Name: Rahul Singh
Designation: Associate Professor
Center: Head - Office of International Affairs
Ext: 372
Email: rahul.singh@bimtech.ac.in

Research Interests

• Emerging Markets and Sustainability
• Inclusive Development and Inclusive Growth
• Sustainable Development Practices
• Financial Inclusion
• Business Education

Selected Publications

• Detecting Data Errors and Inaccuracy: A Study on Indian FDI Inflows, Margin - Journal of Applied Economic Research, SAGE publication, Oct 2010. Information and Stock Market Volatility: A Study of SENSEX, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, July 2005.
• Transmission of Volatilities between the Indian and U.S. Swap Markets, submitted to International Journal of Emerging Markets (under review), 2010.
• Does The Country of Origin of Brands Still Help to Sell Luxury Products in the World? An International Research Investigation on Consumers in 7 Countries, submitted to Journal of Business Research (under review), 2010.
• An International Perspective on Luxury Brand and Country of Origin Effect, Journal of Brand Management, vol. 16, numbers 5-6, March-May 2009, pp. 323-337.
• Impact of GATS Policy on Higher Education: A Perceptual Study of Stakeholders from Business Education, International conference, Szent Istavan University, December, Hungary, 2007.
• Higher Education and Gender and Demographic Impact, 2 chapters in the edited book, Implications for Learning and Teaching in A Globalized World, McMillan, 2007.
• India Insurance Report, MacMillan Publications, 2006.
• Bancassurance: Rest Assured, Chartered Financial Analyst, March, 2005.
• Presentations and proceeding publications in various national and international seminars.

Academic Experience

•  Think Tanks in India and Their Role in Public Policy, funded research project by India Policy Foundation, 2010 (in progress).
• Lead Researcher, Strategic Behavior of Incumbent Firms in India, funded research with Brunel University and BIMTECH 2010 (in progress).
• Project Expert, International Brand Perception Study, funded research project by Ferragamo Plc and University of Florence, Italy 2009.
• Project Expert, ‘VISION 2022’ in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group and funded by Confederation of Indian Industry, drafting Vision document for 3 states of India, Rajasthan and Punjab and Uttarakhand, 2009.   
• Project Expert, Developing Principles of Micro Insurance Regulations: Indian Case Study, a funded project funded by CGAP, World Bank and IAIS, BIS 2008.
• Project Administrator, Institutionalization of LOMA in India, a project for insurance industry funded project by USAID and BearingPoint Consulting, 2006.
• Lead Expert, Learning in HIgher Education Education in India and German SPeaking Countries, ECCP funded project, 2005-06. 

Other Professional Experience

• Head, Office of International Affairs, BIMTECH, since foundation.
• Indian Institute of Finance, New Delhi.
• Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore.  
• Visiting Professor, Brock University, Canada, and FH Joanneum, University of Applied Science, Graz, Austria.  

Achievements and Awards

•  Young Management Researcher Award 2011, Association of Indian Management Scholars, conferred at annual conference at Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad, January 2011.
• Best Conference Paper Award, Global Marketing Conference in Japan, September 2010 on ‘Does The Country of Origin of Brands Still Help to Sell Luxury Products in the World? An International Research Investigation on Consumers in 7 Countries.
• Gold Medal for Research Contribution, C D Foundation, awarded at Szent Istavan University, Hungary, 2007. 
• Founded the first research journal in insurance in India, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, 2003.
• Founded and co-edited first national report for insurance industry published in 2006.
• Won ‘Best Research Paper in Financial Service’ award for ‘Indian Re-insurance Business and the Global Environment’, IPE, India, 2002.

Working Papers

• Market Survey of Sustainable Development Practices in India, MDP conference, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, organized in India (New Delhi), January 2010.
• Re-defining Financial Inclusion for Sustained Living, working paper at India Centre for Public Policy.
• Credit Gravity Model: A Case of Indian Financial Institutions, working papers at BIMTECH.
• A Study of FII Investment Flow and SENSEX Movement, working papers at BIMTECH.

Work in Progress

• Micro-finance Macro Business, unpublished case study, 2010.
• North India Metals, published at European Case Clearing House, 109-001-1, Brussels, 2009.  
• Time Series Properties of Indian Swap Market, AIMS International Conference Proceedings, 2008.
• Behaviour of Incumbent Firm in India, a research on multi sectoral companies functioning in India.
• Inclusive Development for Sustainable Development Practices, understanding of various determinants and policy frame.
• Role of Foreign Investment in Inclusive Development of India.

Research Projects

• Project Expert, VISION 2022, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group and Confederation of Indian Industry, drafting Vision document for 2 states of India, Rajasthan and Punjab, 2008 (final draft in progress). Producing 2 reports.
• Project Coordinator, Studying the Financial Research Environment in India, Bombay Stock Exchange, India, 2007-08 (in progress). Producing 1 report.
• Project Expert, Report on Micro Insurance Regulations: Indian Case Study, a project funded by CGAP, World Bank and IAIS, BIS 2007-08. Produced 1 report.
• Project Administrator, Institutionalization of LOMA in India, a project for insurance industry funded by USAID and BearingPoint Consulting, 2006.  Produced 1 report.
• Lead Expert, Birla Institute of Management Technology, Learning in Higher Education in India and German Speaking Countries, ECCP European Union Funded Project, 2005-2006. Produced 1 report, 1 edited book and 2 chapters in final report.

Papers Presented

• Policy Integration towards Achieving Inclusive Growth: A Case Study of Gujarat, International Conference 2010 - 'Sustainability: Management and Beyond', Indian Institute of Management Shillong, December 2010.
• Logic for Optimizing FDI Inflows: A Case Study of India, International Economic and Business Management Conference (IEBMC 2010), Malaysia, 2010.
• Organizational Sustainability through Inclusive Growth, Executives Conference at Management Training Institute, SAIL, India, 2010.
• Does The Country of Origin of Brands Still Help to Sell Luxury Products in the World? An International Research Investigation on Consumers in 7 Countries, Global Marketing Conference in Japan, September 2010.
• Evaluating the Performance of Commercial Banks in India, International Conference on Management Practices and Research, India, December 2010.
• Socio-economic Issues in Waste Management by Informal Sector in India, Going Green Care Innovation 2010', Vienna, Austria.
• Volatility Spillover between the Indian and U.S. Swap Markets, Asian Finance Association Annual Conference, China, 2010.
• Behavior of GDI Flow and Investment Patterns in India between 2007-09, Annual conference by Economic Association of North India, April 2010.