Bio

Dr Arpita Mukherjee is a Professor at ICRIER. She has over 30 years of experience in policy-oriented research, working closely with the Government of India and policymakers in the European Commission and its member states, the United States of America (USA), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in East Asian countries. She has conducted over 60 sector-specific studies for various governments, international organisations, industry associations, non-government organisations and companies.

Her areas of expertise include trade, investment and trade facilitation, services, agriculture and manufacturing supply chains (domestic and cross-border), and special economic zones/economic corridors. She specialises in sector- and product-specific market trends, go-to-market strategy and government policies.

Dr Mukherjee has a PhD in Economics from the University of Portsmouth, UK, and prior to joining ICRIER, she worked with the UK-based think tank Policy Studies Institute and taught at the University of Portsmouth. She has over 80 publications, including in national and international refereed journals, books, book chapters and government reports. Dr Mukherjee is a member of various government committees and policy panels and is on the editorial board of 10 journals. She has presented her work at various conferences and seminars and is on the advisory board of industry associations and non-government organisations. She is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines.