Faculty Members
Dr. Neha Shah
Associate Professor
Ph.D, M.A. (Economics)
Area of Interest
Employment, Entrepreneurship, Economics of Human Resource Development ,Gender Issues
Majors Degrees
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Ph. D. in Economics: Rewarded in October 2004 by Gujarat University, Title for the “Institutional Credit, Employment Generation and Poverty Alleviation- A comparative Analysis”. The doctoral research was affiliated to Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, and supported by the ICSSR fellowship.
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M. A. (Economics)
B.A. (Economics)
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30 years of experience teaching experience. Currently working as an Associate Professor at L. J. Institute of Management Studies, Ahmedabad affiliated with LJ University since 2006 affiliated with LJ University.
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Recognized PhD guide by and L J University and Gujarat Technological University
Other Experiences
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Worked as a consultant for SEWA-Union for their projects on Beedi workers of Ajmer and Bhagalpur 2011-12, 2012-13
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Worked as consultant to NASS (National Alliance for Social Security) for mapping so-cial security for unorganized workers in Gujarat.2011
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Visiting faculty at Centre For Development Alternatives (CFDA) Ahmedabad. I have worked on a project on Human Development for Tribal Population in Gujarat, Sup-ported by Government of Gujarat at CFDA, 2008. I have also worked on a project on trends of economic growth in Gujarat, supported by Agakhan foundation 2009-10.
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Working as a consultant for Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research for the project on Human Development Report for the Sabarkantha District.
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Worked as a consultant with Gujarat Institute of Development Research for the study affiliated to the, supported by OXFAM- India on “Impact of SAP on the livelihood of poor people in Saurashtra” in 1996- 97.
Journal
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Shah Neha (2021): “Impact of COVID – 19 on Women in Informal Economy in Gujarat”, The Urban World, Vol.14, No.3, July - September 2021 (ISSN 2349 – 0241)
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Shah Neha (2021): “Women’s Employment in India: Insights from PLFS Results” Indian Journal of Labour Relations: A Review of Economic & Social Development”, Vol. 56, No-3, January 2021 (ISSN -0019-5286)
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Hirway Indira and Shah Neha (2011) “Labour and Employment in Gujarat” Jointly written with Indira Hirway, Economic and political Weekly, Nove-5, 2011, Vol. XLVI, Nos 44 & 45 (ISSN 0012-9976)
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Hirway Indira and Shah Neha (2011) “Labour and Employment under Globalization: Case of Gujarat”, Economic and political Weekly, May 28, 2011, Vol. XLVI, No 22..(ISSN 0012-9976)
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Shah Neha (2008) “Can Micro Finance Provide A Sustainable Solution For Poverty? Some Empirical Evidences from Gujarat” Anveshak, Vol. 38, No 2, July-Dec 2008, SPIESR (ISSN – 0378-4568)
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Shah Neha (2006) “Micro Finance and Poverty alleviation” ARTHAT, Vol 25, No 1, CSS, Surat (In Gujarati)
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Shah Neha (2006) “Book Review: Role of Micro finance in rural economy and capacity poverty alleviation” ARTHAT, Vol 25, No 1, CSS, Surat (In Gujarati)
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Co-authored an article for MANUSHI (74-75, 1993) on the communal riots of Surat after 6th December 1992.
Conference
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“Dynamics of Women’s Employment in India: Analyzing Recent Trends” at 7th PAN IIM World of Management Conference, December 2019
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“Subsidies and Incentives to Industries in Gujarat: Some Issues” Jointly presented with Prof. Indira Hirway and Mr. Rajeev Sharma at National Seminar on Understand-ing Growth Story of Gujarat, organized by Center for Development Alternatives and Supported by The Planning Commission of India, on May 7th and 8th 2012.
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“Economic Growth and Employment Scenario in Globalizing Gujarat” at a one day national seminar on Managing Development Issues and Challenges in Gujarat, organized by G H Patel Institute of Business Management, VallabhVidyanagar , March 2011.
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“Understanding Gujarat Economy” Jointly presented with Prof. Indira Hirway at Center for Culture and Development, Vadodara, July 2010
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“Women, Microfinance and Micro Enterprise Development: Issues in sustainability” at 8th Biennial Conference on Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, EDI, Ahmedabad, March 2009.
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“Micro Finance and Poverty Alleviation – A Critique” at the workshop jointly organised by CSDS- Delhi and ASAG- Ahmedabad at Ahmedabad, December 2005
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“Notes on Availability of Credit to Unorganised Sector: Current Scene and Possibilities” at the 14th Gujarat Economic Conference, Ahmedabad, 1997.
Chapter Publication
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Shah Neha and Anitha Sunil (2021): “Impact of Covid-19 on the Food Service Sector” in Edited book “Covid-19: Socio Economic Crisis in India” by Sweety Shah and Jignesh Vidani, Anu Books Publications, Merut.
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Hirway Indira, Shah Neha and Sharma Rajeev (2014) “Political Economy of Subsidies and Incentives to Industries in Gujarat: Some Issues” in Edited Book “Growth or De-velopment: Which Way is Gujarat Going” Oxford University Press – India, 2014 (ISBN- 13: 978-0-19-945118-0)
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Shah Neha (2013) “Health Status of Tribal Population in Gujarat” in Edited book “Tribal Development in Western India” by Amita Shah and JharanaPathak, Routledge Publication. (ISBN-978-0-415-71006-0)
Subjects taught : Postgraduates
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Micro Economics
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Macro economics
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Economics of Industrial Development
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Entrepreneurship Development
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Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
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Industrial Relations and Labours laws.
Affiliation
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Achievements
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An FDP on Multivariate Data Analysis Using SPSS and AMOS, organized by L J Institute of Management Studies, from 25th to 29th March 2019
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2019: Participated as a Resource person at the one day conference on “Methodological Explorations: Sub-Crime Violence against women in Ahmedabad”, Organised by B K School of Management, 10th April 2019
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2015: A Workshop on “Doing Business With Hong Kong”, Organised by Gujarat Technological University, 3rd October 2015
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2015: International Conference on ”Gujarat Model of Governance: Lessons & Future Scope” organized by Gujarat Technological University April 2015
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2014: A National Seminar on “Entrepreneurship – The New Age Tune Developing an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Academic Institutions”, Organised by L J Institute of Management Studies, 29th and 30th January 2014
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2011: Participated in International Workshop on Towards Harmonization of Time Use Surveys at the Global Level with Special Reference to Developing Countries, Organised by CFDA, in collaboration with Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India and UNIFEM
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A National Seminar on “Inclusive Growth And Development: A Social Science Perspective” Organised by Departments of Sociology, Labour Welfare and Political Science, on 26th and 27th February 2010.
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A programme on “Intellectual Property Summit 2008” organized by Ahmedabad Management Association on 25th and 26th January 2008.
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A regional seminar on Micro finance, Organised by Bank of Baroda, on March 2007
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A Refresher Course in Economics, organized by Academic Staff College, Gujarat University from 3rd to 23rd January 2006
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An Orientation Course organized by Academic Staff College, Gujarat University, from 11th may 2004 to 7th June 2004.
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“Third Summer School on Management of Common Property Resources’ organized by Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad
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Two days national workshop on Microfinance- Practices and Issues, Organised by IRMA, April 2003
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A workshop on Research Methodology, organized by Center for Social Studies, Su-rat, February 1993.
Contact
LJ School of Management,
LJ Campus, LJ University Road
Off. S.G. Road, Ahmedabad-382210
Phone: 9099063329
Email: nehashah@ljinstitutes.edu.in