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Ashok Bardhan

bardhan@haas.berkeley.edu

Education:      

                            PhD (Economics), Berkeley, USA

                           M.Phil. (International Relations), New Delhi, India        

                           M.S. (Physics/Math), Moscow, Russia

Selected Papers and Publications:

BOOK:

        "Globalization and High-Tech Industry: California, US and Beyond" (Springer 2004; Together with Dwight Jaffee and Cynthia Kroll)

ARTICLES:  

                 “The Housing Problem and the Economic Crisis: Evaluating Policy Prescriptions,” ( with Robert Edelstein and Cynthia Kroll), Homer Hoyt Institute, 2009.

                    “The Twin Excesses and the Economic Crisis: The Quadrilemma of the Global Economy” (YaleGlobal Online, May, 2009)

                    “A Note on Intra-Firm Trade and Offshoring in Manufacturing and Services” (African Technology Development Forum, June 2009; with Dwight Jaffee)

                  “Subversive Subprimes; The Political Economy of the Financial Crisis” (Siliconeer; September, 2008; Longer pdf version here)

 

                 Outsourcing and Offshoring in a Globalizing World:  A Review of Trends and Perspectives” (Forthcoming in Handbook of Technology Management; John Wiley & Sons)

 

                    “Mortgages May Be Toxic, But US Treasuries Appear a Safe Haven” ( YaleGlobal Online, December, 2009)

                  “The Yin and Yang of US Debt” (YaleGlobal Online; April, 2008; with Dwight Jaffee)

 

                 “India and China in the Global Economy: A Cooperative, Knowledge-Based Development Strategy

(Article; Presentation)

 ……….”The Impact of Global Capital Flows and Foreign Financing on US Interest Rates “ (Research Institute for Housing America; with Dwight Jaffee)

 

                 “Housing Finance in Emerging Economies: Applying a Benchmark from Developed Countries,” in Danny Ben-Shahar, Seow-Eng Ong and Charles Leung , eds., Mortgage Markets Worldwide, Blackwell Publishing, 2008; Together with R.H. Edelstein)

 

            ”Globalization and Real Estate: Issues, Implications, Opportunities” (Research Report with. C.Kroll)

           “A Note on Real Estate Through the Ages: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable” (Together with R.H. Edelstein; Forthcoming in Diebold, Doherty, Herring, eds., The Known, the Unknown and the Unknowable in Financial Risk Management. Princeton: Princeton University Press, )

           Diversified Occupations, Offshoring and Labor Market Volatility” (Working Paper with John Tang)

……..”Globalization, Job Creation and Inequality: Challenges and Opportunities on Both Sides of the Offshoring Divide” (for Vatuk Festschrift)

           “Global Economic-Financial Integration and Returns of Publicly Trade Real Estate Firms” , Real Estate Economics, Volume 36, Issue 2, 2008; Together with Robert Edelstein and Desmond Tsang)

……..“Managing Globalization of R&D: Organizing for Offshoring Innovation ” (Human Systems Management, Volume 25, No. 2, 2006))  

          "Emerging Sector in a Transition Economy; Global Linkages of the Russian Software Industry" ( Industry and Innovation; Volume 13, No. 1, 2006; Together with Cynthia Kroll)

          "Valuing Mortgage Insurance in Developing Countries" ( Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics; Volume 32, No. 1, 2006; Together with Branko Urosevic and Rasa Karapandza)

        "On Intra-Firm Trade and Manufacturing Outsourcing and Offshoring" (Edward Monty Graham. ed., The Role of Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Corporations in Economic Development ; Palgrave, 2005; Together with Dwight Jaffee)

         "Innovation, R&D and Offshoring"  (Research Report Fall 2005; Together with Dwight Jaffee)       

         “Services Offshoring and California Employment: Implications for State Policy” (A Policy Report for California Policy Research Center, 2005; Together with Dwight Jaffee and Cynthia Kroll)

 

        “Services Offshoring as Intermediate Labor Inputs: Comparative and Absolute Advantage Revisited”  (with Dan Hicks)

        "A Note on Globalization and Real Estate: The Impact of Openness on Urban Residential Rents" (“Journal of Urban Economics”; November, 2004, Together with Robert Edelstein and Charles Leung)

         "Global Linkages of Sub-National Regions: US Coastal Exports and International Networks" ( "Contemporary Economic Policy"; April 2004; Together with Subhrajit Guhathakurta). 

          "The New Wave of Outsourcing", (FCREUE Quarterly Report; Together with Cynthia Kroll; Fall 2003;  )

         "The Real Estate Industry in India: A Potential Engine of Growth", (India Infrastructure Report 2004; Together with Samir Barua)

         "Home Equity Conversion: The Prospects in India", ( "Economic and Political Weekly", July 26, 2003; Together with Samir Barua). 

          "Lingua Franca or Elite Dominance: A Linguistic Approach to Currency Competition" (Under review)

          "A Tale of Two Sectors: Upward Mobility and Private Housing in Singapore" ( "Journal of Housing Economics", v12, n2, June 2003; Together with Rajarshi Datta, Robert Edelstein and L.S. Kim)

         "Globalization and Restructuring During Downturns: A Case Study of California" in Growth and Change, v32, n2, Spring 2001 (Together with David Howe)

BOOK/ENCYCLOPEDIA CHAPTER:

         "Internet, E-Commerce and the Real Estate Industry" (In "Internet Encyclopedia", ed. Hossein Bidgoli; John Wiley & Sons, November 2003; Together with Dwight Jaffee).

Ongoing Research:

       “Goods vs. Services in Trade and Job Creation: The Goods Content of Services and the Services Content of Goods”

       “ Imported Inputs, Firm Location and Agglomerations: Does Outsourcing Mitigate Clustering?”

       "Urbanization and Economic Development in Emerging Markets"

       “Determinants of Sustainable Urban Growth”

       “Linkages between Labor Market and Higher Education”

 Assorted Links on Global Economy, Offshoring etc.:

RGE Monitor

Global Development Network

Economist Magazine’s Special Issue and Recommended Sources on Offshoring

OTHER LINKS: :

 

Indian Classical Music

Ragas in Indian Classical Music

Interesting Link to Language Families of the World

Russian Poetry Page

Russian Poetry Page

English Translations of some Russian Poetry (Excerpts)

Vedji ki Pasand .......Vedji ‘s Choice

Ajanta and Ellora Caves: One of the Wonders of the World

 Forts of Maharashtra