Urban Economics, Transportation Economics, Development Economics,
Industrial Organization, Public Economics
Teach upper-division undergraduate classes - Urban Economics, Industrial Organization
Served as a peer-reviewer for following publications - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review; Environment and Planning A; and Economics Research International
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
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
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
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
Designed and taught a short course on Elementary Game Theory for a class of 25 Economics Honor's students
Taught classes for one academic semester on Introduction to Economic Theory, Advanced Economic Theory, Linear Programming, Elementary Quantitative Economics to undergraduate students
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
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