Reserve Bank of India – Mumbai, India

Summer 2007 Fellow: Ashish Shenoy
Summer 2007 Fellow email: ashishenoy@stanford.edu

Faculty Mentor: Nick Hope, Deputy Director of the Stanford Center for International Development at SIEPR
Faculty Mentor email: nhope@stanford.edu

Office Description:

• Mumbai branch of the Reserve Bank of India, the main functions of which include: monetary authority, regulator and supervisor of the financial system, manager of foreign exchange, issuer of currency, developmental role, and related functions.
• Located in the business section of Mumbai.
• Staff willing to help fellow with any problems encountered in his/her independent research project.

Office Website: www.rbi.org.in

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

• Independent research project on ‘India’s Participation in International Markets: A Study of the Wheat Sector’.
• Presentation of research project.

Desired Personal Qualities:

• Willingness to work on an independent research project
• Interest in and passion for an area of research they would like to focus on
• Flexible and patient, especially in dealing with the Indian government
• Adaptable to a new environment and culture
• Hard worker

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

• Possess sound knowledge of econometric technique
• Ability to work independently
• Strong computer skills
• Comfort speaking and presenting work
• Experience working in a professional workplace

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

• Economics
• Civil Engineering
• Public Policy
• Finance

Languages:

All work done in English