R. Mehta

RAJESH MEHTA is a Senior Fellow at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). He is working with the RIS since 1984. He was also Adjunct Professor in the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. He has also served on the faculty of IFPRI, Washington DC.; ANU, Canbera; University of Melborne, Melborne; University of Western Ontario, Institute of Economic Growth and Jawaharlal Nehru University. He did his Ph.D. in economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He has been consultant to various national and international organisations including Government of India, ADB, APDC, World Bank, FAO, UNDP, UNCTAD, IFPRI, etc. Professor Mehta has specialisation in the areas of International Trade and Econometric Forecasting. He has written widely in the areas of trade and development, regional trading blocs, trade policies of South Asian countries, WTO-related issues, tariff and non-tariff barriers, indian Poultry Industry etc. He has authored and co-authored seven books/monographs and has contributed regularly to national and international journals.