Faculty Profile

Academic Experience

• 2004 to 2023, Nineteen years (Teaching Experience)
• Gujarat National Law University (April 2009 – till date)
  
  • Professor of Economics & Former Dean Research and Publication
  • Head of Centre, GNLU Center for Law and Economics
  • Editor-in-Chief, GNLU Journal for Law and Economics
• Introduced the interdisciplinary core paper on Law and Economics in GNLU in Semester Six and have been teaching this paper for seven consecutive years to the undergraduate students.
• Initiated and executive external Endowments for the University in specialized areas of Law.
• Head, Social Sciences Department for seven years and have ensured upgradation of the Courses.
• Introduced workshops and training programs to build capability for Empirical Legal Research at GNLU.
• Initiated and monitored the Student Research Development Council.
• Initiated, executed and monitored interdisciplinary research projects at GNLU.

Research Experience

• 2004 to 2023, Nineteen years

Research Projects

• Efficacy of Aanganwadis in Gandhinagar with regard to the Supreme Court Judgments
• District Human Development Index, Jamnagar, Saurashtra University, Govt of India, New Delhi and Directorate of Human Development: Govt of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.
• Empirical Analysis of Backlog of Cases S.138 of Negotiable Instrument Act,

Areas of General Interest

• Developmental Economics, Institutional Economics, Gender studies

Current Research Interest

• Law and Economics, Behavioral Economics

New Course(s) Designed/Introduced

• Introduced the interdisciplinary core paper on Law and Economics in GNLU in Semester Six and have been teaching this paper for seven consecutive years to the undergraduate students.

Books (Authored/Co-Authored/Edited/ Chapter Contributed in Edited Books)

Books Authored:

• Ranita Nagar, "Indian Economy", Challenges of Sustainability, New Century Publications, ISBN 978-81-7708-439-9, 2017.
• Disaster Management (APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi 2010).
• Money, Trade and International Finance (Sudhir Prakashan), 2008.

Books Edited:

• The Indian Yearbook of Law and Interdisciplinary Studies’, Routledge Publication 2022
• Bimal N. Patel & Ranita Nagar, Sustainable Development and India: Convergence of Law, Economics, Science and Politics’, Oxford University Press (ISBN: 0199474621) 2018.
• Panta Murali Prasad, Ranita Nagar  Law and Economics: Market, Non-market and Network Transactions, Vernon Press, 2018
• Ranita Nagar, P.Murali Prasad, Pavan Mamidi, Law and Economics: Breaking New Grounds, Eastern Book Company (EBC), 2017, 978-93-5145-462-5, 2017.
• Editor in book "Law and Economics in India: Understanding and Practice ", ISBN 978-1-138-68556-7, Taylor & Francis, 2017
• Bimal N. Patel, Ranita Nagar and Hiteshkumar Thakkar, "Law and Economics in India" Understanding and practice (Edited), A Routledge India Original, South Asia Edition, 2017 ISBN 978-1-138-21994-6.
• Ranita Nagar, “Food Security: Cross Country policies and experiences”, New Century publications, (ISBN- 9788177084177) 2016.
• Ranita Nagar and Sooraj Sharma, Towards a Food Secure India, Ruby Press& Co., New Delhi 2015.
• Food Security Law Interdisciplinary Perspectives, ISBN 93-5145-026-0, Eastern Book Company, 2014.
• Economic Analysis of Law: An Indian Perspective, ISBN 978-93-5143-027-8, LexisNexis, 2014.

Chapters Contributed:

• Resolution of Financial Services Providers: Impact on the Indian Economy’ in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws, National and International perspectives, ed Prof. (Dr.) Mamata Biswal, Thomson Reuters, 2022
• The Behavioral Economics of Occupational Sorting:  A case study of urban women in India for the conference proceedings of  Gender Stereotyping in occupational choices: Women in India at the National Seminar on 09th March, 2019, Parul Institute of Law, Parul University, Vadodara
• An Economic Model of Cybercrime in Gujarat in the conference "Pace and Pattern of Economic Development of Gujarat" at Economics Department, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, BAOU held on 20-10-2018.
• Chapter-3 “Patents: The Holy Grail for Sustainable Development” (pg 43-66), published in book Sustainable Development and India: Convergence of Law, Economics, Science and Politics’, Oxford University Press, 2018.
• Chapter 6 "Challenges of Global Financial Regulatory System: in the Era of Financial Innovation" (p.g. 113-127), published in book "Law and Economics: Breaking New Grounds, Eastern Book Company (EBC), 2017.
• Chapter-8 "Investment Economics: An Introduction" published in book “Law and Economics" Breaking New Grounds (pg.113-126) A Routledge India Original, South Asia Edition, 2017 (ISBN 978-1-138-21994-6).
• Chapter 6 “Domestic Regimes and FDI”, (pg. 113-127), published in book "Law and Economics: Breaking New Grounds, EBC, 2017.
• Chapter 16 "Global financial integration ensures global economic growth: Merely a theoretical approach" (p.g. 147-157), Published in the book 'Role of Financial Industry in Accelerating Economic Growth', ISBN: 978-81-9237-874-9, Gujarat Technological University, 2014.
• Chapter 27 "The global financial crisis in the backdrop of major economic crises: The role of global financial integration" (p.g. 315 -325) Published in the book 'Dynamics of International Finance in Global South', ISBN: 978-93-83842-81-0, Excel India Publishers, 2014.
• Chapter 11 "The recent economic crisis: Unleashing the creative economic revolution & the paradigm shift towards a new economic order" (p.g. 188-197), published in book "Recent Advances in Management", Prateeksha Publications, ISBN: 978-93-80626-73-4, 2013.
• Chapter 4 "The Millennial Generation Entrepreneur and insight into sustainability" (p.g. 47-58), published in book "Social Science Higher Education", ISBN: 978-81-923353-6-0, HNGU Patan, 2012 (Co-author).
• Section I "The hidden facets of Somalian Piracy” (p.g. 127-133) "Maritime Security and Piracy (Global Issues, Challenges and Soloutions), ISBN: 93-5028-708-0, Eastern Book Company, 2012.
• The Classic Debate on growth versus development: A case study on the decreasing child sex ratio in high growth states" in the International Seminar on "Journey of Women Empowerment: Miles to Go" ISBN 9788191038958, 2009.
• Edited the Seminar Booklet on, "Food Security: An instrument towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in the WTO regime (Center for Food Security and Agro Economy, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar,).

Articles:

• Evaluating the efficacy of Consumer Protection Act 2019, in the backdrop of Consumer Protection Act 1986; An Empirical Study, Pragati Journal of Indian Economy, ISSN 23474432, June 2022, Journal Press India, 2022
• Monopoly Constitutions and the Pricing of Civil Liberties, TNNLU Law Review, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2020
• Backlog of Dishonour of Cheque Cases in India: An Efficiency Analysis , Arthavijnana, GIPE, March 2020
• The overarching principle of Market: Its interface with Law”, International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research ISSN 23495162 Vol.6, Issue 6 June 2019 
• ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW: EVOLUTIONARY MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH”, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, ISSN 2349-5162, VOL. 6 ISSUE 5, PAGE NO. 389-399, MAY 2019
• Sarada Chit Fund, Ponzi Scam: A warning signal for under regulated non-banking companies (NBFCS) in Gujarat, Pg 28-56, Gujarat Law Journal, Vol 3 issue 1, ISSN 2249-9644, 2014.
• The agrarian crisis in India: A tragedy of the anticommons, Gujarat Law Journal V3 Issue 2 January 2014 ISSN 22499644
• "Enterprising a Greener Tomorrow: Role of Ecopreneurs", p.g. 216-221, Asian Resonance - A Peer-Review Multi-Disciplinary International Research Journal, ISSN No. 0976-8602 VOL.-II, ISSUE-III, JULY-2013.
• "Legal aid as an instrument for increasing economic efficiency of access to justice in the justice delivery system, Legal Aid, Catalyst for social change", P 52, Satyam Law International, ISBN 97881921204, 2011.
• Indian Public Sector Enterprise: An innovative march towards attaining global commanding heights', in the Innovation management and entrepreneurship (New Delhi, Excel Books, 2010) P 203.
• Food Security; The attendant dynamics of climate change and the international perspective', in the Indian Bar Review (New Delhi Bar council of India Trust 2010) P 109.
• "Regulatory reforms in global economic system", Management issues and options, Baba sahib Gawde institute of Management studies, Mumbai, ISBN 9789350670569.

(Participated/Attended/Organized)

Organized:

• 5th GNLU International Conference on Law, Economics, and Public Policy on 10 & 11th March, 2022
• Law and Economics Academy, 18 to 23 March 2020
• GNLU Workshop on Law and Economics on 09th August 2021 – 13th August 2021
• International Conference on Law and Economics of the Indian Association of Law and Economics at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune to be held on December 15-16, 2018.
• Certificate Course on Economics of Constitutional Law from 27th to 31st August, 2018.
• 5th Certificate Course on Economics of International Law (25th to 29th March, 2019)
• 2nd  Training Programme on Advanced Applied Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics for Legal Studies (13-16 September 2018)
• "Six Days Workshop on “Advanced Applied Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics for Legal Studies" (05-07 April, 2019 & 12-14 April, 2019)
• Faculty Development Programme (16th May -22nd May 2019)
• Organized the Third "International Conference on Law & Economics" jointly organized by Gujarat National Law University, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in IIM Ahmedabad on 18-19 November , 2017
• Organised the Second "International Conference on Law & Economics" jointly organized by Gujarat National Law University, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in Gandhinagar on 14 - 15 March, 2016.
• Organised the One-week Faculty Development Programme, Gujarat National Law University, 16 -21 May 2016. 
• Organised Advanced Certificate Course on Principles of Law and Economics applied to construction Contracts, Gujarat National Law University, 16-20 January 2016.
• Organised the GNLU Research Methodology Workshop on Legal and Interdisciplinary Research, Gujarat National Law University, 7th August-13th August, 2015. 
• Organised the Advanced Certificate Course on Economics of Constitutional Law under the Centre of Law and Economics from 1st to 7th August, 2015. The Guest Faculty for the Course is Asst. Prof. Regis Lanneau, University of Nanterre, Paris.
• Organised the "International Conference on Law & Economics" jointly organized by Gujarat National Law University, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in Gandhinagar on 14 - 15 March, 2015.
• Organised the one day National Conference on the "International Trade Implications of the National Food Security Act, 2013" on August 09, 2014 under the aegis of GCFSAE.
• Coordinator of the Advanced Certificate Course on Law and Economics held during 20th Jan to 25 Jan, 2014. The duration of the course was 15 Hours. Dr. Ariel Porat, Head of the Strategic Steering Committee of Tel Aviv University and Distinguished visiting faculty at Chicago Law School was the Resource person.
• Organised on behalf of GNLU Dept. of Social Sciences, the second 'Certificate Course on Law and Economics' - a rigorous 32 hours course on Law and Economics, conducted from 30th August through 8th September 2013. 45 participants took benefits of this course.
• Organised the Certificate Course on Law and Economics' which was a 29 hour programme spanning from 15th February 2013 to 24th February 2013 at the GNLU Campus and also participated as resource person.
• Organized, on behalf of the GNLU Centre for Food Security and Agro Economy a special lecture on "National Food Security Bill-2013. Speaker: Professor Dr K R Aithal, Professor, Department of Law, Karnataka University, Dharwad on 9th October, 2013.
• Organized, on behalf of the GNLU Centre for Food Security and Agro Economy a special lecture on "National Food Security Bill-2013. Speaker: Professor Hari Krishnan Nagarajan, RBI Chair in Rural Economics, Ph.d in Economics from University of Oklahama, Norman, Consultant at IFAD, World Bank and SEBI on 7th October, 2013.
• Organized a Half day Round Table Conference on the issue "Addressing Child Malnutrition Issues in India- A need of the hour" on 28th July, 2012 at GNLU, Gandhinagar.
• Jointly organised (with Mr. Hitesh Thakkar), session on "Role, Function and regulatory role of Reserve Bank of India by G.P.Mistri, Chief Executive Officer, Vijay Co-operative Bank Ltd. Ahmedabad on 17th February, 2012 (Friday) from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
• Organised National Level one day seminar, "Food Security: An instrument towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in the WTO regime (Center for Food Security and Agro Economy, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, 10th October, 2009.

