Dr. Arpita Mukherjee is a Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). She has several years of experience in policy-oriented research, working closely with the government in India and policymakers in the EU, US, ASEAN and East Asian countries. She has conducted studies for various international organizations and Indian industrial associations. Her research is a key contributor to India’s negotiating strategies in the WTO and bilateral agreements. She has authored chapters in joint study group reports set up by the Indian government and has led research teams contributing to India’s domestic policy reforms in areas such as logistics, retail and special economic zones. Her research interests include trade and domestic reforms; the WTO; bilateral/regional agreements; retail; infrastructure; FDI; special economic zones; economic corridors and production networks; and migration. Dr Mukherjee has a PhD in Economics from the University of Portsmouth, UK. She has published widely and presented her research in various international and national forums.
Dr. Parthapratim Pal is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. He has a Masters, MPhil and Ph.D. in Economics from the Center for Economic Studies and Planning of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Before joining the IIM, he worked with the Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER), Economic Research Foundation (ERF) and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). He has engaged in numerous consultancy and research projects for the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), WTO, UNCTAD and British High Commission. His recent areas of interest include international trade, regional trade agreements, WTO related issues and international capital flows. He has produced a number of publications in nationally and internationally re