Sebastian Morris
Bio
Prof. Sebastian Morris is Senior Professor and Chair of the Centre for Public Policy and Governance at the Goa Institute of Management. He retired from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad after over 25 years of teaching, research and consultation. His principal interests are the Indian economy, infrastructure development and regulation, the public sector and governance, international trade and investments, macroeconomics, and small industry. His recent books have been: Macroeconomic Policy in India since the Global Financial Crisis – Trends, Policies and Challenges in Economic Revival Post COVID, Springer Nature, 2022, Singapore, (ed.) The Difficulty of Being Gajendra Haldea – Reflections on His Life and Legacy, 2023, Bloomsbury, and (ed.) The India Infrastructure Report 2023 – Urban Planning and Development, Bloomsbury, 2023.
Qualifications
Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management (Ph.D.), Calcutta; M.Sc. (Int.) (Phys.), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Areas of Expertise
International trade and investment, industrial development, economic history, public sector, infrastructure, regulation, public policy, macroeconomics, regional development and small firms.
Experience
Was earlier Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for over 25 years. Co-chaired and designed several Phase V IV and III Executive Programmes for Senior Civil Servants. Have designed and offered Executive programmes for the IAS, IAAS, IRS, ITS, WB, CAG, IES, public and private sector firms and consulted for national and international organizations and enterprises. Was recipient of the Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship in International Economics; won the EXIM Bank’s International Trade Research Award; was visiting faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Essec Business School, Paris. Earlier worked as Calcutta Correspondent and Senior Staff Writer for Business India Magazine, and Associate Professor, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad. Was also ICCR Chair Professor at Copenhagen Business School.
Consulting Areas
International trade and investment, industrial development, economic history, public sector, infrastructure, regulation, public policy, macroeconomics and small firms