Participated:

• Participated in Certificate Course on Economics of Regulation and Globalisation, Gujarat National Law University, 12- 16 February, 2018.
• Attended the National Seminar on "Role of women in peacemaking", at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar in 2016.
• Attended the Summer School in Law and Economics at Coase Sandor Institute, Law School Chicago, University of Chicago from 4th to 19th July 2015.
• Presented research paper entitled "The restructuring of global financial regulatory system in the backdrop of Global financial integration" in the "International Conference on Law & Economics" jointly organized by GNLU, IIMA and IITK in Gandhinagar on 14 - 15 March, 2015.
• Participated in the 1st International Conference on 'Modern Corporate Laws: Understanding the Dynamism: Within and Beyond the Boundaries', organised by GNLU Centre for Corporate and Competition Law (GCCCL) on 5th and 6th of October, 2013.
• Participated in the Two Day GNLU International Conference on Trade and Competition Law organized on 2nd and 3rd of March, 2013 by GNLU Centre for Corporate and Competition Law.
• Represented Gujarat National Law University and presented research paper in the International Conference of Academic Institutions, 2013 held on 9th - 10th January, 2013 at Pandit Deendayal University, Gandhinagar under the aegis of Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
• Participated in the Law and Economics Workshop Series BIG (Bayreuth IGIDR Groningen) Workshop on Rationality, Decision and Evaluation at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, 10‐14 Dec 2012.
• Participated in the "5th Annual Intellectual Property Summit 2012-Evolving Knowledge based Society", conducted by Ahmedabad Management Association on January 8, 2012.
• Participated in the Training Workshop organised by GCBIT in collaboration with Share Khan on Investment in Financial Market on 13th April 2012 at GNLU.
• Participated in the Programme on "5th Annual Intellectual Property Summit 2012-evolving knowledge based society", conducted by Ahmedabad Management Association on January 8, 2012.
• Participant for “Global Maritime Security &Anti-Piracy Conference”, 27 & 28 November 2011.
• Discussant: Socio economic issues, National Conference, Surrogacy, 9th October, 2011.
• Participated in the 4th All Gujarat Law Teachers Training programme, jointly organised by Commissionerate of Higher Education, Education Department, Govt. of Gujarat and Gujarat National Law University, on 3rd September, 2011.
• Participated in International Seminar on creating excellence for sustainable society, May 15-16, 2011, North Gujarat University, Patan.
• Attended workshop organised by Ministry of Women & Child Development, Gujarat on fighting malnutrition on 21 December 2010 at Town Hall, Sector 17, Gandhinagar.
• Attended the International Conference on ' Themes of Higher Education: Prospects of Gujarat' under the aegis of Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Department of Education (Government of Gujarat and Pandit Deendayal Peyroleum University, Gandhinagar on 25 and 26 October, 2010.
• Attended Four day Joint Workshop on Law and Economics, University of Hamburg and IGIDR, Mumbai, 6-10 Dec 2010.
• Participated in the One day National Law Students' conference on "International courts and tribunals: Indian/Asian Perspective", Gujarat National Law University, 3rd October 2010.
• Attended All India Vice Chancellor Meet on Philanthropic approach in Higher education (Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 2010).
• Attended the National Seminar on Emerging Issues in the Indian Legal Industry: The Road Ahead, (Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, 5th September 2010.
• Attended the National Seminar on "Role of women in peacemaking", (Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar).
• Attended the One day National Law Students' conference on "International courts and tribunals: Indian/Asian Perspective", Gujarat National Law University, 3rd October 2010.

• Awarded best Faculty award for stream subjects in 2015.

