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Abraham Babu

Abraham Babu Email-ID: abraham@rajagiri.edu

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:null"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:#fbfbfb">He has an industry experience spanning over nine years which includes a three-year stint in Kenya His teaching experience runs into twenty-five years. He holds a PhD in Economics, an M.Phil. in Economics and has an M.S in Development Economics. His doctoral thesis was on the study of Foreign Direct Investment in India since 1991. Micro Economics and Development Economics are his forte. He has attended the International Programme on Development of Management Perspectives at the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and Faculty Development Programme in Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He was part of the team which conducted a training programme for Bank Muscat, Oman and was a visiting faculty at KATHO University College, Kortrijk, Belgium.</span></span></span></span></p>

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D. (Economics)
  • M.Phil. (Economics)
  • M.S. (Development Economics)

Work Experience (Research /Teaching)

  • Associate Professor - Rajagiri Business School, Kakkanad, (2019- present)
  • Assistant Professor -Rajagiri Business School, Kakkanad, (2010-2019)
  • Lecturer, Rajagiri School of Management from 2003
  • Guest Lecturer, Department of Economics, Union Christian College, Alwaye,
  • Logistics Manager, Njoro Canning Factory, Njoro, Kenya.
  • Research Associate in Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, TVM.
  • Assistant Production Manager in Hidesign, Pondicherry.

Area of Interest (Research /Teaching)

  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Managerial Economics
  • Global Business Environment

Research Projects

  • Capital Inflows
  • Development Economics

Journal Publication

  • Babu, A. (2021). Foreign direct investment - domestic investment nexus: evidence from India. Contemporary Economics, 15(3), 267-275.
  • Babu, A. (2021). Brand love creates brand loyalty- evidence among the youth. Academy of Marketing Studies Journal, 25(3 Special), 1-12.                                          
  • Babu, A. (2019). Foreign direct investment - economic growth nexus: evidence from India. Romanian Economic and Business Review, 14(2), 13-24.
  • Babu, A. (2018). Causality between foreign direct investments and exports in India.   Theoretical and Applied Economics, 4(617), 135-144.

Paper Presentation

  • International conference titled “Are Indian IPOs under-priced or overpriced? Evidence from Post Covid IPO Pricing in India. (February 14, 2025)

Workshops / Training Attended

  • FDP- Teaching in the Age of AI: Strategies for Educators- RBS & RCSS (July 9, 2024)
  • FDP- AI- Enabled Simulation for Interactive Learning & Assessments- CESIM (July 2, 2024)
  • FDP- Research Workshop on Dynamic Panel Data Regression-RBS (May 3,2024)

International Exposure

  • EFMD Global Asia Annual Conference, Bangkok, Thailand (November 5-7, 2023)

Administrative Roles

  • Head – EFMD (PGDM-Accreditation)