Nilopa  Shah

Ph.D. Economics | Lecturer

Areas of Interest

Urban Economics, Transportation Economics, Development Economics,
Industrial Organization, Public Economics

Publications

Price and Frequency Competition in Freight Transportation

Nilopa Shah and Jan K. Brueckner (2012),  Transportation Research Part A 46, 938-953

Squatting on Government Land

Working Papers

Characterizing Slums and Slum Dwellers: Exploring the
Indonesian Family Life Survey Data

Nilopa Shah

Academic Qualification
and Achievements

Ph.D. Economics

Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine

2012

Ken Small Award
Best PhD Student in Transportation and Urban Economics

University of California, Irvine

2008

M.S. Economics

Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine

2009

M.A. Economics

Econometrics & Mathematical Economics, University of Mumbai, India

2004

B.A. (Honors) Economics and Statistics

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, India

2002

Conference Presentations

USC Lusk Center Annual Research Symposium on Global Cities

Los Angeles, California

2012

Allied Social Science Associations Meeting, AREUEA Session

Chicago, Illinois

2012

Kuhmo Nectar Conference on Transportation Economics

2010

Valencia, Spain

International Industrial Organization Conference

2010

Vancouver, Canada

UC Transportation Center Student's Conference

2010

Irvine, California

METRANS National Urban Freight Conference

2009

Long Beach, California

Work Experience

Lecturer

Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine

since Jan 2014

Teach upper-division undergraduate classes - Urban Economics, Industrial Organization

Peer Reviewer for Academic Journals

Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine

since June 2012

Served as a peer-reviewer for following publications - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review; Environment and Planning A; and Economics Research International

Consultant Economist

World Bank Group, Washington DC

Aug 2012 — Nov 2012

Researched and authored a policy-oriented report on the freight transportation industry in Tunisia as part of the Urbanization Review series published by the Finance, Economics and Urban Development Department

Teaching Assistant

Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine

2007 - 2012

Lead discussions sessions and guide undergraduates at UCI for courses in Intermediate Microeconomics, Basic Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Quantitative Economics, Game Theory, Global Economy, Economics of Accounting, Urban Economics

Research Assistant

Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine

2009 - 2010

Assisted Dr. Jan Brueckner in research on various projects in Urban and Transportation Economics; specifically, in the publication of his book Lectures on Urban Economics, MIT Press 2011

Research Associate

Economic and Political Weekly Research Foundation (EPWRF)

2005 - 2007

Edited the in-house publication Monthly Economic Review of the real and financial sector macro-economic indicators of the Indian economy; authored monthly essays on various issues related to the industrial and infrastructure sectors of the Indian economy; compiled a massive database on the Power Sector in India

Guest Lecturer

Department of Economics, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, India

Jan 2007

Designed and taught a short course on Elementary Game Theory for a class of 25 Economics Honor's students

Lecturer (Part-Time)

Department of Economics, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, India

2005 - 2006

Taught classes for one academic semester on Introduction to Economic Theory, Advanced Economic Theory, Linear Programming, Elementary Quantitative Economics to undergraduate students

Research Assistant

Praja Foundation, Mumbai-based NGO, India

2004 - 2005

Conducted interviews with government and voluntary organizations leading to authoring chapters on education, health, housing, transportation, solid waste management in Mumbai to be included in a Handbook on the State of Governance in Mumbai, jointly published by Praja Foundation and Centre for Civil Society (New Delhi-based NGO) to spread awareness among citizens about the city's administrative mechanism

Research Associate

Center for Women's Studies, Department of Economics, Mumbai University

2004 - 2004

Assisted Dr. Ritu Dewan in conducting field surveys across Mumbai slums and interviewing government and non-government officials in the production of a report on Decent Employment for Women in India: Needs Assessment for Vocational Training and Skill Upgradation of Women in Greater Mumbai, a project commissioned by the International Labor Organization

Nilopa Shah — nilopas@uci.edu

Last Updated: Nov 16, 2014