Guest Lectures:

• Technical Session II Theme: “MSMEs and Indian Economy: Role of Govt. and Other Agency ”International Conference MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Challenges, UNCITRAL and Indian Perspective, Feb 3, 2022
  
• Resource person for the one-week Faculty Development Programme on "Teaching Methodology and Pedagogy - An Interdisciplinary Approach (Virtual)17-21 January, 2022 (20/01/2022 from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm)
  
• Technical Session, Theme: Gender Dimensions of Law and Economics Chair: Prof. (Dr.)  International Conference on Law and Economics, IALE and TNNLUGNLU, 28/11/2021
• Session, 09th August 2021, Neo Classical Economics of Constitution, 02nd GNLU Workshop on 02nd GNLU Workshop on Research in Law and Economics from 09th August 2021 to 13th August 2021
• Dharamshastra Law University, The Economic Analysis of Govt. Restrictions on Individual Rights during Covid 19, 10 June 2020
• Invited Speaker at GLS ON Business Environment and Legal Policy 18 August 2020,
• Invited Speaker at GNLU Academy on Law and Economics on Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill (FRDI Bill) 18 March 2021
• Keynote speaker on 'BACKLOG OF DISHONOUR OF CHEQUE CASES IN INDIA: AN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS  at the Fourth International Conference on Law and Economics of the Indian Association of Law and Economics at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune to be held on December 15-16, 2018.
• Invited as a resource person for the session on "Economics of Cyber Security in the Wake of Demonetization: With Reference to Gujarat" in the Inaugural Session of the UGC sponsored one day State Level Seminar on Challenges of Development of Economy of Gujarat organized by the Department of Economics, Saurashtra University, Rajkot (GUJ.) on 09 January, 2017.
• Invited as resource person to deliver a lecture on "Law and Economics of E governance" to AIS and Officers posted in Government of India under Central Staffing Scheme in one week In- Service Training Programme on "E-Governance (Opportunities and Challenges)" organized by the Gujarat National Law University on 15 December, 2016.
• Invited as a Key note speaker for an UGC Sponsored One-day Seminar on "Various Dimensions of the Economy of Gujarat State" held on March 2, 2014 at Department of Economics, Saurashtra University, Rajkot. The topic covered by me was "Nutritional Scenario of Gujarat".
• Invited to participate as a resource person in the National Workshop on the "Strategy for mitigating agricultural communication gaps in India" at MICA, 14th March 2012.

Other Accomplishments:

• Chaired session in the Third International Conference on Law and Economics jointly organised by IIMA , GNLU and IITK at IIM Ahmedabad on 18 – 19 November 2017.
  
• Resource person for the session on "Economics of Cyber Security in the Wake of Demonetization: With Reference to Gujarat" in the Inaugural Session of the UGC sponsored one day State Level Seminar on Challenges of Development of Economy of Gujarat organized by the Department of Economics, Saurashtra University, Rajkot (GUJ.) on 09 January, 2017.
  
• Chaired session in the Second International Conference on Law and Economics jointly organised by IITK , GNLU and IIMA at IIT Kharagpur on 3 – 4 September 2016. 
• Resource person to deliver a lecture on "Law and Economics of E governance" to AIS and Officers posted in Government of India under Central Staffing Scheme in one week In- Service Training Programme on "E-Governance (Opportunities and Challenges)" organized by the Gujarat National Law University on 15 December, 2016.
• Key note speaker in the One-day Seminar on "Various Dimensions of the Economy of Gujarat State" held on March 2, 2014 at Department of Economics, Saurashtra University, Rajkot. The topic covered by me was "Nutritional Scenario of Gujarat".
  
• Chaired the session on Inclusive Banking at the Conference on " International Banking and Challenges and Solutions" organised by GNLU Centre for Banking , Investment & Taxation on Sunday 22 July, 2012.
• Resource person in the National Workshop on the "Strategy for mitigating agricultural communication gaps in India" at MICA, 14th March 2012. 
• Comprehensive Survey conducted on Efficacy of Aanganwadi's in Gujarat, September 2011.

Reports and compilations:

• Good Governance: Views and practical lessons from various sectors- Articles and Reference Material, Tuesday, 11 Jan. ( Compiled and edited by B Patel, R Nagar, Jagadeesh Chandra T.G, Satya Ranjan Mishra, Hiteshkumar Thakkar, Amit Kumar Kashyap).
• District Human Development Index, Jamnagar, Saurashtra University, UNDP, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi and Directorate of Human Development: Govt of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.
• Edited the Seminar Booklet on, "Food Security: An instrument towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in the WTO regime (Center for Food Security and Agro Economy, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar).

Professional Affiliation:

• Member of Accounting Association of India
• Vice President and founding member of the Indian Association of Law and Economics