IN INDIA
Balaji, M., & Dash, U.
Examining the cyclical pattern of remittance flow, migrants stock, and income of 31 pairs of countries with India
Padhan, H., Behera, D. K., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Healthy Ageing in Low and Middle-Income Countries; A Systematic Scoping Review
Irshad, C. V., Dash, U., & Muraleedharan, V. R.
Stakeholders’ Perspective on Working Towards a Healthy Ageing Society: Evidence from a Rapidly Ageing Context
Irshad, C. V., Muraleedharan, V. R., & Dash, U.
Better to Reflect Than Shoot the Messenger Learnings from NSS, 2017–18
Muraleedharan, V R., Sundararaman, T., Vaidyanathan, G., Dash, U., Ranjan, A., & Rajesh M.
Early life factors associated with old age physical frailty: evidence from India
Irshad, C. V., Muhammad, T., Balachandran, A., Sekher, T. V., & Dash, U
Predictors of the utilisation of continuum of maternal health care services in India
Gandhi, S., Dash, U., & Suresh Babu, M
Exploring the possible sources of fiscal space for health in India: insights from political regimes
Behera, D. K., Dash, U., & Sahu, S. K.
Dynamic relationship between fiscal deficit and current account deficit in India: multivariate cointegration and causality analysis
Sahoo, M., Babu, M. S., & Dash, U.
Economic globalization and environmental quality: a study of OECD economies
Padhan, H., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Does the pattern of age dependency matter in the promotion of financial development in an emerging economy?
Mahalik, M. K., Inekwe, J. N., Das, K. K., Dash, U., & Arize, A. C.
Innovations in Primary Healthcare: A Review of Initiatives to Promote Maternal Health in Tamil Nadu
Vaidyanathan, G., V. R., M., T., S., Dash, U., M., R., Ranjan, A., R., B., Iyer, H., S. R., R., Chokshi, M., Mokashi, T., & Nair, A.
Does Corruption Hinderance Economic Growth Despite Surge of Remittance and Capital Inflows Since Economic Liberalization in an Emerging Economy, Indi
Padhan, H., Behera, D. K., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Horizontal inequity in the utilisation of Continuum of Maternal Health care Services (CMHS) in India: an investigation of ten years of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
Gandhi, S., Dash, U., & Suresh Babu, M.
Level of inequality and the role of governance indicators in the coverage of reproductive maternal and child healthcare services: Findings from India
Gandhi, S., Maharatha, T. M., Dash, U., & Babu M., S.
Economic globalization and energy consumption patterns in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development economies
Padhan, H., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Supply-side Readiness for Universal Health Coverage: Assessing Service Availability and Barriers in Remote and Fragile Setting
Verma, V. R., & Dash, U.
Inequity in health care utilization for common childhood illnesses in India: measurement and decomposition analysis using the India demographic and health survey 2015–16
Maharatha, T. M., & Dash, U.
Healthy Ageing in India; A Quantile Regression Approach
Irshad, C. V., Dash, U., & Muraleedharan, V. R. (2021).
Participation of older adults in the intra-household decision-making activities: evidence from the longitudinal ageing study in India
Irshad, C. V., Behera, D. K., & Dash, U.
Assessing the household economic burden of non-communicable diseases in India: evidence from repeated cross-sectional surveys
Verma, V.R., Kumar, P. & Dash, U.
Healthy aging in India: evidence from a panel study
Irshad C.V., & Dash, U.
Non-linear analysis of international reserve, trade and trilemma in India.
Padhan, H., Sahu, S. K., & Dash, U.
Horizontal inequity in self-reported morbidity and untreated morbidity in India: Evidence from National Sample Survey Data
Verma, V.R., & Dash, U.