CURRICULUM VITAE
Yashodhan Ghorpade
Institute of Development Studies E:
Library Road
Brighton
BN1 9RE
UK
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: PhD Student
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 October 1984
NATIONALITY: Indian
LANGUAGES: Hindi (native), English (native), French (intermediate), Marathi (basic)
THEMATIC EXPERTISE: Conflict, Social Protection, Impact Evaluation, Childhood Poverty
GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERTISE: Central and South Asia
OVERVIEW
Yashodhan is a development economist with an interest in household behaviour under conflict and other shocks. His thesis focuses on the impact of conflict on the ability of households to cope with other shocks; in the case of the floods in Pakistan in 2010.
He has previously worked with IFPRI, the World Bank Social Protection Unit, ILO-IPEC and Oxford Policy Management. At IDS his work has focused on the economic analysis of conflict. He has worked on the Agency and Development MICROCON project in Maharashtra, India, looking at how riots have affected household welfare and behaviour.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2011 - PhD in Development Studies (currently pursuing) Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. Proposed Thesis Title: Essays on the Economic Impact of conflict and floods on households and children in Pakistan
Awarded full scholarship under the Marie Curie Initial Training Network
MA in Development Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
2005-2006 Dissertation: Economic and Cultural Determinants of Household Child Labour and Education Choices – Understanding the Child Gem Polishers of Jaipur (awarded distinction).
Awarded full scholarship under DfID Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
2002-2005 BA (Honours) Economics
Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT
Oct 2011 – present Doctoral Researcher, Conflict Violence and Development Cluster, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK
Nov 2010 – Aug 2011 Portfolio Leader – India Country Office, Oxford Policy Management, New Delhi
Feb 2010 – Aug 2011 Consultant, Oxford Policy Management, New Delhi and Oxford
Jul 2009 – Jan 2010 Research Collaborator, International Labour Organization, New Delhi
Feb 2008 – Jun 2009 Consultant – Social Protection Unit, World Bank – New Delhi
Mar 2007 – Jan 2008 Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND OUTPUTS
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL AND BOOK PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming: ‘The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Vulnerable Households and Children in Selected Areas in India: Findings and Recommendations on Policy and Programme Measures. ‘International Labour Organization – International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Discussion Paper. Geneva: ILO-IPEC. (Forthcoming in 2012)
Ghorpade, Y.and Iversen, V. ‘Misfortune, misfits and what the city gave and took: the stories of South-Indian child labour migrants 1935-2005’. Modern Asian Studies. Volume 45, Issue 5, pp. 1177-1226. July 2011
Ghorpade, Y., Minten, B., Vandeplas, A. and Swinnen, J. ‘Horticulture Marketing and Governance in India: Insights from Uttarakhand.’ Journal of South Asian Development Vol. 5.1 June 2010.
Ghorpade, Y., Sanchez-Paramo, C. And Vasudeva Dutta, P. ‘Policy Note: South Asian Regional Study on Targeting Systems and Practices’. The World Bank: South Asia Social Protection Unit. Washington DC. July 2010.
Ghorpade, Y., Minten, B., Vandeplas, A. And Gulati, A. ‘High-value Crops and Marketing: Strategic Options for Development in Uttarakhand’. Asian Development Bank – India Resident Mission and International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi. 2009
REPORTS
Ghorpade, Y., Baskott, J. and Rogers, J. ‘Thematic study on the capacity of child care and social protection systems to provide adequate support to the most vulnerable children and their families and prevent family separation in three countries of CEE/CIS.’ Oxford Policy Management, Oxford. 2011 (Commissioned by UNICEF)
Ghorpade, Y., Wylde, E., MacAuslan, I. and Pande, G. ‘Desk Study on the Situation of Children Involved in Cotton Growing and Cotton Seed Producing States in India.’ Oxford Policy Management, Oxford. 2010 (Commissioned by UNICEF)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE SKILLS
Microsoft Office package, STATA, Internet Research Skills
AFFILIATIONS
Feb 2004 – present Population Foundation of India, New Delhi, India Member, Advisory Council
Youth Representative on the Advisory Council of the PFI, providing youth leadership perspective on the PFI’s projects and programmes, especially on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Jan 2012 – present Oxford Policy Management Associate